Back in 2004, Bob Dylan published a book of (some of) his life called Chronicles: Volume One. It was a pretty insightful, entertaining look into the mind of this enigma. While we await Volume Two, we now have The Philosophy of Modern Song which is, … Continue reading Book Review – The Philosophy of Modern Song – Bob Dylan
Way back in history, 3000 years In fact, ever since the world began There’s been a whole lotta good women sheddin’ tears Over a brown-eyed handsome man It’s a lot of trouble for the brown-eyed handsome man When asked “How did you want to be … Continue reading Book Review – Chuck Berry: An American Life
“Within the contents of this book, I wanted to include items from my personal archive that have played a part in my career over 60 years, to illustrate the detail behind the detail.” – Jimmy Page To my great delight and joy, Santa Claus (Father … Continue reading Book Review – Jimmy Page -The Anthology
“This is a story of drug abuse” – Chrissie Hynde Reckless – Marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences – Irresponsible That’s the dictionary definition of the word. And I guess that that word pretty much sums up Chrissie Hynde’s life, at least through … Continue reading Book Review – Reckless: My Life as a Pretender – Chrissie Hynde
Hello darkness my old friend I’ve come to talk to you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence I’ve said this before and … Continue reading Book Review – Paul Simon: The Life
The Music Enthusiast is certainly aware of and sad to note the passing of Aretha Franklin. He’ll have a tribute to her further on down the road. Roughly year or so ago, I wrote a post about a book I had read called Maximum Volume: … Continue reading Book Review – Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016
I’m so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin. I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever. He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me. He guided the … Continue reading Book Review – Maximum Volume – Biography of George Martin
This book came out a few years ago. But I wasn’t blogging then. I am now. So here’s my belated review: As a long-time Rolling Stones devotee, I seemingly can’t get enough of reading about them. Probably because to live like they have is fairly unimaginable … Continue reading Book Review – Life – Keith Richards
For the record, Tune In is not a new book but was published in late 2013. But I’ve only just got around to reading it. So, new to me… If you’ve ever read a biography of any sort about The Beatles, you’ve likely run into … Continue reading Book Review – The Beatles: All These Years (Vol 1) – Tune In
“Music is the international language – can make friends, bridge the geographical and cultural barriers, and perhaps promote a bit of international understanding.” – Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records. “Nothing really affected me until Elvis. I always wanted to be this tough James Dean type, … Continue reading Book Review – Sam Phillips, The Man Who Invented Rock n’ Roll
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