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portada The Church'S Starfish (33 1
Type
Physical Book
Author
Illustrated by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
19.6x12.6x1 cm
Weight
0.18 kg.
ISBN13
9781501387005
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The Church'S Starfish (33 1

Chris Gibson (Author) · Jon Dale (Illustrated by) · Jon Stratton (Illustrated by) · Bloomsbury Academic · Paperback

The Church'S Starfish (33 1 - Gibson, Chris ; Dale, Jon ; Stratton, Jon

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Synopsis "The Church'S Starfish (33 1 "

After a string of commercial disappointments, in 1986 Australian rock band The Church were simultaneously dropped by Warner Brothers in the US and EMI in Australasia. The future looked bleak. Seemingly from nowhere, their next record, Starfish, became an unlikely global hit. Its alluring and pensive lead single, 'Under the Milky Way', stood in stark contrast to the synth pop and hair metal dominating the 1980s. A high watermark of intelligent rock, Starfish musically anticipated alternative revolutions to come. Yet in making Starfish, The Church struggled with their internal contradictions. Seeking both commercial and artistic success, they were seduced by fame and drugs but cynical towards the music industry. Domiciled in Australia but with a European literary worldview, they relocated to Los Angeles to record under strained circumstances in the heart of the West Coast hit machine. This book traces the story of Starfish, its background, composition, production and reception. To the task, Gibson brings an unusual perspective as both a musician and a geographer. Drawing upon four decades of media coverage as well as fresh interviews between the author and band members, this book delves into the mysteries of this mercurial classic, tracing both its slippery cultural geography and its sumptuous songcraft. Situating Starfish in time and space, Gibson transports the reader to a key album and moment in popular music history when the structure and politics of the record industry was set to forever change.

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