1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789320746 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Robert Dimery is a writer and editor who has worked for numerous magazines, including Time Out and Vogue. His books include Rock Folk, Boogie Lightning, and Ray Charles: Man and Music. Michael Lydon was a founding editor of Rolling Stone
"Inevitable, Flawed Selection, but Fascinating Read, Nonetheless!" according to Mark D. Prouse. Any survey of music or movies limited to a number (in this case 1,001) is going to disappoint someone, and I would include myself in this. Being a person who listens to music most often while commuting, and who enjoys variety, and therefor listens with a good set of headphones to an iPod music library set on 'shuffle,' I nevertheless retain a fondness for albums as works of art. Being older, I still refer to CDs . Mudcrutch said Great reading for music lovers. Very thick book. It must be Great reading for music lovers Very thick book. It must be 3 inches thick. The information is abundant. Great reference book as well.. inches thick. The information is abundant. Great reference book as well.. Colleen Streetman said A great gift for the music lover in your life.. Great book if you are into music, lots of wonderful albums, some I had never heard of.
Michael Lydon was a founding editor of Rolling Stone. About the AuthorRobert Dimery is a writer and editor who has worked for numerous magazines, including Time Out and Vogue. His books include Rock Folk, Boogie Lightning, and Ray Charles: Man and Music.
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through today. Perhaps most important of all, each album featured comes with an authoritative description of its importance and influence.. Included with each entry are production details and credits as well as reproductions of original album cover art. The ultimate compendium of a half century of the best music, now revised and updated. Carefully selected by a team of international critics and some of the best-known music reviewer