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::''"Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart – but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the 1980s. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police."'' | ::''"Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart – but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the 1980s. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police."'' | ||
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| + | Fan reaction to this book was overall less than positive. Many fans felt that the author was unduly negative and critical of the band throughout, and also pointed out numerous factual errors to be found within in the text.[http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11113],[http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10993],[http://blog.fanhistory.com/?p=1109] | ||
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Revision as of 05:16, 16 January 2010
| Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock | |
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| Author: | Chris Campion |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication date: | 2009-09-28 |
| ISBN: | 978-0470282403 |
Contents
Introduction
From the book's inside flap:
- "Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart – but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the 1980s. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police."
Fan reaction
Fan reaction to this book was overall less than positive. Many fans felt that the author was unduly negative and critical of the band throughout, and also pointed out numerous factual errors to be found within in the text.[1],[2],[3]
Quotations and trivia
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Editions
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See also
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External links and reviews
References
- Campion, Chris. Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock. New York: Wiley, 2009.
