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"A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes,...
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"When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia, it was everything. He stayed up late to hear the newest songs on the radio. He saved his money to buy vinyl as soon as it landed. He even started to try to make his own songs. That kid was Questlove, and decades later, he is a six-time Grammy Award-winning musician, an Academy...
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Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years. Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes- try, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. And these critical inquiries are complemented by his...
7) Lover
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Taylor Swift opens the door to a colorful new world with the follow-up to 2017's Reputation. Her new album includes the singles Me with Panic at the Disco's Brandon Urie and You Need to Calm Down.
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4 audio CDs: a new stereo mix of the album by Giles Martin. Blu-ray/DVD: fully restored 1992 documentary The Making of Sgt. Pepper, including interviews with Paul, George and Ringo and fascinating in-the-studio footage introduced by George Martin. Restored promotional films for "A Day in the Life," "Strawberry Fields Forever," and "Penny Lane." Book featuring an introduction by Sir Paul McCartney, comprehensive song-by-song details and recording...
18) Born This Way
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Lately it seems like this is Lady Gaga's world, and the rest of us are just living in it. Now the new queen of shock and awe looks to outdo herself with her highly anticipated third album. Gaga herself has declared that Born This Way will be the 'greatest album of this decade.' The hype surrounding this release is certainly off the charts. Features the single and title track Born This Way.
19) Back To Black
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Amy Winehouse makes her transformation from jazz vocalist to soul siren. Producer Mark Ronson (Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams) helped the singer/songwriter add flair and spark to her delightfully bittersweet vagaries of love.
20) 21
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The sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. "21" offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis "Eg" White and Jim Abbiss.
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