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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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.

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I do enjoy it though. Lotsa neat little trivia about the recordings. Some music I'm very familiar with. Some I've only...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 25 10:31:21 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:56:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 21:12:09 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 21:19:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 03 05:35:32 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 05:40:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 29 09:03:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 09:07:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 20:13:49 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 20:16:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 12 11:41:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:49:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:14:34 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:20:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 15:53:33 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 16:48:25 -0800 2008
I read through nearly 90% of the entries, taking notes along the way. But the library wanted it back so I had to skim the rest. Darn them.

I found a lot new music to listen to and try and pondered why Moon choose the right artist at times but ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 15:57:38 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 15:59:02 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 16:58:32 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 16:59:50 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 08:50:48 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 08:51:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 14 21:18:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:18:46 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 08:30:49 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 11:43:18 -0700 2008 Planet Rock, I Feel Love and I Heard It Through the Grapevine are listed as must-hears.
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