1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die) | Tom Moon

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die) | Tom Moon | So Much Music, So Little Time

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	1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die) Tom Moon Workman Publishing Company, 2008 - 992 pages average customer review:based on 62 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

well, 1000 recordings, anyway

excellent reference work & fun to just browse in. the bulk of the book is recordings listed in order of performer's name, with commentary & standard associated features. the commentary is not merely a straight review of the recording, & demonstrates that the author is a writer - if i may say something that sounds, but is not, redundant - & furthermore a skilled writer. the commentary usually puts the music in the context of history & gives the particular backdrop of the recording with accompanying anecdotes.

in the back of the book, it has other ways of listing the recordings - general all-encompassing index, by genre (blues, electronica, vocals...), for special occasions (cocktail hour, play this for the kids...), classical & opera composers, classical & opera performers - as well as some recordings quick-listed that the author would have added if the title were "1108 recording to hear before you die."

i liked the listing of recordings by country, under world genre listing, & found a recording that interested me that way. i wish that the "next stop" & "after that" standard features of each listing had been confined to recordings listed in the book, so i could satisfy the created curiosity instantly & informatively, but that is a minor quibble. another quibble is that the book contains annoyingly varied & tiny fonts. prepare to buy your first pair of reading glasses, if you aren't already rolling down that hill, as i am.

great gift for anyone, expert to amateur. the experts will enjoy being annoyed by what is included & what is excluded. the amateurs will be able to find at least one album to buy that they will enjoy that never would have occurred to them otherwise. avid general readers will enjoy the great writing regardless of their listening habits or lack thereof.

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So Much Music, So Little Time

This book is absolutely beautiful. Anyone interested in music is going to want a copy on their bookshelf or, better yet, coffee table -- people love to flip through it.

"1,000 Recording" is an attractive book, well thought out and well laid out. Suggestions include obscure jazz, popular rock, and classic baroque. No matter what your age or interests, you'll find dozens of great suggestions you might not have considered. I was a teenager in the sixties, and own several Animals albums, but never sat down and listened to the entire "House Of The Rising Sun" album before; I was amazed at the good (slightly obscure) songs included. I have to thank the author for the wonderful suggestion.

I tend to recycle books and only keep reference books and a few other favorites, but this one is here to stay!

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simply put ... a musical gem

Bored out of your mind ?
Not sure what artist, music to listen to ?

Then get this perfect reference guide, put your mind to work, your spirit uplifted, and your soul soothed.

I found this guide fascinating, I learned new things, and became more adventurous sampling and buying music that otherwise I would never have.

Happy reading and listening!

Wow

And I thought I had some eclectic tastes in music...

If you have more entires in "Genres" than in "Albums" on your iPod, this is the book for you.

This guy has an amazing range in knowledge about music. I'm familiar with a fair percentage of his recommendations, and agree with a lot of them. But this book has opened up my collection to a lot of items I hadn't given a listen to before.

Between this book and iTunes/Amazon's ability to do 30 second audio samples, you can easily fill up that last space on your iPod from his lists.

And as a side bonus, he gives opinions on what songs to put before/after his picks. Should make for an interesting (and really, really long) playlist.

HIGHLY recommended.

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1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

What fun! After reading the intriguing intro. by Tom Moon, which stated his method and qualifications, I began going through the book using the alpha order to read about and then listen to each song on the internet. Some were familiar and even old favorites while some were totally virgin territory. What a eclectic mix! Right down my alley to try new sounds and find new favorites. If you love music, how can you NOT own this book?

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