Research Catalog

Title

Band together : internal dynamics in U2, R.E.M., Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers / Mirit Eliraz.

Author

Eliraz, Mirit, 1974-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

264 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Members of U2, R.E.M., Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers share several common bonds. Having emerged from punk's do-it-yourself ethos, they embody collective creativity over individual artistry. With the exception of the Chili Peppers' revolving-door guitarists, each band's lineup has remained stable while the groups outlasted most of their contemporaries. The twin factors of group-inspired music and long-term collaboration make these four bands important case studies in modern rock and roll." "With a focus on internal creative dynamics, author Mirit Eliraz studies four of the most popular, critically acclaimed, and prolific rock bands of the last quarter century. Introductory chapters offer band bios; reasons for formation; and each group's friends, collaborators and business partners. Middle chapters discuss the governing structures and general relations within the bands; obstacles to unity and survival; how diverse elements are merged into a productive whole; role divisions; the collaborative process; and life on the road. Concluding chapters cover external influences on band dynamics; the evolution of each band's communal life; and challenges to the band paradigm."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Rock groups
• Radiohead (Musical group)
• R.E.M. (Musical group)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (Musical group)
• U2 (Musical group)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-257) and index.

Contents

1. "How the west was won and where it got us" : band bios -- 2. "Begin the begin" : reasons for forming the band -- 3. "Pyramid song" : friends, collaborators, business partners -- 4. "Trip thru your wires" : governing structure and general relations within the bands -- 5. "Feeling gravity's pull" : obstacles to band unity and survival -- 6. "One" : merging diverse elements into a productive whole -- 7. "Where I end and you begin" : role divisions -- 8. "2+2=5" : the collaborative process -- 9. "Road trippin'" : onstage and on the road together -- 10. "Otherside" : external influences on band dynamics -- 11. "Another time, another place" : evolution of the unit's communal life -- 12. "It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)" : challenges to the band paradigm.

ISBN

0786426209 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006025061
• 9780786426201

OCLC

• OCM70839737
• SCSB-9089745

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries