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Better Than It Sounds!: A Dictionary of Humourous Musical Quotations [Paperback]

David W. Barber (Author)
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Musical Quotations June 1, 1998

Better Than It Sounds is sometimes pithy, sometimes provacative, sometimes profound and always amusing, these quotes by famous (and not so famous) musicians will brighten your day.



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About the Author

David W. Barber is a journalist, musician and best-selling author of several Sound And Vision books including Bach, Beethoven and the Boys and Tutus, Tights and Tiptoes, and also editor of two previous books in the Quotable series, Quotable Alice and Quotable Sherlock.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Sound And Vision (June 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0920151221
  • ISBN-13: 978-0920151228
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,933,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Indeed better than it sounds, October 23, 2009
This review is from: Better Than It Sounds!: A Dictionary of Humourous Musical Quotations (Paperback)
I'm glad I have the chance to voice my opinion. David Barber does an excellent job finding and presenting mostly musical quotations. In some cases, he lists quotes that have nothing to do with music except that a musician said it, and I found that annoying. Yes, he does use some sarcasm, but he also uses puns and plays on words and some of them had me in fits of laughter. If you like David Barber, you will like this book. If you don't like his sense of humor, you won't.
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Depressing, November 5, 2006
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Willow Behr "Willow Behr" (Cold Brook, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Sarcasim is not a kind of humor I enjoy. Most of the quotes were sarcastic and demeaning of music and musicians. I was looking for quotes that were amusing without being derogatory.
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Sir Thomas Beecham, George Bernard Shaw, Russian-born American, Gioacchino Rossini, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Oscar Wilde, Erik Satie, Ernest Newman, Mark Twain, Rite of Spring, The Beatles, Artur Schnabel, Bette Midler, Danish-born American, Donald Swann, Frank Zappa, Joan Rivers, John Lennon, Mothers of Invention, Noel Coward, Oscar Levant, Sir Elton John, The Devil's Dictionary, The Rolling Stones
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