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Post by AeroCooper on Sept 1, 2021 13:19:57 GMT -5
BRAD WHITFORD Collaborates With Photographer ROSS HALFIN On New Book "Listen To Whitford"; Features Introduction By KIRK HAMMETT September 1, 2021 AEROSMITH Guitarist BRAD WHITFORD Collaborates With Photographer ROSS HALFIN On New Book "Listen To Whitford"; Features Introduction By KIRK HAMMETT; Video Trailer Rufus Publications has announced a new Ross Halfin book, produced in collaboration with Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford. “Listen To Whitford” features over 300 pages from Ross Halfin's extensive Aerosmith collection, shooting the band on stage and informally behind the scenes. Brad joined Aerosmith in 1971 and has helped shape the bands unique sound, making them one of the world’s most successful bands. Ross has been photographing Brad and the band for decades and this unique collection of shots centres around the guitarists contribution to the band. With an introduction by long time fan and Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, “He’s a monster of a player and deserves every inch of credit that’s coming to him in this book, so yeah… check out his solo’s. Listen to Whitford, you’ll be surprised.” The book also features contributions from Dave Navarro and Dean DeLeo. The book measures 240mm x 340mm with over 300 pages, supplied in luxury slipcase and is personally signed by Brad Whitford and Ross Halfin. Only 500 numbered copies are available worldwide at £200 per copy.
The book will go on sale at 3 PM, UK time on Friday September 2, and will ship at the end of November in time for Christmas. Pre-order will be available here.
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Post by warmaker on Sept 1, 2021 19:08:09 GMT -5
As much as I adore Brad and his style and as much as I appreciate amazing photography of Ross, I don't think I will even consider spending £200 on a, basically, photo album... It's a pity Brad haven't written his proper book (yet?). I'd get that for sure. What we've got here is failure to communicate... erm.. sorry, scratch that What we've got here is a beautiful, but empty shell with no actual content. I mean, how many insightful, amazing, unique etc. photos of a band member can you actually take? Without any story or description to back them up, it's not gonna be worth it. Unfortunately...
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Post by tomass on Sept 2, 2021 16:32:19 GMT -5
The internet killed photo books.
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Post by warmaker on Sept 2, 2021 19:33:15 GMT -5
The internet killed photo books. Along with so many other things...
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Post by AeroCooper on Sept 3, 2021 5:59:17 GMT -5
The internet killed photo books. Along with so many other things... But it did great things for teenage boys everywhere.
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Post by warmaker on Sept 3, 2021 12:39:38 GMT -5
Along with so many other things... But it did great things for teenage boys everywhere. Hey, who do you call "teenage boy"?
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Post by pillis on Sept 5, 2021 18:33:29 GMT -5
LOL! Is this the same guy who says Aerosmith plays the same songs and doesn't care for music anymore? Selling an overpriced photobook entirely focusing on him. And the ego-maniac is Steven right?
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Post by SaintChrisBeCool on Sept 5, 2021 22:01:03 GMT -5
Strange choice to do it on Whitford and not the whole band. Ross Halfin's rock photography, especially that of Aerosmith, is truly awesome. He used to have a huge gallery on his website. I'd be so in for this at a lower price. And so in if it was Aerosmith. But a Whitford-centered book at $277 USD...? Are you nuts?
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Post by anaix3l on Sept 6, 2021 1:41:21 GMT -5
Plenty of people have been paying more than that for a 30 second meet and get the fuck out of here. So, while that's well over half of what I make in a month, I'm sure there's a market for this (especially since it's limited to only a few hundred copies). There are people who collect Lamborghinis among their fans, you know. I'm sure there's a post-concert post on this forum about me being put face to face with the fact that these guys have lots of fans... and some are obscenely rich.
Generally, if you see something, anything, and think it's too expensive, it was probably meant for people with fatter pockets. It wasn't made with you in mind.
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Post by whatashame on Oct 22, 2021 11:24:08 GMT -5
if it's 500 copies and it's overpriced than it's intended for the Slashes and the others who got inspired by Brad to pick up an ax. maybe a cool giveaway along the way.
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