Music (Little Black Book)

By Sean Egan

From the most explosive lyrics and chart-busting albums and singles to the greatest compositions and pivotal performances this is an overview of each moment's impact on modern music, on popular... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844035921
• ISBN13: 9781844035922
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 3.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 1.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Great, Fun, Comprehensive Look at Western Music

This is a very good book. Published in England, it is a chronological listing of what the editor and writers have tagged as the defining moments in western music, starting with the 20th century, through approximately 2004. They are divided into three, maybe four general categories, Key Events, Key People, and Key Concerts and Key Songs. There are two items on each page. Also, the photographs are excellent with some not so often seen ones. What I like about this is that it covers all genres of popular music, not trying to pit some types of music against others. And, the writing is intelligent. For example, Bruce Springsteen's album, The River, is listed as a key album and the writer goes on to compare Springsteen's "The River" to the Clash's, "London Calling", bringing out some very insightful information, that as a longstanding Springsteen fan, I had not considered. The publisher has also put out "Defining Moments" books on movies and books. Though I haven't seen those, if they are as good as this one on music, they will be well worth checking out.