A picture book, all
in colour, featuring mostly snapshots taken at concerts in the
seventies, by Mark E. Lawhon, whose photos have been used for record
covers and in many other circumstances, especially for artists such as
Kansas, Larry Coryell and Missouri.
Lawhon’s approach
to pictures is, at least in this book, a bit peculiar. He likes to
create effects surrounding the photos, work on them with the computer
to give them a different look, often choosing images of subjects in
motion. In spite of this, the approx 300 pictures featured here are
beautiful, capturing great artists such as Led Zeppelin, Who, Yes,
Weather Report, Return To Forever, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake &
Palmer, Jethro Tull, Rush.
Coming to what we
are mostly interested in, two entire pages are devoted to Peter
Gabriel’s first solo tour, images taken during the Kansas City show in
1977. Besides a few close-up shots of Peter, we appreciate a couple
featuring a still (though scarcely) hairy Tony Levin, plus some nice
pictures of the band. The book (which features also a few articles)
can be ordered at this link
http://home.comcast.net/~mklawhon1836/site/
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