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'A must buy for anyone who takes their modern music seriously.' --The Sunday Express
"it's absolutely a brilliant book...Musical adventures off the beaten track and lost classics, hidden jams and amazing stories" --Cerys Matthews on BBC6 Music, June 12 2011
"A must buy for anyone who takes their modern music seriously" --The Daily Express, September 2008
"it's absolutely a brilliant book...Musical adventures off the beaten track and lost classics, hidden jams and amazing stories" --Cerys Matthews on BBC6 Music, June 12 2011
"A must buy for anyone who takes their modern music seriously" --The Daily Express, September 2008
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Author Nigel Williamson is a regular contributor to the magazines Uncut and Songlines, and is the author of The Rough Guide To Bob Dylan.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Or loved to argue with it! Music choice is very personal one persons heaven is anothers hell. But he did enjoy looking up the tracks and dismissing many with great gusto!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Pretty much what it says on the tin...!
If you are interested in discovering some fringe artists or lesser recognised artists this is a great book to get you started.
It neatly divides them up by genre so if you feel like discovering some unkown folk band, singer songwriters, prog rock or psychadelic groups its easy to find and delve into.
Some I wouldnt class as 'hardly heard music' - eg Nick Drake, Yo la Tengo and Pavement (i even saw someone in leeds last week with a pavment t-shirt on). But the premise is that these bands despite having cult followings are not widely recognised.
but being a music geek and keen to find new artists I found this a great guide to point me in the right direction.
The writing is interesting and informative - never too much info, drifting off the point or an overload - plus the playlsits are a good starting point for artists you have never heard of before...!
Plus the author even revisits forgotten albums by major artists and also points out the artists who could have been huge but didn't make under the titles "...(Insert obscure band band name)...they could have been the Beatles/Oasis/Rolling stones/Led ep etc'
Overall - pletny to go at - well informed, arranged, presented and written. Very enjoyable.
If you are interested in discovering some fringe artists or lesser recognised artists this is a great book to get you started.
It neatly divides them up by genre so if you feel like discovering some unkown folk band, singer songwriters, prog rock or psychadelic groups its easy to find and delve into.
Some I wouldnt class as 'hardly heard music' - eg Nick Drake, Yo la Tengo and Pavement (i even saw someone in leeds last week with a pavment t-shirt on). But the premise is that these bands despite having cult followings are not widely recognised.
but being a music geek and keen to find new artists I found this a great guide to point me in the right direction.
The writing is interesting and informative - never too much info, drifting off the point or an overload - plus the playlsits are a good starting point for artists you have never heard of before...!
Plus the author even revisits forgotten albums by major artists and also points out the artists who could have been huge but didn't make under the titles "...(Insert obscure band band name)...they could have been the Beatles/Oasis/Rolling stones/Led ep etc'
Overall - pletny to go at - well informed, arranged, presented and written. Very enjoyable.
9 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I had heard of some of them,even have albums by a few, but there are loads of others i look forward to discovering.An enjoyable and stimulating book.
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