(Music Pro Guides). The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producer's anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music! Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed takes fans inside the creation of still more legendary rock gems, including "Hotel California" by the Eagles; "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by the Clash; "Rocketman" by Elton John; "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie; "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones; "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King; "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed; such Beatles classics as "I Am the Walrus," "Helter Skelter," and "Give Peace a Chance"; as well as still more hits by Def Leppard, Billy Idol, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Thorogood, the Police, Jackson Browne, Survivor, Foo Fighters, the Stone Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Joe Satriani, Rick Derringer, Peter Frampton, Huey Lewis & the News, Tool, Jon Bon Jovi, Daughtry, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, Tracy Chapman, Steve Miller, Simple Minds, Foreigner, and many more! This is a wonderfully written book. You can open it to any page and be both engaged and enlightened by what you'll read. If you've read the first book in this installment, you'll absolutely want to check out this one. And if you haven't gotten your hands on the first one, what are you waiting for? --Steven Rosen, Curled Up With A Good Book If you love a wide variety of Rock music styles, are interested in the genre's biggest artists, and/or have an interest in recording and record production, Behind The Boards II should be at the top of your summer reading list. --Phil O'Keefe, Harmony Central Jake Brown (Nashville, TN) is an award-winning music biographer. His catalog consists of 35 published books since 2001, including authorized books cowritten with living guitar legend Joe Satriani, 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee HEART, celebrated rock drummer Kenny Aronoff, and heavy metal icon Motorhead and the late hip-hop pioneer Tupac Shakur. Also to Brown's credit is the Nashville Songwriter Anthology – featuring interviews with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and more – and he has appeared on national television networks, including FUSE TV and the Bloomberg Channel.