Book reviews?

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   that is a hell of an idea. Surprised that hasn't been thought of before???  

drop a PM to M@X.. unless he has changed in the last year, he is usually receptive to new ideas like that. 

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micky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838	Posted: February 27 2010 at 15:36
	that is a hell of an idea. Surprised that hasn't been thought of before??? drop a PM to M@X.. unless he has changed in the last year, he is usually receptive to new ideas like that.
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JLocke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4900	Posted: February 27 2010 at 15:32
	^ Glad to see at least two SC agreeing with the idea. I really think it would help inform people about some of the lesser-known literature written about Prog. And don't forget, there have been books written about the genre in general. Perhaps those could finally find a proper place on the site, as well? Maybe placing those particular books in 'Various Artists' would fit? I dunno, I'm just throwing out ideas, here.

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: February 27 2010 at 15:22
	Other sites I know include a section on books - I'm thinking in particular of an Italian prog site called MovimentiProg, which has some excellent reviews of books (in Italian and other languages) dedicated to progressive rock and other related musical genres. However, I believe such a section should feature books published in other languages than English - we are an international website after all, and in some countries (such as Italy or France) there are some interesting publications to be found.

rushfan4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66607	Posted: February 27 2010 at 15:16
	That is actually probably a pretty good idea. I don't know that there are many bands within our ranks that have books written about them, but I suspect that at least the bigger bands do. I know that I have books on Yes and Rush, and have seen books on Pink Floyd.


JLocke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4900	Posted: February 27 2010 at 15:03
	If this has already been suggested before, there is no need to jump down my throat. All I'm doing is making a suggestion, here, and if it's not a good idea, then we'll drop it. Well, the site has already branched out a bit by including things such as documentary DVDs and other unauthorized works in the video reviews section. Such products are not all directly produced by the bands in question, but since the bands are the subject of said productions, they are included here and reviewed. So my question is . . . why not books? I think it's a very strong argument to be made that an informative book written about a particular band is always going to be more worthwhile than a documentary DVD, simply because books have more content. If somebody new to the Progressive Rock world wants to devour literature as well as the audio/visual medium in order to get a music education, don't we owe it to them to include reviews of the countless books as well? I mean, wouldn't it be beneficial to help people choose which Pink Floyd book is the best bet for their money? Wouldn't it be convenient for a Yes newcomer to be steered in the right direction for which written biography to avoid and which to purchase? This came to mind simply because I'm in the middle of reviewing a documentary DVD about Yes, and I thought about how cool it would be to have proper book reviews on this site as well. I mean, reviewing them on the forums is fine and all, but many visitors to this place don't even come on the forums. I just think if prog-related books were able to be reviewed in the same manner music-related DVDs are, it would greatly increase the mount of resources we could provide to people looking for Prog information in any form, written or otherwise. Anyway, it's probably not practical, or even that good of an idea, but I just thought I would pitch it. It's probably been suggested and rejected before, and for very good reasons, but oh well. Never hurts to try.