Where do you begin?
What makes the list?
Establishing the criteria for said list?
OMG--the RESEARCH!!
Our heads hurt......
Okay we are talking about Tom Moon's book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die(Workman, $19.95--hint: holiday item?)
Moon has compiled a book that list from ABBA, to The Abyssinian Baptist Choir to Frank Zappa, to The Zombies.
Moon admitted he was no music expert and the tome required A LOT of research, particularly with certain genres. He even podcasted his process!!
Moon revealed: "The sort of selfish, secret part of the project for me was, 'Hey, I'm gonna do this. All of it is gonna be considered a bluffer's guide on some level, and certainly the classical entries will be that. And at the end of this, people will bitch and moan, but I will have had an education in classical music."
Amazon has set up a store devoted to the book where you can browse Moon's selections. All kinds of groupings: classical recordings, punk, hip hop, and everything else.
Moon adds, "there's a lot of stuff out here that I didn't know about when I started, and it's my favorite music now,"
Moon also pens a blog on the book's official site. Fun reading. He makes recommendations, anecdotes and must-hear performances that he stumbles upon online.
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