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Fear of Music: The Greatest 261 Albums Since Punk and Disco

Fear of Music: The Greatest 261 Albums Since Punk and Disco

by Garry Mulholland (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

If there had been a music book of the year award in 2002 Garry Mulholland's This is Uncool: The Greatest 500 Singles Since Punk and Disco would have walked away with it. The next logical step is Fear of Music: the Greatest 261 Albums Since Punk and Disco. In Garry Mulholland's words: 'Entire albums don't slap you in the face when blasted out of a radio in the hairdressers. You have to buy them, listen to them, and form a deeper relationship...' The book features plenty of Mulholland's witty, irreverent and insightful criticism, taking in classics from the last thirty years by everyone from Television, David Bowie and The Smiths, through to Eminem, Snoop Doggy Dog, Earth, Wind and Fire and The Prodigy. Garry Mulholland has that knack of writing about music with such clarity that brings it all back again, and has you searching for some long-lost dusty record.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 15 Nov 2007
ISBN 10: 0752882430
ISBN 13: 9780752882437
Book Overview: The first book, THIS IS UNCOOL, received some fantastic review coverage, including Julie Burchill's statement that it is 'the finest book - fact; fiction - published this century'. Why 261? Because that's how many truly great albums there are. FEAR OF MUSIC is a great word of mouth title & Christmas present. It received fantastic reviews: 'A thrilling call to go thumbing through your old CDs and vinyl ... enthralling' Observer. 'Crisp, witty and insightful reviews ... the choices are thought-provoking throughout in a fascinating book and an ideal companion to its predecessor' Evening Herald. 'This book's full of wide-eyed love, as a fan's testimonies should be' The Word. 'The brilliantly written work of an enthusiastic and savvy music fan. It's sexy to look at too. And chunky enough to chuck in those heated arguments about music' Time Out.

Author Bio
As well as being the author of This is Uncool: The Greatest 500 Singles Since Punk and Disco, Garry Mulholland has contributed frequently to the Guardian and Time Out. He currently writes for the Observer Music Monthly and Q magazine.