"The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)" を斜め読みしている

The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)

   "The Rolling Stone Record Guide" (1979) を斜め読みしている。

 中高時代から洋楽を聞いている。洋楽が好きということもあるが、英語も唄で学んできた。

    Dave Marsh・John Swenson 編。

 本書の評価軸は以下のとおり。

★★★★★ Indispensable: a record that must be included in any comprehensive collection.

 ★★★★ Excellent: a record of substantial merit, though flawed in some essential way.

  ★★★ Good: a record of average worth, but one that might possess considerable appeal for fans of a particular style.

   ★★ Mediocre: records that are artistically insubstantial, though not truly wretched.

    ★ Poor: records in which even technical competence is at question, or which are remarkably ill-conceived.

    ■ Worthless: records that need never (or should never) have been created. Reserved for the most bathetic bathwater.

 これまで自分なりに気になっているアーティストを本書で斜め読みしている。

 本書でも扱っている自分が関心あるアーティストの一部は以下のアーティスト。

Allman Brothers Band

Chet Atkins

The Band

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

Karla Bonoff

Jackson Browne

Buffalo Springfield

The Byrds 

The Carpenters

Ray Charles

Judy Collins

The Clash

Ry Cooder

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Jim Croce

Crosby and Nash

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Rick Danko

Dr. John

The Doobie Brothers

The Doors

The Drifters

Bob Dylan

The Eagles

Roberta Flack

Fleetwood Mac

Marvin Gaye

The Grateful Dead

Arlo Guthrie

Woody Guthrie

Donny Hathaway

Levon Helm

The Jefferson Airplane

Billy Joel

Elton John 

Carole King

Nicolette Larson

John Lennon

Little Feat

Loggins and Messina

The Mamas and Papas

Paul McCartney and Wings

Joni Mitchell

Van Morrison

Randy Newman

Harry Nilsson

Van Dyke Parks

Peter, Paul and Mary

Poco

Elvis Presley

Otis Redding

Paul Robeson

Linda Ronstadt

Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye

Doug Sahm

Santana

Earl Scruggs

Pete Seeger

Bob Seeger

Paul Simon

Simon and Garfunkel

Bruce Springsteen

Steely Dan

Stephen Stills

Stills-Young Band

Donna Summer

James Taylor

Peter Townshend

The Velvet Underground

Dionne Warwick

Stevie Wonder

Jesse Colin Young

Neil Young

The Youngbloods

 今後も本書を斜め読みし、アーティストにたいする視点・視野を広げていきたい。