Author: Alfred Music
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739089153
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Forty of the biggest songs of the year in complete guitar TAB. Titles: * 1983 (Neon Trees) * Animal (Neon Trees) * The Animal (Disturbed) * Anything Is Possible (Journey) * Awake and Alive (Skillet) * Bottoms Up (Nickelback) * Burn (Papa Roach) * Country Boy (Aaron Lewis) * Country Song (Seether) * Firework (Katy Perry) * Fix Me (10 Years) * Forget You (Cee Lo Green) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * Hell (Disturbed) * Hiding My Heart (Adele) * Honey Bee (Blake Shelton) * If I Die Young (The Band Perry) * It's Not Me It's You (Skillet) * Just a Kiss (Lady Antebellum) * Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars) * Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Katy Perry) * The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars) * Lies of the Beautiful People (Sixx:A.M.) * Lowlife (Theory of a Deadman) * Marry Me (Train) * Mine Smell Like Honey (R.E.M.) * Monster (Paramore) * Mustache Man (Wasted) (Cake) * Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) (Muse) * No Hurry (Zac Brown Band) * No Matter What (Papa Roach) * Not Again (Staind) * Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) * Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) * Toes (Zac Brown Band) * Tonight (Seether) * Wake Up Everybody (John Legend & The Roots) * Warrior (Disturbed) * When We Stand Together (Nickelback) * White Knuckles (OK Go)
Rock Charts Guitar 2012 - Deluxe Annual Edition
Author: Alfred Music
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739089153
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Forty of the biggest songs of the year in complete guitar TAB. Titles: * 1983 (Neon Trees) * Animal (Neon Trees) * The Animal (Disturbed) * Anything Is Possible (Journey) * Awake and Alive (Skillet) * Bottoms Up (Nickelback) * Burn (Papa Roach) * Country Boy (Aaron Lewis) * Country Song (Seether) * Firework (Katy Perry) * Fix Me (10 Years) * Forget You (Cee Lo Green) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * Hell (Disturbed) * Hiding My Heart (Adele) * Honey Bee (Blake Shelton) * If I Die Young (The Band Perry) * It's Not Me It's You (Skillet) * Just a Kiss (Lady Antebellum) * Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars) * Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Katy Perry) * The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars) * Lies of the Beautiful People (Sixx:A.M.) * Lowlife (Theory of a Deadman) * Marry Me (Train) * Mine Smell Like Honey (R.E.M.) * Monster (Paramore) * Mustache Man (Wasted) (Cake) * Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) (Muse) * No Hurry (Zac Brown Band) * No Matter What (Papa Roach) * Not Again (Staind) * Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) * Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) * Toes (Zac Brown Band) * Tonight (Seether) * Wake Up Everybody (John Legend & The Roots) * Warrior (Disturbed) * When We Stand Together (Nickelback) * White Knuckles (OK Go)
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 0739089153
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Forty of the biggest songs of the year in complete guitar TAB. Titles: * 1983 (Neon Trees) * Animal (Neon Trees) * The Animal (Disturbed) * Anything Is Possible (Journey) * Awake and Alive (Skillet) * Bottoms Up (Nickelback) * Burn (Papa Roach) * Country Boy (Aaron Lewis) * Country Song (Seether) * Firework (Katy Perry) * Fix Me (10 Years) * Forget You (Cee Lo Green) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * Hell (Disturbed) * Hiding My Heart (Adele) * Honey Bee (Blake Shelton) * If I Die Young (The Band Perry) * It's Not Me It's You (Skillet) * Just a Kiss (Lady Antebellum) * Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars) * Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Katy Perry) * The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars) * Lies of the Beautiful People (Sixx:A.M.) * Lowlife (Theory of a Deadman) * Marry Me (Train) * Mine Smell Like Honey (R.E.M.) * Monster (Paramore) * Mustache Man (Wasted) (Cake) * Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) (Muse) * No Hurry (Zac Brown Band) * No Matter What (Papa Roach) * Not Again (Staind) * Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) * Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) * Toes (Zac Brown Band) * Tonight (Seether) * Wake Up Everybody (John Legend & The Roots) * Warrior (Disturbed) * When We Stand Together (Nickelback) * White Knuckles (OK Go)
Contemporary Christian Song Collection
Author:
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781470635930
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection gathers the best in contemporary Christian music from the 2000s and 2010s, including songs by Billboard-charting and GRAMMY(R) Award-winning artists like Amy Grant, Laura Story, and Steven Curtis Chapman, as well as current hits from Casting Crowns, Newsboys, TobyMac, and more. All arrangements include full lyrics and guitar chords for added versatility. Titles: All the People Said Amen (Matt Maher) * All You've Ever Wanted (Casting Crowns) * Back to You (Mandisa) * Better Than a Hallelujah (Amy Grant) * Blessings (Laura Story) * Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman) * City on Our Knees (TobyMac) * Courageous (Casting Crowns) * East to West (Casting Crowns) * Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) (Casting Crowns) * God Is on the Move (7eventh Time Down) * Greater (MercyMe) * How He Loves (David Crowder Band) * I Am (Crowder) * I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe) * Jesus Loves Me (Chris Tomlin) * Just Be Held (Casting Crowns) * Like a Lion (God's Not Dead) (Newsboys) * Made New (Lincoln Brewster) * More of You (Colton Dixon) * Need You Now (How Many Times) (Plumb) * Overcomer (Mandisa) * Overwhelmed (Big Daddy Weave) * Redeemed (Big Daddy Weave) * Shake (MercyMe) * Speak Life (TobyMac) * Start a Fire (Unspoken) * Stronger (Mandisa) * Tell Your Heart to Beat Again (Danny Gokey) * Touch the Sky (Hillsong UNITED) * Waiting for Tomorrow (Mandisa) * You Amaze Us (Selah) * Your Great Name (Natalie Grant) * Your Love Awakens Me (Phil Wickham).
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781470635930
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection gathers the best in contemporary Christian music from the 2000s and 2010s, including songs by Billboard-charting and GRAMMY(R) Award-winning artists like Amy Grant, Laura Story, and Steven Curtis Chapman, as well as current hits from Casting Crowns, Newsboys, TobyMac, and more. All arrangements include full lyrics and guitar chords for added versatility. Titles: All the People Said Amen (Matt Maher) * All You've Ever Wanted (Casting Crowns) * Back to You (Mandisa) * Better Than a Hallelujah (Amy Grant) * Blessings (Laura Story) * Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman) * City on Our Knees (TobyMac) * Courageous (Casting Crowns) * East to West (Casting Crowns) * Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) (Casting Crowns) * God Is on the Move (7eventh Time Down) * Greater (MercyMe) * How He Loves (David Crowder Band) * I Am (Crowder) * I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe) * Jesus Loves Me (Chris Tomlin) * Just Be Held (Casting Crowns) * Like a Lion (God's Not Dead) (Newsboys) * Made New (Lincoln Brewster) * More of You (Colton Dixon) * Need You Now (How Many Times) (Plumb) * Overcomer (Mandisa) * Overwhelmed (Big Daddy Weave) * Redeemed (Big Daddy Weave) * Shake (MercyMe) * Speak Life (TobyMac) * Start a Fire (Unspoken) * Stronger (Mandisa) * Tell Your Heart to Beat Again (Danny Gokey) * Touch the Sky (Hillsong UNITED) * Waiting for Tomorrow (Mandisa) * You Amaze Us (Selah) * Your Great Name (Natalie Grant) * Your Love Awakens Me (Phil Wickham).
Reinventing Pink Floyd
Author: Bill Kopp
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538108283
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett’s departure, but it went on to release landmark albums that continue to influence generations of musicians and fans. Reinventing Pink Floyd follows the path taken by the remaining band members to establish a musical identity, develop a songwriting style, and create a new template for the manner in which albums are made and even enjoyed by listeners. As veteran music journalist Bill Kopp illustrates, that path was filled with failed experiments, creative blind alleys, one-off musical excursions, abortive collaborations, general restlessness, and—most importantly—a dedicated search for a distinctive musical personality. This exciting guide to the works of 1968 through 1973 highlights key innovations and musical breakthroughs of lasting influence. Kopp places Pink Floyd in its historical, cultural, and musical contexts while celebrating the test of fire that took the band from the brink of demise to enduring superstardom.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538108283
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett’s departure, but it went on to release landmark albums that continue to influence generations of musicians and fans. Reinventing Pink Floyd follows the path taken by the remaining band members to establish a musical identity, develop a songwriting style, and create a new template for the manner in which albums are made and even enjoyed by listeners. As veteran music journalist Bill Kopp illustrates, that path was filled with failed experiments, creative blind alleys, one-off musical excursions, abortive collaborations, general restlessness, and—most importantly—a dedicated search for a distinctive musical personality. This exciting guide to the works of 1968 through 1973 highlights key innovations and musical breakthroughs of lasting influence. Kopp places Pink Floyd in its historical, cultural, and musical contexts while celebrating the test of fire that took the band from the brink of demise to enduring superstardom.
The Wrecking Crew
Author: Kent Hartman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429941375
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you heard on the radio. If you always assumed the musicians you listened to were the same people you saw onstage, you are in for a big surprise!"-Dusty Street, host of Classic Vinyl on Sirius XM Satellite Radio If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew-whether you knew it or not. On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves in Los Angeles, California as the driving sound of pop music-sometimes over the objection of actual band members forced to make way for Wrecking Crew members. Industry insider Kent Hartman tells the dramatic, definitive story of the musicians who forged a reputation throughout the business as the secret weapons behind the top recording stars. Mining invaluable interviews, the author follows the careers of such session masters as drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Larry Knechtel, as well as trailblazing bassist Carol Kaye-the only female in the bunch-who went on to play in thousands of recording sessions in this rock history. Readers will discover the Wrecking Crew members who would forge careers in their own right, including Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, and learn of the relationship between the Crew and such legends as Phil Spector and Jimmy Webb. Hartman also takes us inside the studio for the legendary sessions that gave us Pet Sounds, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and the rock classic "Layla," which Wrecking Crew drummer Jim Gordon cowrote with Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominos. And the author recounts priceless scenes such as Mike Nesmith of the Monkees facing off with studio head Don Kirshner, Grass Roots lead guitarist (and future star of The Office) Creed Bratton getting fired from the group, and Michel Rubini unseating Frank Sinatra's pianist for the session in which the iconic singer improvised the hit-making ending to "Strangers in the Night." The Wrecking Crew tells the collective, behind-the-scenes stories of the artists who dominated Top 40 radio during the most exciting time in American popular culture.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429941375
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of the music you heard on the radio. If you always assumed the musicians you listened to were the same people you saw onstage, you are in for a big surprise!"-Dusty Street, host of Classic Vinyl on Sirius XM Satellite Radio If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew-whether you knew it or not. On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves in Los Angeles, California as the driving sound of pop music-sometimes over the objection of actual band members forced to make way for Wrecking Crew members. Industry insider Kent Hartman tells the dramatic, definitive story of the musicians who forged a reputation throughout the business as the secret weapons behind the top recording stars. Mining invaluable interviews, the author follows the careers of such session masters as drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Larry Knechtel, as well as trailblazing bassist Carol Kaye-the only female in the bunch-who went on to play in thousands of recording sessions in this rock history. Readers will discover the Wrecking Crew members who would forge careers in their own right, including Glen Campbell and Leon Russell, and learn of the relationship between the Crew and such legends as Phil Spector and Jimmy Webb. Hartman also takes us inside the studio for the legendary sessions that gave us Pet Sounds, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and the rock classic "Layla," which Wrecking Crew drummer Jim Gordon cowrote with Eric Clapton for Derek and the Dominos. And the author recounts priceless scenes such as Mike Nesmith of the Monkees facing off with studio head Don Kirshner, Grass Roots lead guitarist (and future star of The Office) Creed Bratton getting fired from the group, and Michel Rubini unseating Frank Sinatra's pianist for the session in which the iconic singer improvised the hit-making ending to "Strangers in the Night." The Wrecking Crew tells the collective, behind-the-scenes stories of the artists who dominated Top 40 radio during the most exciting time in American popular culture.
Power, Passion and Beauty
Author: Walter Kolosky
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After much demand, the Collector's Edition (Print On Demand) Power, Passion and Beauty - The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra is finally here! This edition includes material from both the original 2006 print version and the 2013 updated eBook! Power, Passion and Beauty, called by some the "bible of fusion music," sold out its four print runs years ago. Since then, only an eBook and expensive used copies have been available. This POD book is brand new to those who have not read the original book's riveting story. For those that have, however, many new anecdotes, insights, opinions, pictures, and an extra chapter updating the story of Mahavishnu have been added. Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Pat Metheny, Sir George Martin, Jeff Beck, all of the original Mahavishnu members and almost 150 other music giants helped first tell the Mahavishnu tale in 2006. This time around, Carlos Santana, Chick Corea, Steve Howe and many other noted artists, producers, audio engineers and spiritual travelers join them to add to the legend that is the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Now music fans who have not been able to find a hard copy, worn out their original pages, or prefer physical books over eBooks have the opportunity to read about the greatest band that ever was! "Thank you so much for doing this book!" - Carlos Santana "Power, Passion and Beauty is a great book!" - Chick Corea "I was riveted by Power, Passion and Beauty." This music was life-changing for all of us who heard it, and for all music which followed and continues to emerge from Mahavishnu's long shadow. Walter is to be eternally thanked for stoking the Flame." - Christopher O'Riley, noted musician and host of America's National Public Radio and Television's From The Top. "Walter Kolosky is clearly the foremost authority on the most important and powerful jazz-rock group of all time, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Power, Passion and Beauty is a must-have for music fans seeking a deeper understanding of the origins of the jazz-rock movement, and the greatest band the genre has ever known." - Rich Murray, the Guitar Channel "Walter Kolosky has made the definitive tome on the Mahavishnu Orchestra even more expansive and engaging. With fresh perspectives, sharper details, and new interviews, this is a must-have for avid Mahavishnu and John McLaughlin fans. For those of you that were there, the book provides great insight into your fond memories. For those who know the band solely through recordings, this book gets you as close as you can to the alchemy that took place onstage and in the studio." - Anil Prasad, Innerviews This book will also serve as a perfect primer for Kolosky's next book Mahavishnu Memories due in the Fall of 2024.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After much demand, the Collector's Edition (Print On Demand) Power, Passion and Beauty - The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra is finally here! This edition includes material from both the original 2006 print version and the 2013 updated eBook! Power, Passion and Beauty, called by some the "bible of fusion music," sold out its four print runs years ago. Since then, only an eBook and expensive used copies have been available. This POD book is brand new to those who have not read the original book's riveting story. For those that have, however, many new anecdotes, insights, opinions, pictures, and an extra chapter updating the story of Mahavishnu have been added. Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Pat Metheny, Sir George Martin, Jeff Beck, all of the original Mahavishnu members and almost 150 other music giants helped first tell the Mahavishnu tale in 2006. This time around, Carlos Santana, Chick Corea, Steve Howe and many other noted artists, producers, audio engineers and spiritual travelers join them to add to the legend that is the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Now music fans who have not been able to find a hard copy, worn out their original pages, or prefer physical books over eBooks have the opportunity to read about the greatest band that ever was! "Thank you so much for doing this book!" - Carlos Santana "Power, Passion and Beauty is a great book!" - Chick Corea "I was riveted by Power, Passion and Beauty." This music was life-changing for all of us who heard it, and for all music which followed and continues to emerge from Mahavishnu's long shadow. Walter is to be eternally thanked for stoking the Flame." - Christopher O'Riley, noted musician and host of America's National Public Radio and Television's From The Top. "Walter Kolosky is clearly the foremost authority on the most important and powerful jazz-rock group of all time, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Power, Passion and Beauty is a must-have for music fans seeking a deeper understanding of the origins of the jazz-rock movement, and the greatest band the genre has ever known." - Rich Murray, the Guitar Channel "Walter Kolosky has made the definitive tome on the Mahavishnu Orchestra even more expansive and engaging. With fresh perspectives, sharper details, and new interviews, this is a must-have for avid Mahavishnu and John McLaughlin fans. For those of you that were there, the book provides great insight into your fond memories. For those who know the band solely through recordings, this book gets you as close as you can to the alchemy that took place onstage and in the studio." - Anil Prasad, Innerviews This book will also serve as a perfect primer for Kolosky's next book Mahavishnu Memories due in the Fall of 2024.
Ticket Masters
Author: Dean Budnick
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580550
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
“A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business.” —The Wall Street Journal Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You can’t get on—and the concert is sold out in six minutes. What happened? What now? Music journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry. Filled with entertaining rock-and-roll anecdotes about The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and more—and charting the emergence of players like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Live Nation, and Outbox—Ticket Masters will transfix every concertgoer who wonders just where the price of admission really goes. This edition has an updated epilogue that covers recent industry developments.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101580550
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
“A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business.” —The Wall Street Journal Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You can’t get on—and the concert is sold out in six minutes. What happened? What now? Music journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry. Filled with entertaining rock-and-roll anecdotes about The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and more—and charting the emergence of players like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Live Nation, and Outbox—Ticket Masters will transfix every concertgoer who wonders just where the price of admission really goes. This edition has an updated epilogue that covers recent industry developments.
Music in Dreamland
Author: Paul Sutton Reeves
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905139293
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Biography of Bill Nelson, guitar stylist and art rock legend.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905139293
Category : Rock musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Biography of Bill Nelson, guitar stylist and art rock legend.
This is Your Brain on Music
Author: Daniel Levitin
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241987369
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music ***** 'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?' Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand music, and what it can teach us about ourselves. ***** 'Music seems to have an almost wilful, evasive quality, defying simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is to know . . . Daniel Levitin's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration of this paradox' Sting 'You'll never hear music in the same way again' Classic FM magazine 'Music, Levitin argues, is not a decadent modern diversion but something of fundamental importance to the history of human development' Literary Review
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241987369
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music ***** 'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?' Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand music, and what it can teach us about ourselves. ***** 'Music seems to have an almost wilful, evasive quality, defying simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is to know . . . Daniel Levitin's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration of this paradox' Sting 'You'll never hear music in the same way again' Classic FM magazine 'Music, Levitin argues, is not a decadent modern diversion but something of fundamental importance to the history of human development' Literary Review
Words on Cassette
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Author: Bob Dylan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781398519411
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One -- and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyses what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's transcendence. In 2020, with the release of his outstanding album Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years and, like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781398519411
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One -- and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyses what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's transcendence. In 2020, with the release of his outstanding album Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. The Philosophy of Modern Song contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years and, like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.