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Solid Rock: The book of guitar gods - with K.K. Downing
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781739381516
Publisher: Always Distinctive Publishing
Published: Sep 11 2023
Pages: 168
Weight: 1.84
Height: 0.56 Width: 11.00 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Solid Rock is a visual celebration of the evolution of heavy guitar music. A larger format, landscape, coffee table feature book with a unique commentary drawn from our 'In-conversation' sessions with K.K. Downing - Grammy award-winning guitarist and a founding member of classic heavy metal legends Judas Priest. A legacy that stretches back right to the dawn of heavy metal guitar music.
K.K. Downing - I'm honoured to share my thoughts and reflections from an incredible journey in rock and metal - as I have had the pleasure of meeting and gigging with many of these guitar icons throughout my long career.
Austin Powell - Blues in Britain magazine. A tremendous publication. Impressive in both content and presentation.
Garry Foster - WCR FM. Solid Rock is the perfect book for lovers of great guitar players and lovers of great guitar player debate!
Danny Stoakes - Stoakes Media. Solid rock is a guitar fans dream. Showcasing 75 of the greatest guitarists and guitars that have ever existed; this book is a who's who of rock royalty! There might even be a few surprises tucked in the pages! K.K. Downing adds his personal thoughts and recounts a few tales about some of the guitar heroes within these pages, this is a must have for any music fan. A really enjoyable book to read...
75 years after Leo Fender began developing the designs for what would become the world's first commercially successful solid body electric guitar. Solid Rock Features 75 of the greatest ever proponents of that hallowed instrument, each within an individually designed double-page spread with full-page classic vintage photographs from the Getty Archive.
Within the pages of Solid Rock are 75 electric guitar greats, each one a significant voice in shaping rock and metal music as we know it. Opening with Blues legend B.B. King, Solid Rock and takes us on a chronological voyage showcasing some of the legends that made music history happen, including Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Slash, Peter Green, David Gilmour, Randy Rhoads, and many more.
We travel through the 'British Invasion' of the 60s, the birth of heavy metal in the industrial heart of England, the early 70s rockers that kick-started the American movement - and on into the 80s and 90s, hair and glam metal, thrash and beyond, featuring some of the greatest and most influential electric guitar players ever to plug in and crank up the volume...
Together, they created rock music as we know it.
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