Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Kelefa Sanneh
- ISBN：0525559590
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Reviews
Jennifer Schultz
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Read if you: Want an entertaining， very opinionated， and rollicking journey through the last 40+ years of music。 When I learned that Kelefa Sanneh is a black Gen X-er， I was doubly excited for this book。 I enjoy reading books about （popular） music history， but so often， the authors are from the Boomer generation （not being anti-Boomer！） ，and give scant attention to pop/rock music post Beatles （and little regard for genres outside that）。 Sanneh goes beyond the Top 40 to examine country， R&B， EDM， Read if you: Want an entertaining， very opinionated， and rollicking journey through the last 40+ years of music。 When I learned that Kelefa Sanneh is a black Gen X-er， I was doubly excited for this book。 I enjoy reading books about （popular） music history， but so often， the authors are from the Boomer generation （not being anti-Boomer！） ，and give scant attention to pop/rock music post Beatles （and little regard for genres outside that）。 Sanneh goes beyond the Top 40 to examine country， R&B， EDM， punk， and rap。 Of course， there will be readers that wish he had focused more on certain genres or artists。 That's to be expected with books about entertainment。 And there will likely be more sections that keep the reader's interest longer than others。 However--this is one of the most balanced and fascinating books on modern music history that I've read in several years。 Librarians/booksellers: Definitely purchase to round out your music historuy collection。 Many thanks to Penguin Group and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Yannis
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