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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 5 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Frontman is a title in which musical memoir and how-to book collide to form a fascinating new hybrid. The leader and founding member of seminal ’80s band the Bongos, Richard Barone has successfully navigated the rough seas of major record labels, endless tours (and parties), sexual politics, divas, disappointments, and drugs. With his deceptive choirboy appearance, voice, and demeanor, this New Yorker tells how he’s done it all while remaining defiantly up and coming.” The story includes the details of the Bongos’ signing with RCA, their MTV successes, and the inside scoop on how quickly the feeling of professional triumph can vaporize. Along the way, Barone provides invaluable career advice from the perspective of one who has been there and back.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Richard Barone | | Paperback: | 220 pages | | Publisher: | Backbeat Books | | Publication Date: | September 28, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0879309121 | | Product Length: | 8.96 inches | | Product Width: | 5.84 inches | | Product Height: | 0.65 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.92 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.7 inches | | Package Height: | 0.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
All books about music should be this good! Oct 23, 2007
By Geoff Kessell
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With 'Frontman' Richard Barone adds another remarkable achievement to his already impressive portfolio. Most books I've read by or about musicians have disappointed and/or caused me to like a performer less. 'Frontman' only helps me further appreciate one of my favorite artists! Richard offers a fascinating "travelogue" of his career and music. As in his songs, his writing is eloquent but never pretentious or cloying, and honest but never self-indulgent or gossipy. And as intended, his stories of the music biz are enlightening, engaging and educational for any aspiring frontmen. Richard has truly experienced the wild rollercoaster ride of the entertainment industry and still remains modest, upbeat, and astonishingly un-jaded. Whether or not you're already a fan of Richard's work, this is a great read... and if you're not, you will be by the time you finish this book!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
"Frontman" is terrific! Oct 19, 2007
By Mark C. Easter
Richard's book is an extremely enjoyable, involving look at a business that eats its own without blinking, but he's come out of everything he's encountered with an amazingly uncynical, positive view. I can't recommend Frontman highly enough... a wonderful way to spend your weekend!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
RIVETING Oct 07, 2007
By Maria L. De Laval
What an amazing book! I simply could not put it down. Mr. Barone offers valuable advise to aspiring musicians, however, it is so much more than that. A true story of triumphs as well as disappointments and a rare insight into the glittery world of the superstars of music. Personally, I can't wait for the sequel....
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Between Hoboken and Cello... Oct 03, 2007
By Plane Dave
Richard Barone has led an interesting life, from being a 7 year old radio DJ in Tampa to starting the Hoboken music scene in the early 1980's with his band The Bongos and the "chamber rock" trend in the late 1980's.
He captures the story of his life as a "frontman" with warmth and humor in this book, which is also filled with a cast of characters as varried as Tiny Tim and Bea Arthur to Moby and legendary producer Tony Visconti - and how each has added a thread in the tapestry that is Richard's life.
After reading, I was wishing there was a "soundtrack" to go along with the tales, such as the "legendary Tiny Tim Banana recording sessions", The Snails, and the "lost Bongos' album"... maybe that's a project for down the road.
If you are a fan of Richard's music, you'll get insights on how much of it came to be, and if you're not familiar with his catalogue, it's a fascinating tale of the music industry from an inside perspective which I hope will encourage you to see out the songs behind the stories.
Thank you for sharing, Richard!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great book by a one time local artist Jan 29, 2011
By Bill
This is an awesome book by a musician that grew up and lived here in Tampa. Richard was interesting when he was here and I knew him because we worked in competing record stores in town. I remember those few early singles released locally and how they were so different from what you were getting here at the time. He was a real pioneer of that type of music in the Tampa Bay area and I would say most of Florida. Read this book if you get a chance. You won't be sorry.
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