Book/online media pack. More than a player's manual this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists including Ray Brown Eddie Gomez Charles Mingus Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance …

Foo Fighters ? The Band That Dave Made

White Stripes - Sweethearts of the Blues

The Big Black Book-More than 30 years ago Marty Di Bergi (played by director Rob Reiner) could not have known that as he introduced his ?rockumentary? This Is Spinal Tap he was creating a work of genius that would rock on for decades. Consistently cited as one of the funniest movies ever made (and often spoken about by rock stars as one of the most frightening movies they've ever seen) This Is S…

Few would dispute U2's position as the biggest rock band in the world. Active and relevant for nearly thirty-five years Bono the Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. have been masters of reinvention thriving artisticallywhile continuing to sell out concerts across the globe.From their start at Dublin's Mount Temple School in 1976 up to the 2009 Rose Bowl show that shattered a U.S. concert …

For those who want to learn the inner workings of music without as author Dave Stewart notes “getting bogged down in a lot of fearsome technicalities ” this is an enlightening exploration of the theory and practiceof music. Picking up where The Musician's Guide to Reading & Writing Music leaves off Stewart uses the same amusing style clear examples and practical advice to encourag…

This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays – some with interviews of key figures – explore alternative rock's primaryinfluences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and …

Turn It On Again

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Bruce Springsteen is one of today's great songwriters with a style that is all his own. This book uses his work as the starting point for a master class in the art of writing powerful – and successful – songs.Songwriting guru Rikky Rooksby takes Springsteen's songs apart and shows how the common techniques they use can help you: structure intros verses choruses and bridges • wr…