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Best Beatles Bio Yet - [23 Nov 2008]
Wow. Of the literally thousands of Beatles books published, this must rank as one of the best yet. Unlike most books on the Fab Four, this isn't a hagiography extolling the greatness of the group. Instead it's a mix of journalism, cultural history, musical...
yet. Unlike most books on the Fab Four, this isn't a hagiography extolling the greatness...
www.amazon.com/review/R38OB4KK9...
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CAN'T BUY ME LOVE by Jonathan Gould - [28 Oct 2008]
I am currently still in the middle of this book. I think it is well written and presented. It is very familiar to me being a huge fan of the Beatles! A wonderful read for all ages! FANTASTIC! SW
It is very familiar to me being a huge fan of the Beatles! A wonderful read for all ages! ...
www.amazon.com/review/R1SAAU1ZPAAC...
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The Best Book on the Beatles - [01 Sep 2008]
Gould's book sets a new standard for serious works on the Beatles. It is meticulously researched and documented, well-structured, and written with admirable clarity combined with the author's enjoyment of his subject. This is the most ambitious book about...
and documented, well-structured, and written with admirable clarity combined with the...
www.amazon.com/review/R3LV9NAMT...
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Pretty Good - [14 Jul 2008]
The sentence structure is great and the narrative seamlessly flows. However, he is a music historian and hence goes into long detours when applying context. I would have greatly preferred if he had spent less time on these subjects and more on the actual...
historian and hence goes into long detours when applying context. I would have greatly preferred...
www.amazon.com/review/R3VRXJBJYCI...
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Required Reading - [12 Jul 2008]
I found this book completely satisfying and facinating from an historical as well as musical standpoint. Gould has taken the Beatles as a musical and cultural force and woven the last 60 years around them to create a complete understanding of the group...
standpoint. Gould has taken the Beatles as a musical and cultural force and woven the last...
www.amazon.com/review/R2QVSWCVW...
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An Historical Musical Tour - [01 Jul 2008]
So much more than a 'fan' book, Jonathan Gould's Can't Buy Me Love (2007) is an astute blending of personal, historical, cultural and musical interpretation. It follows the "Fab Four" from their very earliest days, without undue emphasis on extraneous...
of personal, historical, cultural and musical interpretation. It follows the "Fab Four...
www.amazon.com/review/R2V8C5Y1A...
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Valuable insights except when... - [21 May 2008]
Unlike some of the reviewers here I felt that this book's major strong points are when the author goes into a sociological and/or cultural analysis of The Beatles phenomena. For chapters like this, the book deserves five stars! It's when he becomes a ...
author goes into a sociological and/or cultural analysis of The Beatles phenomena. For chapters...
www.amazon.com/review/R2JW6OROYCLS...
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A walk through an age - [02 May 2008]
This book was not what I really expected for a Beatle biography. Mr. Gould integrates very well how the Beatles fit into the history of the 1960s but, as well, how history also molded itself around the Beatles. For those of us that lived during this time...
well how the Beatles fit into the history of the 1960s but, as well, how history also molded...
www.amazon.com/review/R2LWIA8SZC...
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Great Book - [24 Mar 2008]
Although I am not a huge Beatles fan, I found this book rather interesting in the detail that events are described. With notes on every Beatles album recorded, this book takes an enormous amount of data readable. I found this book very enjoyable to read...
events are described. With notes on every Beatles album recorded, this book takes an enormous...
www.amazon.com/review/R1FYYUV6JK...
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The Crescendo! - [07 Mar 2008]
Keen insight abounds in this brilliant Beatles book. The descriptions and analysis of the music and lyrics really does make the reader rehear The Beatles anew. A seeming impossibility all these years on. Bravo on this stellar achievement Mr. Gould. You...
music and lyrics really does make the reader rehear The Beatles anew. A seeming impossibility...
www.amazon.com/review/RS3KOUXSQE...
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