1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die Pdf

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book written by Tom Moon, published in 2008. It consists of a list of recordings, mostly albums (with.

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. Linksys Ae2500 Windows 7 64 Bit Driver. 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. 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. I'm extremely passionate about music, so I'm probably harder on this book than a lot of other folks are. I find it a VERY mixed bag. On one hand, out of the 1000+ recordings listed, there are many very fine ones.

On the other hand, there are also many recordings that I don't want to waste the time I have left in this life listening to. I didn't expect that I would agree with all of Tom Moon's choices. I have good friends who could suggest 1000 recordings for me to listen to, and I know that I wouldn't agree with all of their choices. However, I'm pretty sure that their choices wouldn't insult my intelligence and sensibilities. Many of Tom Moon's choices do just that. This book includes too many examples of mediocre music/musicians, music that's just plain crap, and recordings by musicians I admire that are not anywhere near those musicians' best recordings (and I doubt that anyone familiar with their work with the exception of Tom Moon would think they were).

This is not quibbling about musicians I admire whose recordings were left out. I also have the sense that Mr Moon or his publisher decided that certain recordings by certain musicians that are VERY popular HAD to be included to increase the recognizability quotient of the book. That's probably a choice that Mr. Moon and the publisher made and that's their right. My review is my right. I give the book two stars in general. I give it five stars for introducing me to the music of Iren Marek.

So three stars as a compromise. This book did make me think about making a list of recordings from my own collection that I want to make sure I listen to at least once more before I die.