Inside Classic Rock Tracks

Presenting a remarkable selection of songs ranging from vintage rock 'n' roll to today's electronic dance music, this book analyses in fine detail the musical structure, arrangement, production, and mix of over 100 recordings. Readers discover exactly how different sounds within songs are achieved, and the various ways engineers throughout the history of popular music have arranged and recorded them. Key moments in each song are highlighted, pinpointing noteworthy and distinctive sounds. Especially inspiring for musicians, this book reveals precisely how specific instruments, engineering methods, tones, and combinations of sonics come together to create each recording's unique, overall effect. Inside Classic Rock Tracks analyses music from the worlds of funk, folk rock, surf, blues, disco, country, hard rock, Britpop, R&B, reggae, psychedelic rock, punk, Motown, techno, and much more.