Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Flying Colours: The Jethro Tull Reference Manual by Greg Russo ISBN: 0-9648157-6-1 Publisher: Crossfire Pub Pub. Date: 14 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the REAL Tull book - forget the others
Comment: The author has compiled excellent information from the band and their record companies to produce the best reference guide on Jethro Tull. I'm not sure why people do not like real information that contradicts the common Tull misinformation, but the author has succeeded in taking the chance of presenting this data in a straightforward style. It's not a literary masterpiece, but this information cannot be presented any other way. After all, where else can you find out exactly when the band recorded or toured in the early days - especially since the dates and other information came from bassist Glenn Cornick's diaries? When such accurate sources like this are used in the book, you can't get any better. While one can nitpick here about accuracy without citing any examples, this is the only book that confirms concert dates by newspaper ads and reviews as well as going direct to the source. Great job.
Rating: 2
Summary: Far from the best
Comment: This might interest those unfamiliar with Tull, but for those who already know a bit, it's a disappointment.
Much of the information has previously appeared elsewhere or is simply well-known by fans, so readers gain little further insight about the band from this not particularly well-written repackaging. Unlike other books on the market, there is little direct input from Anderson & Co.
The one potential strength of the book is the mass of raw facts in the reference section. It is only fair to warn that its readability is similar to that of a telephone directory, but that's the nature of the material, not the author's fault. If readers really want all these dates, etc., they'll accept the format.
What is the author's fault is that this reference information is simply wrong, far too often. Prior information seems to have been unquestioningly reproduced, errors and all, so that even after readers pick away the obvious errors, the rest can't be relied on. Newspaper ads for concerts that were later cancelled, or memories that ex-members have later admitted were mis-remembered, have gone in apparently without checking.
If you don't need to know the minutiae, the other Tull biographies are more suited to you than this one. If you do want to know every tiny detail, go for something better researched.
Rating: 2
Summary: Buy the music, not this book
Comment: While it may contain every factoid known about Ian and the boys, this book is so difficult to actually read as to be virtually worthless. Sentences are often incomplete, not to mention thoughts or paragraphs, and there is a complete lack of cohesion.
If completely rewritten and given a decent editing it might be worthwhile, but that hasn't happened so do yourself a favor and get the remastered version of Stand Up instead.
 |
Title: Jethro Tull: A History of the Band, 1968-2001 by Scott Allen Nollen, Ian Anderson, David Pegg ISBN: 0786411015 Publisher: McFarland & Company Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
 |
Title:The Jethro Tull Christmas Album ASIN: B0000CD5I6 Publisher: Varese Records Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.49 |
 |
Title:Rupi's Dance ASIN: B0000AVHCI Publisher: Varese Records Pub. Date: 19 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.99 |
 |
Title: Jethro Tull by Raymond Benson ISBN: 1904048188 Publisher: Pocket Essentiials Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
 |
Title:Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday: The 25th Anniversary Collection, 1969-1994 ASIN: B0000AYK0J Publisher: Emi Distribution Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
