This new; revised edition of Hot Wired Guitar brings Becks story bang up to date; from his adventures at The White House in December 2012 with Mick Jagger and US President Barack Obama; to touring the world with Beach Boy Brian Wilson and the 2014 release of Jeffs latest solo disc.The definitive account of Jeff Becks journey from his childhood in 1940s South London to the world-wide success of 2010s album Emotion and Commotion and beyond. Author Martin Power has talked to former Yardbirds members Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty as well as manager Simon Napier-Bell and fellow musicians including Max Middleton; Stanley Clarke; Simon Phillips; Jimmy Hall; Mo Foster; Doug Wimbish and many others. Supported by full album reviews; rare photographs and an up-to-date discography; Hot Wired Guitar is the most complete and comprehensive account of the life and times of Jeff Beck; the man who took the electric guitar and showed the world just what could be done with just six strings and one hell of an attitude.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Okay; but some examples were easier to follow than othersBy Debbie"Draw 50 Sea Creatures" is a drawing book. Except for some brief encouragement at the beginning of the book; there was no text describing how to draw the various figures. He usually provided 6 steps for drawing each sea creature. You build the creature by drawing the lines demonstrated in each step in the book. The final step showed the fully shaded-in plant or animal; but youre left to experiment to figure out how to create a similar shading on your line figure. Some of the animals with more complex texture patterns had "guides" drawn during step 5 to help you place the shading in step 6.As I said; most of the figures had you add lines to lines to create the figure in steps 1 through 5 and then added shading in step 6. These were the easiest ones to do; in my opinion. Some figures had you draw guide lines in the first few steps (which are erased from the final drawing) before you start on the actual animal. Id suggest looking at the whole sequence before drawing these as sometimes I found it easier to skip one or more of the guide line steps. The blade coral had so many guide lines and was so complex that I found the suggested sequence too messy to successfully follow.The drawings were grouped by type (fish; shell animals; etc.) rather than difficulty level; so the complex figures were mixed in with the easier ones. Id suggest starting with some of the easier ones to get used to this learning style. You can draw some decent looking sea creatures using this book--better than I could without the suggested steps. However; I now realize that I prefer to learn drawing from books that include more steps and/or text to explain the steps.I received an ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great way to learn/spend time togetherBy D. GoldPart of the Draw 50 series developed by Lee J. Ames (of Walt Disney Studios and School of Visual Arts in NYC); Draw 50 Sea Creatures provides step by step directions for creating a variety of sea life. The book is broken into several sections including fish; shells; sharks; etc. Each creature is drawn using from 4-8 illustrations with the final step including the most detail and shading. The drawings are easy to follow although some seem like they could have used additional steps near the end. However; the examples are easy to follow and each creature is interesting and fun to learn.When I saw this title for review; I knew my kids would love it. Were all the creative types and its been a lot of fun to explore this book together. Since weve just returned from our own beach adventure; the kids have been excited to dive into this one. The drawings were challenging for my 5 year old; but both the 9 and 11 year olds really enjoyed learning from this book. Two tips that we discovered were to look over all the steps before beginning and to draw lightly. Looking over each project before starting really helped our final result.All in all I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to draw from ages 10 years and up. Its been a great way to learn and spend time together. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... down and draw whatever I want without it looking like a two year old did itBy lovemykidz316Ive always wanted to be able to sit down and draw whatever I want without it looking like a two year old did it. Truth is though; I am not artistic when it comes to drawing. Lucky for me there are plenty of books out there that help.Draw 50 Sea Creatures is a great book to help anyone who can hold a pencil to draw fish; sharks; dolphins and more. The book takes you step by step until you have a complete drawing. It starts with simple shapes and slowly adds detail.Now; Ill be honest. Ive already admitted that Im not an artist; but my penguin definitely looked like a penguin and my fish and turtle were recognizable as well. Now they werent as good as the examples in the book; but definitely better than anything I could accomplish on my own.This is a great book for all ages; however; I do think younger kids would enjoy it the most.***Thanks to bloggingforbooks.com for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
