Books of Music / Genres & Styles / Rock

  • Surgeon's Call
    By Hilary Kay

    Surgeon's Call

  • Dictionary of American Pop/rock
    Dictionary of American Pop/rock

    Explains terms and slang relating to American popular music, discusses its various musical styles, and surveys the careers of important figures in popular music

  • Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll
    Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll
    By David Carson

    The lives of the hard-rocking musicians influenced by Detroit's R&B heritage are spotlighted in the story of some of the great garage-inspired, blue-collar rock 'n' roll bands that exemplified the Detroit rock sound.

  • Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar
    Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar
    By Mark Paytress

    Marc Bolan was the very first superstar of the 1970s. As the seductive focus of T. Rex he revelled in fame and fortune, released a string of classic records before...

  • We All Want to Change the World: The Life of John Lennon
    We All Want to Change the World: The Life of John Lennon
    By John Wyse Jackson

    "John Lennon (1940-80) was the founder of the most successful pop/rock group of all time, the Beatles. Convinced of his genius from an early age, he explored his own complex,...

  • We All Want to Change the World: Rock and Politics from Elvis to Eminem
    We All Want to Change the World: Rock and Politics from Elvis to Eminem
    By Tom Waldman

    We All Want to Change the World provides a cogent and fascinating evaluation of post-World War II American commercial music and its complex, multi-faceted impact on the world of politics....

  • James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away : His Life and Music
    James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away : His Life and Music
    By Timothy White

    From his Beatles sponsored debut in 1968 to his Grammy-winning Hourglass album of 1997, James Taylor has been universally acclaimed as a songwriter of exceptional eloquence and emotional power. In...

  • Price Guide for the Beatles American Records
    Price Guide for the Beatles American Records
    By Perry Cox, Joe Lindsay, Frank Daniels

    This long-anticipated sixth edition of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels contains thousands of listings and value for all Beatles and solo...

  • Madonna: Like an Icon
    Madonna: Like an Icon
    By Lucy O'Brien

    This extensive biography offers detailed analysis of Madonna's music, complete with revealing interviews with musicians and producers. It focuses on her cultural impact and the way she uses cinema, photography,...

  • Soft Machine: Out-bloody-rageous
    Soft Machine: Out-bloody-rageous
    By Graham Bennett

    Soft Machine were one of the greatest British pioneering bands, they played a pivotal role in shaping psychedelic rock, progressive rock and jazz-rock fusion. Out-Bloody-Rageous is the definitive biography of...

  • Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock
    Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock
    By Simon Reynolds

    Blissed Out is a celebration of the 'underground' music of today. From hardcore to hip hop, acid rock to acid house, these cults contradict the widely-held view that ?rock is...

  • The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
    The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
    By Pete Frame, Mike Clifford

    Reference guide to rock 'n' roll past, present, and future. This revised edition spotlights the brilliant new performers who have pumped fresh blood into the music, including bluesmaster Robert Cray,...

  • The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia
    The Pink Floyd Encyclopedia
    By Vernon Fitch

    Self-proclaimed rock historians will delight in the scope and detail of this all-inclusive encyclopedia of Pink Floyd. A close study of each album is accompanied by an exhaustive listing of...

  • The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd
    The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd
    By Toby Manning

    The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd is the ultimate companion to the band that changed the sound and scale of pop music forever. Features include: The Story: from the Syd...

  • The Beatles Forever
    The Beatles Forever
    By Nicholas Schaffner

    A devoted fan and serious musicologist evaluates the Beatles' impact on music and the youth culture, assembling an extensive collection of memorabilia, complete discographies, and other background information

  • The Beatles
    The Beatles
    By Helen Spence

    A pictorial chronicle of the world's most popular musical group follows the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr during the Beatles era and as solo...

  • The Rock 'n' Roll Age: The Music, the Culture, the Generation
    The Rock 'n' Roll Age: The Music, the Culture, the Generation
    By Mike Evans

    A colorful tribute to the music and culture of the rock 'n' roll era traces rock music's formative period from 1945 to 1964 and looks at the social forces, politics,...

  • Woodstock: An Inside Look at the Movie that Shook Up the World and Defined a Generation
    Woodstock: An Inside Look at the Movie that Shook Up the World and Defined a Generation
    By Dale Bell

    Where were you in the summer of '69? During these tumultuous times, the war was raging; Ali had been stripped of his crown; and in an obscure patch of earth...

  • Wouldn't it be Nice: My Own Story
    Wouldn't it be Nice: My Own Story
    By Todd Gold, Brian Wilson

    An express train to hell and back with the leader of the Beach Boys. Wilson begins with his darkest days, in November 1982. Then, weighing over 340 pounds, smoking six...

  • Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix
    Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix
    By Martin I. Green

    Often cited as one of the most innovative and influential rock musicians, guitar legend Jimi Hendrix had a short and turbulent life, succumbing early, as did many other rock icons...