music books?

[Lore]

I love music books but since I'm a big Beatles maniac my library it's almost just about them (which is awesome anyway :P)

 

Do you have any book recommendations about certain bands, biographies or history of rock in general?

 

I'm reading The Beatles Anthology at the moment but would like to get something about another band maybe.

[the_gloaming09]

I have so many Beatles/John Lennon books... pretty much all of them I haven't had a chance to read :lol:

 

 

My favorite one is this Lennon book (I Can't remember the name of it), but it has all these photocopies of memorabilia to make it look real that you can take out of the book (like lyrics sheets, letters, etc)... it's really cool

[Lore]

I have one called Treasures of The Beatles and it's basically the same, it has concert tickets, postcards, etc and it's awesome :heart:

 

I'll search the Lennon Book :)

 

edit: is this one?

[the_gloaming09]

^YES! that's the one!

 

it's so awesome, you should get it!

[Lore]

I'll ask Santa Claus for it :awesome:

[the_gloaming09]

woot! :awesome: :D

[a-chan]

I've just bought the XFM 1000 songs of all time and it's a very good read so far about indie music

 

 

I also recommand 'Bands on the road': it's a collection of sketch done by rock artists on tour. It's funny to see their drawing and the story behind it.

 

 

One that is original is 'Sound bites' by Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) where he relates what he eats on tour (Alex worked in kitchen in restaurants before being in the band). It's funny and gives another look at the live of a touring band.

 

 

I've a biographies about bands that I really like (Jeff Buckley, Coldplay, KOL, Queen,...) All good.

[Gitta Rensolo]

I read some doors books (around 3 or 4).....

other than that I started reading the John Peel biography but haven't finished yet....

and some other stuff...I need to think about it again....

[fietssleutel]

One that is original is 'Sound bites' by Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) where he relates what he eats on tour (Alex worked in kitchen in restaurants before being in the band). It's funny and gives another look at the live of a touring band.

 

Yes, Sound Bites is really funny and awesome! :D I generally don't like biographies, especially if they're unofficial so I haven't read that many music related books. I do have a pop music encyclopaedia though, which is really useful, and a couple of books by a Dutch pop journalist, but I guess there isn't much point in recommending those. :sweatdrop:

[Cyan Kat]

Once when I Was waiting for my mum I got bored and went to the library and started reading a book about rock music in the 60's it was quite good, but I Don't usually read much.

[Lore]

thanks guys, I'll check all the books you recommended and maybe I'll get some :D Alex Kapranos :awesome:

[Italian Plastic]

Learning How To Die - The story of Wilco is REALLY GOOD.

 

Our Band Could Be Your Life is really great too. It's about 'indie rock' in the US from 1981 - 1981. Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and others. Read it!

[Mrs.McFly]

One that is original is 'Sound bites' by Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) where he relates what he eats on tour (Alex worked in kitchen in restaurants before being in the band). It's funny and gives another look at the live of a touring band.

 

 

:surprised: I want to read that book :awesome: I love Franz Ferdinand, and I heard that Alex praised Portuguese food :dance:

 

And I don't own many books about music, but last year when I went to New York I bought a photography book about the Beatles, it's awesome! :D Love the pics and the stories behind them

[*Sarah*]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbook_%28Nick_Hornby_book%29

[Gitta Rensolo]

ok here is what I read:

 

the Doors biography with many pictures

 

a Doors biography by Ray Manzarek (the founder of the Doors)

 

this is rather fictionary about Jim Morrison's death...

 

haha one of my favourites...it's about the death of Indie-rock...

 

John Peel biography...omg the reason why I bought that book was so lame....I hadn't heard of John Peel before, but my best uni friend (well I had a crush on him) told me about the book and how great it is and he said he can only recommend it to me and all that stuff....so I straight went to a book shop and bought it just to impress him and the next day I still had it in my uni bag and I showed him ( I was so proud) and he said "yeah.....nice.....well, I haven't read it..."....I was like "Oh":disappointed:

 

Not directly music related, but since Patti Smith is a musician it is a music book haha...I've almost finished it

 

about the student movement in the 60s and their relation to music...

 

about german music history...

 

another book about german music history....

 

(don't know if that counts though...)

 

 

that's what I remember so far.....there are some more but I can't remember their title correctly now and that's why I can't find them....