Rock Chronicles Every Legend, Every Line-up, Every Look
Rock Chronicles Every Legend, Every Line-up, Every Look by David Roberts is a comprehensive rock encyclopedia published by Firefly Books in 2019. This third edition is updated to reflect the dynamic landscape of music, capturing the essence of influential rock musicians and their contributions, including those who have recently passed away. With 576 pages, this edition is designed for a visually-savvy audience, featuring color-coded infographics that provide quick-glance insights into the line-ups, appearances, and successes of 250 significant rock acts from 1960 to 2018.
Readers will find detailed commentary and photographs that highlight the roles of band members, regardless of their tenure. The book addresses changes in the music scene, including updates on deceased members, major developments in active bands, and new album releases. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and evolution of rock music, offering a thorough exploration of genres and styles while documenting the ongoing narrative of this influential musical genre.
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The definitive rock encyclopedia for the 21st century updated for the ever-changing world of music.
“An absolute must for any rock-music fan.” –Booklist
“A welcome and heavily used addition to any rock ‘n’ roll buff’s library.” –Library Journal
“Will introduce browsers to music they hadn’t realized they would like.” –Publishers Weekly
This third edition of Rock Chronicles is updated to mark the recent loss of many important, innovative and beloved musicians who changed the world of music, including: David Bowie, the irreplaceable Prince, Tom Petty, George Michael, Lemmy of Motörhead, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, two of the three members of Emerson Lake and Palmer, poet philosopher Leonard Cohen, Gregg Allman, the great Chuck Berry, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Leon Russell, J. Geils, and too many others.
Designed for today’s visual-savvy generation, the book uses color-coded infographics for quick-glance coverage of the ever-shifting line-ups, appearances, labels, sounds and successes of 250 of the most important rock acts from 1960 to time of press in 2018. Insightful commentary highlighted with photographs gives the lowdown on every member — whatever their role in the band and however short-lived their time with them.
Bands change their line-ups, musicians pass away, and of course new music is released. This new edition has been updated to reflect the many such changes since the previous book.
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Comprehensive, information-packed and compelling, Rock Chronicles is the essential reference for everyone who loves rock music.
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