No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Jimmy Page; the mastermind behind Led Zeppelin; their leader, producer, principal songwriter and guitarist. Page has not only shaped the sound of rock music for generations but also created an artistic legacy few others will ever attain. The Omnibus Enhanced No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page dissects the life and times of this legendary guitar hero and his journey from unassuming session musician to the record-setting king of guitar showmanship.
This Omnibus Enhanced digital edition includes a Digital Timeline of Jimmy’s life, allowing you to experience his creative genius through music, images and video of live performances, memorabilia and more.
Using new and exclusive interviews, researched through candid conversations with Jimmy Page's friends, managers and musical collaborators, author Martin Power's No Quarter: The Three Lives Of Jimmy Page is a rich and insightful exploration of this mysterious, mythical figure. This work represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography ever written about Jimmy Page – The "one-man guitar army".
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Power's staggeringly deep history will likely stand as the definitive tale of the man who founded Led Zeppelin. Drawing on a series of new candid interviews (but none with Page himself), Power (Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck) traces the guitarist's work back to his session days with the Who and the Kinks. Tired of doing session work, Page joined the Yardbirds in 1966. The Zeppelin years make up the large middle section of the book, and though longtime fans are familiar with the band's by-now mythical status and Page's obsession with the occult, Powers provides a fresh voice in the retelling. Considerable space also is allocated to Page's post Led Zeppelin career, which began on Dec. 4, 1980, three months after drummer John Bonham died. Powers, who keeps much of the focus on music, adds a "fourth life" to Page's story with a coda about the 2016 lawsuit claiming the band plagiarized "Stairway to Heaven.". A jury cleared the band of any wrongdoing, but the case demonstrates how, almost a half-century on, Led Zeppelin still matters. A select but detailed discography puts Page's body of work into context for both new and experienced listeners.
