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Thumbs up.
Joel Hirshhorn's book is brief but concise and to the point. It covers virtually every concept in songwriting along with... more info

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Chronicling his life album by album
A legend in the field of music for over four decades. "The Words and Music of Neil Young" is a complete and comprehensiv... more info

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Loved this
As a fan of great American songwriters, I really enjoyed this book. It's wonderful to have it in my collection.... more info

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Gershwin Pretentious Gimme a Break! Bach Must be Zues on Pluto
Richard Rogers The Greatest Composer Of His Time?Let's get clear folks Espically you low brows who call porgy and... more info

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whoa! what happened to the price?! (part one)
Oh amazon! I was here about to buy this just yesterday at around $26 and left it for a few hours...came back and it jump... more info

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My highest recommendation
I recently heard Brent Mann interviewed on the radio here in Chicago and he was really informative, insightful and funny... more info

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Tori-iffic!
Tori Amos is an amazing person. The book is a glimpse inside her head. It is purely phenominal the way she thinks, writ... more info

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Effective for Beginning/Intermediate Writers
This book, along with its companion by the same author, Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony, comprise a solid, straightforwar... more info

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Biography of George needs more substance...
Mark Brend's biography of Lowell George gives a mishmash about his life and an analysis of his music. Although it's writ... more info

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Only if you're old enough
I'm caught between the extant reviews. The key is to be old enough to have heard these songs, even if it's years since t... more info