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Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys
David Foster
Pocket, 2008
A MUST read book for anyone interested in "pop" music!
I have always known little about David Foster except that he is "that Canadian guy who worked with Celine Dion et al" I truly enjoyed and appreciated that this man wrote such a revealing but balanced personal history of his years in show business from the humble ...
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, ...
HarperEntertainment, 2002
I was suprised...
I was really suprised when I read this book.
Before reading it, I knew of Motley Crue as a band, that had been around for a while and had lots of groupies and did drugs. That was pretty much my perception of them.
I hadn't really heard there music, and I wasn't ...
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The Clash
The Clash
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Mindblowing!
This book is amazing. Great photographs, and having the band telling their story is fantastic. Despite being assembled years after Joe Strummer's death, he is a dominant voice in the book. I would compare the style of the book to The Beatles Anthology book, although ...
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Lyrics 1964-2008
Paul Simon
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Snatch a little purity
Here's a vote for Paul Simon being appointed Poet Laureate. It would be perfect: Under Barack Obama's tenure as president the Library of Congress chooses someone equally unusual and gifted to be the eloquent voice of this nation.
Lyrics 1964-2008 is just that: The ...
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The Soloist (Movie Tie-In): A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
Steve Lopez
Berkley Trade, 2008
The Next Steps
How often have most of us walked down the street and ignored the far too many homeless people that abound in most major urban centers in North America? One man I know with a schizophrenic son always carries large amounts of change in his pockets. He is generous with ...
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Slash
Slash, Anthony Bozza
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Great Shipping!
Purchased as a gift, very happy with product received. Pristine condition, just as described when ordered. Great shipping turn around time. Would order from again.
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John Lennon: The Life
Philip Norman
Ecco, 2008
Even handed account
This is the first Lennon bio I've read (unless you want to count Shout!, but that included those 3 other guys...). Norman did a good job showing the good and bad. The man was no saint, but are any of us? Sorry, Yoko, but Norman was not "mean to John". If anything, for ...
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21 Nights
Prince
Atria Books, 2008
Great Christmas Gift !!!
I purchased this for my Husband for Christmas. My Husband is an avid music lover and a huge Prince fan, so this was the perfect gift. He loved the photos (being a professional photography he could really appreciate them) and couldn't wait to listen to the CD. Anyone ...
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The Way I Am
Eminem
Dutton Adult, 2008
great gift
I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my almost son-in-law, I know he will love it. My daughter and I were both pleasantly suprised when we looked through it. We can't wait to see his face when he opens this on Christmas morning. I would recommend this book as ...
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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
Nikki Sixx
VH1, 2008
Awesome
I found this book to be a very, very good read. I couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out what happened next. I am very impressed with Nikki Sixx and his honesty.
Kimber Dupuy
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Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life
John Adams
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Superb in Every Way
So as not to diminish my thoughts on this book, I should first mention that I am a great lover of Adams' music, and as a composer always interested in what other composers have to write about themselves. That being said, this is a wonderful book in every way. Adams ...
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Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001)
Don Felder
Wiley, 2008
A Life Worth Reading About
Reading this book is like having Don Felder at your kitchen table or in your living room talking about a great Rock Band. He goes into great detail about his early life growing up. How he got interested in music, specifically the guitar. The Bands before the Eagles and ...
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The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q?s Personal ...
Quincy Jones
Insight Editions, 2008
The Complete Quincy Jones
Quincy's new book is a gift. He gives you copies from his personal memorabilia that take you on a journey of his career and private life. I have never turned pages so carefully savoring the essence of Q. The book is beyond awesome!
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Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time
Jon Bream
Voyageur Press, 2008
So incredible, you'll have trouble putting it down
I wasn't fortunate enough to be able to see Led Zeppelin live (fingers crossed about the rumored reunion tour), but this book brought me about as close as I could've hoped. It has Zeppelin covererd from A to Z, whether you're looking for photos and memorabilia of the ...
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Cobain Unseen
Charles R. Cross
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Cobain Unseen
Charles Cross did a very good job on this book. It is informative and creative. There is a CD included of Kurt reading his journals that is just mesmerizing. The book gives a good detailed picture of Kurt Cobain and his art in it's many forms and leaves the reader ...
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