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An enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Description
1 Blu-ray disc (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Having spent almost two years non-stop touring, and invigorated by their triumphant Latin America experience, Queen hit Montreal in top form. As would be expected of Queen, they took the form of the concert film to a new level, becoming the first group to shoot an entire show in full cinema format.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
6 videodiscs (830 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Bohemian rhapsody: The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
The Doors: The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
Ray: The story of the life and career of the legendary...
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English
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The Genesis front man and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, discussing his early years, relationships with fellow artists, and struggles with addiction.
Phil Collins pulls no punches--about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspired his music. In this much-awaited memoir, he tells the story of his epic career,...
10) Rock concert: an oral history as told by the artists, backstage insiders, and fans who were there
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
viii, 311 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock. Between 1950 and 1985, the rock concert developed its allure and power as a unifying experience-and became an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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"Queen: one of the biggest bands ever. Sell-out tours, chart-topping records and stunning success for almost 50 years. Hundreds of millions of albums, singles and videos sold all over the world. They have broken records consistantly: biggest ever paying crowd, longest number of weeks in the charts, headliners at the biggest festival ever and more. They have recieved accolades too numerous to list in full, but suffice to say 'Best Band', 'Best Album',...
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Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Description
vi, 324 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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Duran Duran rose to fame with a string of hits such as "Rio,""Hungry Like the Wolf," and "The Reflex." With Simon Le Bon as their frontman, they were the defining pop act of the 1980s, but Andy Taylor, the enigmatic lead guitarist, is widely acknowledged to have been their musical driving force. Then, at the very height of their achievement in 1985, Duran Duran imploded. Now Andy charts every moment of Duran Duran's roller-coaster rise from their...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
xii, 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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Starting with his own unlikely beginnings in Middle England, John Illsley recounts the rise of Dire Straits from humble origins in London's spit-and-sawdust pubs to the best-known venues in the world, the working men's clubs to Madison Square Garden, sharing gigs with wild punk bands to the Live Aid stage at Wembley until, ultimately, the shattering demands of touring on a global scale and living life in the spotlight took their inevitable toll.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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Michael Des Barres' six-decade career as an actor & rock singer is a veritable museum of pop culture: From To Sir, With Love to MacGuyver & over a hundred other TV & film roles, & a diverse music career including brushes with Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, and appearing at Live Aid as the lead singer of The Power Station. Michael recounts his story with the help of many of his friends.
16) These Birds Walk
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (72 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Urdu
Description
In this beautifully filmed, inspirational documentary, a high-spirited runaway boy in Pakistan tries to find his way back home from the orphanage in which he lives, aided by a sympathetic ambulance driver who was once a street kid himself. Winner of the Filmmaker-to-Filmmaker Award from the **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival**. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Vigilance in Filmmaking at the **Nashville Film Festival**. Nominated...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Description
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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English
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"Freddie Mercury was one of rock's most dazzling front men. When he died in 1991, the music world lost one of its most flamboyant characters, as well as a supremely talented writer and vocalist. Best known as the lead singer of Queen, his amazing four-octave voice was a distinctive element in the band's unique sound, which resulted in more than a dozen million-selling albums through the 1970s, '80s, and early '90s. Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
302 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
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Neal Preston is one of the most prolific and highly regarded rock photographers of all time. He began working with Queen in the mid 1970s as their tour photographer. He was present on the legendary South America tour in 1981, Live Aid in 1985, and the band's last tour with Freddie Mercury in 1986, among others. Brian May has commented, "Neal just has the knack, the skill, to always be in the right place at the right time." This official book, produced...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
456 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"In this fascinating collection of BBC television and radio transcripts, Bowies life story is told in his own words, across more than 35 appearances spanning over forty years. Each provides an illuminating snapshot of moments in a remarkable career. But read together, they offer a completely new take on Bowie himself, a first-person look at the rise and rise of a star" --
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