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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Iowa Pr
Publication date
September 16, 2011
Pages
160
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Original
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781609380427
ISBN-10
1609380428
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Other format details
university press
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Real musicians donât sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The ten linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician.
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From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to each other. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Balladsâaging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them)âneed music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and itâs time to return to regular life.
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By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all.
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Original edition from Univ of Iowa Pr (September 16, 2011)
9781609380427 | details & prices | 160 pages | 5.75 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
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