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Since the 60s, Earl Hooker has been a mythical figure for me. Over the years I've heard his brilliant slide guitar solos here and there, mostly as an accompanist and eventually on his Blue Thumb vinyl release in 1970. And of course I had read all the superlatives that his musical cohorts liberally expressed in the blues press. But reading Danchin's exhaustively researched tribute has given a whole new life to those recordings. The detailed stories and thorough personnel listings associated with each of Hooker's scant few recording sessions add immeasurably to the enjoyment of my Hooker collection. Danchin does a remarkable job recreating a life using only second-hand info gleaned in the main from dozens of interviews with all those bluesmen and friends who inhabited Hooker's hectic world. My hope is that Danchin will apply his skills to telling the story of another deserving (and still LIVING) blues legend: Little Milton Campbell!

The amazing part about this book is that the author was able to find out so much about Earl Hooker. The guy is a legendary guitar player. If you read interviews with his contemporaries like Buddy Guy or Otis Rush, they will attest to Hooker's greatness. Unfortunately Hooker died thirty years ago and is pretty obscure today. He didn't sing, so he survives on records largely as an accompanist to other people and on albums he recorded under his own name for a wide variety of mostly small and forgotten record labels. Many of his recordings are hard to find today. Surprisingly this author was able to find out about Earl Hooker's life and his world in great detail and in so doing rescue Earl Hooker from disappearing into history. In addition to being amazingly well researched this book is written by a fan of blues music. If you read this book you'll probably want to hear more of Earl Hooker, and that's probably the best compliment I could bestow on the author!

to come to the point--this is one of the best books ever written about a blues artist---it gives a great insight into what the life of this incredible guitarist was really like in the 1950's and 1960's...i laughed a whole lot---this book is very entertaining--earl was just about the greatest guitarist of his time and this book serves to remind those who love him of his greatness and to educate those who have no idea who he was-- if you never even heard of earl hooker, this is still a highly entertaining book about a very entertaining fellow-- the author did a great job of putting together dozens of interviews (done over a period of over 20 years)into a very nice book--its a big book too---lots of pages---some cool photos too- i plan on reading it many more times---two big thumbs up!!-

Earl Hooker was one of the most influential guitarists that ever lived; not just in the blues, but in many different musical styles. His mastery of slide guitar and the wah-wah pedal (many times combining BOTH, thus creating a truly hair-raising sound) are legendary. But sadly, Earl Hooker is all but obscure now, owing to his early death (he died in 1970 at age 39 from tuberculosis), his uneven recording career (he only made 3 "true" albums; he recorded many obscure 45 rpm sides and guest appearances), and even his famous name association (he is half-cousin to the late boogie king John Lee Hooker) didn't seem to help him achieve real stardom; one he so greatly deserved!

As all of the previous reviewers have pointed out, this is an extensively researched book, chock-full of interviews with many of the legends Hooker played with in his seemingly short career (Pinetop Perkins, Big Moose Walker, A.C. Reed, B.B. King), each one giving detailed accounts of Hooker's somewhat eccentric behavior, his lifelong battle with TB, but most of all and importantly, his undeniable guitar prowess. Unfortunately, by the time Hooker began to get noticed for his amazing natural talent and hard work, TB overtook him, causing his untimely death.

This is an excellent book, both for true Earl Hooker fans, and new ones alike. He had so much more to give the world of music, and had he lived, he most certainly would've attained the same success and legendary status as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and Albert King, just to name a few. Essential reading!

the author gunther does a magnifent job of affording a history of the evolution of jazz, this in a most scholarly fashion. thus making at times somewhat academic effecting a use of words whose understanding may be elusive to the ordinary reader.

I can't believe that no-one has reviewed this wonderful book until now. It is one of the cornerstones of jazz criticism, and the first one not written by one of these annoying pipe-smoking, foot-tapping listeners you always notice sitting at tables beside the bandstand at jazzclubs, but by a very fine musician who has actually been 'one of the cats'. O.K., he is a French horn-player, but jazz buffs who are 'in the know' with the work of Julius Watkins and John Graas won't mind. But seriously: His chapters on Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton (some thirty years before the Dirty Dozen Brass Band decided to dedicate a whole CD to the music of this first truly 'jazz composer'), but especially Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington will enlighten everyone who is looking for a critical assesment of the music and is tired of the endless re-telling of the phoney 'romantic' stories surrounding this music. And for the people who think they know about everything: One chapter is enirely dedicated to what is known as 'territory' bands, the bands that only played their home town and the region around it. Many a gem of inspired music can be unearthed in this chapter. P.S. O.K., I'm biased. Mr. Schuller autographed my hardcover copy of the book when he was conducting the Dutch Radio Symphony Orchestra, and I gatecrashed at a rehearsal.

You can argue with Schuller, and in fact, that's half the fun. He's not always right, but he's always interesting. If you're listening to early jazz and an unfamiliar band comes on, you'll be unable to resist looking them up in this book, so put the book next to the radio.

Jazz criticism tends to run in two groups: one, the biographical/anecdotal (often marvelous to read), and two, word pictures of how the music made the writer feel (often awful to read). Gunther Schuller's "Early Jazz" does what any undergraduate musicology major would do: examine the music note by note, and explain what's going on. While this is not an easy book to read for people like me who have no musical training (or talent, for that matter), it is an absolutely essential book nonetheless. Schuller goes through each major musician and movement of the twenties, and shows exactly what is occurring. What worked best for me was to have the recording he was discussing playing while I read, so I could hear what he was talking about. Anybody in love with the early music of Armstrong or Ellington needs to tackle this book sooner or later.

I was a bit worried about the music score for I have previously purchased a music book from another source and it only had the melody score printed.
As a first time user of Amazon, due to a gift voucher,I am realy pleased with this book and intend to purchase many more.Gerry Ladd

Easily 5 stars, this book is an unregrettable buy for students and teachers (especially) alike. However, it should be noted that books like this are dangerous because they can catch you in a loop of non-progression. Because the pieces are of the beginning levels and because the volume is so vast one can easily cease to challenge themselves progressively. Do not think of this book as a substitute for learning complex pieces but instead as a recipe book for beautiful music on the fly. Even for the well learned pianist it is invaluable for being able to produce enjoyable music for yourself and others without intense study. Still, I certainly recommend not allowing it to replace Anna's Notebook or the Well Tempered Clavier. Remember, transcriptions to a single instrument will not be as complex as an entire orchestra anyway, so there is no shame in using this volume- just so long as you don't limit yourself to it! That said, I have to also say that the composition has been well thought. Fingering is provided. And perhaps most importantly the library is vast, varied and popular- Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Joplin, Mozart, Tchaikovsky are only a most popular fraction of this volume and are provided at an unbeatable price. Also, thankfully, the book is plastic comb bound so the pages will stay open at the piano and can be easily laid flat for scanning and are removable.

This is a 350+ page book containing a lot of beaultiful songs. Although the arrangement isn't exactly the "easiest", many of them can be managed by beginners.

And it's spiral bound, making it so easy to use!

I've been playing piano for only 1 year, and I can play many of the pieces in the book. There are alot of familiar classics, and many unfamilair ones that are easy enough, and enjoyable enough to figure out.

Lovingly crafted, Mr. Malan graces us with by far the best biography I have read in recent years. He is able to shed light on so much of Zimbalist's life due to his long-time friendship with the legendary performer, not only the important chronology but every nuance of growing up in the company of Glazunov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Elman, Kreisler, Auer, just to name a few. One leaves the book as if he knew Zimbalist and his family personally, with all of their quirks and kindness. Truly a joy to experience.

Roy Malan has written a charming and continuously interesting book that not only tells the life story of the great Russian-born violinist Efram Zimbalist, who eventually headed one of America's most important music schools, but also introduces the reader to a tradition of violin pedagogy and virtuoso performance reaching back to the time of Brahms and involving such fascinating characters as Joseph Joachim, Leopold Auer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Mischa Elman, Eugene Ysaye, Jascha Heifetz, and Fritz Kreisler.

Malan is a fabulous raconteur and an excellent writer. Himself a concert violinist, he gives us generous helpings of delectable musical gossip, and does not fail to confront such difficult issues as Zimbalist's desire to sever his Jewish roots, the sometimes painful rivalries between concert stars, and the decline of a musicians' technical powers with age. No specialized musical knowledge is required to understand and enjoy this fascinating book.

I loved this book and could not put it down. This is the best
violin bio since the one on Kreisler which came out 56 years ago. There are great anecdotes here about almost every famous musician of Zimbalist's time. It's too bad it wasn't written years ago when people still remembered who Zimbalist was. I fear that you will miss out on a great book if you don't get it right away. A special-interest book like this usually never comes back into print unless the artist is in recent memory. Even Zimbalist Jr. is 87 this year! This book is so late on the scene that it is nearly the centenary of Zimbalist's debut at Carnegie Hall! Get it now; you won't be sorry --- great pics in it, too.

Roy Malan is himself a famed concertmaster and solo violinist who studied under Efrem Zimbalist at the Curtis Institute, so is the perfect critic to provide biographical embellishment to the life of violinist Efrem Zimbalist, one of the directors of the Curtis Institute of Music. Zimbalist began his professional career at the age of nine, became a celebrity at 17 in a debut in Berlin, and became one of the century's greatest teachers of the instrument: Efrem Zimbalist: A Life covers all the nuances of his life and times.

I picked up this folio in 1989, the year it was published, at Frankfurt's 'Musik Messe'. Since then, the cover appears to have been updated, but I believe the contents are the same - as both editions are 280 pages. Added, my edition (HL00692932) has all the bass and drum parts tabbed out.

Get this folio if only to wail on 'Voodoo Chile' and 'Come On (Part 1)'. I mean, just flog it! And tunes like 'Watchtower' and 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp', will teach you all about Jimi's 'Floyd Cramer' style of rhythm playing.

Oh yeah, keep your thumb wrapped around that neck! And if your instructor smacks that digit with a pencil, like old man El Ray would do me, tell him classical guitar is for idiots and lose the jerk! (But, go ahead and learn some Albeniz anyway, if only for spite.)

this is a truly amazing representation of the works of jimi hendrix. i played the tabs right along with the music and it matches perfectly for the most part. of course there are always a few discrepencies, but no one can or ever will be able to match what the rock 'n roll gypsy himself did, especially not on paper. i would recommend anyone who is interested in learning to play like hendrix to try this book out. with the tablature it makes it easy for players at almost any level, from novice to advanced, to learn how to play jimi hendrix's greatest works

This is the closest guitar tablature book note for note that I have come across in a long time. Electric Ladyland is truely one of jimi hendrix's biggest accomplishments by all means. And I feel every guitarist should try to pick up some of hendrix's best works including Voodoo Chile (slight return). After I learned most of the songs in this book I got much better at guitar..........carying my guitar solo's much longer and performing much better LIVE. This also made me a better blues player with the performence of Voodoo Chile the long blues version. Their are many pictures in this book as well as the lyrics included. This book does not include the CD so you would have to purchase that before you bought the book. Everyone can play their best with this jimi hendrix's electric ladyland-guitar tablature.

This Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland book includes the music and the tab for guitar. This book is very hard to play you should atleast be famillar with some Hendrix before you go and buy this. It took me a month to learn 4 songs thats alot for me a month? Well anyways it includes the same booklet as in the CD only huge pages with large print. If your a guitarist looking to get a Hendrix Tribute together this would be great a few songs I love are Crosstown Traffic, All Along The Wacthower, Voodoo Chile(slight return). Also make sure you have the Electric Ladyland on CD before you buy this so you can play along and also get the song down note for note. Of course not anyone can play exactly like Hendrix I mean this guy had his own style just like any other guitarist. Well I think I have said enough about this masterpiece enjoy!!!!!

An absolutely wonderful book! What a treat to be taken into the archives at Elvis Presley Enterprises and be able to see up-close some of the clothing worn by the King of Rock and Roll. Being able to put the clothing with the time and place he wore it is a history lesson. Julie Mundy is a serious Elvis fan who gives the rest of us fans a peek into something we can only dream about.

Great work and collaboration from Graceland executives made this book possible. Julie Mundy brings us closer than ever to many of Elvis's clothes and wardrobes. All photos are well described, professional, and exciting!
This book also shows us some of Wurthmeiers photos that are stunning!
Great coffee table material and Conversation Starter
Would have been a great pleasure to author this book!
Long live the King!

Wow -- I love this book!!!!!! Having extensively researched Elvis's wardrobe for my book The Girls' Guide to Elvis: The Clothes, the Hair, the Women, and More!, I am familiar with a great deal of Elvis's clothing -- this book is filled with things I've never seen before! What amazing access to Elvis's closet!! If you're fascinated by Elvis's personal style (and who isn't?!), you'll want to own this beautiful coffee table book. Well, well worth the price!

The basic concept of this book is what basically makes it great. Old photos of Elvis in all kinds of different outfits, both for the stage and from his personal wardrobe, are paired with the brand new photos of the same clothes now kept in the Graceland archives.
As simple as that, but it works. The new photos are truly great and together with the high class layout, it makes it a really quality investment - a coffee table book in the best sense of the word. The accompanying text by Julie Mundy is informative and well-written. No need to wonder who made what clothes, when, what the cost was at the time, and when Elvis wore it - all the information is right here. I personally really enjoyed the parts about the people who designed for Elvis, in particular the interview bits with Bill Belew who amongst other things did Elvis' famous jumpsuits.
The book is also a look back through history. It reminds you that Elvis dared to have a fashion style uniquely his own way before fashion dictated that everyone should have their own individual style. The book is a beautiful and interesting document of Elvis' transformation - and the development in fashion as Elvis interpretated it - over his 20 years career and definitely a good buy!

Do you need a resource to let you know about the depth and breadth of punk rock? Yes you do. And the Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture is it. It's jam-packed with info. The entries remind me of Richard Hell talking about the Ramones "it was just hit song after hit song after hit song." Just like a great punk album is one short blast after another, the entries are direct and to the point. It covers all the styles and mutations of punk. I was surprised by amount of stuff that was in here. I half expected to look up Christmas Eve, 1993 and find the time Joey Ramone climbed over a mountain of snow to wish me "Merry Christmas."

A great, great book.

"Hey! Ho! Let's go!" While this isn't the first book I've read about punk rock, it is by far the best and most complete! I love this book! Not since Joan Jett sweat on me in a mosh pit have I had such a meaningful punk rock moment as I had the first time I plowed through this book. The author brought back major memories for me, but he also made me realize that yes, even *I* still have a lot to learn about punk and punk culture. My second reading was even better because I covered myself in pig's blood first. I would have given this book 5 stars but there's not enough stuff about the Plaster Commandoes and Ditchwitch. Awesome!

Sure, the book covers everything you would expect. There's The Velvet Underground, Stooges, CBGB's, Sex Pistols, Ramones and the whole British class of '77. But what really knocked me out was the breadth of the author's knowledge of the punk/hardcore scene of the 80's, 90's and today. He realizes that a lot of vital punk music occurred between The Clash and Nirvana and he doesn't ignore it like 99% of the books, films and TV shows on the subject have. So we get Minor Threat and Black Flag and The Descendents and The Replacements and Dag Nasty...you get the point. Inclusive, respectful without being reverent and a lot of fun to read. If you care at all about punk, pick it up.

I thought I knew it all, but the author has taken me places I thought I had been before in new ways. If you care about punk and are smart, here you are. This book is readable, and scholarly. I think I'm gonna be online buying about 25 CD's that this book made me realize I need. I want to drink in a bar that uses this book to settle arguments and bar bets. Why haven't I seen these pictures before?
Every detail is right, and I have consumed punk for 20+ years.

This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about the practical and historical matters of the singing assignments in Bach's vocal music. Parrott presents a cogent argument, very well backed up with evidence.

The appendices are worth the price of the book, too. Among other things, they include a new and annotated translation of Bach's "Entwurff", other relevant contemporary documents, a reference table of the surviving vocal parts in Bach's music, plus a reprint of Joshua Rifkin's 1981 paper that sparked this revolution in Bach performance practice.

Advanced readers in this topic should continue by finding a copy of Dr Rifkin's 2002 book "Bach's Choral Ideal", already out of print but available through libraries. That book presents another 66 pages of argument and citations, further developing and updating his thesis over the 21 intervening years of discussion.

Andrew Parrott's wonderful volume is the culmination of many years study and practical application of J. S. Bach performance practice. Many of the conclusions are not new, but follow from the work of Josua Rifkin, made more compelling with easily grasped, definitive scholarship. It is past time for the modern choirmaster and music director to seriously reconsider those grand scale performances, and hear Bach anew, intimate, expressive, and no less powerful.

The first time (or perhaps ALMOST the first time) that Rifkin gave an exposition of his 1-on-a-part idea was at the November 1981 annual meeting of the American Musicological Society in Boston. The paper was read towards the end of an afternoon session, and then formally rebutted by Bob Marshall (at the time a prof at the U. of Chicago, my alma mater for musicology). There was a lively give and take afterwards, but then the cocktail/dinner hour intervened and the audience dispersed. Rifkin and Marshall then repaired to a local McDonald's to continue their debate. My current-day colleagues in the world of commercial r.e. appraisal scoff at the possible interest such topics could raise, until I mention the fascination some of us find in published debates over business enterprise value at shopping malls...ho hum.

At that 1981 convention I talked to Rifkin about Edw. Lowinsky's ideas concerning the authenticity and dating of certain motets by Josquin (a debate thereon had arisen due to an article by Thos. Noblitt), and J.R. replied to the effect that such questions were secondary to the quality of the music itself. The same attitude, I believe, is applicable to the Bach choir issue.

The music is incredibly lovely when performed by expert singers, one on a part. Does it add anything to our experience to believe that this is the "authentic" means of performance? What about the fact that most people today experience this performance as sound waves emanating from a speaker, or that today's singers are probably healthier than their 18th c. counterparts, etc.?

I believe that the intellectual appreciation of "what is authentic" is a valid and interesting exercise in its own right...but that it should be quite separate from the sensuous appreciation of the music, however it is performed. It doesn't do the music any good to be heard with a sense of moral righteousness OR indignation.

Joshua Rifkin's revolutionary thesis about one voice per part performances of Baroque choral works actually began from his studies of 17th century German music, notably Henrich (sic) Schütz. But it was only when he began to argue that the principle may also apply to the immortal JSB, that he provoked the ire of musicians and musicologists. Essays on the subject by Rifkin and his opponents, including Robert Marshall and Christoph Wolff, have been tossed backwards and forwards in various scholarly journals for over twenty years now. Thus Andrew Parrott does Bach lovers a great service by mustering all the relevant evidence into one handsome and well-written book.

That Bach's normal practice was to employ solo voices in his cantatas, passions and oratorios should now be considered beyond serious scholarly dispute. Of course, it is perfectly legitimate for conductors to say, as does Philippe Herreweghe, that they simply like the sound of a full choir in Bach, without pretending that this conforms to Bach's own practice. What is less attractive is the efforts of others, such as Ton Koopman, to defend what is merely a personal preference by belittling the Rifkin/Parrott discoveries.

Among Bach conductors, Rifkin and Parrott themselves were the first to put the theory into practice in concerts and recordings. Lately they have been joined by Jeffrey Thomas (Koch), Sigiswald Kuijken (DHM), Konrad Junghänel (Harmonia Mundi), Daniel Taylor (Atma) and, most recently, Paul McCreesh, whose single voice recording of the St Matthew Passsion (DGG Archiv) is a revelation. Parrott's book is intellectually convincing; these recordings are aesthetically and emotionally compelling.

I'm a big Dillard and Andy Griffith Fan.
This book provided information I other wise would have not have access to. I have read everything I could find on the group, but It never told the whole story and left me longing for more.
Lee filled that hole. Nicely laid out, kept a smooth timeline, plenty of
funny stories.
I recommend this book to anyone.
On top of that Lee is a fine person to do business with. The book was shipped promptly and in great condition.

Thanks for a great book.

John
Chepatchet , R.I.

"Everybody on the Truck!" is an unabashed valentine to the unfairly unsung Dillards, who were bluegrass when bluegrass wasn't cool and country rock when there wasn't such a thing. As breezily told by Lee Grant, The Dillards' story is refreshingly devoid of raging egos, self-destruction and bitter ends. You'll come away from this compelling biography knowing, perhaps identifying with, and most assuredly liking The Dillards.

Grant sketches the original Dillards - brothers Douglas and Rodney Dillard, Dean Webb and Mitch Jayne - as proud sons of Missouri who longed to set the world afire with their hell-for-leather approach to bluegrass music. Grant's account of the band's misadventures during their go-for-broke journey from the Show Me state to California in late 1962 is funnier and more unbelievable than anything Hollywood could concoct. Against all odds, The Dillards enjoyed nearly instant but well-deserved success soon after reaching Los Angeles, landing a major recording contract and what would become a recurring role on "The Andy Griffith Show".

Grant devotes a good chunk of his book to his subject's indelible association with the Darlings, the eerily deadpan but musically gifted hillbilly clan The Dillards played on six episodes of "TAGS." Interestingly, The Darlings are the source of lingering ambivalence for Rodney Dillard, the group's integrity-conscious musical heart, who wasn't wild, at first, about playing a hayseed stereotype.

Between 1963 and 1970, The Dillards produced five critically-acclaimed albums, rubbed shoulders with the likes of Perry Como, Judy Garland, the Byrds and Bob Dylan and seldom rested from public appearances. "Truck" lets The Dillards themselves analyze the music and their somewhat anachronistic place in the swingin' Sixties. The insights and anecdotes of Mitch Jayne, who played bass and dispensed folksy humor in the role of group spokesman, are particularly entertaining.

To paraphrase Jayne, this "Truck" will run. Hitch a ride and hold on.

Lee Grant's fresh southern (but not too southern) writing style lights up the page. This book is a real joy to read. I highly recommend it. I am eagerly awaiting another Lee Grant book. I have heard rumors of a novel in the works. I am waiting anxiously to see if this is a rumor or plain old fact.

GG

This book is an excellent reference for one of bluegrass music's legendary bands, the Dillards. Anyone interested in learning about Rodney, Doug, Dean and Mitch need to get a copy of this book, and fast. Lee Grant has provided us Dillards junkies with a veritable "bible" on the lives and careers of the boys. It is an engaging read. When I bought my copy, I read it straight through in one sitting! For me, that is a rarity. :-)

Suggestion: put on a copy of their CD, "There Is A Time", while reading this book. See why Briscoe Darling once said, "they's all keyed up"!

They were, and you'll be, too.

As a french stones'fan since the beginning I would like to share with you all the good and the best I think of this book just received from Amazon...It's not the same old stuff repeated again and again along the years but a complete new study\research... * On the songs...(each one with 2 to 5 pages) * A short but personnal history of the band.. * Different reviews in Rock mags in 72 * A very recent 14 pages conversation with Anita P and her souvenir of 6 months in France! The low point is the lack of original photos from Nellcote area and the cover design!...but as a whole this book is great and I recommand it to you all.. you wont'be deceived..and the price is not high..

I just picked up "Exile on Main St." from the Classic Rock series by John Perry. The book is 138 pages long- far from a pamphlet- and full of good stuff. I have briefly perused the book, and I like what I've seen. It covers the background, making and legacy of the album in a comprehensive fashion. I have to say, if you live and die by this album, then you have to get this book. It can be read like a normal book, or be used as great bathroom reading. It also contains a load of original articles and reviews of the album in 1972. I'm not crazy about the cover art, but you can't judge a book... Anyway, my final say is to spend the 12 bucks on this one. It is a labor of love by this John Perry guy, and the most complete book on this album that you will ever see. I mean a guy wrote a book about "Exile on Main St." How cool is that? Buy it for yourself for the Holidays. I already like it more then "Bridges to Babylon"...

Whether Exile is your favorite Stones album or not, John Perry's book will be one of your favorite Stones books. Perry has written one of the most concise summaries of the influences of power struggles, financial disaster and creative conflict on the Stones. Perry explores the history behind each track, often giving references to the bootlegged outtakes Stones fans crave.He also tells the inside story of each track, focusing upon the contributions of individual musicians to the final product.

Having enjoyed Perry's previous outing (Meaty Beaty &c), I was very much looking forward to his latest offering. Needless to say it exceeded my expectations.

A relative Stones novice, (not even owning the CD. A definite must buy for those without!), I found his prose extremely acute - as well as humourous. The overall result being, unlike so many Rock biogs, a highly enjoyable perspective on a fine band perhaps at their most brilliant.

Perry's fine tuned observation, particularly given his own musical experience only adds to the book. If he was to continue to produce books of such high calibre, perhaps he may become the Waugh of Rock World?'