All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular MusicVladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine Hal Leonard Corporation, 2001 - 1491 Seiten (Book). From folk to avant-garde to world music, this fun-to-browse book easily guides readers to more than 20,000 great recordings by over 4,000 artists through thorough reviews and ratings. Arranged by genre (the book covers 16 styles in all), each section provides informed essays on how the music evolved and its various styles, intriguing artist biographies, and insightful reviews and ratings of the top recordings. The lives and work of major artists are described in depth. Easy-to-read "music maps" chart the development of each genre, its key players, and their influences. Now in its fourth edition, this authoritative reference highlights "essential collection" albums as well as "first purchase" recordings to help listeners buy CDs. Nearly 1,500 info-packed pages! "Makes you delirious with knowledge." Entertainment Weekly "The most useful single volume your money can buy." Mojo |
Inhalt
Introduction | |
List of Contributors | |
Rock | 1 |
Rap | 468 |
Blue | 501 |
Gospel | 589 |
Country | 627 |
Bluegrass | 727 |
Cajun | 856 |
World Music | 874 |
Reggae | 952 |
Soundtracks | 996 |
Vocal Music | 1006 |
Easy Listening | 1059 |
Avant Garde | 1073 |
Jazz | 1136 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
album album tracks Alternative Pop/Rock American Anthology artists Atlantic B-sides ballads band band's bass bassist Beach Boys beat Beatles became blues box set British Bruce Eder Capitol career catchy charts classic collection Columbia compilation cover Cub Koda cult cuts dance debut album disc Dylan early 70s Epic fans featuring folk-rock funk Girl Greatest Hits guitar guitarist hard rock hardcore highlights hit singles Jason Ankeny jazz John keyboards label late 60s listeners live Love material melodies Motown Ned Raggett never original performances playing Polydor post-punk producer psychedelic punk radio Raggett record reissue released Rhino rhythm Richie Unterberger riffs rock & roll rockers second album singer singer/songwriter singing solo songs songwriting soul sound star Stephen Thomas Erlewine Steve Huey studio style success there's title track tour tunes vocalist vocals Warner Brothers wave William Ruhlmann
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