Music - Genres & Styles - Rock

The latest addition to Alfred's best-selling Alfred's Basic Guitar Method series, Alfred's Basic Guitar Rock Songs Method 1 features melodies, licks, and riffs from 22 of the best-known rock songs. Familiar rock songs we all know and love, along with helpful photos and diagrams,...

Author: Uwe Sch?teISBN-10: 1009005278ISBN-13: 9781009005272Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2022Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.72d

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 13 head-banging hits spanning the career of this British rock star. Songs include: Cradle of Love * Dancing with Myself * Eyes Without a Face * Flesh for Fantasy * Mony, Mony * Rebel Yell * Shock to the System *...

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician....

The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one of the world's most revered and celebrated musicians of the last half century.Forewords by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.Charlie Watts was one of the most decorated musicians in the world,...

The candid and hilarious tale of the first five years of Oasis, from their founding drummer Tony McCarroll joined Oasis when they were still a band called The Rain. What started as five young men with a common dream of becoming rock stars eventually...

The Strokes first broke onto the music scene in the U.K. before bringing their addictive sounds over to the U.S. Their music definitely caught on and Room on Fire peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. This album-matching folio includes photographs of the...

London teemed with top-rated singers and musicians during the '60s and '70s, whether they were squatting, playing gigs or investing in multi-million pound mansions. Discover the London landmarks associated with some of the biggest names in musical history.Author: Tony BarrellISBN-10: 178884016XISBN-13: 9781788840163Publisher: Acc Art...

A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis. Defiance and excitement course through the crowd like electricity. Standing together, they are waiting...

Although it wasn't made official until an announcement from Paul McCartney in 1970, The Beatles--the most influential rock band of the 20th century--spent most of the late 1960s breaking up. The split was marked my animosity and acrimony, with pointed conflict, in particular, between...

The era of the LP began in 1967, with 'Sgt Pepper'; The Beatles didn't just collect together a bunch of songs, they Made An Album. Henceforth, everybody else wanted to Make An Album. The end came only fifteen years later, coinciding with the release...

Exclusive interviews with producers and engineers and extensive commentary from band members on the making of such classics as Back in Black and Highway to HellHaving transcended their Australian roots to become a global phenomenon, AC/DC has reigned over rock 'n' roll for almost...

HEAVY METRO: ACCESS ALL ERAS is Gene Ambo's first book. This unique and special photo collection spans his legendary career to date, with a specific focus on rock, hard rock, heavy metal, punk, and hardcore as captured through his peerless lens. From G.B.H., Corrosion...

BOWIE'S PIANO MAN: THE LIFE OF MIKE GARSONAuthor: Clifford SlapperISBN-10: 161713693XISBN-13: 9781617136931Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2018Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Long before he sold 120 million albums globally in a career that has endured artistically and commercially like no other performer's in the rock era, Bruce Springsteen was a working-class New Jersey kid with a dream and a guitar. By the time he was...

A never-before-seen collection of photos and stories about Bob Barry, the iconic celebrity DJ of Milwaukee.Bob Barry ruled Milwaukee's airwaves in the '60s and '70s. The only time the Beatles performed here, Barry introduced them to the audience, and he was the only local...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Transcriptions in notes & tab for all ten tunes off the 1992 debut by these Raleigh rockers. Includes the chart-topping hit "Peace Pipe" and: Bad Thing * Carnival * Drive It Home * Gotta Love Me * Hand Me Down *...

A creative compendium of recipes that reclaims the kitchen for the hip crowd. Historically, a love of cooking has been left to those considered far from cool: suburbanite Betty Crockers toiling over a hot stove. But the new youth-culture sensibility has taken over, merging...

Philadelphia's popular music scene and the concert promoters who shaped it for more than forty yearsAuthor: Larry MagidISBN-10: 1439901805ISBN-13: 9781439901809Publisher: Temple University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2011Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.68lbsSize: 12.30h x 10.30w x 0.95d

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Our official songbook for the third installment of this wildly popular video game features notes & guitar tab for 36 hits: Barracuda * Black Magic Woman * The Devil Went Down to Georgia * Even Flow * La Grange * Mississippi...

(Chart). A great collection of over 80 Beatles tunes, including: All You Need Is Love * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * A Hard Day's Night * Help * Here Comes the Sun * Hey Jude * I Want to Hold Your...

Punch out, Fold up and Rock Out Paper Rockstars--the 12th in the PaperMade series--features 20 of the world's greatest Rockstar legends. Each musical icon is pre-cut, pre-scored and easy to punch out and fold up into a 3D object with easy instructions right on...

(Easy Piano Personality). Ten of the Eagles' best arranged for easy piano. Includes: Already Gone * Best of My Love * Desperado * Lyin' Eyes * One of These Nights * Peaceful Easy Feeling * Take It Easy * Take It to the Limit...

The Beatles Are Coming covers the Beatles first visit to the United States and the events leading up to the group's arrival on February 7, 1964. It is the most thorough and accurate book ever published on how Beatlemania evolved in America. The book...

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett's departure, but it went on to...

In 1959 teenage poet Royston Ellis teamed up with Cliff Richard's group, the Drifters (later called The Shadows) and appeared with them on television and stage shows performing his unique brand of 'rocketry' (rock 'n' roll poetry). He became closely associated with Cliff, Jet,...

Angus Young, the founder and the last original member of AC/DC still in the band, has for more than forty years been the face, sound, and sometimes the exposed backside of the trailblazing rock band. In his trademark schoolboy outfit, guitar in hand, Angus...

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett's departure, but it went on to...

Levon Helm's Rambles have quickly become the stuff of legend. Helm, of course, is the charismatic drummer, singer, and sometimes mandolin picker for The Band, a group whose songs and stature have made them a pillar of classic rock and rootsy Americana. Beyond their...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This hit-filled collection features over 70 unforgettable songs from rock's early years: Daydream Believer * Earth Angel * Good Golly Miss Molly * Hello Mary Lou * In My Room * It's My Party * Limbo Rock * Louie, Louie * Runaway...

Author: Dick PorterISBN-10: 0859653986ISBN-13: 9780859653985Publisher: Plexus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/24/2007Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.70w x 0.43d

Scott Walker's initial fame came in the 1960s as a member of the balladeering Walker Brothers, a group that rivaled the Beatles and the Stones in popularity in Britain. But Walker had much more to offer, and he did so in an acclaimed solo...

Led by their charismatic and photogenic vocalist Ville Valo, H.I.M. is set to be the hottest alternative rock act of the decade. Fusing gothic, heavy metal, and power pop, the band has established a new musical genre, which it describes as "love metal," that...

Through the Mod London of the 1960s, the Monterey Pop festival, Woodstock, the ill-fated 1979 US tour on which eleven fans were killed, the triumphant 1989 25th anniversary celebrations, and the smash-hit stage version of Tommy, Richard Barnes tells the full story of the...

As featured in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The A.V. Club, Consequence, Mashable, Mental Floss, Book Riot and more!"Weird Al" Yankovic continues as one of our most beloved comedians, actors, and musicians. A skilled accordion player and lyricist, the California native not only crafts meticulous parodies,...

A comprehensive illustrated portrait of the popular and critically acclaimed postmodern rock duo illuminates the band's emergence from the Detroit underground as well as its musical roots in the blues and earlier rock. Original.Author: Dick PorterISBN-10: 0859653501ISBN-13: 9780859653503Publisher: Plexus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/2004Pages: 141Format: PaperbackWeight:...

When Frank Zappa died of cancer in 1993, the world lost a talent with a memorably irreverent, intelligent personality. Here Michael Gray follows the trajectory of Zappa's career, documenting his move to California and the formation of The Mothers of Invention. The short but...

Author: Pete Best, Patrick DoncasterISBN-10: 0859653013ISBN-13: 9780859653015Publisher: Plexus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2001Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.86h x 6.00w x 0.46d

Glenn Baker traces the Monkees' meteoric rise to fame, the adulation and hostility they faced at the top of pop's ladder, and their sudden decline. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, including Monkees ephemera and film stills, this guide offers a complete discography and coverage...

Traces the life and career of the popular Canadian rock singer, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at her recordings.Author: Stuart Coles, ColesISBN-10: 0859652580ISBN-13: 9780859652582Publisher: Plexus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/1998Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.03h x 6.64w x 0.23d

Sometime between the advent of rock 'n' roll and the birth of MTV, rock stars took to making feature-length films to showcase their talent, and in the process rock 'n' roll movies became a genre of their own. Recording artist and rock historian Marshall...

Bob Dylan was recently named by Life as one of the 100 most important Americans of the 20th century. In this photographic tour of Dylan's breakthrough years, 1964 to 1965, Daniel Kramer shows the human side of this legendary figure -- playing chess, making...

(Beginning Piano Solo Play-Along). The Beginning Piano Solo Play-Along series is designed for pianists ready to play their first solo. Each volume comes with audio of orchestrated arrangements. The music in this book matches these recorded orchestrations, and is carefully arranged for beginning pianists....

The bestselling, definitive account of the 1960s Mod movement. With over 150 dazzling photographs the book reveals the reality of the movement in dances, clothes, style and scooters. The book contains ephemera gathered from the earliest days of Mod, from the seaside to Carnaby...

Author: John Stuart, Johnny Stuart, StuartISBN-10: 0859651258ISBN-13: 9780859651257Publisher: Plexus PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/1996Pages: 127Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 11.04h x 8.32w x 0.32d

The album-matching folio for Snow Patrol's 2006 release Eyes Open. Eyes Open is Snow Patrol's fourth album, released in May 2006. By fall of 2006, the record was certified gold. This book provides authentic guitar TAB for all the songs on the record. Titles:...

This is the ultimate story of a life of rock music, from the 1950s to the present day. Rock is the enduring sound of music, once just the preserve of the rebellious young, now the rock gods of the 60s and 70s are still...

In 1965, after a stint as a session player in New York, guitarist Jimi Hendrix signed with former Animals bassist Chas Chandler and went to England. In 1966, he burst on to the London music scene with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, blowing away the...

Here is the story of how the Sex Pistols shocked and shamed EMI--the UK's most revered and profitable record company--and ended up 40,000 the richer thanks to manager Malcolm McLaren's cunning business strategy. A must read for any punk or Sex Pistols music fan,...

This is the story of the Cavern Club - the most famous club in the world. The Cavern saw the birth of the Beatles and Merseybeat, and more. Respected author, music journalist and Merseybeat historian Spencer Leigh - with a little help from Sir...