Metallica - ...And Justice for All* (Easy Guitar Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is very detailed, accuracy and nice collectible too. I distinguish the Amazon high quality service, there were lost in transit items but Amazon replacement this very fast and send a new package. Thanks for it.

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Matching folio to the album with easy guitar arrangements: ...And Justice for All * Blackened * Dyers Eve * Eye of the Beholder * The Frayed Ends of Sanity * Harvester of Sorrow * One * The Shortest Straw * To Live Is to Die.

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Guns N' Roses for Easy Guitar (Easy Recorded Versions) (Guitar Easy Recorded Versions) Review

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(More customer reviews)...I can't help but think that slowing the tracks down on the CD would have made it easier. Also, Perrin doesn't spend much time explaining the actual promised "breakdown" of Slash's work - the full title of the book is THE TECHNIQUES OF SLASH: THE BEST OF GN'R, but the title seems to change throughout - sometimes it's a demonstration of Slash's techniques, sometimes it's just tabs of their best songs with little explanation.

For example, he notes the "power strumming" for Civil War, but doesn't give any advice on how to strum the opening, which is in my opinion the hardest part.

It's still a good book and very useful because it contains accurate transcriptions of the songs, and many of them are indeed their best. However I also bought a tab book for Appetite for Destruction - the only bonus here is a few Use Your Illusion tracks and a CD, because the "tutoring" they promise on the back cover isn't exactly very helpful.

Also, don't be fooled by the back cover - November Rain, Bad Obsession and various others that are listed are NOT transcribed; brief solo passages are contained within a section called "Signature Slash Licks," which basically means you learn to play part of the November Rain solo, NOT the entire song (as I was lead to believe).

There's so much Appetite content in this book, I feel as if I paid twice for the same thing! But at least it has _some_ UYI songs, such as Yesterdays, which is fairly easy to play.

However also be aware that this is very hard - the solo for Sweet Child O' Mine is the hardest solo I've ever played, and they don't make it any easier with the CD. (Listen to how fast it goes!)

Good book, not perfect though.

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The Gunners' biggest hits with lessons! Includes: Patience * Welcome to the Jungle * November Rain * and more.

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The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists (Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)We've all seen the lists of 'Best Guitarists Ever,' or 'Best Heavy Metal Guitar Players' which included Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix. We've also said "huh?"
This book is the first real collection of the Top 100 Metal Guitarists ever. The book leaves some people out due to them being "shredders" or "hard rock" guitarists and I would have included them (think Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen), but overall it's a great collection spanning many metal subgenres.
The real gem of this book is why each person belongs on the list and where they do. The author gives compelling arguments for each person. I won't say who is where in the countdown, but with any list it does create the argument for and against.
The most compelling on the list is who's #1. I totally agree with the authors choice, but many will not (hint: he's ultra-talented and carries a chip on his shoulder).
The only con I have with the book, in each bio of the guitarist, I think the author spends too much time talking about the guitarists band and describing their style. I would have preferred more analysis of their playing style, not the band's place in (insert name here) style of metal.
All in all though, it's a good book and one to read and debate with other metalheads! \M/

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From its earliest days, heavy metal has been defined by its screamingly loud, distorted guitars, so it's no wonder that the genre is rife with fabulous players. This large format, well-illustrated book showcases metal's 100 greatest axe men, from early heroes like the legendary Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck to stars from the 1970s and 1980s such as Motorhead's Fast Eddie Clarke and Pantera's "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott to hot new talents like Mick Thompson of the nu-metal band Slipknot. Each entry includes a career biography, with makes and models of guitars played, and explains in technical but informal terms why the player deserves a spot on the coveted list. Sidebars and boxes detail each guitarist's trademark playing style and top riff. Throughout, the book celebrates guitarists like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, who don't play metal but do merit honorable mention for their contributions to rock.

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Metallica - Kill 'Em All Review

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(More customer reviews)Why does one reviewer say this book is complete and great and another say it is crap?Because they are reviewing two different books and I am sure my review will appear in two different spaces also.Amazon links reviews for similar titles so be sure to look at the picture of the book you are ordering.In the lower right corner if you see "Note for Note transcipitions" ,that is the book you want.It includes all of and very accurute lead and rhy. figures.The book also includes the songs "Am I Evil?" and "Blitzkrieg" which are no longer included on the Kill'em All cd because of copywrite rules.The only drawback is that in order to get all the songs on 78 pages the transcriptions are a little on the small side,but it is a great book overall.

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Complete transcriptions to their debut album, including the songs: The Four Horsemen * Seek And Destroy * Jump In The Fire * and more.

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Pro Secrets of Heavy Rock Singing (Music Sales America) Review

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(More customer reviews)* First off, this is a very good book that I ejoyed quite a bit, and will go back to re-read several times, I'm sure.I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.I say this because most of my comments below will sound a bit critical, but I don't mean to convey a negative impression, necessarily, I just state where this book might have been even better.Bill Martin did a fine job overall, IMO.
This book was supposed to be entitled "Metal Pipes" from what I'd heard about beforehand, and only recently learned that it had been released under the eventual title.It's a very good read, mostly because of the interviews with star rock/metal singers.A couple of comments...
1. The first section of chapters, which is actually quite short and repeats phrases/views from the subsequent interviews with the singers, is actually sort of okay, but not that good.If you've never learned anything about singing at all (e.g., the importance of hyrdation, warmup, and sleep/rest), it will be of help, but it is of limited value and really is a rather half-hearted attempt at delivering the basics of vocal production/technique and maintenance/care.It probably would have been better to integrate more on these topics with some of the sources cited on vocal technique/production and the interview comments/opinions in a summary section at the end of the book.The section on producing 'rasp' was quite unique, however, and one I've not seen before, even in Mark Baxter's "Rock and Roll Singer's Survival Manual".
2. Most of the interviews are quite good, but they are of varying quality, not because of the questions asked, but rather because some of the singers didn't really say that much in their responses (e.g., Rik Emmett, surprisingly).My favorite interview was with Tim "Ripper" Owens, who was very forthcoming in his responses (and he's a really good guy, I e-mailed with him a few times on vocal technique).I'd heard that Michael Matijevic, of Steelheart and "Rock Star" fame, was going to participate, but apparently this didn't ultimately happen.
3. Finally, a word of caution - although most of these singers have had some lessons at some time in their careers, none of them are experts in vocal production, so I'd say to take their advice if it seems logical or workable, apply it, and if it doesn't seem to be working out for you, drop it.Just because they sing well does not mean that their advice will necessarily work for you - every voice is different.
* Bottom line:Very good overall, could have been a bit better.Maybe I'll write a follow-up that addresses some of the shortcomings I saw in this book and interview some of the missing greats (e.g., Halford, Dio, Kiske).

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This is the first instructional singing book to address exclusively rock sining in the singer's own words. Learn what it takes to sing like a professional, maximize your vocal range, increase power, and avoid burnout. Learn what to do on the road before and after a show to maintain your rocking voice. All that and more as international stars such as Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Tate, and Joe Lynn Turner among others share their insider knowledge in "Pro Secrets of Heavy Rock Singing".

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System of a Down - Toxicity Review

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(More customer reviews)You can't really say anything bad about these books anyway. Its authentic so not one thing is missing. I was even able to play Aerials on the piano just by changing things slightly. Great book for any guituarist (or pianist!).

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Our matching folio to the sophomore release by this Armenian alt-metal outfit features all 14 tunes transcribed note for note for drums, including the huge hit "Chop Suey!" and: Aerials * ATWA * Bounce * Deer Dance * Forest * Jet Pilot * Needles * Prison Song * Psycho * Science * Shimmy * Toxicity * X. Contains a Drum Notation Legend.

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Best of Metallica (Personality) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book consists of 12 songs: One, Harvester of Sorrow, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, Enter Sandman, Until It Sleeps, Fade to Black, Seek and Destroy, The Thing That Should Not Be, Sad But True and Mama Said.

Basically, some of the songs play a lot better than others. The more recent ballads like NEM and Unforgiven are excellent on the piano, but Harvester, Seek and Thing just don't really translate well to the keyboard.

I think you'll enjoy at least half of this collection if you like Metallica and you've played the piano for at least a couple of years. It's not beginner music, but most of it is fairly straightforward to play. I was a bit disappointed at the transcription of some of the solos -- they leave some of them out -- then again, they were meant for guitar and not piano.

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For the first time ever, a collection of the astoundingly successful group's best songs arranged for piano/vocal! Includes: One * Nothing Else Matters * Welcome Home (Sanitarium) * Until It Sleeps * and more.

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