This guide to guitarists features the most accomplished performers from the vast legions of metal. As well as celebrating the classic metal musicians who've defined the scene since the '70s, it delves deep into thrash metal, death metal, black metal, doom metal, power metal, and battle metal to unearth those players for whom no tremolo divebomb is too high, and no tuning is too low.

A lively and provocative account of the 101 most important albums in the history of popular music. It tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded, ranging from The Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) to Elephant (2003) by "The White Stripes."

From Elvis Presley's "Sun Sessions" to Radiohead's "OK Computer," here is the very best of rock and pop music of the Twentieth Century. A consumer's critical guide to the music, enabling the reader to select the very best of an artist's repertoire before making a buying decision.

On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what have been called "the best concerts ever," where "rock 'n' roll history was made." In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the concerts in New York City featured a who's who of rock from the '50s to the '90s and included artists performing together in unique combinations that will most likely never be seen again. Now, this critically-acclaimed and highly-rated special is available on DVD! The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts features all 51 performances from the acclaimed special, plus 16 performances not seen on TV, all in a 3-DVD set. Highlights from the concerts include: Mick Jagger and Fergie in a blistering version of the "Stones" ' classic "Gimme Shelter," with "U2" as the backing band; a Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel duet of "Born to Run"; Sting joining Jeff Beck for the Curtis Mayfield classic "People Get Ready"; Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash joining together for a spine-tingling "Here Comes the Sun"; Ozzy Osbourne singing with "Metallica" on the "Black Sabbath" classics "Iron Man" and "Paranoid"; and John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen sharing vocals on Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman." Plus there's appearances by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel, Dion, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Jackson Browne and more.

"Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust" shares Ken Scott's intimate memories of working with some of the most important artists of the 20th century, while crafting a sound that influenced generations of music makers. Ken's work has left an indelible mark on hundreds of millions of fans with his skilled contributions to Magical Mystery Tour and The White Album. As producer and/or engineer of six David Bowie albums (including the groundbreaking Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) as well as other timeless classics, the sound Ken crafted has influenced several generations of music makers that continues to this day. Ken captured the sonic signatures of a who's-who of classic rock and jazz acts, including Elton John, "Pink Floyd," Jeff Beck, "Duran Duran," "The Rolling Stones," Lou Reed, "America," "Devo," "Kansas," "The Tubes," "Missing Persons," "The Mahavishnu Orchestra," Billy Cobham, "The Dixie Dregs," and Stanley Clarke. Hardcover.

Here's an irreverent and engaging chronicle of popular music dating from the 1880s, when Tin Pan Alley was founded, to the present. Very insightful.

This excellent biography profiles the legendary King of Blues, B.B. King. An opening essay charts his life from childhood in the Mississippi Delta up to his first studio session. The author then takes an inside look at his distinguished career, album by album, offering a critical appraisal of each recording and a portrait of the making of each album. First-hand interviews with B.B. King, as well as producers, engineers, arrangers, and key musicians, bring these sessions to life and provide readers a context for understanding B.B. King's recordings in light of his career and life events that shaped them. This definitive book also incudes a complete history of every B.B. King session.

Award-winning bassist Benny Rietveld covers the wide array of playing styles he uses on tour and in the studio, from classic rock to gospel and funk. Topics covered include: tone variations; right-hand techniques, left-hand techniques; walking bass lines; and working with drummers (featuring Dennis Chambers). Includes a 24-page booklet in standard notation and tablature.

Two of the world's pre-eminent music journalists tackle the liveliest debate in rock history: which band is the greatest ever - the "Beatles" or the "Rolling Stones?" More than two dozen topics of debate are addressed, with cases being made both for the lads from Liverpool and rock's proto bad boys. From the Cavern and Crawdaddy clubs through head-to-head comparisons of specific albums, members' roles within the bands, the Svengali-like managers, influential producers, musical influences, and more, this is the book that dares confront the topics over which fans have agonized for years. Illustrated throughout with photography and memorabilia. Hardcover book, 194 p.

Sex, drugs, egos, money, fans, music, God and who we love and hate... the rock stars have their say. Featuring over 2,000 words of wisdom and stupidity from all your favorite rock stars and five decades of rock n' roll.