| Title | : | The Rough Guides Book of Playlists (Rough Guide Reference) |
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| ISBN | : | 184353603X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781843536031 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 |
| Publication | : | First published October 17, 2005 |
The Rough Guides Book of Playlists (Rough Guide Reference) Reviews
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This is an adequate if not stunning collection of thematic playlists, many for particular artists, but others for various music genres and yet more on conceptual topics (songs about train, weather, etc.) It has a British slant, with few prominent British acts left unlisted. It's also, as one would expect from the Rough Guide label, quite good on world music.
The only trouble with a book like this is that it leaves you wanting to hear the music, particularly when you're looking at a list of something obscure that you've never heard before. In that sense it does its job: it sends you looking for new music.
I'm admittedly old-fashioned on these topics, but I still worry what will happen to the music industry (and for that matter what is already happening to it) as the CD disappears and digital approaches to music are the only option. It already seems like too many of the artists who break out are underripe talents flogging one catchy single and unable to write their own music. But then I guess we've been making that kind of complaint about popular music for fifty years now. -
A good stepping stone for inspiration, but not always what I'd pick on some of the "best of.." lists. It did ,however, turn me on to several songs I'd forgotten or needed to check out.
