1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)
by Tom Moon
List Price:
Our Price: $11.41
You Save: $8.54 (43%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $10.27 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Tom MoonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-04
ISBN: 076113963X
Number of pages: 992
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Book Reviews of 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)
Book Review: Wow! Look at my record collection
Summary: 2 Stars
For the intellectually incurious, a guide to one man's opinions. For the rest of us, we'll turn on the radio, check out Youtube and go to see live shows based on word of mouth. I hear tell he's already working Volume 2. Jayzuz. As Lennon would say, "there's a proper job."
Summary of 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)
The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultz-author of the phenomenal 1,000 Places to See Before You Die-does for travel, Tom Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer fun of great music.This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners' horizons- it makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and the '80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains. Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos.
Each entry is passionately written, with expert listening notes, fascinating anecdotes, and the occasional perfect quote-"Your collection could be filled with nothing but music from Ray Charles," said Tom Waits, "and you'd have a completely balanced diet." Every entry identifies key tracks, additional works by the artist, and where to go next. And in the back, indexes and playlists for different moods and occasions.
History & Criticism Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down on newer books I reviewed for Amazon Vine
Bitter Sweetsby Roopa Farooki
St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2008-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.01
Price in other shops:
Retire - And Start Your Own Business: Five Steps to Successby Dennis J. Sargent, Martha S. Sargent
NOLO; Published: 2008-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.43
Price in other shops:
Twisted Head: An Italian American Memoirby Carl Capotorto
Broadway; Published: 2008-10-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.90
Price in other shops:
Voices in First Person: Reflections on Latino IdentityAtheneum; Published: 2008-08-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)by Tom Moon
Workman Publishing Company; Published: 2008-08-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.78
Price in other shops:
The House on First Street: My New Orleans Storyby Julia Reed
Ecco; Published: 2008-07-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.87
Price in other shops:
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiterby Steve Dublanica Aka The Waiter
Ecco; Published: 2008-08-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.30
Price in other shops:
Sell the Feeling: The 6-Step System That Drives People to Do Business with Youby Larry Pinci, Phil Glosserman
Morgan James Publishing; Published: 2008-01-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.35
Price in other shops:
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Editionby Christopher Vogler
Michael Wiese Productions; Published: 2007-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.01
Price in other shops:
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Deathby Irvin D. Yalom
Jossey-Bass; Published: 2008-02-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.85
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life Listby Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company; Published: 2003-05-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
James Taylor - CoversRelease date: 2008-09-30; Music CD
Best price: $10.75
Price in other shops:
Neil Young - Sugar Mountain-Live At Canterbury House 1968 (CD/ DVD)Release date: 2008-12-02; Music CD
Best price: $13.79
Price in other shops:
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew Americaby Thomas L. Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Published: 2008-09-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.00
Price in other shops:
Lucinda Williams - Little HoneyRelease date: 2008-10-14; Music CD
Best price: $9.61
Price in other shops:
Outliers: The Story of Successby Malcolm Gladwell
Little, Brown and Company; Published: 2008-11-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.75
Price in other shops:
The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the PresentFireside; Published: 2008-11-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.65
Price in other shops:
Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8Release date: 2008-10-07; Music CD
Best price: $16.56
Price in other shops:
Time Out 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (Time Out Guides)by Editors of Time Out
Time Out; Published: 2008-06-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.97
Price in other shops:
"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Filmsby David Thomson
Knopf; Published: 2008-10-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $24.55
Price in other shops: