Are you ready to glow in the dark? Crash landed alone on an unknown planet for the entirety of his Glow in the Dark set with huge space scapes behind him, Kanye West takes you on a musical and visual odyssey that no antihero has taken you on before. This deluxe volume represents another leg of that voyage, giving you a gorgeous photographic ride through West’s life, both on and offstage, as well as into the intimate technologies of his creative process with top visual artists of today. The instrumentals are tracks from his set remastered to echo John Williams’s famous score ("Jesus Walks" is Vader’s theme). In personal sketches and reference imagery, 3-D models of the holodeck-ian stage, and costume designs (including his Grace Jones–inspired outfits for opening act Rihanna), West once again expands a medium and triumphs in the artist’s epic struggle to be creative. With a CD including previously unreleased instrumentals from the show as well as an interview with tour collaborator Spike Jonze, the book is not only a memento of one of the most successful musical performances of the year, but it is also an experience all its own.
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One of the brightest stars in the universe turns his pop artistry to books.
About the Author
Ten-time Grammy Award-winner Kanye West began his career producing hits for such major R & B artists as Jay-Z and Janet Jackson, before achieving triple-platinum success on his own. The son of a Black Panther and a former English professor, West is known for his sociopolitical lyrics and for sampling from a wide variety of genres. He also attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and is steeped in current trends in art, design, electronics, fashion, and architecture. Nabil Elderkin has photographed and directed music videos for several major recording artists, including Kanye West, John Legend, and Seal.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Dasein
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
For Amazon's price, this book is a steal. The book's size is similar to a textbook, and it's filled with high quality photographs with Nabil's amazing vision. If you wish to relive the GITD tour, pick this up. If you missed the GITD tour, pick this up.
The book also comes with a CD of five songs.
The book also comes with a CD of five songs.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By C. Bence
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wow... This book is amazing! It doesn't show in pictures but this book is very large and thick! There's a thousand extra high quality pictures in it and tons of inside/backstage interviews with Ye.
It comes with an exclusive CD (even iTunes didn't recognize it) where you can listen to instrumentals from the tour and an interview snippet.
I thought it just a regular merchandise product, but this is a real thing. Something that only Kanye could deliver. For example from 50 Cent you will never see something like this.
Great book, great, art from one of the best artist in the world right now.
Thanks Yeezy.
5/5
It comes with an exclusive CD (even iTunes didn't recognize it) where you can listen to instrumentals from the tour and an interview snippet.
I thought it just a regular merchandise product, but this is a real thing. Something that only Kanye could deliver. For example from 50 Cent you will never see something like this.
Great book, great, art from one of the best artist in the world right now.
Thanks Yeezy.
5/5
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful
Really amazing display of Kanye's life on tour. Each photo is huge and perfectly captures the moment. A must have for any Kanye or hipo hop fan
Published 10 months ago by Octavio Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Pictures, Great Amazon Price
This book is a steal on Amazon. I remember it originally being like $50 bucks and I wanted it. The Glow In The Dark tour was an AMAZING show and Kanye west always has the best... Read more
Published 13 months ago by KlothezMinded
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for a Kanye fan!
If you're a huge fan of Kanye then this is definitely a must have! Its a huge book and has hundreds of high quality pictures. The pictures were taken on his Glow in the Dark Tour. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Chad
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Images - Poor Delivery Conditions
Kanye West is one of my favorite producers. I like the images in this book, but some of the captions are unnecessary.
The CD left much to be desired. Read more
The CD left much to be desired. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Kanika
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for any Kanye Fan
When I first got the book, my first thoughts were a. WOW this has a lot more content then I thought and B. The overall shape of the book is much larger then what I thought! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mickey Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very awesome book
I'm very impressed on the photography and inside look behind kanYe's tour . The book is heavy and very well constructed.
Published 18 months ago by Izzy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
The best book ever!! Really cool, it is so big, perfect to show off and to collect. I love kanye and the pictures are amazing! The colors, everything! Love it!
Published 20 months ago by Mars
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
Great Photo's and a great read.
For anyone that is a kanye fan, this is a must have.
For anyone that is a kanye fan, this is a must have.
Published on October 14, 2010 by dc...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book but CD is lacking
I was expecting more tracks from the concert. One of the best tracks in the show "Flashing Lights" was not on the CD to my disappointment.
Worth purchasing though.
Worth purchasing though.
Published on May 14, 2010 by Constance Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dope ass book
Captures everything very well. If you had the chance to make it out to this show it'll definitely bring back some great memories. Read more
Published on March 2, 2010 by Luis Jeovanny Vargas
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