Full name: This is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco

Author: Garry Mulholland Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Music, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781844031054 9780992995676 1844031055 0992995671

In 1977, the Sex Pistols burst on the scene with "Anarchy in the UK" and transformed pop music forever. Along with that song, every one of these singles helped reshape the culture's style, language, and performance. This is the story of how music and the world change, how bands reach a peak and dominate the scene briefly before fading away, and about the undeniable power of certain songs (Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," for example). Here are punk and grunge, disco and rock, funk and electronica, rap and hip-hop. Every incisive, illuminating, and outspoken essay defies the accepted view of music journalism. From Elvis Costello's "Alison" and The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" to Bjork's "Hyperballad" and Missy Elliot's "The Rain", it's a truly provocative read. Similar books: Where Did Our Love Go? by Nelson George The Joy of Music by Leonard Bernstein Black Metal by Dayal Patterson Britpop! by John Harris Bootleg by Clinton Heylin Generation Ecstasy by Simon Reynolds How Music Works by David Byrne Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster Yeah Yeah Yeah by Bob Stanley A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner Mystery Train by Greil Marcus Lost Highway by Peter Guralnick Bring the Noise by Simon Reynolds Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge Music Quickens Time by Daniel Barenboim Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page Punk Avenue by Phil Marcade The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison Tunesmith by Jimmy Webb