{"product_id":"9781789149425","title":"Off the Ground","description":"Author: J. R. Moores\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789149425\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s 1990s was an era like no other, perhaps even the most significant decade of his entire career after the 1960s. Following a shakier 1980s, the decade would see McCartney re-emerge with greater energy, momentum and self-belief. J. R. Moores\u0026amp;#x27; sympathetic but not uncritical new book explores McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s 90s, with its impressive studio and live albums, colossal tours, unexpected side-projects and imaginative collaborations, forays into classical composition, some new Beatles numbers and a whole lot more besides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoores reveals how McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s reputation began to be perceived more generously by the public, and argues that Macca\u0026amp;#x27;s output and activities in the 90s were to uncover more about the person behind them than any other decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Moores has the keys to understanding McCartney-he conveys with ease his music\u0026amp;#x27;s joy, spontaneity, willingness to mess about and that special melodic knack that no one else in the world has access to. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a wonderful, engrossing book, full of entertaining digressions, that carefully puts McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s '90s work in context with Britpop (and the Dadrock that followed) as well as his own legacy. The best, and most enjoyable, book on McCartney I\u0026amp;#x27;ve ever read.\u0026amp;#x27; - Bob Stanley, musician, journalist and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet\u0026amp;#x27;s Do It: The Birth of Pop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBee Gees: Children of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Moores contaminates you with obsession. He is a quite brilliant fascinator, and whatever he has been obsessed with will soon obsess you too. I had barely listened to McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s work of the '90s until I picked this book up-now I can\u0026amp;#x27;t leave it alone.\u0026amp;#x27; - Robin Ince, comedian, writer and broadcaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Moores is one of my very favourite writers plying this tawdry trade today. Every time he publishes something - a review, a column, a four-word tweet - I race to read it. This whole book on Paul McCartney\u0026amp;#x27;s 1990s (though, of course, it is about so much more) is a treat beyond treats. Very funny, clever, intrepid, audacious and many more adjectives besides. A joy to read, as his work always is.\u0026amp;#x27; - Jude Rogers, journalist, broadcaster and author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857103343774,"sku":"ADS-9781789149425","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789149425.jpg?v=1779154407","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789149425","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}