Band Together: Internal Dynamics in U2, R.E.M., Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Preface     
• Introduction: On Bands     
• 1. “How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us”: Band Bios     
• 2. “Begin the Begin”: Reasons for Forming the Band     
• 3. “Pyramid Song”: Friends, Collaborators, Business Partners     
• 4. “Trip Thru Your Wires”: Governing Structure and General Relations Within the Bands     
• 5. “Feeling Gravity’s Pull”: Obstacles to Band Unity and Survival     
• 6. “One”: Merging Diverse Elements into a Productive Whole     
• 7. “Where I End and You Begin”: Role Divisions     
• 8. “2+2=5”: The Collaborative Process     
• 9. “Road Trippin’”: Onstage and on the Road Together     
• 10. “Otherside”: External Influences on Band Dynamics     
• 11. “Another Time, Another Place”: Evolution of the Unit’s Communal Life     
• 12. “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”: Challenges to the Band Paradigm     
• Notes     
• Bibliography     
• Index