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''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' is a musical reference book compiled by the American music magazine ''Spin'' and published in 1995 by Vintage Books. It was edited by rock critic Eric Weisbard and Craig Marks, the magazine's editor-in-chief at the time. The book features writings and reviews from a number of prominent critics on albums, artists, and genres considered relevant to the alternative music movement. Contributors who were consulted for the book included Ann Powers, Rob Sheffield, Simon Reynolds, Michael Azerrad, and Robert Christgau. When ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' was published, it was not a sales success and received a mixed reaction from critics. The quality and relevance of the critics' writing were praised, while the editors' concept and comprehensiveness of alternative music were seen as ill-defined. Nonetheless, it inspired a number of future music critics and helped revive the career of 1960s folk artist John Fahey, whose entry in the book helped renew interest in his music at the time of its publication. == Content and scope == Spanning 468 pages, ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' compiles writings by 64 music critics on recording artists and bands who either predated, were involved in, or developed from the alternative music movement. In the book, each artist's entry is accompanied by their discography, with albums rated a score between one and ten.〔; ; 〕 The book's editors, critic Eric Weisbard and ''Spin'' editor-in-chief Craig Marks, consulted journalists such as Simon Reynolds, Alex Ross, Charles Aaron, Michael Azerrad, Ann Powers, and Rob Sheffield, who wrote most of the complete discography reviews.〔; .〕 The artist entries are also accompanied by song lyrics and album artwork. Although "alternative" had been used as a catchall term for rock bands outside the mainstream, ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' covers approximately 500 artists from a variety of genres considered relevant to alternative music's development.〔; .〕 These include 1970s punk rock, 1980s college rock, 1990s indie rock, noise music, reggae, electronic, new wave, heavy metal, krautrock, synthpop, disco, alternative country, hip hop, grunge, worldbeat, and avant-garde jazz.〔; ; 〕 Most artists associated with classic rock are not covered, while some mainstream pop artists are given entries, including Madonna and ABBA. Other non-rock artists reviewed in the book include jazz composer Sun Ra, country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett, and Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Weisbard and Marks have said the book was meant to be "suggestive more than comprehensive" of alternative music. An introductory essay on alternative rock and "alternative sensibilities" was written by Weisbard. In it, he explains alternative music as a category whose principles are "antigenerationally dystopian, subculturally presuming fragmentation", and "built on an often neurotic discomfort over massified and commodified culture". He and Marks consulted a number of artists for their top-ten record lists, which were interspersed throughout the book. They also curated a "Top 100 Alternative Albums" list for the appendix, ranking the Ramones' 1976 self-titled debut album at number one.〔; 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spin Alternative Record Guide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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