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jonbongeorge 's review for:
Verse, Chorus, Monster!
by Graham Coxon
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Enjoyable, a decent venture into the mind of someone who I consider to be a fantastic guitar player and one of my influences when it came to teaching myself.
That said, I can't help but feel Coxon held back a little with this. There's definitely something here for music lovers and guitarists who want a deeper understanding of a musicians creative process. Coxon's explanation of how almost every song from each of his albums came together are descriptive and fascinating, and yet while I was constantly reminded that a lot of these songs are deeply autobiographical, I felt that I never got to know Coxon truly. His image in my mind stayed the same from the first page right till the end.
Still, it's not a bad book at all. There's hope in here, real, genuine hope that makes you feel damn good about yourself. Not everyone's cup of tea but I didn't find it half bad.
That said, I can't help but feel Coxon held back a little with this. There's definitely something here for music lovers and guitarists who want a deeper understanding of a musicians creative process. Coxon's explanation of how almost every song from each of his albums came together are descriptive and fascinating, and yet while I was constantly reminded that a lot of these songs are deeply autobiographical, I felt that I never got to know Coxon truly. His image in my mind stayed the same from the first page right till the end.
Still, it's not a bad book at all. There's hope in here, real, genuine hope that makes you feel damn good about yourself. Not everyone's cup of tea but I didn't find it half bad.