Walking on the Moon : The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock

by Chris Campion

• ISBN13: 9780470627822
• ISBN10: 0470627824
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

An unflinching look at the rise of one of the most recognizable names in pop music -The PoliceThe Police have sold more than 50 million albums, made Rolling Stone's Greatest Artists of All Time list, and finished a triumphant world reunion tour in 2008.Now British journalist Chris Campion draws on extensive research and new interviews to trace the inside saga of this iconic group, including the unorthodox business strategies employed by manager Miles Copeland that took them to the top and the intense rivalry that drove Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland to split at the height of their success in the 1980s. The first comprehensive biography on the band and its music Based on extensive research and new interviews with people close to the band Traces the group and its members from their earliest days to the present Includes 25 black-and-white photographsWhether you've been a fan of The Police for decades or are discovering their music for the first time, Walking on the Moon will give you new insights into the personalities behind this unique band and their role in the rise of 80s New Wave rock.

Table of Contents

Orphans

Carpetbaggers

Queens of New York

Vive le Punk

Paging Doctor Rock

Welcome to America

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Sensational New Blow Waves

The Organization

Police the World

Gimme Shelter

The New Wave Crusade

Dystopia in Utopia

Destabilize, Desynchronize

Rock of Charity

Classical Gas

Recede, Retire, Retread

Acknowledgments

Photographer Biographies

Notes

Sources

Index

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