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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss (contributor)

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Total reviews: 371 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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After six multi-platinum albums, seven consecutive Billboard Top 20 albums, and four Billboard Top Ten singles, Motley Crue are the undisputed heavyweight champs of rock music. Since the '80s they've been the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anoited High Priests of pentagram rock, pioneers of Hollywood Glam and the creators of MTV's first "power ballad". Their ravenous sexual appetites consumed celebrities from Heather Locklear to Pamela Anderson to Lita Ford, while their legendary scuffles involved everyone from Axl Rose to 2 Live Crew. Now, for the first time, the most influential, enduring and iconic rock band of the 1980s reveals everything in a tell-all of epic proportions. They've collected automatic weapons, pushed the envelope of total drug abuse and dreamt up backstage antics that would make Ozzy Osbourne blanch with modesty. They are the trailblazers of modern excess. Provocatively written and brilliantly designed, this book includes never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes paraphernalia. Whether you're a fan of Motley Crue, a fan of rock'n'roll or just a fan of outrageously bad behaviour, you owe it to yourself to read this book - and experience the madness first hand.

The Eagles / Hell Freezes Over

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Total reviews: 307 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Love this 5 out of 5 stars.
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For some reason I was never a big big fan of Eagles back in the 70's. Recently I started listening to them again and absolutely cannot stop playing this video. I have it on in between listening to CNN/MSNBC on the elections. It is a great reprieve from that. Love, love, love it.

A Cult 5 out of 5 stars.
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This DVD is a cult and I buied it for a friend of mine.
He went to this Concert in 1994. A beautiful surprise for him.

Goooooooooooo!!!

Classic Must Have DVD 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over

If you like the Eagles at all then you must purchase this DVD. The sound and quality are excellent. Closest thing to being there in person.
You will not be disappointed with this purchase. If you have surround sound even better. Enjoy!

Felder's skills are unbeatable...! 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a great performance. It shows Don Felder's amazing talent with a guitar. Joe Walsh is great too, though a little subdue - probably due to the rehabilitation he was newly emerging from. These two amazing guitarists play off each other perfectly and with the wonderful chemistry they used to have before the band's break-up.

Everyone else in great form, too; Henley's voice is out of this world - though I wish he would tone down the theatrical gestures and facial expressions of pretentious indifference - and Tim Schmit sings like an angel, as always! That speech from Henley, about 'how very glad he is they are all friends again' grated badly and the insincerity of this big-headed, gifted performer - I emphasize performer - is big-time CRINGE. Watch the expression on Felder's face here!

Just GET OVER IT and get on with it! We all know the real story already, even long before Felder's book; don't waste your breath and our patience, pushing your crap down our throats.

But yes, Eagles fans - get this DVD. You will love the sound, the songs and the extraordinary skills of Joe Walsh and Don Felder, especially in Hotel California! Flying fingers of Felder's!

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Arranged for Piano/Vocal/Chords with Lyrics. All 15 songs from the band's comeback album.

Madonna: 2009 Wall Calendar

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The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q’s Personal Collection

Quincy Jones

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Everything you love about American popular culture is Quincy Jones. As an artist and impresario Quincy Jones has been the creative catalyst for over 50 years of American cultural phenomena orchestrating the sounds of Frank Sinatra, setting the ambiance for Steven Spielberg, cultivating the talent of Michael Jackson, and introducing the world Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith--to name a few. The Complete Quincy Jones examines the diverse virtuosity of Quincy Jones, celebrating his prolific contribution to American art and culture. Comprised of personal interviews and recollections with Jones, this collection peers behind the veil of
celebrity, with extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and labors. Through private notebooks, correspondence, and photographs Jones offers unprecedented introspection into the depths of his creativity and the histories of his ventures. From the volumes of his memorabilia, Jones emerges as a contemplative and dynamic maestro, thriving on intuition and ceaselessly pursuing the soul of his art.

The Beatles - Complete Scores

The Beatles

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This Collection is Great 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Beatles Complete Scores really is a one of a kind collection. Sure, the highly trained eye will see simple mistakes here or there, but for those of us who aren't trained classical pianists and just like to play Beatles tunes, this book is amazing. The print is small, but not too small; complaining about the print is really being nitpicky. Plus, no other book gives you all of their recorded songs, and in the correct key. For example, this is the only book I've ever seen that finally puts Strawberry Fields in b flat instead of A major. This book is amazing, team this book with your own ear and you've hit the jackpot.

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A fitting tribute to possibly the greatest pop band ever - The Beatles. This outstanding hard-cover edition features over 1100 pages with full scores and lyrics to all 210 titles recorded by The Beatles. Guitar and bass parts are in both standard notation and tablature. Also includes a full discography. Songs include: All You Need Is Love ¥ And I Love Her ¥ Baby YouÕre a Rich Man ¥ Back in the U.S.S.R. ¥ The Ballad of John and Yoko ¥ Blackbird ¥ CanÕt Buy Me Love ¥ Come Together ¥ Drive My Car ¥ Eleanor Rigby ¥ From Me to You ¥ Glass Onion ¥ A Hard DayÕs Night ¥ Help! ¥ Hey Jude ¥ I Saw Her Standing There ¥ I Want to Hold Your Hand ¥ Michelle ¥ Penny Lane ¥ She Loves You ¥ Twist and Shout ¥ Yesterday ¥ and many more! Book is packaged in its own protective box. A must-own for any serious Beatles fan or collector! 7-2/8Õ x 10-7/8Õ.

Beatles: 2009 Wall Calendar

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Beatles 2009 Calendar 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Th3e calendar is nice;however, it leans too heavily towards the later years of the band and does not give a whole cross-section of their history.

Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook

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Total reviews: 67 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Best songbook ever! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I've had this book since I was a kid in the early 90s who wished she'd been around for the sixties. I found it in the library and checked it out over and over til I finally had to special order a copy from the Waldenbooks in the mall. ('Member back in the day when we ordered stuff from Waldenbooks?)

I am far from an accomplished musician! But I got the hang of their system pretty quickly. You have to really know the song to make any sense of the chords, since it's just lyrics and chord names, but it tells you the chords for each line and if you do know the song you'll have a sense of exactly when to switch chords. It also tells you what albums have the song on them so you can find it if you don't know it but like the looks of it. ('Member back in the day when we bought albums?)

Anyway, this book is fantastic, I love it to death, and you should buy the spiral bound version so it stays open while you play and sing. ('Member back in the day when we played and sang? Oh yeah, we still do that. That will never go out of style!)

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Lyrics and guitar chords for nearly 1,200 songs are arranged in a compact, easy-to-use format in this comprehensive collection. Folk revival favorites; Broadway show tunes; Beatles songs; hymns, spirituals, and gospel standards; songs about peace, freedom, labor, and the environment; and chanteys are among the songs included. This revised and retypeset version of the enormously popular group singing songbook makes this essential resource easier to read and use than ever before.

He Is . . . I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond

David Wild

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He is.., and I agree... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Many times I have pondered the relevance of Neil Diamond in my own life and with the release of this book, it's like my head was cracked open and my own feelings emerged. Fans of Diamond will rejoice, as will fans of one of the most respected writers of our time, David Wild. A great read for all.

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He Is . . . I Say examines Neil Diamond’s singular place in the pantheon of popular music and describes how an introspective kid from Brooklyn roads went from being a struggling songwriter in the Brill Building era to become a multi-platinum global superstar and the voice of a generation (or two). David Wild—who’s interviewed Neil Diamond for Rolling Stone, penned the liner notes to a number of Diamond’s anthologies, and produced Diamond’s scandal-free episode of Behind The Music—now dares to turn on his “Heartlight,” offering a moving and often hilarious salute to his own Jewish Elvis, one based on his interviews from over the years with the Solitary Man himself.

An illuminating snapshot of a beloved American icon , He Is . . . I Say endearingly speaks to the condition of being a Diamondhead in a hipper-than-thou world, while fully illustrating exactly what it is that makes the man and the artist so special.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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MOVE OUT OF THE 1960s, PLEASE. 3 out of 5 stars.
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Fun reading, covering the decades from the 1950s into the 21st century, but I have some serious disagreements with many of the LPs listed here.

The editors and authors are obviously baby-boomers who never got past the Summer of Love mentality. There are WAY TOO MANY releases from the late 60s that are fawned over. The Electric Prunes! Come On! And NOTHING by Ravi Shankar is a "must hear". Ravi's best release was the sperm that created Norah Jones.

However, I do have to make this sobering observation: I have listened to more of the 1950s releases than I have the 1990s releases.

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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through 2003. Carefully selected by a team of international critics, each album is a groundbreaking work seminal to the understanding and appreciation of music from the 1950s to the present. Included with each entry are production details and credits as well as reproductions of original album cover art. Perhaps most important of all, each album featured comes with an authoritative description of its importance and influence. Among the critics involved in selecting the list are some of the best known music reviewers and commentators, including Theunis Bates (music writer for Time and urban editor at worldpop.com), Jon Harrington (staff writer at MTV), Seth Jacobson (writer for Dazed & Confused), as well as many others.

Things the Grandchildren Should Know

Mark Oliver Everett

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First book I have ever read cover to cover. 5 out of 5 stars.
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I've always attempted to a read book, but most end up the same way around chapter 3 or 4 and forgotten. Even in high school I always skimped at reading the required books. Generally I just read lots of news articles and short stories as most books have trouble keeping my attention, and give up as soon as I am bored with a section. But with 'things the grandchildren should know' kept my attention so much that I am excited to say the first book I ever read cover to cover I did in two days time. Now I have motivation to give this book reading thing another chance thanks to Mark's wonderful story.

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How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family and manage to make something worthwhile of his life? In Things The Grandchildren Should Know Mark Oliver Everett tells the story of what it's like to grow up the insecure son of a genius in a wacky Virginia Ice Storm-like family. Left to run wild with his sister, his father off in some parallel universe of his own invention, Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous, sometimes tragic and always unsteady'. But somehow he manages to not only survive his crazy upbringing and ensuing tragedies; he makes something of his life, striking out on a journey to find himself by channelling his experiences into his, eventually, critically acclaimed music with the Eels. But it's not an easy path. Told with surprising candour, Things The Grandchildren Should Know is an inspiring and remarkable story, full of hope, humour and wry wisdom.