"In his carefully researched tome, Reiff captures the best performances of the last 50-plus years... It's a way to travel back and vicariously live these shows." - Consequence of Sound
"Passionate, personal, and articulated from the lens of a masterful historian with a sharp interest in the topic..." - Uproxx
"Must-read . . . Music fans love a good debate - and this year-by-year chronicle of notable concerts, from Oasis at Knebworth Park to Beatles at Shea Stadium, will no doubt spawn plenty of (playful) heated conversations." - Salon
"Corbin has brilliantly captured the magic and excitement of being in the crowd at a historic concert."
-Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, MTV News
"Both a comprehensive history of memorable concerts over nearly 60 years and an instant conversation starter." -Steven Hyden, author, Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me
"...Reiff does a commendable job of translating a half-century of intangible musical energy into a compelling panorama of cultural evolution." - Will Toledo, Car Seat Headrest
(New York, NY) Lighters In The Sky: The All Time Greatest Concerts, 1960-2016 by Corbin Reiff is now available for purchase in stores and online via Lesser Gods, here: https://www.lessergodsbooks.com/book/lighters-in-the-sky. Additionally, Lighters In The Sky was named one of the '30 must-read music books of Fall 2017' by Salon and is currently No. 2 in 'Music History & Criticism' on Amazon. The book features transcendent moments from music legends, from the King of Rock 'n' Roll and the King of Pop to Queen and Queen Bey. These shows made jaws drop and changed music history. Each concert narrative makes readers feel as if they're at the show, experiencing the excitement as it happened. There are heaping servings of classic rock, rap and pop, but the scope of artists and genres is vast and there's something for music fans of all stripes. There are dozens of music icons including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Prince, Nirvana, Green Day, and Jay-Z. Relive festivals that changed music history, including Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Lollapalooza.
For a preview of what the book has in store, fans can check out the following:
"Coachella Is Born" featuring Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Beck, Morrissey, The Chemical Brothers, and more via Consequence of Sound -https://bit.ly/2yW7pXa
"Dave Chappelle's Brooklyn Block Party" featuring The Roots, The Fugees, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Common, Mos Def and Kanye West via Okayplayer -https://bit.ly/2yWiDKZ
"OutKast Stank Up The Sunset" featuring OutKast via Okayplayer -https://bit.ly/2yVQ94e
"S.T.P. IN N.Y.C." featuring The Rolling Stones with Stevie Wonder via Ultimate Classic Rock -https://bit.ly/2yX8MVv
"Califfornia Jam" featuring Van Halen via Uproxx -https://uproxx.it/2yVtpkM
Reiff is currently the deputy music editor at Uproxx and has contributed to several publications such as Consequence of Sound, Guitar World, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Spin, and The AV Club. As a live show enthusiast and resident of Chicago (a hotspot for concerts and festivals like Lollapalooza, Pitchfork Music Fest, and Riot Fest), Reiff was inspired to research and create a year-by-year account of the best concerts from 1960 to 2016 in one book while also including the '#1 Single of the Year' and the '#1 Album of the Year' for each year.
Table Of Contents:
60s: Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Jerry lee Lewis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Woodstock
70s: The Who, The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Crosby, Stills, and Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, The Band, The Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen
80s: Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ozzy Ozzbourne, U2, The Replacements, Prince, Queen, Guns N' Roses, Michael Jackson, N.W.A.
90s: Madonna, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, Big Daddy Kane, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Oasis, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
00s: Outkast, Jay-Z, The White Stripes and The Strokes, The Dixie Chicks, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, Green Day, Daft Punk, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, U2
10s: Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Dr Dre, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Drake, Desert Trip
About Lesser Gods
Lesser Gods is the first U.S. imprint of Amsterdam-based Overamstel Publishers. Based in New York City, Lesser Gods publishes books by and about musicians, across a variety of genres such as The Strokes: The First Ten Years, Inside Taylor Nation: True Encounters with Taylor Swift, A Vulgar Display Of Pantera, Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains, So Let It Be Written: The Biography of Metallica's James Hetfield, Color Me Kanye: The Greatest Unauthorized Kanye West Coloring Book of All Time, My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory, Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses and many more.
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