(Personality). The Piano Guys started as YouTube sensations with their clever and inspiring takes on popular music and the creative videos that accompany them. Their YouTube Channel is one of the most popular in the world with nearly 2 million subscribers and hundreds of millions of views! Their eclectic mix of classical; film score; rock and pop favorites resonates with audiences across generations and from all walks of life. Their two albums have both topped the Billboard New Age charts. Here are piano solo arrangements of ten favorites as performed by The Piano Guys from both of those albums: All of Me * Arwens Vigil * Begin Again * Bring Him Home * Cant Help Falling in Love * Home * Just the Way You Are * Michael Meets Mozart * A Thousand Years * Twinkle Lullaby. Six of the pieces also include the separate cello parts.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good book but....By dreamsofvisionsI thought this generally was a good book - the quotes from Shields were probably the highlight of it. It was also pretty cool how the author described in first person how he felt at one of their newer concerts. The thing I didnt like was how he tried to make it a fact that MBV use to suck. I personally think as well as many others; that they were awesome. I can say that their old work is not as good as Loveless but they were so young when they started and they were also just beginning their journey on separating themselves from all other types of bands - to become one of the greatest of all time.13 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Its a good book but only partially about LovelessBy P. SerillaI first pre-ordered this book several years ago. The fact that like the real album; its release was delayed for literally years played out almost like a quaint homage to the album.I also really enjoyed the book; but not for the reasons I usually enjoy this series. The book does have a lot of McGonigals personal anecdotes; but I was able to look past those; because he made a damn good effort to speak to every member of the band (3 of 4 are represented in the text); people from the Creation lable; engineers; management and friends. Primary interviews make a world of difference -- why speculate about Kevin Shields state of mind when you can ask him? Few authors in this series have gone the extra mile to deliver points of view from so many people involved with the album in question.I also enjoyed getting what I consider the first real response from Shields about the huge cost and time consumption of Loveless -- even if hes wrong; it at least balances out the people who say he bankrupt the company (clearly he didnt help).However; the book is really only partially about Loveless and only mostly focused on the time the album was being made. Its really a My Bloody Valentine book and as Loveless is their most important work and took up a huge amount of the time they were a band; its the central issue. The book treads into technical and song writing territory to a certain degree; however I still dont have much of an idea about what Shields was doing in the studio; but that has as much to do with the way Shields answers the questions as how the book was written.If youve read every Shields interview and think you know everything about My Bloody Valentine; you can probably skip this book. If however; you want to read everything you need to know about them in an afternoon -- pick it up; its a very enjoyable; if somewhat disjointed read.5 of 10 people found the following review helpful. A Love(less) StoryBy Ted SaadBrilliant overview of my favorite album of all time. So despite my bias toward MBVs effort; my intent was to read this book with an eye toward disinterested formalism. And the result for me was quite pleasing. McGonigal gave several perspectives that overrided some long standing myths; and maybe gave us a couple new ones to ponder. Bottom line; he gets it. He gets the fact that this CD goes beyond the overused ethereal descriptors; and touches the listener in a deep spiritual way. Its not about lyrics; melody; production; sounds...its about the whole. The poignant philosopher Schopenhauer stated that great art will always dissolve the subject from the object; and he always placed music on top of the hierarchy of art forms. Loveless always had that experience for me; so when I read McGonigals book I was happy to see that he never swayed from his lofty view; yet remained grounded as well. After all; the process of making great art is never quite as lofty as the outcome. We learn of the painstaking process Shields and others went through to make something that always seemed to be on the brink of demise. McGonigal made this struggle an enjoyable read; and he has given us a perfect literary companion to one of the most perfect musical experiences.