Between 1982 and 1986, pop changed its skin, and de Gennaro, who was a direct witness to this revolution, recounts it in a book that is not only a treasure chest full of information and curiosities, but also the engaging personal account of a life dedicated to music.
An extraordinary period for music began in 1982, driven by two events that radically changed the international music scene. MTV had just been born and Americans were learning the language of the video clip. The new channel makes its way to younger people and in a few months becomes a planetary phenomenon. In October of the same year, CDs hit the market, supplanting audiocassettes and vinyl. A month later, at the intersection of these two incredible innovations, a record is released that is fundamental to the history of pop, Michael Jackson's Thriller (still the best-selling album in the world), which with its videos revolutionizes the relationship between music and image. The new superstars of the video-era were born: Prince, Madonna, Duran Duran, Whitney Houston, and in the same years artists who seemed to have peaked in the 1970s, from Bruce Springsteen to Peter Gabriel, from David Bowie to Tina Turner, returned to the charts with best-selling albums. Concerts became visual shows, from clubs they conquered stadiums and then the whole world with the global event of Live Aid. Between 1982 and 1986, pop changed its skin, and de Gennaro, who was a direct witness to this revolution, recounts it in a book that is not only a treasure chest full of information and trivia, but also the engaging personal account of a life dedicated to music.