Trampled Under Foot The Power And Excess Of Led Zeppelin Barney Hoskyns by Barney Hoskyns B008CB9JT2 instant download after payment.

'This meticulously compiled
oral history by Barney Hoskyns .. has a wonderful humour and a careful
examination of the how and the why of the darkness that surrounded the
band and its entourage. Hoskyns, too, is excellent on the musicianship
of an extraordinary group.' -- Sunday Herald

'It is a
testament to the undimmed appeal of the band and the forthright way
their story is told in Barney Hoskyns's book that such long raked-over
ground should still have such emotional power. ... One of the great
strengths of Trampled Under Foot is its format - an oral history removes
all chance of waffle and hackery - so there are no flights of fancy
here, just a series of powerful, succinct and illuminating anecdotes
from exes, band- and label-mates, lawyers, secretaries, journalists,
roadies and tour managers, amny of whom have never spoken out before.'
--Rob Fitzpatrick, Sunday Times
'Hoskyns talked to enough people
to get dissenting views, giving consideration to the contradictions in
Led Zeppelin's story. ... The impression you are left with of Led
Zeppelin's career is that what started out as a brilliant game, of which
nobody quite knew the rules, got more and more unpleasant until it
destroyed the lives of many people involved' --Will Hodgkinson, The
Times
'Barney Hoskyns's exhaustive history doesn't skimp on the
horror and by God, there's enough of it to go round but nor does it turn
Led Zeppelin into a cartoon of decadence. It never forgets that behind
the caricature was an extraordinary band, lithe and limber, never the
lumpen metal pioneers they are sometimes branded as. Where most bands
can be reduced to guitarist, singer and supporting cast, Zeppelin's four
members as Hoskyns's 128 interviewees, including band members and
intimates, as well as close observers, make clear were all crucial to
making them extraordinary.' -- Michael Hann, Guardian

'Amid the tales of blazing hedonism, the real story of Led Zeppelin is
one of communication. As those who witnessed the band at their live
zenith attest in MOJO contributor's mammoth tome, few groups could
summon the sort of musical telepathy on show at a great Zeppelin gig.
The importance of this on-stage dynamic thoughout the group's lifespan
is a recurring theme as the memories of friends and family, roadies and
record execs, musicians and journos weave alongside the central voices
of Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham. For those already well-versed in the
Zep saga, the post-Bonzo chapters - including 1994's Unledded tour and
the 2007 O2 reunion - will provide hitherto unheard insights, but it's
bank in the '70s, when the Peter Grants and Richard Coles of this world
helped take a British Blues band to the very top, that one of the great
music tales still retains the power to mesmerise.' -- Ross Bennett, MOJO

'The real meat of the matter is in the exhaustive