The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

For the first time since 1992, Rolling Stone's definitive classic returns to the scene, completely updated and revised to include the past decade's artists and sounds. When it comes to sorting the truly great from the merely mediocre, the enduring from the fleeting, The New Rolling Stone Album Guide provides music buffs and amateurs alike with authoritative guidance from the best voices in the field. Filled with insightful commentary, it reviews the most influential albums of all time, and features biographical overviews of key artists' careers, giving readers a look at the personalities behind the music. This fourth edition contains 70 percent new material, including updates on established artists and hundreds of new entries on artists like Beck, OutKast, and The White Stripes. Celebrating the diversity of popular music, with thousands of entries and reviews, it is the only resource music lovers need.