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Classic Albums by Women
Across the genres, across the generations, across the board, this book presents over one hundred inspirational albums by women, from top-selling hits to the indie and obscure.
Classic Album Sundays - the world's most popular album listening event and content platform - initiated an #AlbumsByWomen campaign in support of International Women's Day 2018. The hashtag soon grew into a movement, devoted to women's musicality and the power of the female voice. Collaborators shared photographs and commentary on their favorite albums by female artists, gathered together here in a single volume.
Pick up any other book on the theme of 'Albums You Must Hear Before You Die', and you'll confront a heavy gender bias. This project redresses the gender an overdue celebration of women's creativity and musicianship within a male-dominated sphere. It features over a hundred submissions from high-profile musicians including Pink Floyd's Nick Mason, Peter Hook, Nina Kraviz, Black Madonna, Gilles Peterson, Rankin, KT Tunstall, John Grant and more.
Classic Album Sundays - the world's most popular album listening event and content platform - initiated an #AlbumsByWomen campaign in support of International Women's Day 2018. The hashtag soon grew into a movement, devoted to women's musicality and the power of the female voice. Collaborators shared photographs and commentary on their favorite albums by female artists, gathered together here in a single volume.
Pick up any other book on the theme of 'Albums You Must Hear Before You Die', and you'll confront a heavy gender bias. This project redresses the gender an overdue celebration of women's creativity and musicianship within a male-dominated sphere. It features over a hundred submissions from high-profile musicians including Pink Floyd's Nick Mason, Peter Hook, Nina Kraviz, Black Madonna, Gilles Peterson, Rankin, KT Tunstall, John Grant and more.
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192 pages, Paperback
Published October 14, 2019
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April 9, 2024
Something of a disappointment. I thought this was going to be an assessment of the best albums by female artists . Unfortunately it is thrown together with little consistency of approach . Various people with some connection to the music industry are asked for their favourite album by a female artist . There is little information given and many reviews are just two sentences .Many reviewers fail to even mention one track from their favourite album. There is also a lack of editorial control . To my mind the purpose of such a book should be to demonstrate the width and depth of albums produced by female artists . Instead you get one album nominated three times (Nightclubbing by Grace Jones ) and four other nominated twice (including Grace Jones Island Life ) .This is disappointing when there are many obvious omissions such as nothing by K.D.Lang ,Janis Ian or Lauryn Hill .
Nor is any attempt made to provide basic information such as the year of release .
I was expecting so much more .
Quite insubstantial read this in one sitting of less then two hours
Nor is any attempt made to provide basic information such as the year of release .
I was expecting so much more .
Quite insubstantial read this in one sitting of less then two hours
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