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arX

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Music Reads

Have you read any good books, magazines or articles lately?

Anyone subscribe to music magazines? I've been following Wax Poetic for a few years now (and some professional audio ones). Looking for more like it, though. Here's an article they did on David Axelrod that I found really interesting:

http://www.waxpoetics.com...rod-part-1

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Reply #1 posted 12/19/11 2:17pm

Harlepolis

It wasn't lately, but I thought this was a good book and a labour of love,,,

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Reply #2 posted 12/19/11 2:27pm

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I plan on reading this soon

[img:$uid]http://www.paulweller.com/uploaded/10131126040_mr%20cools%20dream.jpg[/img:$uid]

and recently read this

[img:$uid]http://www.mjlegend.com/wp-content/uploads/man_in_the_music_joseph_vogel.jpg[/img:$uid]

Waxpoetics offers subscription, right? I need one smile

"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #3 posted 12/19/11 2:31pm

Harlepolis

bboy87 said:

and recently read this

[img:$uid]http://www.mjlegend.com/wp-content/uploads/man_in_the_music_joseph_vogel.jpg[/img:$uid]

Waxpoetics offers subscription, right? I need one smile

Whats the verdict?

I plan on reading J. Randy Taraborrelli's book but I'm kinda skeptical for some reason. I've read his Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross books and while they were enjoyable, something hiss "bullshit" from some of those pages.

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Reply #4 posted 12/19/11 2:31pm

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These are the books I've read most recently:

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #5 posted 12/19/11 2:32pm

Timmy84

Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

and recently read this

[img:$uid]http://www.mjlegend.com/wp-content/uploads/man_in_the_music_joseph_vogel.jpg[/img:$uid]

Waxpoetics offers subscription, right? I need one smile

Whats the verdict?

I plan on reading J. Randy Taraborrelli's book but I'm kinda skeptical for some reason. I've read his Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross books and while they were enjoyable, something hiss "bullshit" from some of those pages.

I couldn't study the Diana book. I think J. Randy had an agenda against Diana...

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Reply #6 posted 12/19/11 2:35pm

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Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

and recently read this

[img:$uid]http://www.mjlegend.com/wp-content/uploads/man_in_the_music_joseph_vogel.jpg[/img:$uid]

Waxpoetics offers subscription, right? I need one smile

Whats the verdict?

I plan on reading J. Randy Taraborrelli's book but I'm kinda skeptical for some reason. I've read his Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross books and while they were enjoyable, something hiss "bullshit" from some of those pages.

It's really good. Found stuff I had never knew before. Although for me, some of the info I knew already, it offered a lot of new tidbits (for example, the slight riff between the team who worked with Michael at Hayvenhurst and the team at Westlake during Bad). Overall I give it a 4 out of 5

Yeah don't read J Randy's book. It's got a bunch of BS that he most likely just came up with on his own lol

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Reply #7 posted 12/19/11 2:36pm

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MickyDolenz said:

These are the books I've read most recently:

How's the "King Of Queen City" book? That Prince book looks cool too

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Reply #8 posted 12/19/11 2:36pm

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Timmy84 said:

Harlepolis said:

Whats the verdict?

I plan on reading J. Randy Taraborrelli's book but I'm kinda skeptical for some reason. I've read his Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross books and while they were enjoyable, something hiss "bullshit" from some of those pages.

I couldn't study the Diana book. I think J. Randy had an agenda against Diana...

He's a Diana stan lol

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Reply #9 posted 12/19/11 2:37pm

Harlepolis

Timmy84 said:

Harlepolis said:

Whats the verdict?

I plan on reading J. Randy Taraborrelli's book but I'm kinda skeptical for some reason. I've read his Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross books and while they were enjoyable, something hiss "bullshit" from some of those pages.

I couldn't study the Diana book. I think J. Randy had an agenda against Diana...

Actually, it was quite the opposite, he revered Miss Ross - a lil' too much at that - I was looking for an objective account on her life. My issue was how he handled her discography, it was sloppy and rushed, it was basically treated as something he needed to get out of the way.

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Reply #10 posted 12/19/11 2:38pm

Timmy84

Harlepolis said:

Timmy84 said:

I couldn't study the Diana book. I think J. Randy had an agenda against Diana...

Actually, it was quite the opposite, he revered Miss Ross - a lil' too much at that - I was looking for an objective account on her life. My issue was how he handled her discography, it was sloppy and rushed, it was basically treated as something he needed to get out of the way.

I meant the '89 book, lol yeah he treated her better on the reissue, I forget what year (2006 probably). But yeah her discography was fucked up.

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Reply #11 posted 12/19/11 2:51pm

theAudience

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arX said:

Have you read any good books, magazines or articles lately?

Anyone subscribe to music magazines? I've been following Wax Poetic for a few years now (and some professional audio ones). Looking for more like it, though. Here's an article they did on David Axelrod that I found really interesting:

http://www.waxpoetics.com...rod-part-1

[img:$uid]http://www.waxpoetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/09/i14-300x428.jpg[/img:$uid]

One of the best music mags with the worst subscription policy.
I used to subscribe but they never inform you (at least the haven't for me) when you're due for renewal. confused




Music for adventurous listeners


tA

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Reply #12 posted 12/19/11 2:54pm

bboy87

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theAudience said:

arX said:

Have you read any good books, magazines or articles lately?

Anyone subscribe to music magazines? I've been following Wax Poetic for a few years now (and some professional audio ones). Looking for more like it, though. Here's an article they did on David Axelrod that I found really interesting:

http://www.waxpoetics.com...rod-part-1

[img:$uid]http://www.waxpoetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/09/i14-300x428.jpg[/img:$uid]

One of the best music mags with the worst subscription policy.
I used to subscribe but they never inform you (at least the haven't for me) when you're due for renewal. confused




Music for adventurous listeners


tA

peace Tribal Records

confused that sucks. I want a subscription (I usually find it at record stores and Barnes And Noble) but in that case....

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Reply #13 posted 12/19/11 2:55pm

Harlepolis

theAudience said:

arX said:

Have you read any good books, magazines or articles lately?

Anyone subscribe to music magazines? I've been following Wax Poetic for a few years now (and some professional audio ones). Looking for more like it, though. Here's an article they did on David Axelrod that I found really interesting:

http://www.waxpoetics.com...rod-part-1

[img:$uid]http://www.waxpoetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/09/i14-300x428.jpg[/img:$uid]

One of the best music mags with the worst subscription policy.
I used to subscribe but they never inform you (at least the haven't for me) when you're due for renewal. confused




Music for adventurous listeners


tA

peace Tribal Records

The two parts anthologies are great reads as well.

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Reply #14 posted 12/19/11 3:03pm

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bboy87 said:

How's the "King Of Queen City" book? That Prince book looks cool too

Pretty good. It tells about how Sydney Nathan was a tyrant and cheap, and that some of his acts had conflicts with him. It also mentions that many of their country/hillbilly and R&B/race records had the same musicians on them. King was the first label that Granpa Jones (who was later most known for being on Hee Haw) recorded for. The Prince & George Harrison books are both in a series of books by Praeger. They're mostly about the songs, not biographies. They're kind of written in a scholarly way, but not really hard to read. Prince's book goes up to Planet Earth.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #15 posted 12/19/11 3:12pm

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This book is interesting, but not one that I could read from front to back. Best to treat it as a friend and flip around to get a new anecdote from time to time. I wish he had focused more on music and less on his various addictions, but what do you expect? It is sure to interest me for years to come

This one was a quick read. It makes a difference when a real writer writes the book! Tom Waits is a very private person, and I realized while reading this that I knew nothing about him. Was surprised to find as people talked about his wife's control over his career that people actually praise her for it rather than compare her to Yoko.

The writer is also very into Prince and compares the two artists. Also says Tom is a Prince fan (no word on whether or not he likes the piano sampler set)

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Reply #16 posted 12/19/11 3:26pm

Harlepolis

NDRU said:

This one was a quick read. It makes a difference when a real writer writes the book! Tom Waits is a very private person, and I realized while reading this that I knew nothing about him. Was surprised to find as people talked about his wife's control over his career that people actually praise her for it rather than compare her to Yoko.

The writer is also very into Prince and compares the two artists. Also says Tom is a Prince fan (no word on whether or not he likes the piano sampler set)

What piano sampler set? hmmm

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Reply #17 posted 12/19/11 3:36pm

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Harlepolis said:

NDRU said:

This one was a quick read. It makes a difference when a real writer writes the book! Tom Waits is a very private person, and I realized while reading this that I knew nothing about him. Was surprised to find as people talked about his wife's control over his career that people actually praise her for it rather than compare her to Yoko.

The writer is also very into Prince and compares the two artists. Also says Tom is a Prince fan (no word on whether or not he likes the piano sampler set)

What piano sampler set? hmmm

The little song snippets Prince has been playing at the piano at his concerts (just a joke--I was torn between "sampler set," "lotusflow3r," and "20Ten" I'm sure Tom Waits knows nothing of any of those things)

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Reply #18 posted 12/19/11 3:40pm

Harlepolis

NDRU said:

Harlepolis said:

What piano sampler set? hmmm

The little song snippets Prince has been playing at the piano at his concerts (just a joke--I was torn between "sampler set," "lotusflow3r," and "20Ten" I'm sure Tom Waits knows nothing of any of those things)

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doh! I see lol

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Reply #19 posted 12/19/11 4:42pm

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This is good although there's a few minor typos like Chester Thompson's birthdate. It's all by the band members themselves, similar to The Beatles Anthology book. Anybody that had anything to do with Genesis is featured.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #20 posted 12/19/11 7:51pm

kellistarr120

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These are the books I've read most recently:

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Reply #21 posted 12/20/11 12:26am

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....

some of my recent reads (and re-reads):

[img:$uid]http://www.dangerousminds.net/images/uploads/Nile_Rodgers_Le_Freak_cover.jpg[/img:$uid] [img:$uid]http://www.andysummers.com/graphics/One%20Train%20Later.jpg[/img:$uid] [img:$uid]http://static.musicroom.com/img/c/f/HL00331277.jpg[/img:$uid] [img:$uid]http://pulmyears.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/361.jpg[/img:$uid] [img:$uid]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DTZX3JN3L._SS500_.jpg[/img:$uid] [img:$uid]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C90X04FPL._SS500_.jpg[/img:$uid]

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Reply #22 posted 12/20/11 9:26am

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paligap said:

I've read that one before, and these too:

Here's some others I've read:

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #23 posted 12/20/11 3:17pm

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Here's some other good books:

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #24 posted 12/20/11 6:32pm

wavesofbliss

im 150 pages in. gossdipy and good by turns

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Reply #25 posted 12/20/11 7:15pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #26 posted 12/20/11 7:30pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #27 posted 12/24/11 3:53pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #28 posted 12/30/11 5:44pm

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This 2010 book is about every known song that the 4 Beatles participated in with other acts, whether writing or performing, as a group and solo.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #29 posted 12/31/11 1:52pm

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[Edited 12/31/11 13:58pm]

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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