Music Is Rapid Transportation ...from the Beatles to Xenakis
- ISBN-10
- 1895166047
- ISBN-13
- 9781895166040
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Authors
- Bill Smith, Dan Lander, Lawrence Joseph
Description
A truly alternative look at music lists, not one that merely includes the obvious but shows the connections of popular music to the avant garde, the obscure, the experimental, the quirky, and the adventurous, this edition leads the curious reader towards new musical experiences hitherto unknown to them.
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