{"product_id":"100-albums-that-changed-popular-music-a-reference-guide-hardcover","title":"100 Albums That Changed Popular Music: A Reference Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether on vinyl or in digital form, the album has become an integral part of our cultural history. \u003ci\u003e100 Albums That Changed Popular Music: A Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded. Narrative chapters in this chronologically organized volume describe how the albums reflected the political, social, and economic culture of the era. Individual entries discuss these albums histories, the inspiration behind their creation, and why they continue to stand the test of time. Selected on the basis of their popular appeal, historical significance, and influence on later genres, the albums included represent a wide variety of genres, such as blues, jazz, rock, reggae, rockabilly, folk, soul, hip-hop, and country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the featured are releases from the hard-blues explosion of the '60s, including Robert Johnson's \u003ci\u003eKing of the Delta Blues Singers\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark album whose songs were later covered by the likes of Cream, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. Punk made its mark in the '70s with such albums as Patti Smith's \u003ci\u003eHorses\u003c\/i\u003e and the Clash's \u003ci\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/i\u003e. In the '80s Michael Jackson's blockbuster LP, \u003ci\u003eThriller\u003c\/i\u003e, not only topped the charts, it become the best-selling record of all time. Diversity defined the '90s, with the most influential albums ranging from Garth Brooks' \u003ci\u003eNo Fences\u003c\/i\u003e, which made country one of the hottest musical genres of the decade, to Dr. Dre's debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronic\u003c\/i\u003e, a multi-platinum smash hit that brought West Coast hip hop into the mainstream.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a Vancouver-based writer and photographer whose credits range from \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMTV\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Chicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Visual Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to music and film journalism, he has worked as a combat correspondent, a festival producer, a travel writer, an anthropologist, a wildlife photographer, and a musician. He is the author of two volumes of the \u003ci\u003eGreenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History\u003c\/i\u003e, (Greenwood, 2005) and currently teaches cultural criticism at the University of British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 10.32 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45014348136587,"sku":"9780313338250","price":179.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/U2ViU214aFRmTDJaeWV0MmljWmNadz09.webp?v=1766026514","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/100-albums-that-changed-popular-music-a-reference-guide-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}