iPods and MP3 players have changed the way we listen to music: it’s all about songs rather than albums, and making your own compilations. This is the first music guide that gets it: a book of 500 playlists, each of them packed with great music to rip or download. It features artists from Marvin Gaye to Nick Cave, Björk to Manu Chao, Rufus Wainwright to Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra to Franz Ferdinand, genres from Britpop to Krautrock, dub to Motown, bebop to bhangra, punk to drum’n’bass, fado to gangsta rap, and themes including Broken hearts, motoring music, protest songs, and covers that beat the originals. Packed with quirks and silliness including singing drummers, aliens, chickens and insects, drinking songs, and even music raved about in Murakami novels.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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If you want to find new music to love....,
This review is from: The Rough Guide Book of Playlists, 2nd edition (Rough Guide Reference) (Paperback)
Fun and easy to read. It is British. Listening to music has changed from concept albums to singles on playlists. How do you find the tunes you would like?This book has hundreds of lists of music listed by style. The lists, submitted by musicians, critics, and fans, have short descriptions of the songs, and is also a small music history overview. Perfect little pocket reader for the folks who haven't had much time to discover new stuff. I have downloaded many songs that have been a delight. The book has also helped me enjoy even more about the songs I already liked. The review on the front says "mind-expanding and irresistible" and I completely agree!
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More playlists than you could ever listen to and then some!,
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I bought this book after seeing it on the back of The Best Music You've Never Heard 1 (Rough Guide Reference) (which is also a good book). This book has so many playlists that I'm not sure that I will get through them in my life time. There are lists for just about every kind of music genre, musician, and mood you can imagine. Besides being able to make some great playlists, it is a very interesting read. There are informative statements under each playlist title and each song. The musician lists are awesome! Each song either has a critique, information about recording, information about the singers reaction to the song, or special instruments or techniques used during recording. I found it both enjoyable and informative. If you are a music-lover, you will enjoy this book without ever building one of the playlists. Reading the book while listening to the playlist is sheer bliss. I would have given it 5 stars but some of the songs are hard to find (not downloadable) which would make the creation of some of the playlists more of a chore (and additional costs for needing to buy the vinyl, cassette or CD) to create a complete lists. This was the only downside I found so this book is definitely well worth the cost!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. It has absolutely every kind of music out there.
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You didn't have to hear an ABBA song twice to get it: they hit you square in the heart and the head first time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New Orleans, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, South African, The Clash, Phil Spector, Studio One, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd, Cole Porter, San Francisco, Neil Young, Mick Jagger, Robert Johnson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Blue Note, Kate Bush, Rod Stewart, Hank Williams, World War Browse Sample Pages:
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You didn't have to hear an ABBA song twice to get it: they hit you square in the heart and the head first time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New Orleans, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, South African, The Clash, Phil Spector, Studio One, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd, Cole Porter, San Francisco, Neil Young, Mick Jagger, Robert Johnson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Blue Note, Kate Bush, Rod Stewart, Hank Williams, World War Browse Sample Pages:
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