Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind - by Michael Oberman (Paperback)
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- A legendary journalist presents his rock 'n' roll journey, featuring more than one hundred short interviews with popular musicians from 1967 to 1973.
- About the Author: Michael Oberman became a weekly music columnist at age nineteen and wrote an interview column for six years (a total of more than three hundred interviews) before leaving for a career in the music business.
- 472 Pages
- Music, Genres & Styles
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A legendary journalist presents his rock 'n' roll journey, featuring more than one hundred short interviews with popular musicians from 1967 to 1973.Book Synopsis
A legendary journalist presents his rock 'n' roll journey, featuring more than one hundred short interviews with popular musicians from 1967 to 1973.
Review Quotes
If you're more in tune with the folks who keep it real by the honest appreciation of pop music history that can only come from first-hand reporting, there's a lot to like about Michael Oberman's look back at this golden age of rock.
-Rick Ouellette, Reel and Rock
"Oberman's compilation is as charming an artifact as its title suggests...."An appealing slice of pop music history for fans and researchers of the era."- Library Journal
Equal parts pop-cultural reportage and autobiography, these dispatches from the front lines of rock & roll are often as insightful as they are amusing, capturing the art form before it was one. Just as rock & roll was still defining itself, so was the role of rock critic. Mike Oberman was there.
His interviews with notables of the day are fascinating. Oberman adds context by offering reminiscences from his own life and valuable historical information that help readers who may not have lived through these years or been "up" on the latest musical acts of the day.
-Village Green/Town
The best thing about the book is the interviews. Whenever possible, Oberman sat down with these people, and the resulting quotes are illuminating of the performers and the times. Consider the range of musicians featured in the book. There are both the period big names--David Bowie (encountered on his very first visit to the U.S, ), the Beatles (via his brother), The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Rod Stewart--and, delightfully, a host of half-forgotten performers. Remember Emitt Rhodes, the Bonzo Dog Band, Starland Vocal Band (local DC favorites), Ian Matthews, Country Joe and the Fish, Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Sir Douglas Quintet, Lee Michaels, Brinsley Schwartz and a whole lot more.
-New York Journal of Books
About the Author
Michael Oberman became a weekly music columnist at age nineteen and wrote an interview column for six years (a total of more than three hundred interviews) before leaving for a career in the music business. At age fifty, he embarked on a new journey as a photographer. His photos are on permanent display in museums in the United States and Canada and have graced album covers, websites, galleries, and more. He currently lives in Columbia, Maryland.
