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A carregar... Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon (2021)por Malcolm Gladwell
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Being a fan of Simon and Garfunkel since listening to my dad's Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. LP I was and remain hooked to their music. Also, a fan of Malcolm having read most of his books and an avid listener to his podcast, this audiobook was a real treat. I am fascinated by the creative process involved in the creation of music and songs. This audiobook delivers in buckets on Simons creative process and provides tremendous insight into the great songs written and albums produced by Paul. Having grown up in South Africa during that time, the chapters on Graceland hold special significance and interest for me and listening to what drove Paul to go to South Africa and how that ended up in a political quagmire that it did, and I vaguely remember the fallout from that time, and the wonderful response of the Graceland Tour thereafter, this was powerful stuff. As an engineer myself I appreciated the input by Roy Halee on how he was tasked with finding the right "colors" to add to Paul's music. The intimate conversations with the genius and music snippets were certainly a highlight of the audiobook. This is a MUST listen for all fans of Paul and music lovers. ( ) I loved this. I'm a fan of both Gladwell & Simon and Simon's music has been a presence in my life since my teens. It was so much fun to listen to them explore the making of iconic songs, like Graceland and get a glimpse into Simon's creative process. I love how Simon follows his impulses and accepts when it just doesn't go as planned. Malcolm Gladwell recorded conversations with Paul Simon over many months, touching on Simon’s early career as well as his later works. I’ve always loved Paul Simon’s songs since I was a teenager in the early 70’s and Simon and Garfunkel were a team. Now I understand that Simon is also a musical and creative genius. Every chapter is enjoyable and enlightening. The only downside I see to this book is that since it was an Audible production, it doesn’t seem to be available except through Audible. I was able to find it in my library’s Hoopla account. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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HTML: A musical biography unlike any you've ever heard: Paul Simon in conversation with Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam, discussing Simon's greatest hits, artistic struggles, and what it means to move people through music, now with a new epilogue that finds Paul continuing to wrestle songs from the universe including for his latest album Seven Psalms. What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, and Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author and podcast host, sit down together, with a tape recorder and a guitar? Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you've ever heard before. Recorded over a series of conversations between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell's oldest friend and co-writer, journalist and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon's music, to his childhood in Queens, NY, to his frequent collaborators and the nature of creativity itself. Gladwell and Headlam traveled from the mountains of Hawaii to Simon's own backyard studio to record an artist they've idolized since childhood. Woven throughout the audiobook is distinctive commentary about Simon's songwriting alongside archival audio footage and never-before-heard live studio versions and original recordings of beloved hits including "The Boxer," "The Sound of Silence," and "Graceland". Between conversations, Gladwell deploys his signature blend of historical research and social science to understand how a boy from 1940's Queens conjured near-perfect songs over an incredible career. Along the way he gathers reflections on Simon's particular genius from the likes of Sting, Herbie Hancock, and Roseanne Cash. The result is an intimate audio biography of one of America's most popular songwriters. .Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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