Apatoff Ben (Journalist Usa)
Apatoff Ben (Journalist Usa) - Body Count's Body Count - Paperback
Apatoff Ben (Journalist Usa) - Body Count's Body Count - Paperback
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Description: On Ice - T's 1991 classic O. G. Original Gangster he introduced his all - Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C bringing them on the first - ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year Body Count's self - titled debut album rounded out by rhythm guitarist D - Roc the Executioner bassist Mooseman and drummer Beatmaster V made them the most incendiary band in the world confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries. Body Count's rage and shock humor sparked nationwide protests and boycotts including death threats censure from the federal government a spot on the FBI National Threat list and a denunciation by the President of the United States. The album was removed from stores and remains banned to this day but decades later Body Count are performing to theirbiggest audiences and greatest acclaim pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history. Drawn from years of research and dozens of new interviews this is the story of a band of high school friends who revolutionized modern music brought explosive live performances and raised questions America's lawmakers didn t want to answer overcoming some of the country's most powerful forces to reshape the world's cultural conversation.
Title: Body Count's Body Count
Author(s): Apatoff Ben (Journalist Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781501389078
Pages: 184 Pages
Publication Date: 9/7/2023
Series: 33 1/3
Category: Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups
Description: On Ice - T's 1991 classic O. G. Original Gangster he introduced his all - Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C bringing them on the first - ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year Body Count's self - titled debut album rounded out by rhythm guitarist D - Roc the Executioner bassist Mooseman and drummer Beatmaster V made them the most incendiary band in the world confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries. Body Count's rage and shock humor sparked nationwide protests and boycotts including death threats censure from the federal government a spot on the FBI National Threat list and a denunciation by the President of the United States. The album was removed from stores and remains banned to this day but decades later Body Count are performing to theirbiggest audiences and greatest acclaim pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history. Drawn from years of research and dozens of new interviews this is the story of a band of high school friends who revolutionized modern music brought explosive live performances and raised questions America's lawmakers didn t want to answer overcoming some of the country's most powerful forces to reshape the world's cultural conversation.
Title: Body Count's Body Count
Author(s): Apatoff Ben (Journalist Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781501389078
Pages: 184 Pages
Publication Date: 9/7/2023
Series: 33 1/3
Category: Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups
