Among others:
Joe Silva - The MiniMoog book
Interesting book about this famous synthesizer, it's history and the people playing it. The book also contains patch examples from some signature sounds.
Among others:
Joe Silva - The MiniMoog book
Interesting book about this famous synthesizer, it's history and the people playing it. The book also contains patch examples from some signature sounds.
No, but I will check into him. Do you have a favorite that you would recommend as a starter?Originally Posted by veteranof1000psychicwars
Yeah! Sea Of Glory. Up there with The Wager, an incredible story. After that maybe In The Heart Of The Sea, but all of his books are great. Sea Of Glory is a total page-turner!
I go, and come back, like memories and symptoms.
I go, and come back, forever, evermore.
Part of me remains abandoned in a circle.
Part of me moves on.
Cool, just ordered it.
Tramp's Footprints - The history of Supertramp. Over 700 pages! I've read the first 100 pages and it's meticulously researched, well written, and very vivid an interesting. Also, extensive quotes from the band.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
That sound right up my alley, but it is $49 on amazon and there does not appear to be a kindle version unfortunately.
Sounds interesting. Put it on my wishlist.
Sounds impressive, but I just read a book on Crime Of The Century, which is my favorite album by Supertramp.
For those who are interested, this is the index of Tramp's Footprints:
INTRODUCTION
1. THE SEEDS OF SUPERTRAMP
2. AN UNMISTAKABLE VOICE
3. THE PREHISTORY OF THE BAND
4. THE FIRST ALBUM
5. SUPERTRAMP ON THE ROAD
6. THE WIZARD OF SOUND
7. A SECOND ATTEMPT
8. THE PRAGMATIC SCOT
9. A TURNING POINT
10. AN AMERICAN IN LONDON
11. THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES
12. A NEW TIME
13. PLANNING THE PERFECT CRIME
14. TAKE-OFF OF THE CENTURY
15. THE SWEET FLAVOUR OF SUCCESS
16. THE BIG LEAP
17. A TEMPORARY CRISIS
18. SUPERTRAMP AROUND THE WORLD
19. NOT SO QUIET MOMENTS
20. A MARATHON TOUR
21. PREPARING A SPECIAL MENU
22. THE MOST CONSISTENT BREAKFAST
23. A TRIUMPHAL WALK
24. LIVE AND DIRECT
25. THE BIG SUPERTRAMP FAMILY
26. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION
27. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
28. A VERY REVEALING TITLE
29. THE EARLY SOLO WORKS
30. A LAST AND FAMOUS TOUR
31. THE END OF AN ERA
32. TAKING IT BY STORM
33. A DIFFERENT SUPERTRAMP
34. TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN
35. ONE STEP BACK
36. THE BIRD FLIES AWAY
37. ANOTHER GLOBAL MIGRATION
38. A LONG ABSENCE
39. THE RETURN (I)
40. THE RETURN (II)
41. COMING BACK ON STAGE
42. SOLOTRAMP ON THE WAY
43. OPENING A DOOR TO THE FUTURE
44. A CHANGE OF DIRECTION
45. REAPPEARANCE IN SLOW MOTION
46. A NEW HALF WORLD TRIP
47. SUPERTRAMP IN THE 21ST CENTURY
48. THE PENULTIMATE FAILED REUNION
49. A QUITE UNEXPECTED TOUR
50. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
EPILOGUE (SUPERTRAMP FOR ETERNITY)
APPENDICES:
I. Musicians in the history of Supertramp
II. Relevant members of the big Supertramp family
III. Relevant people in the history of Supertramp
IV. Relevant people in the career of Roger Hodgson
V. World tours by Supertramp and Roger Hodgson
VI. Official discography by Supertramp
VII. Official solo discography by the Supertramp members
VIII. Sales of Supertramp and Roger Hodgson by album
IX. Sales of Supertramp and Roger Hodgson by country
X. Official singles by Supertramp and Roger Hodgson
XI. Official songs by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
XII. Unreleased songs by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
XIII. Other recordings by the Supertramp members
XIV. Bibliography
XV. Photography
Last edited by interbellum; 10-29-2024 at 12:28 PM.
What's the title of that book? Looks VERY interesting!
Sorry, the index is from the Tramp's Footprints-book, not from the Crime Of The Century-book. The latter's title is Supertramp Crime Of The Century, a rather short book by Steve Pilkington, released in the series Rock Classics.
See also posts #4585 (https://www.progressiveears.org/foru...on#post1251470)
Fantastic! I hope you enjoy it man!
I go, and come back, like memories and symptoms.
I go, and come back, forever, evermore.
Part of me remains abandoned in a circle.
Part of me moves on.
Thank you!
I'm currently re-reading Steven King's Bag of Bones. I read it several years ago but it took me two years to read and I want to see if I can break that record. I started this one in mid August (I think) and am now on page 368 (out of 732 pages). I think I have it in the bag.
Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)
I read that one a long time ago, but to be honest, don't remember much about it.I'm currently re-reading Steven King's Bag of Bones. I read it several years ago but it took me two years to read and I want to see if I can break that record. I started this one in mid August (I think) and am now on page 368 (out of 732 pages). I think I have it in the bag.
Bag of Bones has been sitting on my iteration of Mount TBR for about a year. Somehow, it just isn't grabbing my attention.
Impera littera designata delenda est.
Well, I will try not to say anything to give it away since SL hasn't read it yet but I definitely think it's worth it. It's not necessarily a super fast page turner but I'm admittedly a slow reader anyway. And much of it I don't remember reading either so it's almost like it's new to me.
Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)
I have just re-read a collection of stories by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Bradley Sheldon). I hadn’t read these since the 70’s, they were mainly written between 1970-77, and back then I had no idea that James was a pen name for this incredible sixty year old American lady, who had lived the most interesting of lives. The stories hold up remarkably well half a century later, which says everything. I must now seek out the biography of Alice, as her life is worth reading about in detail.
Joe Silva - The minimoog book
It is indeed, an amazing life. She took no prisoners.
For those who are interested, the best (and easiest to find these days) collection of her work is a best-of sort of thing called Her Smoke Rose up Forever. Highly, highly recommended, as is almost everything she wrote. In the early-to-mid '70s, she was one of two "men" invited to join a colloquium on feminism in science fiction, and was clearly uncomfortable with the false position this put her in. (The other male was Samuel R. Delany, who recently became my favorite living author with the deaths of Ursula K. Le Guin and Gene Wolfe.)
Impera littera designata delenda est.
^^^ That’s the collection I’ve just read, highly recommended.
I also love what I have read of Samuel R Delaney’s work.
Never having read any Robert E. Howard despite professing to be a fan of S&S, I picked up a nice used copy of Conan the Cimmerian Vol.1 and am loving Howard's prose.
Meanwhile reading the Mirror of Dreams (history of neo-prog) book, really enjoying learning things like Steven Wilson may have been Marillion's first fanboy and how members of IQ met on line for a Genesis show!
Also just started "Death's End", the final book of the 3 Body Problem Trilogy. Loved the series on Netflix so needed to see what happens next...
^^^There's a fourth book in the trilogy. It isn't by Cixin, but it has his blessing: it's called The Redemption of Time and it's by Baoshu.
I loved the trilogy. I won't read anything more by Cixin though, because he's made statements supporting the CCP's genocidal treatment of the Uyghurs.
Impera littera designata delenda est.
Currently reading: The Books of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrations (beautiful) by Charles Vess. A bigger doorstop than anything Stephen King has done, this weighs in at nearly a thousand pages. I've read most of it before but I find Le Guin to be very rereadable, and she's added new material: short stories, afterwords, a general introduction, a couple of essays.
Impera littera designata delenda est.
I haven't read that fourth one but did love the trilogy. The TV series only reached s small way into book two, so I am hoping for a follow up, but there's one hell of a story arc to accommodate. Also the westernisation of the characters means it's not an immediately easy task to just pick up the books again.
I did not know that about Cixin and the Uyghurs, I thought he would be at least somewhat slightly dissident, considering how he dealt with the Cultural Revolution section of his story. That is very disappointing to learn.
Still reading in The MiniMoog book.
Currently also reading a Dutch boek by Elmer Schönberg about his friendship with Louis Andriessen. It's a nice read with some funny annectotic stories, like Elmer Schönberger preparing a concert with music by Stockhausen. He says to Louis Andriessen: "I found an octave." (which at that time was strictly forbidden in serial music) Louis Andriessen answers: "Call the police."
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