All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and SoulVladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (Book). Easy to use and fun to explore, this 1,400-page tome is the most complete guide ever published on the artists and recordings that really rock. Compiled by dozens of music critics, it reviews and rates more than 14,000 great albums by over 2,200 artists and groups in more than 400 styles both mainstream and alternative including bootlegs, import-only releases, important out-of-print recordings, and lesser-known cult artists. A brief profile details each performer's career, while insightful reviews of top recordings help define the musician's artistic development and impact on rock. Expanded biographies spotlight major figures, along with complete album discographies. Also features educational essays and "music maps" that chart the evolution of rock's diverse subgenres at a glance. |
Contents
Terry Miles | 37 |
Josh Modell | 81 |
Indicates a group musician DJ or producer ing to fashion and trends While such a criticism is too glib theres no denying that Bowie | 133 |
Mark Morgenstein | 197 |
How to Use This Book | 214 |
Chris Nickson | 234 |
Introduction | 331 |
Brian Olewnick | 368 |
Jeff Burger | 461 |
Becky Byrkit | 468 |
Meredith Erlewine | 493 |
Jason Hundey | 613 |
Vik Iyengar | 619 |
Cary Wolfson | 781 |
AMG Technical Editors | 837 |
Dan | 910 |
J P Ollio | 381 |
1316 | 413 |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine Director | 413 |
Jose Promis | 413 |
Tim Sendra | 432 |
Arthur Rowe | 437 |
Soul | 441 |
Daniel Browne | 455 |
Corwin Moore | 1148 |
Chris True | 1238 |
568 | 1326 |
1181 | 1332 |
Hardcore | 1340 |
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All Music Guide to Rock, Pop and Soul Chris Woodstra,Vladimir Bogdanov,Stephen Thomas Erlewine No preview available - 2002 |
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