More accurate and comprehensive than other books attempting to. The great gamble biography the great gamble is a progressive metal band that originated from scranton, pa but eventually boston, ma. The most compulsively readable rock n roll reference book ever published, the great rock discography offers. Organized alphabetically, each entry features a complete. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The band consists of al joseph on lead vocals and guitar, christopher david on bass, vocals, matt weaver on keyboard, violin and steve michael on drums and vocals. The top 50 greatest music books125 when i first wanted to read up on the bands i liked, i didnt really know where to start. Until i saw the minidiscography in the back of this book, i thought i had all the who records 17 by 982.
The great rock discography crams in all the facts and figures youll need and gives informative and opinionated pieces on recommended listening. Now its probably easier to use discogs but theres something about flipping through a book which is just a different experience and ill always be fond of this book for helping me find information on bsides and eps i didnt know existed. There have been plenty list available that rank the top 100 greatest albums of all time. Strong has spent twelve years researching rocks history. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
The great rock discography by martin strong hardback. The great rock bible discographies and biographies of. Strong has compiled quite a few thematic discographies. The idea of grd short for great rock discography survey came up by martin strong in his sametitle book in 1994. Strong, whose tireless work has given us 7 editions of the great rock discography plus two editions each of both the great psychedelic. More accurate and comprehensive than other books attempting to accomplish the same ends, more readable and better organized, the great rock discography title may toot its own horn, while strong calls his opus the ultimate rock book of all time, but its entirely merited. The great rock bible will be complete soon and available here.
With its unique format, featuring complete discographies, biographies and histories plus catalogue ordering numbers, chart positions and recommended listening. The great rock discography by strong m c strong martin c. See all 24 formats and editions hide other formats and. Brendon griffin has worked sporadically on the great rock discography series since the late 90s. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 436 total. Complete discographies listing every track recorded by more than 1,200 artists paperback published october 21st 2004 by canongate u. Complete discographies listing every track recorded by more than 1,200 artists paperback published october 21st 2004 by. Martin charles strong born 1960 in musselburgh is a scottish music historian known for compiling discographies of popular music including the great rock discography. Tackling heavy metal, hard rock, grunge, and a few punk bands, strong treats rock fans to a heavymetal sequel to his groundbreaking the great rock discography and the great psychedelic discography. The great rock discography by martin c strong alibris. Learn more about the great rock discography by martin c. What makes this list different is that it compiles and aggregates data from other best of lists, including both critics lists such as rolling stones 500 greatest albums books and fan polls such as q magazines 100 greatest albums ever poll.
Strong 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Although rock biographies have had a necessarily short history the music itself is little more than sixty years old there is a plethora of books out there. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Complete discographies listing every track by more than 1,000 groups comprehensive band histories, lineup changes. M c strong here is the book that tells you everything you want to know about everyone you need to know about, with thousands of hits from the likes of the b52s and u2 to sevendust and 10cc. Neutral milk hotel in the aeroplane over the sea this muchbeloved indie rock record from 1998 is loosely based on the diary of a young girl, anne franks account of her familys selfconcealment in nazioccupied holland during world war ii. Complete discographies listing every track by more than 1,000 groups comprehensive band histories, lineup changes, career milestones catalog numbers. It has complete discographies for all formats, listings and dates of all ep, single and album releases, and their respective highest chart positions. They gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. Martin c strongs best artists and songs in 1995 list by johnbckwld on discogs. Complete discographies listing every track by more than 1,000 groups comprehensive band histories, lineup changes, career milestones catalog numbers for ordering recordings and evaluating your collection top u. The great rock bible will be complete soon and available. Now in its fully revised and updated sixth edition, including all releases to the end of 2001, the great rock discography is the greatest music reference book around and, with over 200,000 copies already in print, has established itself as the music now in its fully revised and updated sixth edition, including all releases to the end of 2001, the great rock discography is the.
This is the first of three volumes of a compendium of folk revival performers and their discographies, this one covering 1900 to 1975. Encyclopaedic in scope, the book contains incomparable details on all the great figures in the development of the rock genre. Folklib index index for the great rock discography by martin c. Strong gives us an excellent discography covering most of the artists important to us. Doing yourself a list summarizing all the essential songs can even give yourself a glimpse on what really matter to you, at least thats what i felt after done with the list. The great rock discography is a book written by martin strong that compiles the discography of the most influential figures in the history of popular music. For an art form that is barely a halfcentury old, rock and roll has a staggering number of artists, figures, and trivia. As in his other exhaustive works, strong begins each entry with a factfilled, engaging biography of the band or artist. Strong, 1995, canongate edition, in english 2nd rev. Encyclopedia of contemporary christian music book by mark allan powell.
It covers over 750 artists and bands over five decades. Strong has spent twelve years researching rock s history. Issued in 1982 with a flexidisc of pete townshend demos of my generation and pinball wizard. The great rock discography offers detailed entries on more than 1,000 artists and bands spanning five decades. Favorite western artists and their best tracks the great.
Uploaded by booksalecataloger3 on september 27, 2011. Martin strongs bestselling monster reference book is now in its fifth edition. Now in its fully revised and updated sixth edition, including all releases to the end of 2001, the great rock discography is the greatest music reference book around and, with over 200,000 copies already in print, has established itself as the music now in its fully revised and updated sixth edition, including all releases to the end of 2001, the great rock discography is the greatest music. Complete with band histories, changes in band members, chart positions and recommended albums. One day, singer and songwriter jeff mangum wandered into a bookstore and. Discography, rock music, rock musicians, biography, popular music, encyclopedias. It took strong 10 years to compile this discography, and the rock music world is in his debt. Strong hardback book the cheap add to watchlist find out more about the toprated seller program opens in a new window or tab. Tampa records 2 c2 10848,brookville records c2 10848 format.
The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on mtv with music videos for songs like once bitten, twice shy. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. The great rock discography and 4 related entities entities. Wiki authority control authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a library. Martin strongs bestselling monster reference book is no. Strong, 9780862418274, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The most definitive music reference book available, with over 350,000 copies in print. The top 50 greatest music books125 every record tells a.
This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Complete discographies listing every track by more than 1,000 groups comprehensive band histories, lineup changes, career. Now in its fully revised and updated sixth edition, including all releases to the end of 2001, the great rock discography is the greatest music reference book around and, with over 200,000 copies already in print, has established itself as the music bible for music fans and record collectors across the globe. Discography, rock music, rock musicians, biography, popular music.
Slight creasing to spine and wear to edges of pages title. The great rock discography 1995 edition open library. Entity index this is the list of all entities in this result page. Editions of the great rock discography by martin c. Add to your book collection on bookogs or save for later. Along with the greatessential rock discography on which griffin also worked sporadically these titles have been published by canongate books. Strong has been described in broadsheet newspaper profiles as a compiler of acclaimed mammoth discographies and a man who knows more about rock music than is healthy for one individual. Originally published in 1994, the book has garnered acclaim,with united states music critic robert christgau recommending it as one of the three best rock music encyclopaedias, and the one with the maddest completism. To fry your brain and pay homage to the king of discography research. The discography of american rock band great white includes nine albums that reached the billboard 200 album chart and six singles on the magazines hot 100. Fully revised and expanded published 1995 by canongate books ltd. The great rock discography by martin strong and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The most definitive music reference book available, with over 350,000 copies in print worldwide. Encyclopaedic in scope, the book contains incomparable details on all the great figures in the development of the rock read more. The great rock bible discographies and biographies of all. A new book that is clean tight with unmarked pages. Encyclopaedic in scope, the book contains incomparable details on all. For the serious rock and pop music aficionado or the inquisitive teenager whose taste runs from the doors to beyonce, here is the definitive, newly revised, and condensed youllneednoother music book. This page is a work in progress index of every recording artist listed by martin c. The band reached their peak popularity with the album. On to the timelife discography, part 15 great ages of music 1984 on to the timelife discography, part 16 legendary singers 1985 on to the timelife discography, part 17 the rocknroll era 1986 on to the timelife discography, part 18 classic rock 1987 on to the timelife discography, part 19 your hit parade 1988.
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