18 Best Music Books
Goal: Find the best Music books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best music books" and study the top 4+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
18 Best Music Books
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This Is Your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin
Also recommended by:
Beneath the Underdog
His World as Composed by Mingus
by Charles Mingus
Chronicles
Volume One
by Bob Dylan
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
by Viv Albertine
Fargo Rock City
A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
by Chuck Klosterman
Girl in a Band
A Memoir
by Kim Gordon
Hammer of the Gods
The Led Zeppelin Saga
by Stephen Davis
I'm with the Band
Confessions of a Groupie
by Pamela Des Barres
Our Band Could Be Your Life
Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
by Michael Azerrad
Please Kill Me
The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
by Legs McNeil
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
The Work of a Legendary Critic
by Lester Bangs
Revolution in the Head
The Beatles' Records and the Sixties
by Ian MacDonald
The Dirt
Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by Tommy Lee
Sources
- 1
Books That Every Music Lover Should Read | Penguin Random House
penguinrandomhouse.com
- 2
Music Books: 100 Best of All-Time | Billboard – Billboard
billboard.com
- 3
Five Best Music Books To Get Stuck Into During Lockdown - Goldstein
goldsteinmusic.com
- 4
The best books about music ever written | Louder
loudersound.com
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