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Although I am not much of a buff when it comes to the study of music or much of a musician myself, i found Ratliff's book Every Song Ever to be quite interesting and informative. Although I enjoyed reading and analyzing the elements he went over in his book, there were but a few I didn't necessarily agree with such as his concept of the 'single note' where he briefly explains and then goes into detail about how a single note can be so powerful or how an artist can repetitively play a single not for an entire song. This may be true in some cases, but I believe most artists stray away from being repetitive and tend to be more creative in order to be unique. Overall I found the book to be a good read even for someone with little to no musical experience. If you love music you will enjoy the book even if you are unfamiliar with some of the concepts described within. I also believe that in order to grasps the concepts described throughout the book you should have some musical experience as it doesn't seem to be a book for novice music lovers or musicians.

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"We sense that a musician understands music as a process without a fixed outcome."
-Ben Ratliff, Every Song Ever pg.114

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http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9780374277901 Most discussions of music in the digital age have focused on open access and the ethics of downloading. Ratliff, a New York Times jazz and pop critic for nearly twenty years, and the author of The Jazz Ear, Coltrane, and Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings, looks instead at the sheer wealth of music available today, and considers how this unprecedented diversity changes how we listen.

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"Some of the best listening experiences are the most alienating."
-Ben Ratliff, Every Song Ever, pg.218