Music Hardcover – Bargain Price, October 15, 2010

The power of the book will likely be many different things for different people. What's to love are the clear pristine images of an interestingly diverse set of musicians/creators, their personal interview responses which are refreshingly deeper than one often gets in the music press or media, and for me particularly, the thoughtfully edited movie one can download, which offers an intriguing look and listen to many of these artists and industry mavens give more candid views about this crazy thing we call Music. It's also at least an attempt to evolve the coffee table anthology format, with new millennial media integration: documentary video and website. I also like that it focusses on music purely and not so much on the current disruption from new technologies. What's not so great for me is the somewhat sterile contemporary sheen of Zuckerman's photography, and the promise of fuller content that's evoked by the presence of a website and movie [why not more from each artist - they could post their own video responses to the book online on a Vimeo or YouTube channel, and even full interviews] but not explored. Still this is his book, very fair value for the amount of content, and though my personal preference is for more grit, less contrived, dressed-up-for-camera polish in the images and to some degree the movie; all this is more than made up for by a clear commitment to getting closer to the true relationship all these musical minds have with their beloved art form and it's fruits. The full content adds up to a significant contemporary look at a vast subject and makes it an excellent and worthy purchase for any music lover.

First, kudos to the stellar photography this book contains. Such clarity and grasping imagery. We randomly picked an artist (one we didn't know) and were engaged by the artists thoughts and take on life in general. Influences and backgrounds build the story and you come away knowing something unique about each one. How can life not be part of the story? One thing we find a bit difficult is the print size - lots of good bits to read but somewhat hard to focus on due to the size of the font and the spacing. Overall, it makes an interesting read - one of those good books to read for a short time then back onto the coffee table for another session. We were thinking it would be less philosophical and a bit more on the musicians history- either way, we're going to read every page.

Most people will buy this book for the included interview movie download. Which has a few interesting statements from great musicians, but a lot more annoying blabbering from self-important narcissists like Sinead O'Connor, Billy Corgan or Fiona Apple.Do you need to hear that Brandy never sits down to write without praying first? Do you need to see how screwed up Kenny Rogers' face really is (hint: It's much, much worse than you thought)?So, if the pictures don't warrant the price for you, don't hope for the movie to push it over the edge. It won't.

it is rare to find a book that defines wisdom of human creativity in music, and this book speaks [abstractly] itself purely from the top to the END. it's priceless to read and feel the amount of shared philosophies, ideas, thoughts, and sincerity from page to page. kudos to Andrew Zuckerman/his team and the ICONs of music.

this was an informative book. I bought it for my daughter for a Christmas gift. Hopefully she will enjoy it too.

Great gift for a music teacher! Awesome for anyone who enjoys music and the people who make it! Enjoyed it

Great gift for the type of person who likes to read Rollingstone magazine and appreciates where the music comes from, this is a great gift. Hours of reading and great interviews. Good coffee table book.

I enjoyed the book. It listed some artists that I was really interested in reading about. I learned some new things about my favorite artists. It's a good coffee book to have to catch up on what make musicians tick.

Item as described - Well packed and promptly shipped

My dad loves music and loves this book! Any music lover would too. Great x mas gift idea if you are looking for one.