Book Reviews

Revisiting: ‘Best Seat in the House,’ My Life in the Jeff Healey Band by Tom Stephen  

Revisiting: ‘Best Seat in the House,’ My Life in the Jeff Healey Band by Tom Stephen  

Posted May 16, 2023 at 9:52 pm | No comments

  By: Jason Young “I got to play behind Jeff a few hundred days a year for almost 15 or 16 years, and that alone was worth the price of admission.” Tom Stephen. In a brilliant display of legendary guitarist Jeff Healey’s career, 2018’s Best Seat in the House, written by former Jeff Healey Band drummer and manager […]

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Book Review: Tony Bacon Presents The Guitar Collection

Book Review: Tony Bacon Presents The Guitar Collection

Posted January 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm | No comments

Leave it to author and guitar aficianado, Tony Bacon, to come up with a very cool book on vintage guitars with a 3D-ish orange and turquoise cover textured with a guitar sound hole and six string that readers can strum. One nice add would have been to embed some electronics so they were also a tuner, but then anyone who wants more from Tony’s tome might be considered greedy.

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Book Review: My Cross To Bear by Gregg Allman With Alan Light

Book Review: My Cross To Bear by Gregg Allman With Alan Light

Posted April 28, 2018 at 2:20 pm | No comments

When it was announced that the legendary Gregg Allman, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist of one of music’s most influential bands, the equally legendary, landmark, Allman Brothers Band, was penning his personal memoirs, I very much looked forward to reading the autobiography of one of music’s most gifted and iconic artists.

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Review – Guitar in the ’80s Tablature Book from Hal Leonard

Review – Guitar in the ’80s Tablature Book from Hal Leonard

Posted June 2, 2014 at 11:17 am | One comment

Representing an impressive collection of artists and anthems from throughout this same decade is the newly released, Guitar in the ’80s, tablature book from Hal Leonard.

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Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry Discusses New CD, Magic Mountain

Posted April 30, 2014 at 5:48 am | No comments

The Kentucky-bred hard rockers in Black Stone Cherry have had their music blared from speakers large and small, toured relentlessly with the likes of Nickelback and Motörhead, and debuted at #1 on the UK rock chart with their sophomore release, 2008’s Folklore and Superstition.

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Review: Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Tablature

Review: Black Sabbath Vol. 4 Tablature

Posted March 14, 2014 at 6:18 pm | No comments

Coming off of the explosive commercial success of their past two studio albums Paranoid and Master of Reality, the members of Black Sabbath were in the midst of a seemingly limitless creative stride.

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3 Killer Gift Books for Guitarists

3 Killer Gift Books for Guitarists

Posted December 17, 2013 at 3:09 am | No comments

Whether you plan to drop a few hints or you’re shopping for a fellow guitarist, we’ve found three great books to give and receive. Yes, Virginia, guitarists do read, or at least they like to look at pictures!

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Book Review – Rush: The Illustrated History

Book Review – Rush: The Illustrated History

Posted June 17, 2013 at 8:01 am | No comments

Clocking in at 190 pages, Rush: The Illustrated History from Martin Popoff is a worthy addition to the Voyageur Press line of illustrated books [previous installments have paid tribute to Zeppelin, Queen, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, and others].

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Power Passion and Beauty – The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra

Power Passion and Beauty – The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra

Posted February 3, 2013 at 3:04 am | No comments

I first came into contact with Walter Kolosky writings when reviewed his book “Follow Your Heart: John McLaughlin Song by Song.” After reading that book for the first time, I felt Kolosky’s undeniable love for the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s music.

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Review: AC/DC Black Ice Guitar Tab Book

Review: AC/DC Black Ice Guitar Tab Book

Posted January 16, 2013 at 9:25 am | No comments

AC/DC are widely considered as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. Their classic albums and chart topping tunes have proven to have stood the test of time, with such songs as “Back In Black”, “Highway To Hell”, and “Hells Bells” are more popular than they ever were back in the day.

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