| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Bruford, Bill; Drummers (Musicians); Rock musicians |
| Publication Date |
3/1/2009 |
| Format |
Softcover (8.5
x
6.0
mm)
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| Publisher |
Jawbone Press |
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| Description |
| Once called the "godfather of progressive drumming," Bill Bruford has been at the top of his profession for four decades, playing with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Earthworks, and many other bands. "Bill Bruford" is a first-person account of his life in progressive rock, art rock, and modern jazz. Honest, entertaining, and eloquent, it recounts his life on the road and in the studio, rubbing shoulders and creating music with the famous, the less famous, and the infamous. A rocker with the temperament of a classical musician, who became a jazz musician, he defies all the cliches and bad jokes about drummers. At polite dinner parties, Bruford is occasionally asked what he does. After replying that he's a musician, the inevitable retort is "Yes, but what do you "really" do?" This funny, unusual, and unusually thoughtful memoir answers the question. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
AbstractLogix |
| Purchase Price |
$17.95 |
| Acquire Date |
8/12/2011 |
| Rating |
0 |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
ML419.B78 .A3 2009 |
| Dewey |
786.9166092 |
| ISBN |
9781906002237 |
| Cover Price |
$19.95 |
| No. of Pages |
352 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Thoroughly enjoyable, though probably only for music enthusiasts. Bruford tells his story more or less chronologically, in chapters titled as questions he's been asked over the years: "What do you do during the day?", "What do you really do?", and so on. A bit over half the book, perhaps, is Bruford's story. The remainder, interspersed with his recollections, are musings on the nature of music: music history, music philosophy, the difference between the music business and the music industry. Surprisingly, these bits are even footnoted.
I found Bruford eloquent and erudite. |
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