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モータウン・ミュージック 単行本 – 1987/10/1
- 本の長さ444ページ
- 言語日本語
- 出版社早川書房
- 発売日1987/10/1
- ISBN-104152033398
- ISBN-13978-4152033390
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- 出版社 : 早川書房 (1987/10/1)
- 発売日 : 1987/10/1
- 言語 : 日本語
- 単行本 : 444ページ
- ISBN-10 : 4152033398
- ISBN-13 : 978-4152033390
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2012年1月11日に日本でレビュー済み
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ネルソン・ジョージはR&Bの死という素晴らしい著書がありますが、これまた最高。マニアックにならず、さりとてありがちなアメリカ社会論と結びつけた音楽論ではなく、ディープなファンも、モータウンミュージックもこれから、という人にも、ポップミュージックに興味あるすべの人にお薦め。日本で評論家などが語るモータウンミュージック情報はその多くがこの本が元ネタと思います。
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ネルソン・ジョージが丹念に切り絵を描くようにして書いた本です。
モータウンとベリー・ゴディーについての物語。それらを囲むいく重ものアーティストや家族。そこで生まれた素晴らしい音楽の誕生が、愛情と悲劇・運と才能・ビジネスと熱気や犠牲によってもたらされたものだということが深い洞察を通して書かれています。この本を読んでから再び聞いたモータウンの曲の数々は、それはもう.....、新鮮な響きや不遇のリズムを感じ、泣けてきました。ジャッキー・ウィルソンからマイケル・ジャクソンまで、知っている人も知らない人にも推します。
モータウンとベリー・ゴディーについての物語。それらを囲むいく重ものアーティストや家族。そこで生まれた素晴らしい音楽の誕生が、愛情と悲劇・運と才能・ビジネスと熱気や犠牲によってもたらされたものだということが深い洞察を通して書かれています。この本を読んでから再び聞いたモータウンの曲の数々は、それはもう.....、新鮮な響きや不遇のリズムを感じ、泣けてきました。ジャッキー・ウィルソンからマイケル・ジャクソンまで、知っている人も知らない人にも推します。
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早川書房刊行1987年初版、著者はネルソン・ジョージ、訳者は林田ひめじ氏。50年代末から80年代後半までデトロイト及びLAで活動した、「マイナー・レーベルの王者」モータウン盛衰記。
モータウン創始者のベリー・ゴーディ・Jrのおじいさんとお父さんの記録から始まって、如何にしてベリー・ゴーディ・Jrがこのレーベルを立ち上げて、60年代に爆発的成功を収めながらも、70年代以降は衰退していくのかを綿密な取材を敢行して見事に一冊の本にまとめ上げています。
全盛期の専属ミュージシャンである、スープリームズ、テンプテーションズ、フォー・トップス、スモーキー・ロビンソン、マーヴィン・ゲイ、スティーヴィー・ワンダー、ジュニア・ウォーカー、マイケル・ジャクソンetc.に関する印象的な記述、HDH、スモーキー、ノーマン・ホイットフィールドらの、ソングライターやプロデューサーたちのせめぎ合いなどを活写するなど、あらゆる面において、本書は最良の「モータウン本」で、2020年公開の映画「メーキング・オブ・モータウン」を鑑賞する前に本書を読んでおけば、断然理解が深まるものと太鼓判です。
巻頭の32Pに及ぶミュージシャンたちや、スタッフたちの活き活きとした写真、巻末に60~70年代に専属した有名ミュージシャンたちの、リリース年、ビルボード誌のR&Bとポップチャートの最高位、収録アルバムを記載したシングル曲のディスコグラフィが記載されているのも嬉しい。さらに味わい深いのは、60年代前半にシカゴに本拠地を置くマーキュリーでA & Rマンをしていたクインシー・ジョーンズによる序文です。デトロイトと近隣の都市で同業者でありながら、モータウンの爆発的ヒットの連発を指をくわえて見ているしかなかったと言う、ペーソス溢れる内容にもシミジミしちゃいます。
なお。本書のAMAZONの中古本はけっこうなお値段に設定されていますが、ヤフオクでは千円台で良質の中古をゲットできるので、本書を入手しようと考えている方は、ヤフオクで気長に網を張ってお待ちになるのをオススメいたします。
モータウン創始者のベリー・ゴーディ・Jrのおじいさんとお父さんの記録から始まって、如何にしてベリー・ゴーディ・Jrがこのレーベルを立ち上げて、60年代に爆発的成功を収めながらも、70年代以降は衰退していくのかを綿密な取材を敢行して見事に一冊の本にまとめ上げています。
全盛期の専属ミュージシャンである、スープリームズ、テンプテーションズ、フォー・トップス、スモーキー・ロビンソン、マーヴィン・ゲイ、スティーヴィー・ワンダー、ジュニア・ウォーカー、マイケル・ジャクソンetc.に関する印象的な記述、HDH、スモーキー、ノーマン・ホイットフィールドらの、ソングライターやプロデューサーたちのせめぎ合いなどを活写するなど、あらゆる面において、本書は最良の「モータウン本」で、2020年公開の映画「メーキング・オブ・モータウン」を鑑賞する前に本書を読んでおけば、断然理解が深まるものと太鼓判です。
巻頭の32Pに及ぶミュージシャンたちや、スタッフたちの活き活きとした写真、巻末に60~70年代に専属した有名ミュージシャンたちの、リリース年、ビルボード誌のR&Bとポップチャートの最高位、収録アルバムを記載したシングル曲のディスコグラフィが記載されているのも嬉しい。さらに味わい深いのは、60年代前半にシカゴに本拠地を置くマーキュリーでA & Rマンをしていたクインシー・ジョーンズによる序文です。デトロイトと近隣の都市で同業者でありながら、モータウンの爆発的ヒットの連発を指をくわえて見ているしかなかったと言う、ペーソス溢れる内容にもシミジミしちゃいます。
なお。本書のAMAZONの中古本はけっこうなお値段に設定されていますが、ヤフオクでは千円台で良質の中古をゲットできるので、本書を入手しようと考えている方は、ヤフオクで気長に網を張ってお待ちになるのをオススメいたします。
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alain robert
5つ星のうち5.0
GET THIS ONE!
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If you were looking for a book about the early years of MOTOWN in DETROIT,stop the search,you have found it.The producers,the songwriters,the singers,the session musicians,they all are here.From MARY WELLS to STEVIE WONDER,you'll learn how MOTOWN was created.Forming a company and establishing it is never easy in any business,and music is no exception.MOTOWN had it shares of tragedies:MARY WELLS,FLORENCE BALLARD,DAVID RUFFIN and MARVIN GAYE to name a few all paid the price of success.The friendship of BERRY GORDY and SMOKEY ROBINSON was a key factor that served both men in the beginning of the company.If the talent of SMOKEY ROBINSON and HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND were the reason for MOTOWN's climbing to the top,NORMAN WHITFIELD and STEVIE WONDER will have to wait a few years before becomming names.All in all,this is the definitive book on the history of MOTOWN.My favorite anecdote is the sexual initiation of STEVIE WONDER.Now,that's funny.Read this,you won't regret it.
Robert Joyce
5つ星のうち5.0
This is a great book!
2009年8月17日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
If you've ever wondered about what went on behind the scenes and about the history of Motown, this book will answer all of your questions and then some. It was meticulously and thoroughly researched, full of very revealing events and a real pleasure to read. I almost wish it didn't end. Highly recommended!
T.C.
5つ星のうち5.0
Gossip From Hitsville!
2009年11月4日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I felt lucky during 2009 to have finally made it To Detroit and a visit to West Grand Boulevard home of Hitsville and a wonderful tour at the original studios. The guide does a wonderful job and he really interacts with the crowd. You get the feel for the atmosphere so much you almost sense the presence Of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations & The Four Tops or Marvin Gaye. I definitely recommend a visit to West Grand Boulevard to notice that nothing has changed in the 50 years since Berry Gordy bought Hitsville.[ Except the artists have now gone] The next best thing to Going to see the Museum is reading this book by Nelson George. There are other books but this one was written around 1985 and was very balanced and fair. Also, George clearly had done his homework in researching all the facts.My only criticisms with all the books I have read on motown is the lack of information on The Isley Brothers. I was a long time fan of them and it was odd how after they left Motown it was as if they had never ever recorded there. I saw them live in 1994 and they didn`t perform one Motown song.And so, to re-cap, great book , great museum in Detroit and brilliant Motown music. You could read the book on the Aeroplane to Detroit.
G1977
5つ星のうち4.0
Interesting Account of Motown/Hitsville USA/Detroit Years...Author Should Write An Updated Edition
2019年2月15日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I was pleased to find a used copy of this OOP book here on Amazon. This is a very interesting account on Motown, though it's somewhat dated. The author, Mr. George, should consider writing an updated edition of this book, since it covers Motown only up to 1986. I don't quite agree with the author about the "Fall" of Motown since the music and its top artists are still hugely popular. Several current artists credit Motown music and its artists as their inspiration, such as Pharrell Williams being inspired by Marvin Gaye. Perhaps Mr. George meant the decline of the original Hitsville Motown that was based in Detroit and black-owned. So he is correct in that aspect. I would consider this book more of an account of Motown during its infancy and its Hitsville USA/Detroit years, and the decline of that Motown. Sadly, ambition, progress and money always transforms what was once a tiny, family-owned business into a huge, impersonal, slick conglomeration.
Motown Records' parent company, Motown Industries, was the largest black-owned company in the country until it fell on hard times because of some unsuccessful television ventures and the loss of its top artists, including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. The author details this decline. Mr. George felt the move to LA by Berry Gordy and the exit of Barney Ales contributed to the decline. The artists and people that made Motown unique and special were gone, and Motown became in his words, "just another record company." Berry sold Motown in 1988 to MCA and Boston Ventures. It is now part of the Universal Music Group.
Mr. George did an excellent job on covering what happened to Florence Ballard of The Supremes; her dismissal was not handled well by Motown, who wanted her to be a team player and accept her role as backup to Diana, something Flo could never do as founder of the group and a beautiful singer in her own right. Yet Motown did take care of its artists, but it got to a point where Berry/Motown were too controlling. Packaging and Artist Image, down to what the artists wore and how they conducted themselves in public, were tightly controlled, as well as the songs they sung. In fairness to Motown, many of their artists were very young and from poor backgrounds, with rough edges and no experience in handling finances or the music business. However, once the artists matured and gained more experience, Motown had trouble loosening the reins, allowing them more creative control and freedom.
The author did give a fair assessment of what happened to Mary Wells and her decline once she left Motown. In Mr. George's opinion, Mary's post-Motown songs and records were never as good. He feels Motown had nothing to do with her decline, given that they were still a small company back in 1964 and had a full roster of young artists they were developing. Mr. George also gives a more balanced and fair portrait of Diana Ross. Other biographers and authors make no bones about their intense dislike of Ms Ross. But Mr. George points out Diana's positive features as well as her more-known negative traits. Berry Gordy loved ambitious women and Diana was the paradigm of ambition. The author points out that as Berry's protegé, Diana had more stress and pressure on her than the other Supremes. You may not agree with the author's assessment of the Diana/Berry relationship, but he has a interesting and different take on it.
I hope Mr. George considers updating this book. It is a fast-paced, interesting and informative read on the rise and fall of the Motown/Hitsville USA/Detroit years.
Motown Records' parent company, Motown Industries, was the largest black-owned company in the country until it fell on hard times because of some unsuccessful television ventures and the loss of its top artists, including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. The author details this decline. Mr. George felt the move to LA by Berry Gordy and the exit of Barney Ales contributed to the decline. The artists and people that made Motown unique and special were gone, and Motown became in his words, "just another record company." Berry sold Motown in 1988 to MCA and Boston Ventures. It is now part of the Universal Music Group.
Mr. George did an excellent job on covering what happened to Florence Ballard of The Supremes; her dismissal was not handled well by Motown, who wanted her to be a team player and accept her role as backup to Diana, something Flo could never do as founder of the group and a beautiful singer in her own right. Yet Motown did take care of its artists, but it got to a point where Berry/Motown were too controlling. Packaging and Artist Image, down to what the artists wore and how they conducted themselves in public, were tightly controlled, as well as the songs they sung. In fairness to Motown, many of their artists were very young and from poor backgrounds, with rough edges and no experience in handling finances or the music business. However, once the artists matured and gained more experience, Motown had trouble loosening the reins, allowing them more creative control and freedom.
The author did give a fair assessment of what happened to Mary Wells and her decline once she left Motown. In Mr. George's opinion, Mary's post-Motown songs and records were never as good. He feels Motown had nothing to do with her decline, given that they were still a small company back in 1964 and had a full roster of young artists they were developing. Mr. George also gives a more balanced and fair portrait of Diana Ross. Other biographers and authors make no bones about their intense dislike of Ms Ross. But Mr. George points out Diana's positive features as well as her more-known negative traits. Berry Gordy loved ambitious women and Diana was the paradigm of ambition. The author points out that as Berry's protegé, Diana had more stress and pressure on her than the other Supremes. You may not agree with the author's assessment of the Diana/Berry relationship, but he has a interesting and different take on it.
I hope Mr. George considers updating this book. It is a fast-paced, interesting and informative read on the rise and fall of the Motown/Hitsville USA/Detroit years.
P. Spencer
5つ星のうち5.0
The Triumph & the Tragedy
2018年11月24日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
A very enjoyable read. A short summary and an excellent introduction for someone like me who only knew a few things about Motown. Lots of very memorable human interest stories as well as a look at the music.