The New Rolling Stone Record Guide
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The new rolling stone record guide. The rolling stone record guide. Continuing the useful one to five star ratings of the rolling stone album guide published in 1992 the new volume gets a fresh makeover with the addition of new artists as well as updated entries without compromising the indispensable material in the original guide. Rolling stones album guide. Part of what makes this list so unusual is that the editors only rated items that could actually be purchased new at the time.
I picked up the original rs album guide used a while ago and found its wisdom often strange or at odds with rym ratings and the professional rock criticism of today. For example check out his tough criticism of the doors. The new rolling stone record guide was an update of 1979 s the rolling stone record guide like the first edition it was edited by marsh and swenson. When it comes to sorting the truly great from the merely mediocre the enduring from the fleeting the new rolling stone album guide provides music buffs and amateurs alike with authoritative guidance from the best voices in the.
He is not afraid to strongly criticize bands that are considered by most other critics to be untoucable. It included contributions from 52 music critics and featured chronological album listings under the name of each artist. Many then out of print albums are mentioned in accompanying reviews but are not included with ratings. The 1983 edition of the new rolling stone record guide is the best book on music ever written.
Dave marsh has very tough standards for music. For the first time since 1992 rolling stone s definitive classic returns to the scene completely updated and revised to include the past decade s artists and sounds. Reviews and ratings of almost 10 000 currently available rock pop soul country blues jazz and gospel albums by dave marsh 1979 12 06 3 8 out of 5 stars 20 paperback. The rolling stone record guide.
The new rolling stone record guide was an update of 1979 s the rolling stone record guide like the first edition it was edited by dave marsh and john swenson. The new guide celebrates rock s diversity and it s constant metamorphoses.