Release Date:- 2018-05-01
Availability:- In Stock
Kind:- ebook
Foreword by Rob Sheffield
Filled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course of a decade.
Combining data, colorful artwork, interactive charts, graphs, and timelines, Visualizing the Beatles is a fresh and imaginative look at the worldās most popular band. Meticulously examining the songs on every Beatlesā album from Please Please Me to Let It Be, UK-based graphic artists John Pring and Rob Thomas deconstruct:
lyrical contentsongwriting creditsinspiration for the songsinstruments usedcover designschart positionand more . . . .
They also break down the success of Beatlesā singles across the world, their tour dates, venues, and cities, their hairstyles, fashion choices and favorite guitars, and a wealth of other Beatlesā minutiae. Visualizing the Beatles also includes illustrations involving the conspiracy theories of the "Paul is dead" hoax as well as A-to-Z lists of every artist or performer who has ever covered a Beatlesā song.
Comprehensive, entertaining, and packed with fun facts, Visualizing the Beatles is a wonderful introduction for new fans and a must-have for devotees, offering a new way to think about this extraordinary band whose influence continues to shape music.