JazzMusicArchives.com Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home >Topics not related to music >General discussions
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - The Bookshelf
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

The Bookshelf

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1234>
Author
Message
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jul 2012 at 10:01pm
^ heard that one described as a cross between Dickens and Agathie?


Just a short one for me - really enjoying the use of electricity in the story





Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 27 Jul 2012 at 10:03pm
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
idlero View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP member

Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 2158
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote idlero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jul 2012 at 11:33am
^yes,you can put it that way too, but the themes of the satire are contemporary
I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns
Back to Top
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jul 2012 at 2:42am
Originally posted by idlero idlero wrote:

^yes,you can put it that way too, but the themes of the satire are contemporary


It sounds good, I'll have to try and find it next time I visit a store.

Now, about to start




Edited by dreadpirateroberts - 29 Jul 2012 at 2:43am
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
idlero View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP member

Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 2158
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote idlero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Sep 2012 at 11:26pm

interesting
I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns
Back to Top
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 3:35am
More Murakami


We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
snobb View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar
Site Admin

Joined: 22 Dec 2010
Location: Vilnius
Status: Offline
Points: 29657
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 3:58am
one of my first Murakami's book Smile
Back to Top
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 12:28am
Yeah! Is that one of the ones you've read in multiple languages? Have you read his latest, Slava?
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
snobb View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar
Site Admin

Joined: 22 Dec 2010
Location: Vilnius
Status: Offline
Points: 29657
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 1:27am
Didn't read Murakami's books during last few years, not sure if he wrote something new during that period (still didn't read all his previous books as well)
Back to Top
Slartibartfast View Drop Down
JMA Special Collaborator
JMA Special Collaborator
Avatar

Joined: 14 Jun 2011
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 625
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Slartibartfast Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 3:21pm
I hadn't dropped in on this thread yet and it reminded me that I really don't read books anymore.  It's not a deliberate choice just a fact of life.  I still have a subscription to the local paper.  I lost about 75% of my book collection in the flood 2009 including The Real Frank Zappa Book and Miles Davis' Autobiography.  There are a couple of things out there that I might indulge in of a political bent if I had the money.
Back to Top
snobb View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar
Site Admin

Joined: 22 Dec 2010
Location: Vilnius
Status: Offline
Points: 29657
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 3:39pm
I have my The Real Frank Zappa Book  Cool
Back to Top
Slartibartfast View Drop Down
JMA Special Collaborator
JMA Special Collaborator
Avatar

Joined: 14 Jun 2011
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 625
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Slartibartfast Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 4:00pm
That's a damn good read. :)  If you  haven't read Miles Auto, you should.  It's a really good read, too.  Joe Jackson's A Cure For Gravity is also quite good.  It's a shame that all three of these were flood victims but the life stories remain in my head. Big smile
Back to Top
js View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar
Site admin

Joined: 22 Dec 2010
Location: Memphis
Status: Offline
Points: 35278
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote js Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Sep 2012 at 5:45pm
I have the Miles autobio as well as several bios on him as well.
Back to Top
Abraxas View Drop Down
JMA Collaborator
JMA Collaborator
Avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2011
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 1251
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Abraxas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Oct 2012 at 9:33pm
The two recent books I've read were:

Just Kids by Patti Smith
My Last Sigh by Luis Buñuel

Both autobiographic, both in english, and man, both totally incredible. Probably I'm starting to realize the magic of autobiographies and such books. But maybe it's just that these two specifically are just incredible persons and have had such fascinating lives. 
Both highly recommended.
Back to Top
bytor2112 View Drop Down
Forum Groupie
Forum Groupie


Joined: 24 Oct 2012
Location: BC, Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 57
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bytor2112 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Dec 2012 at 12:31am
Recently finished this:

It was pretty good, just took me a couple nights to read. At points it was a little depressing, led to a little loss of sleep.LOL But overall it was a good read, recommended to any classic sci-fi lover.
Back to Top
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Dec 2012 at 2:16am
^ sounds good, Cale, I've never come across that one

Just finished this one again:






We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
idlero View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP member

Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 2158
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote idlero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 2013 at 4:05am
just finished Murakami's  1st book of 1Q84
I liked it, but not in my top three Murakami books

I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns
Back to Top
idlero View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP member

Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 2158
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote idlero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 12:51pm
Finished the 1Q84  trilogy, quite enjoyable , a bit too long.

I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns
Back to Top
Abraxas View Drop Down
JMA Collaborator
JMA Collaborator
Avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2011
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 1251
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Abraxas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 2013 at 2:50pm
Finishing:



Back to Top
Abraxas View Drop Down
JMA Collaborator
JMA Collaborator
Avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2011
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 1251
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Abraxas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 7:10pm
^finished!

Extremely well done and thoughtful concerning the past decade (00s) and what's-to-come of music, all in a long 400 pages analysis with detailed examples. This book is not probably for "closed" minded Prog fans, but there's a lot in here that answers or deals with Prog fans issues and concerns with music, about innovation and real "progression".

Back to Top
dreadpirateroberts View Drop Down
Forum Admin Group
Forum Admin Group
Avatar

Joined: 06 Jul 2011
Location: AU
Status: Offline
Points: 1836
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dreadpirateroberts Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2013 at 5:55am
Cool, sounds great. Is there an English language version too?
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
Reviews...
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1234>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 10.16
Copyright ©2001-2013 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.105 seconds.