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The photography of Mark Weiss depicting the '80s hard rock scene, featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne and more.
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Mark "Weissguy" Weiss's credits include Mötley Crüe's first appearance in a national publication, Oui Magazine in 1982, countless magazine covers and spreads worldwide, and the iconic imagery for many multiplatinum albums including Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet and Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry.
RICHARD BIENSTOCK is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the
New York Times,
Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin, and other publications. He is a former senior editor of
Guitar World magazine and executive editor of
Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several books, among them
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and
Nothin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion.Rob Halford is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest and famed for his powerful wide-ranging voice that ranges from a low, rumbling growl to an ear-splitting falsetto effortlessly. Halford is widely referred to as "The Metal God", not just for his powerful vocals, but also for his contributions and dedication to the metal genre.
Eddie Trunk is an American music historian, radio personality, talk show host, and author, best known as the host of several hard rock and heavy metal-themed radio and television shows.
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Featuring the iconic and
never-before-published photography of Mark Weiss, The Decade That Rocked
covers the biggest names from the '80s hard rock scene-including Jon Bon Jovi,
Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, and more-in an illustrated
homage to the music and mayhem of rock's most colorful decade.
This world-class
photography book documents the superstars of '80s rock, showcasing era-defining
images as well as never-before-published photographs, exclusive interviews, and
behind-the-scenes stories from the decade's most historic concerts, music video
shoots, and backstage moments-all from the lens of Mark “Weissguy”
Weiss.
Learn what went down at the
photo shoot for Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, on set during the shooting
of Twisted Sister's “We're Not Gonna Take It,” Mötley
Crüe's “Smokin' in the Boy's Room,” and more from the MTV
era.
Take a flight with Weiss to
the Moscow Peace Festival as he documents the legendary jet ride with
Mötley Crüe, Ozzy, and Skid Row, among others. Revisit the US
Festival, go backstage with Black Sabbath at Live Aid, and hop the bus to
Washington, D.C., with Dee Snider, where he testifies at the 1985 Parental Music
Resource Conference.
The Decade That
Rocked delivers a powerful, visual homage to the flood of sex, spandex,
music, makeup, and mayhem that hit the '80s hard rock scene like a
hurricane.
