Inside Classic Rock Tracks Songwriting and Recording Secrets of 100 Great Songs from 1960 to the Present Day

by Rooksby, Rikky

• ISBN13: 9780879306540
• ISBN10: 0879306548
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Backbeat

Summary

Presenting a remarkable selection of songs ranging from vintage rock 'n' roll to today's electronic dance music, this book analyzes in fine detail the writing and recording techniques behind 100 selected singles and album cuts to see exactly what makes a great track great. Whether you're a musician looking for inspiration or creative tips, or a music lover who wants to get the most from your record collection, Inside Classic Rock Tracks is a unique combination of critical appreciation and hands-on insight. Readers will discover exactly how different sounds within songs are achieved, and the various ways engineers throughout the history of popular music have arranged and recorded them. Analyzes music from the worlds of funk, folk rock, surf, blues, disco, country, hard rock, Britpop, R&B, reggae, psychedelic rock, punk, Motown, techno and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(7)
Epigraphs	7	(11)
1960s
The Everly Brothers	18	(1)
Cathy's Clown
Roy Orbison	19	(2)
Running Scared
The Tornados	21	(1)
Telstar
The Springfields	22	(2)
Island Of Dreams
The Beatles	24	(1)
Please Please Me
The Ronettes	25	(1)
Be My Baby
The Beach Boys	26	(2)
Don't Worry Baby
Cilla Black	28	(1)
Anyone Who Had A Heart
Dionne Warwick	29	(2)
Walk On By
The Walker Brothers	31	(1)
Make It Easy On Yourself
Bob Dylan	32	(1)
Positively Fourth Street
Tom Jones	33	(2)
Thunderball
The Who	35	(1)
The Kids Are Alright
The Beach Boys	36	(1)
Good Vibrations
The Marvelettes	37	(2)
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
The Four Tops	39	(1)
Seven Rooms Of Gloom
Pink Floyd	40	(1)
See Emily Play
Procol Harum	41	(2)
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Herd	43	(1)
From The Underworld
Love	44	(1)
A House Is Not A Motel
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	45	(2)
All Along The Watchtower
The Rolling Stones	47	(1)
Street Fighting Man
The Casuals	48	(1)
Jesamine
Bob & Earl	49	(2)
Harlem Shuffle
Fleetwood Mac	51	(1)
Man Of The World
Pink Floyd	52	(1)
Astronomy Domine (live)
Glen Campbell	53	(1)
Wichita Lineman
Janis Joplin	54	(2)
Little Girl Blue
Thunderclap Newman	56	(4)
Something In The Air
1970s
The Supremes	60	(1)
Stoned Love
The Four Tops	61	(2)
Still Water (Love)
James Brown	63	(1)
Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
George Harrison	64	(1)
What Is Life?
Mountain	65	(2)
Pride And Passion
Rod Stewart	67	(1)
I Know I'm Losing You
Marvin Gaye	68	(2)
What's Going On
Isaac Hayes	70	(1)
Theme From Shaft
T.Rex	71	(2)
Telegram Sam
David Bowie	73	(1)
John I'm Only Dancing
Focus	74	(2)
Focus II
The Who	76	(1)
Relay
Roxy Music	77	(2)
Pyjamarama
Bruce Springsteen	79	(1)
Incident On 57th Street
Queen	80	(2)
Now I'm Here
Led Zeppelin	82	(1)
Kashmir
Alan Stivell	83	(2)
Spered Hollvedel / Delivrance
Boston	85	(1)
More Than A Feeling
Television	86	(1)
Marquee Moon
The Sex Pistols	87	(2)
God Save The Queen
Abba	89	(1)
Knowing Me Knowing You
Kate Bush	90	(1)
Wuthering Heights
Van Halen	91	(2)
Ain't Talking `Bout Love
The Jam	93	(1)
When You're Young
The Clash	94	(4)
London Calling
1980s
The Cure	98	(1)
A Forest
Elvis Costello	99	(1)
Clubland
The Police	100	(2)
Spirits In The Material World
Madness	102	(1)
House Of Fun
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto	103	(2)
Forbidden Colours
Simple Minds	105	(1)
Waterfront
The Smiths	106	(2)
This Charming Man
R.E.M	108	(1)
Perfect Circle
Frankie Goes To Hollywood	109	(1)
Relax
Siouxsie & The Banshees	110	(2)
Overground
The Smiths	112	(1)
How Soon Is Now?
Roy Harper	113	(2)
Frozen Moment
Tears For Fears	115	(1)
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Kate Bush	116	(1)
Running Up That Hill
Paul Hardcastle	117	(2)
19
Prince	119	(1)
Kiss
T'Pau	120	(2)
China In Your Hand
U2	122	(1)
With Or Without You
The Mission	123	(1)
Tower Of Strength
Living Colour	124	(2)
Desperate People
The Stone Roses	126	(4)
I Wanna Be Adored
1990s
The La's	130	(1)
There She Goes
Metallica	131	(2)
Enter Sandman
Nirvana	133	(1)
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Madonna	134	(2)
Erotica
Bruce Springsteen	136	(1)
If I Should Fall Behind
Suede	137	(1)
Animal Nitrate
Grant Lee Buffalo	138	(1)
Fuzzy
Beck	139	(2)
Loser
Soundgarden	141	(1)
Fell On Black Days
Duran Duran	142	(1)
Thank You
Bjork	143	(2)
Army Of Me
Jeff Buckley	145	(1)
Last Goodbye
Tori Amos	146	(2)
Not The Red Baron
Dodgy	148	(1)
In A Room
Radiohead	149	(1)
Let Down
The Verve	150	(2)
This Time
Madonna	152	(1)
Frozen
Catatonia	153	(2)
Road Rage
Gomez	155	(1)
Get Miles
R.E.M	156	(2)
At My Most Beautiful
Garbage	158	(1)
The World Is Not Enough
Goldfrapp	159	(1)
Lovely Head
Queens Of The Stone Age	160	(1)
Better Living Through Chemistry
U2	161	(2)
Beautiful Day
Radiohead	163	(1)
Everything In Its Right Place
endmatter
Appendix 1	164	(1)
Listings By Track Number
Appendix 2	165	(1)
Listings By Song Title
Appendix 3	166	(1)
Listings By Artist
Index	167	(7)
Acknowledgements	174