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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818307603321

Autore

Brackett Donald <1951->

Titolo

Back to black : Amy Winehouse's only masterpiece / / Donald Brackett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : Backbeat Books, , 2016

ISBN

1-61713-680-8

1-61713-679-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 239 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Disciplina

781.66092

Soggetti

Popular music - England - 2001-2010 - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

When I paint my masterpiece: Amy the storyteller -- Arrival of a demonic diva: the club you don't want to join -- The anxiety of influence: borrowing a sound and creating a brand -- The aura and its echo: recreating the wall of sound -- Recording a masterpiece: Mark Ronson, the producer as artist -- Amy the performance artist: Back to Black onstage -- Baby, you can film my song: Back to Black on video -- Ten years after: back to Winehouse -- the album as storytelling -- The legacy of lady night: too soon to be a legend?

Sommario/riassunto

"In this study of Amy Winehouse's second, and last, album, 'Back to Black', Donald Brackett opens the door not only to the full experience of this great record but also explores the seductive sonic hook that pop artists always strive for. He also unearths what makes the record unique, influential, and unforgettable, and reveals the creative steps in its inception and production, the technical virtuosity that makes it special, and why it dese