Dont Call It Hair Metal, Sean Kelly
Dont Call It Hair Metal, Sean Kelly
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Don't Call It Hair Metal
Art in the Excess of '80s Rock

Author: Sean Kelly

Narrator: Sean Kelly

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/06/2023

Synopsis

A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980s

There may be no more joyous iteration in all of music than 1980s hard rock. It was an era where the musical and cultural ideals of rebellion and freedom of the great rock 'n' roll of the '50s, '60s, and '70s were taken to dizzying heights of neon excess. Attention to songcraft, showmanship, and musical virtuosity (especially in the realm of the electric guitar) were at an all-time high, and radio and MTV were delivering the goods en masse to the corn-fed children of America and beyond.

Time hasn't always been kind to artists of that gold and platinum era, but Don't Call It Hair Metal analyzes the sonic evolution, musical diversity, and artistic intention of '80s commercial hard rock through interviews with members of such hard rock luminaries as Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, Ratt, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Guns N' Roses, Dokken, Mr. Big, and others.

About Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly has performed with Nelly Furtado, Lee Aaron, Coney Hatch, Helix, Gilby Clarke, Trapper, Rough Trade, and Crash Kelly. In 2015, he performed in Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale. Kelly is a music teacher with the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on May 14, 2023

Glam rock/hair metal (I say hair metal affectionately, I promise!) is my absolute favourite music genre, so I knew I had to read this book. Some of my friends over on Twitter might recall that I said this book was written for me, and it really was. Thank you Mr Kelly. So, inside we have lots of inter......more

Goodreads review by *TUDOR^QUEEN* on April 26, 2023

3.5 Stars When author/musician/music teacher Sean Kelly was a young spud growing up in Canada he was bitten by the Hair Metal bug. He learned of these bands through rock magazines like Creem, Hit Parader, and RIP, to name just a few. We are kindred spirits, because I also used to subscribe to all man......more

Goodreads review by Kyla on February 28, 2024

SEAN KELLY YOU ARE A GENIUS. I love this book omg. As an 80s fan I loved all the insight it gave into how the genre came about and the culture in general. A culture I am really interested in. I loved all the mentions of bands I love too! “Yes, yet another Mötley Crüe song throwing me into a state of......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn, the blind reviewer on March 22, 2023

In the summary they say this is a love letter to heavy-metal but throughout the book it looks more like a love letter to heavy-metal magazines as we are told about precushions drum beats electric guitar riffs ET see I am not downing the book because I love that the interviews were great I just wish......more

Goodreads review by Jim on November 07, 2023

I thought I was a Hair Metal expert having grown up in the best decade ever, the 80s. Sean Kelly has created an encyclopedic masterpiece of the music I love. Mentioning bands that I had forgotten about, starting with the birth of the genre to it's demise thanks to Nirvana. A great read, though I did......more

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