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Footprints
The inside story of Australia's best loved band! For the first time, Bernard, Darren, Ian, John and Jonathan look back and tell their whole story from childhood to their final farewell.
Few could debate Powderfinger's place as one of Australia's most loved bands. 2010 saw the end of an era in Australian music, with Powderfinger playing their last concert together, so this November Hachette Australia will proudly publish FOOTPRINTS, the official authorised biography of the band. Written with journalist Dino Scatena, the up-until-now very private members of the band have opened up to detail the full history of Powderfinger. From their early days at the Orient Hotel to packed stadiums around the country and multiple Aria awards, this illustrated edition will feature the never-before-seen photos of the local Brissie boys who became Aussie rock icons.
Few could debate Powderfinger's place as one of Australia's most loved bands. 2010 saw the end of an era in Australian music, with Powderfinger playing their last concert together, so this November Hachette Australia will proudly publish FOOTPRINTS, the official authorised biography of the band. Written with journalist Dino Scatena, the up-until-now very private members of the band have opened up to detail the full history of Powderfinger. From their early days at the Orient Hotel to packed stadiums around the country and multiple Aria awards, this illustrated edition will feature the never-before-seen photos of the local Brissie boys who became Aussie rock icons.
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339 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2011
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September 15, 2013
A fantastic book about one of my favourite bands. I've got their CDs and DVDs, I've seen them live, heck I even went to school with one of them. This book was a great insight to what made the band great. From humble beginnings and lots of hard work and partying, and just having fun, to what caused them to eventually go their own separate ways. Probably a book for diehard fans or rock enthusiasts only but very good nevertheless with heaps of photos and first hand accounts throughout. The stories of Brisbane in the 80s and 90s took me way back on a nostalgic trip through my own life. Often I'd be thinking of what I was doing then when the guys were playing a certain gig or releasing an album. It even made me dig out their early CDs for one more listen. Very enjoyable.
May 10, 2012
Great read if you're a Powderfinger fan. Only complaint is that there's not enough personal dirt - talks a bit about rifts between band members at various stages but doesn't give much insight into their personal lives, even though some of their relationships seem to have been important factors in a few major band decisions, including calling it a day. Makes you dig out all their early albums and remember how good some of the early stuff was.
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