Crowcroft Orlando - Rock In A Hard Place Music And Mayhem In The Middle East - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A muggy night in Abu Dhabi 2011. Under the stadium lights a 30,000 - strong sea of Libyans Palestinians Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation. Alongside them are Saudis Iranians and Israelis. Defiance and excitement course through the crowd like electricity. Standing together they are waiting for Metallica's first ever show in the Middle East. Many have faced untold violence but for tonight nothing else matters This is the untold story of that crowd. Of the young men and women and the music they make in the backrooms of shabby houses in al - Zarqa and al - Qatif Nazareth and Cairo. Of illegal shows in Tehran and Riyadh. Of songs that ousted a dictator in Cairo. Of exiles that have ended in glory in isolation and in blood. Journalist and lifelong heavy metal fan Orlando Crowcroft spent six years penetrating the rock and metal scene in the Middle East. Rock in a Hard Place is a different voice one that is at odds with the Middle East of violence extremism war and ISIS: a voice recognizable to anyone who has ever turned up a speaker or an amp to drown out the din of the everyday and a voice that may help unite us when we need it most.
Title: Rock In A Hard Place Music And Mayhem In The Middle East
Author(s): Crowcroft Orlando
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781786990150
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 6/15/2017
Category: Political Control & Freedoms