Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul

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Summary: Old-fashioned, but informative
Review: A stiff wind from squaresville, this survey comes to us from a writer/editor at "Rolling Stone"... By definition, that makes its focus fairly mainstream, not that that really detracts much from its value as a reference work (especially considering how snobbish we've gotten about all those bloated, scary AOR bands from the '70s). Some entries seem a bit overlong, and starstruck, but this is a solid reference work.

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Summary: Good Quick Reference
Review: The beauty of this book is that it is concise. If you want information regarding musical rock you get a succinct overview. I liked how the book covers the diverse music of the 80's. It is a handy reference.

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Summary: Necessary Reference Book
Review: This is a wonderful book that provides all the information you may need to sate your curiosity about a particular aspect of a band like "Where are they from?", When did this album come out?", "Was she once in this other band?". I've been referring to an earlier edition of this rock encyclopedia by Stamler for 20 years! I felt it was time to get the newer edition for more information and it's great too.

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Summary: Necessary Reference Book
Review: This is a wonderful book that provides all the information you may need to sate your curiosity about a particular aspect of a band like "Where are they from?", When did this album come out?", "Was she once in this other band?". I've been referring to an earlier edition of this rock encyclopedia by Stamler for 20 years! I felt it was time to get the newer edition for more information and it's great too.

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Summary: You really can not go wrong
Review: You really can't go wrong with this Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul. It's pretty standard stuff if you know about your favorite groups. But if you want to know something about a rock group or person whom you know very little about this is a nice book to have. I always seem to be thumbing through it. Words are a good thing.

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Summary: You really can not go wrong
Review: You really can't go wrong with this Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul. It's pretty standard stuff if you know about your favorite groups. But if you want to know something about a rock group or person whom you know very little about this is a nice book to have. I always seem to be thumbing through it. Words are a good thing.