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Barcode30293102425753
LocationClark County
Call No782.42164 Ries
TitleThe last temptation of Beck : the untold story of a pop messiah / Josephine Riesman.
AuthorRiesman, Abraham Josephine, author.
CollectionNF
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102425753782.42164 Ries10/13/2026 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781668043547 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 1668043548 (hardcover)
Personal Name Riesman, Abraham Josephine, author.
Title Statement The last temptation of Beck : the untold story of a pop messiah / Josephine Riesman.
Edition Statement First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Atria Books, 2026.
Physical Description 323 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, Etc. Once upon a time, there was a man who made himself into a myth. He went by a single name: Beck. He sang songs that didn't make easy sense in plain English, but which were somehow urgent and undeniable to those who heard them. He mined a dizzying array of musical styles from the past to construct albums that were eminently of the zeitgeist. Before and after the smash success of his 1993 single 'Loser,' he was the hardest-working slacker in America. He went platinum multiple times over. And for a time, he was regarded by journalists and devoted fans alike as the 'pop messiah'--a title that referred not just to the new energy he brought to the radio and MTV, but to the devotion he inspired. But something happened to Beck Hansen, right at the dawn of this century. His music, once defiant and bombastic, turned morose and inward-facing. It was more than just a musical shift. Beck destroyed the online forum where his devoted fans had gathered. He cut ties with the small collective of LA-based bohemians he'd come up alongside, surrounding himself instead with sycophants and celebrities. Beck had been born and raised in the Church of Scientology; many in his orbit feared he'd been pulled back to the faith. In the years since, Beck's music has continued to win accolades, including multiple Grammys. But the true story of Beck in the nineties and beyond has never been told. With sensitivity and an arrestingly original style, New York Times bestselling author Josephine Riesman offers a vivid and multifaceted look at a singular artist and the Generation Xers for whom he became a reluctant spokesman. Drawing from interviews with those who've been closest to Beck, as well as troves of never-before-published documents, Riesman offers a story about authenticity and irony, paranoia and belief. Situated at the last gasp of the millennium, it's more than a simple biography--it's a riveting drama about the blurry lines between fandom and worship; between myth and lies; and between the old world that is dying and the new one that still struggles to be born.
Subject-Personal Name Beck.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Rock musicians United States Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Rock music 1991-2000. United States
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Scientology Personal narratives.
Index Term-Genre/Form Biographies.
Added Entry, Personal Name Riesman, Josephine.

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