The Justinguitar Pop Songbook is the latest addition to Justin Sandercoes series of guitar songbooks; following on from his hugely successful Justinguitar Beginners Songbook and Justinguitar Beginners Guitar Course. The Justinguitar Pop Songbook is for beginner-intermediate guitar players who are looking to improve their playing and increase their pop repertoire. Songs are arranged by difficulty; with introductory notes; scales and chord shapes provided for each difficulty level. Much more than just a songbook; this book contains valuable tips and tutorials that will help you with every aspect of your playing.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. "Hmm..."By J. gattanella"Because usually you can do whatever you want. Instead; you have to encourage those people to use all their powers; because theyre the experts. They have so much to bring to you; once you get them to provide it. But thats all part of managing a group. Something it just backfires; but most of the time its fun." - Wes Anderson on processAbove is basically the gist of this book. The other title really couldve/shouldve been Anderson/Seitz ala Hitchcock/Truffaut. Its difficult actually for me to give this 4 out of 5 stars (sometimes in the book its more like 3 and a half out of five) because I went into this so ready to think it would be like One Of The Best Books.Perhaps I should manage my expectations better; but MZS is one of the finest critics writing today - the man is chief editor of Roger Ebert for a reason; but even if I just go by his TV review/recaps hes wonderful - and you can get a strong sense of his gift for analysis and depth and insight in the essays that precede the eight films discussed here (it was written and published just prior to Grand Budapest Hotel; which is just hinted at).So; Seitz is a terrific writer. As an interviewer... hes ok. Actually; maybe more than okay in parts. His main aim here is to get Wes Anderson; one of the true independent mainstream American directors working today (that; you know; gets major stars for his movies; basically a younger Scorsese in that he gets to do it HIS way bankrolled by the big studios; usually anyway) to talk about what goes into the mix in his pudding. Sometimes he gets some good insight into just behind the scenes nuggets - casting; like Gene Hackman and some of the difficulty on Tenenbaums initially; Bill Murray; Edward Norton; George Clooney - and things like finding certain locations; finding music...Where it gets tricky and slippery is when Seitz inserts himself into the interviews. Arguably; he does it a bit too much; sometimes bringing his own kids into what they thought of the movies or certain stories. Of course there are reasons for this; to try and bridge the personal into the theoretical; or thematic. Maybe this isnt all Seitzs fault that Anderson tends to get cagey at times with his answers (the aforementioned Hmms; of which there are at least; I didnt count 20 here throughout).Anderson reminds me in a way like David Lynch: a true artist; he can talk about things that went into the making of his movies; things that sort of inspire him - other movies; music; art; striking locations - but when it comes to themes or deeper meanings in ideas; things that tie the films together (such as for Andersons movies; "What is a family?" is a directly related question); he just cant go there. Or maybe the way MZS expresses it isnt quite clear enough for Anderson. Or the tension is just too palpable to really dig farther in. Or; frankly; the context isnt the greatest.And I get that. But there are other times the questions just seem to be Seitz reaching a bit far into the hat to pull something out to try to get something else out of Anderson. And yet; this is a complaint that is... Id say only about 15 to 20% of a book that is otherwise pretty darn awesome. Its LOADED with photographs; storyboard images; stills; behind the scenes stuff; film comparisons; even stamps from Citizen Kane (!) that make it into like a Big Movie Book; which also brings the comparison up to the Godfather of Movie Books; Hitchcock/Truffaut. Anderson is amiable and can express things well enough and its a fun; quick read.While I wish some of the things MZS reaches for and expresses werent quite always AS about him; he mostly steers everything in the right direction which is about process; how a director who does have such control over his movies - I cant see how he could work any other way with the stories and characters he creates; along with his co-writers and collaborators - goes about creating what he does. But; ultimately; the book also illustrates that no matter how much you pick at something you can really only get out of a filmmaker: "I just like it" and thats it. At a certain point we can be critics all we want. Its ours now. And for his reasons... theyre so many. And; naturally; itll be essential reading for Anderson fans; and those just looking to get a sense of what filmmaking at a personal-cum-commercial level is all about in this day and age.But on the other hand..."I think; often; what ends up being important in a movie thematically; or what it ends up being really about; is usually not what youre focusing on. Youre focusing on what a certain character is going to say; what this character wants from this other character; how they feel; and how shes going to express what she wants; and whats going to happen; you know? And as with everything else in life or writing or filmmaking; you dont really control what it means - my instinct is that I dont want to control it; because its better if it just comes to life; in whatever way that can happen. And everything else; everything feels like it has to be created for one of these movies; so Id rather have the meanings come out of the life of it; rather than wanting to demonstrate a certain theme; or communicate a certain theory." - Wes Anderson on themes"Sammy; I dont talk about themes." - David Lynch.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Absolutely PerfectBy AshleyI bought this for my boyfriend as were both Wes Anderson fans and this book is lovely! Its full of lush illustrations; lengthy interviews; soundtrack notes; and bits of interesting trivia (often in the captions). I absolutely adore it and so does the boyfriend. Weve decided to watch every Wes Anderson film and short in chronological order while we make our way through the book.As far as looks; this book is large and heavy (which I like). I believe its 1 square foot and maybe 1.5-2 inches thick. It would make a lovely coffee table book if your coffee table is tidier than mine. I ordered this book with Prime two-day shipping and on the second day; I woke up to find it at my door. Wonderful service; as usual.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. cool bookBy LuLuThis really is a cool book. It is filled with pictures and interviews. Nice cover; so makes a great coffee table book- especially for a guy. My 30 year old brother was really interested and looked through it for a long time.
