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Out Of This World: The Story Of Muse Updated ed. Edition
Author(s): Mark Beaumont (Author)
- Publisher: Omnibus Press
- Publication Date: January 1, 2014
- Edition: Updated ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 418 pages
- ISBN-10: 1783050187
- ISBN-13: 9781783050185
Book Description
From a Battle of the Bands contest in Teignmouth, to the first band ever to sell out the new Wembley Stadium, The story of Muse’s stratospheric rise is one of UK rock’s most fascinating and incendiary tales. As three unassuming kids from Devon plot a course to become the biggest British rock band on this or any other planet, they take in séances, aliens, conspiracy theories, jet-packs, hallucinogens, mind control, Martian horsemen, Berlioz, gigantic floating globes, on-stage satellites and some of the most powerful, bombastic and magnificent music of modern times. From the first time they smashed up all the stage equipment as 16-year-old punk kids, Muse were always a stadium band in waiting. This newly revised edition of the only serious biography on the group follows their every step on the road to Wembley and beyond, including detailed accounts of all six of their studio albums – including the million-selling Black Holes And Revelations – and all of the wild nights, theories and falsettos they experienced along the way. Having been the first national music journalist to interview Muse in print, Mark Beaumont became an early champion and friend of the band, touring with and interviewing them numerous times for Melody Maker and NME at every stage of their career. Mark Beaumont’s book includes thousands of words of exclusive, previously unprinted interview transcript taken from those sessions between 1999 and 2012.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“”Obsessively observed, nicely paced. Includes plenty of previously unpublished interviews. [This book] makes you appreciate how far this band has come.””” Record Collector (5 stars)”
“”Mark Beaumont does a compelling job taking you to the heart of the band.”” –“Classic Rock”
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“”Mark Beaumont does a compelling job taking you to the heart of the band.”” –“Classic Rock”
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“Obsessively observed, nicely paced. Includes plenty of previously unpublished interviews. [This book] makes you appreciate how far this band has come.”” Record Collector (5 stars)”
“Mark Beaumont does a compelling job taking you to the heart of the band.” –“Classic Rock”
About the Author
Having been the first national music journalist to interview Muse in print, one of the UK’s leading award-winning music journalists Mark Beaumont became an early champion and friend of the band, touring with and interviewing them many times for NME and Melody Maker.
