In 1978, the author asked twenty writers on rock a question: Which one rock and roll album would you take to a desert island? This work collects those resulting essays including twenty declarations to such albums as The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet, the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, and Something Else by the Kinks.

A guide to nearly 3000 albums from the 1970s, covering progressive rock, country rock, glam rock, funk, disco, punk, heavy metal and new wave. The author has reviewed records for The Village Voice for almost twenty years.

Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering an array of essays, missives and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz to pop and to blues, this volume is suitable for anyone who loves great music and accomplished writing.

This text chronicles popular music in America. It covers the originators of rock and roll, established artists and those new to the scene, ranging from 1950s singer-songwriters through hip-hop alternative. It also illuminates legends from pop music, and looks at the transition to just plain rock .