Books for Chrimbo holidays

[paul j h]

Hi Folks, my good lady wife and I are going to Lanzarote over Xmas and i'd like some bass/music related suggestions for books to take. I started a similar post last year and worked my way through the list, so i've read Guy Pratt, Big Wheel etc. So new suggestions would be great, I like classic rock, progressive rock - early Yes/Genesis, not that keen on Jazz. Please hit me up with your suggestions. Cheers Paul.

[Len_derby]

The Keith Richards autobiography is very good.
I mostly enjoyed the Bill Bruford autobiography. It made me laugh, although I'm not sure that was Mr. Bruford's intention.
Of recent books, Neil Young's sutobiography looks interesting.
There's also a very new biography of Springsteen out which seems very well regarded.
An old favourite is 'Deep Blues' by Robert Palmer. A well written and concise histoy of the birth of the genre.
Finally I recommend 'How Music Works' by John Powell. A brilliant small paperback that explains music from the perspective of physics. Very readable (I've only got 'o' level science) and gave me several 'light-bulb' moments.

[paul j h]

Hi i've read the Keith Richards and the Neil Young (who i'm a massive fan of his music, BUT he comes over as a complete sh*t in his autobiography) ones. The Bruford one sounds interesting though.

[bertbass]

Pete Townshend - Who I Am.

[Mykesbass]

Got to be this if it has been released by then: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-P-C-Chambers-Popular-History/dp/1845536363/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354823408&sr=1-9"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-P-C-Chambers-Popular-History/dp/1845536363/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354823408&sr=1-9[/url] (just keeping in with the Mods)

[Mr H]

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1354821109' post='1890925']Finally I recommend 'How Music Works' by John Powell. A brilliant small paperback that explains music from the perspective of physics. Very readable (I've only got 'o' level science) and gave me several 'light-bulb' moments.[/quote]

I bought this for my wife (pianist and singer) a year or two back - she found it extremely interesting, so much so that she's recently been exchanging e-mails with the author. He seems like a very pleasant chap, who enjoys a beer and a curry. On that basis, I'll recommend it too.

[BigRedX]

[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/In-Cold-Sweat-Interviews-Musicians/dp/0879109564/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1354825421&sr=8-5"]This[/url] and [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfecting-Sound-Forever-Story-Recorded/dp/1847081401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354825460&sr=1-1"]this[/url] are the two most intersting books on musicians and music I have read in the last couple of years.

Edited December 6, 2012 by BigRedX

[Doddy]

I agree with 'In Cold Sweat'-it's great. I know you said you're not keen on Jazz,but I think you'll
struggle to find a better Autobiography than Miles Davis'. Frank Zappa's is good too.