Much of the information contained in this book has been made available before, in works such as The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, but this is a great collation of information nevertheless and it is well laid out and clearly designed.
a good insight into each song. It's riddled with typos, and I'm not one that catches things like that. The early band blended blues, gospel, country and rock ’n’ roll. e.g.). My major problems are: 1. A very interesting book that gives some valuable insight into the creativity of the Beatles. There was a problem loading your book clubs. A lot of interesting trivia and stories about each song.
There is also hardly anything to do with music theory in this book, so look for that, as well as lyrical interpretation and biographical descriptions, elsewhere. Want more Rolling Stone? But it's also devastating to read how, within 10 years, four best friends lost their friendship, what led to the break-up of the world's greatest band. Please try again. I know it's only rock and roll and I liked it. Refresh and try again. It was still a pretty interesting read. Give me someone's cited opinion from a publication. Thanks to GoodReads for such a great giveaway win. It signaled a loss of innocence. Some hidden gems. Marva Whitney - "Unwind Yourself": Luther and Elliott talk. A short glossary of technical and musical terms, an index of albums and songs, a list of release dates, and a general index round out the work.Comprehensive and entertaining, this is a good reference source of music trivia and a must for the circulating collections of most public and academic libraries. Exhaustively researched and pretty up-to-date. This book seems meant to be a thoughtless Christmas present for a distant father, or a bludgeon for Prof. Granted, I didn't read it cover to cover, but I did read the stories behind all of the songs, and I even went through my iPod and listened along, trying to find the mistakes that were pointed out in the book.
October 22nd 2013 Butthole Surfers - "Pepper": Vanya is tortured. More than just the music -- the Beatles could be a way of life. That does lead to quite a bit of repetition.
I felt like I was learning Rock 'n' Roll history. This visit left me wanting to learn more and more about this seminal group, who helped revolutionize the music and the culture of the sixties and beyond. Does Brian play a nose flute on the 47th take of Paint It Black? Unable to add item to List. That kind of in depth knowledge lies within this book. It's great to have access to Dylan's work, but some historical perspective would have been a definite plus. Comes with 100 minute online video course. Earlier this year I wasn’t too thrilled about the Bob Dylan effort of this duo. Each song is broken down to make some attempt to analyze what it is about, and what happened in the studio. Once they “Matured” in their song writing… they never returned to love songs. Subtitled, “The story behind every Beatles release” this is a HUGE volume (nearly 700 pages) – a virtual treasure trove of information and an obvious labour of love.
Skimmed the second half. John Stokes - "Love in the City": Vanya and Sissy lie in bed. As soon as you start, you get that magic feeling, an extra feeling. This book wasn't what I thought it was going to be. October 27th 2015 There's a problem loading this menu right now. Be the first to ask a question about All The Songs. Large-scale black-and-white photos abound, with color shots popping up as well.
Frank Sinatra - "My Way": The Umbrella Academy fights in the lead-up to the (second) apocalypse.
'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 has a soundtrack that branches the decades. There were even some songs recorded the same day they were written. Eh - some interesting stuff, but not as good as I had hoped. Parra for Cuva feat. It’s almost completely awful but it looks wonderful (which is a life lesson in itself) so let me immediately give. DJ Shadow feat. Includes the FUN Fake Book (100 fun songs in fake book format). De La Soul - "Rocket Fuel": Luther fights in a match.
The 672 page book goes album by album, track by track, and tells you who wrote each song, when and where it was recorded, and the team behind the production. That does lead to quite a bit of repetition. Margotin and Guesdon take such a clinical, blinkered view that they don't seem to understand what they're hearing: F. It's unclear for whom this massive, gorgeous book is intended. Two pages on EVERY song they ever wrote-the genesis, the recording session, photos, etc. Episode 1, "Right Back Where We Started" Bobby Darin - "Beyond the Sea": Klaus arrives in 1960. I have both the hardcover and Kindle version. It's very interesting to read about the stories behind the songs and who wrote what. 3. Fascinating history about each song The Beatles wrote. It's probably not meant to be read cover to cover, and yet that's what I did. Jim Boyd - "You Only Want Me When You're Lonely" - Luther and Five meet. Though the show is based on a comic book by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, the songs in the show are very different from the type of music he makes, with a lot of hits from the 1950s and 1960s included. Every album and every song ever released by the Beatles―from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970)―is dissected, discussed, and analyzed by two music historians in this lively and fully illustrated work. "Here's a list of some people that also recorded 'Here Comes Santa Clause'." Another minus point is that the book deals solely with every Beatles release, so does not cover songs they did not put out on record. We also learn that "Love Me Do," recorded in Abbey Road Studios in September 1962, took 18 takes to get right, even though it was one of the first songs John and Paul ever wrote together. Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. The Complete Beatles Songs: The Stories Behind Every Track Written by the Fab Four, The Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs, A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song, The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Any fan will come away with tons of irrelevant data but nothing enlightening. Welcome back. Side boxes of trivia (For Beatles Fanatics) are posted throughout, letting readers in on such trivia as If you listen carefully, you can make out an extra voice in the solo part at exactly 1:32 on Any Time at All.
Starting with “Revolver” their songs became darker and worldly. I very much enjoyed it, and it's a great reference for when I give these tracks a close listen. With the first iconic strum of the guitar on 'Take It Easy' the Eagles set a new direction for the country-rock infused California sound. This tome of a book is not only long but big and heavy with full page or almost full page photos of the Beatles or other musicians associated with every song. I've done two like this BUT ONLY SORTA and WAY less cool... on The Clash and Led Zeppelin, but yea, nothing close. But I understand the effort that went into it. It's probably not meant to be read cover to cover, and yet that's what I did. I have three favorite songwriters of my generation-- Springsteen, Paul Simon and Dylan.
by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book gave none of that. Themes, background, technical details and opinions are presented in subtle, smart manner and one learns a lot about Robert Zimmermann in the process.
We’ve been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get”, Readers’ Top Histories and Biographies of the Last 5 Years.
Be the first to ask a question about Bob Dylan All the Songs. I loved seeing the pictures of the Beatles, especially Paul, because he was the best. Much of the information contained in this book has been made available before, in works such as The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, but this is a great collation of information nevertheless and it is well laid out and clearly designed. I like some of his songs and I like the history of the time he was making music so I thought I would read up on him to find out a bit more. I'll edit this later to talk about some complaints, but overall, very good!
The Interrupters - "Bad Guy": Five and Lila fight. Obviously took a TON of research, “I don’t know how they do it. Yeah yeah yeah. Maxine Nightingale - "Right Back Where We Started": Allison, Luther, Diego, Vanya and Number Five arrive in the 1960s. The background stories were interesting and added to my appreciation and understanding of the songs. It lists who wrote the song, who sang it, back up vocals and instruments played. Some really interesting stuff. My major problems are: 1. The Stranglers - "Golden Brown": The true identity of Lila is revealed. The Beatles were early adopters of available technology and were known for using innovative techniques, and this book admirably captures the recording process of their English catalog, including all the singles and studio albums. That info just gets a little bogged down sometimes. Some of the song origins are really sad, like how, "We can work it out" was written because he was fighting with Jane Asher (who, may I say, was a fool), and "The Long and Winding Road" was written because of the never ending tension, stress, and fighting between the Beatles later on in their lives. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Like its companion book by the same author. Joe Tex - "I'll Never Do You Wrong": Luther visits Allison. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Beatles fans will be clamoring for this one.
LUDICROUS to complain about anything but... album cover s. I'm astounded what I am learning about the Stones from this book, just one of the most perfect things on a band for what I crave in a book ever. If you are a bEatles fan you will love either version, though. Each song is broken down to make some attempt to analyze what it is about, and what happened in the studio.
Fantastic reference book for all Rolling Stones fans! An extremely detailed and informative chronological encyclopedia on all of Bob Dylan's albums from 1962-2015.
There is some serious filler in places. Aretha Franklin - "Won't Be Long": Plays in the hair salon.
We went through every song in their catalog of music and I used this book to reference fun facts about each selection including which instruments were used. Admittedly, I am a fair-weather fan of Bob Dylan. I loved this book and if you love Bob Dylan and want to know how he created his great music you'll love it too. Any fan will come away with tons of irrelevant data but nothing enlightening. The bonus? It made me sad near the end. All the Songs delves deep into the history and origins of the Beatles and their music. Sign up for our newsletter. What can I add to that.
Public Image Ltd. - "The Order of Death": The Umbrella Academy has dinner with their father. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Very interesting read, with a nice, consistent description of each song (genesis and production) in the order they were released. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. We’d love your help. It transcends time. The book outlines the genesis and production details of the songs from the beginning of their career to their break-up (oh so devastating when it happened!). Four Holidays - "He Can't Love You": Luther visits his father's house. Petra Bechfelberger - "Pfiffikus Polka": Opening. This is a very nice comprehensive guidebook on every standard Beatles song, including their singles and their albums. Well laid out, excellent book. 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Rolling Stone’s definitive list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
The Dead South - "In Hell I'll Be in Good Company": Elliott is found by Luther and Diego. My major problems are: 1. But why did he leave out the Traveling Wilburys?