Rock chronicles : a visual history of the world's greatest 250 rock acts /
general editor, David Roberts ; foreword by Alice Cooper.
- London : New Burlington Books, 2012.
- 576 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Arranged alphabetically by band name for ease of reference, Rock Chronicles offers a fascinating, encyclopedic study of the ever-shifting line-ups, appearances, labels, and sounds of 250 of the best-known and most important rock acts of the past fifty years. Esteemed music author David Roberts offers an insightful review of every group, giving the lowdown on every member whatever their role in the band, however short-lived their time with them, and however well-known. A photograph of every band member from every line-up supplements the engaging text, and founder and current members are picked out visually for immediate recognition. Innovative, color-coded infographics provide an overview of every aspect of each band's story, so that readers can see at a glance which musicians featured in each formation, which instruments they played, which label the act was with when, the dates their albums were released, and who played on them. For the ten most commercially successful albums total sales figures are given. And for the 50 biggest acts, a stunning display of iconic photographs charts the artists' dramatic changes of appearance, relating each iconic 'look' to the album of the same period. Rock Music;