Robert Dimery Boeken

A fascinating and full updated look at some of the greatest music ever recorded, written by an international expert team and illustrated with full colour photographs.

From Tin Pan Alley to the Brill Building, Bob Dylan to Kurt Cobain, and Joni Mitchell to Amy Winehouse, gifted songwriters have crafted a cherished body of music that has become part of our lives. Imagine the Fifties without the magical clamor of 'Tutti Frutti' and 'Hound Dog', the Seventies without the anthemic 'Le Freak' and 'Anarchy in the UK' or the Noughties without the leftfield pop of 'Toxic' or 'Crazy'. 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die picks through nearly a century of music to bring you an inspiring selection of some of the greatest recordings ever made. Each entry in this wonderfully browsable book tells the story of a great song. Find out what inspired the songwriter, what makes the track so enduring, which songs it influenced in turn and which cover version to listen out for. You'll also pick up a wealth of fascinating trivia along the way. Fully updated for 2017, this is the ultimate playlist of the most iconic songs of the past century.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through 2003. Carefully selected by a team of international critics, each album is a groundbreaking work seminal to the understanding and appreciation of music from the 1950s to the present. Included with each entry are production details and credits as well as reproductions of original album cover art. Perhaps most important of all, each album featured comes with an authoritative description of its importance and influence. Among the critics involved in selecting the list are some of the best known music reviewers and commentators, including Theunis Bates (music writer for Time and urban editor at worldpop.com), Jon Harrington (staff writer at MTV), Seth Jacobson (writer for Dazed & Confused), as well as many others.

Cult Musicians is the next book in a series of four gift books that each profile 50 cult individuals in the creative arts.

A relentless innovator, scoring chart hits while simultaneously incorporating radical and ground-breaking elements into his work. As with all great pop stars, Bowie's image changed with almost every new album release. This appetite for reinvention, both musically and visually, saw him dubbed the 'chameleon of pop'. But Bowie's influence extended well beyond his discography and make-up drawer. His androgynous qualities and public statements on his sexuality proved liberating for those who were uncertain about their own. Lives of the Musicians: David Bowie covers the years he spent struggling to find the right artistic outlet to the dramatic breakthrough in 1972 with Ziggy Stardust - and afterwards, the excessive lifestyle that nearly cost him his sanity. It continues with his artistic rebirth in Berlin during the late Seventies, the mainstream success he achieved with Let's Dance in 1983 and the artistic price that he paid for it.

MusicQuake presents a history of popular music focusing on the most rebellious and game-changing recordings and performances from the early twentieth century to today.

A design monograph series on Norman Foster: a historical-critical essay discussing his life and work, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

Put your pop knowledge to the test with the NME Music Quiz Book. Rediscover your favourite music and memories, from punk to EDM, the Rolling Stones to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, pop videos to iconic festival headliners, with questions crossing multiple genres and decades. Sourced directly from the NME archive for added authority, the quizzes are supplemented with exclusive quotes and facts from the original magazine. With around 1,000 questions spanning the 66 years of the cult magazine, this book is perfect for music aficionados of all ages

„Kaufen, erbetteln, stehlen oder borgen Sie sich die in diesem Buch vorgestellten 1001 Songs! Ich weiß nicht, ob ich es jemals schaffen werde, sie alle zu hören, aber ich arbeite daran.“ Tony Visconti 1001 SONGS nimmt uns mit auf einen musikalischen Highway und stellt Ihnen einige der großartigsten Songs vor, die je aufgenommen wurden. Dieser faszinierende, reich bebilderte Leitfaden, verfaßt von einem erfahrenen Autorenteam aus Musikjournalisten und -kritikern, gibt einen Überblick über fast hundert Jahre Popmusikgeschichte, zeitloses Songwriting und legendäre Performer, von Bessie Smith bis Gnarls Barkley, von Metallica bis Missy Elliott. Erfahren Sie, was diese Songs so groß gemacht hat – und danach: nichts wie zurück zur Musik! Robert Dimery ist freier Autor und ist Herausgeber des Bucherfolgs 1001 Alben, verfaßte Beiträge für zahlreiche Musikbücher und arbeitet für viele Magazine, zum Beispiel für die Londoner Ausgabe von Time Out und die Vogue. Dimery lebt in London.

"1001 SONGS" präsentiert eine faszinierende Reise durch fast hundert Jahre Popmusikgeschichte und beleuchtet legendäre Songs und Künstler. Der reich bebilderte Leitfaden reflektiert gesellschaftliche Themen und persönliche Emotionen, während er die Bedeutung dieser Musik für unser Leben hervorhebt. Ein Muss für Musikliebhaber!