The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century53 reviews Alex Ross Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Superb company as you listen to 20th century art music + A Fine Summary + A Poetic History of the 20th Century as Only an Art Critic Can Give... + jack's pick             Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music (Roth Family Foundation Music in America Book)2 reviews Mark Katz University of California Press, 2004 A great read. + Great Insight Although being a scholarly work, fully footnoted and with a complete bibliograpy this book, unlike much of academic production, is a great read. I enjoyed it immensly. It is a good companion to Michael Channan's book on the same topic."Repeated Takes: A Short History of Recording and Its Effects ...             Essays on Music Alfred Einstein W. W. Norton & Company, 1962             Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (History of Jazz)5 reviews Gunther Schuller Oxford University Press, USA, 1986 The best musical examination of 20s jazz + Fabulous in-depth look at Jazz' early development + understanding jazz + essential reference + An American Heritage.             Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)4 reviews Friedrich Nietzsche Cambridge University Press, 1999 Greeks, those who made life seem most seductive... + Mind-blowing and life-changing: why nighttime is the right time. + It got me through a long plane ride + Cross-Roads of Tragedy, Music and Philosophy             Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll: Fifth Edition25 reviews Greil Marcus Plume, 2008 Rock and Roll Poetry This book is an amazing look into the history and impact of rock and roll on pop culture. Greil Marcus writes about this artists and songs as a poet who has been deeply affected by this music. The lyrics seem to impact the very roots of his soul and diversly shape his world and view of America. ...             Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art4 reviews Susanne K. Langer Harvard University Press, 1957 A great book + One of the Most Important Books Today + Un hito en la Estética y la Filosofía del Arte + Still the best view of the human thought process.             The Cowboy and the Dandy: Crossing Over from Romanticism to Rock and Roll Perry Meisel Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 What is rock and roll and where does it come from? In this adventurous new study of music, literature, and culture, Perry Meisel shows how rock and roll joins Romanticism and the blues tradition by focusing on the preoccupation with boundaries that are common to both--the boundaries between freedom and irony, country and city, and cowboy and dandy. Meisel traces the emergence of rock and roll out ...             What Jazz Is: An Insider's Guide to Understanding and Listening to Jazz11 reviews Jonny King Walker & Company, 1997 Be bopping before you know it... + Tremendous introduction to jazz + WHAT JAZZ IS is what jazz is! For years I wondered about the appeal and popularity of jazz music. What jazz I heard seemed bizarre, cacophonous, and, well, not worth listening to. Jonny King's book (and it's CD) changed all of that and I've converted into a definite jazz fan. King's book is the perfect introduction and does ...             The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein6 reviews Amadeus Press, 2004 A true Renaissance man + Still wonderfull !! + Brilliant + Bernstein at His Best + The Joy of Music---a thorough and inspired work             Sound Bites1 review Albert Goldman Random House, Inc., 1992 Albert does it again! The late Albert Goldman has written another book that is hardly worth reading. In "Sound Bites" he collects some of his articles written over the last two decades and because of that we have already read all the stuff that this book contains. For example, the chapter on Elvis Presley has been ...             This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession108 reviews Daniel J. Levitin Plume/Penguin, 2007 Excellent informative read! + Interesting & informative, but at points difficult to grasp + Your Brain on Music + A different perspective             Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties36 reviews Ian MacDonald Chicago Review Press, 2007 Hear the word! + Insanely thorough but I question the accuracy + Hardcore Fans & Musicians Will Enjoy + must have             Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll: Fifth Edition25 reviews Greil Marcus Plume, 2008 Rock and Roll Poetry This book is an amazing look into the history and impact of rock and roll on pop culture. Greil Marcus writes about this artists and songs as a poet who has been deeply affected by this music. The lyrics seem to impact the very roots of his soul and diversly shape his world and view of America. ...             This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession108 reviews Daniel J. Levitin Plume/Penguin, 2007 Excellent informative read! + Interesting & informative, but at points difficult to grasp + Your Brain on Music + A different perspective             Sound Bites1 review Albert Goldman Random House, Inc., 1992 Albert does it again! The late Albert Goldman has written another book that is hardly worth reading. In "Sound Bites" he collects some of his articles written over the last two decades and because of that we have already read all the stuff that this book contains. For example, the chapter on Elvis Presley has been ...             Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)4 reviews Friedrich Nietzsche Cambridge University Press, 1999 Greeks, those who made life seem most seductive... + Mind-blowing and life-changing: why nighttime is the right time. + It got me through a long plane ride + Cross-Roads of Tragedy, Music and Philosophy             Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties36 reviews Ian MacDonald Chicago Review Press, 2007 Hear the word! + Insanely thorough but I question the accuracy + Hardcore Fans & Musicians Will Enjoy + must have             What Jazz Is: An Insider's Guide to Understanding and Listening to Jazz11 reviews Jonny King Walker & Company, 1997 Be bopping before you know it... + Tremendous introduction to jazz + WHAT JAZZ IS is what jazz is! For years I wondered about the appeal and popularity of jazz music. What jazz I heard seemed bizarre, cacophonous, and, well, not worth listening to. Jonny King's book (and it's CD) changed all of that and I've converted into a definite jazz fan. King's book is the perfect introduction and does ...             Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art4 reviews Susanne K. Langer Harvard University Press, 1957 A great book + One of the Most Important Books Today + Un hito en la Estética y la Filosofía del Arte + Still the best view of the human thought process.