The iPod Playlist Book
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With tape decks going the way of Model T's and digital music players reaching stratospheric levels of popularity, yesterday's mix tapes have been replaced by today's burn-it-yourself CDs. However, if you're like many music buffs, sorting through a gargantuan collection of CDs to find just the right tunes to fill out the perfect playlist can be an overwhelming task. To the rescue comes this fun, music-filled guide from the folks behind the music at Radio@AOL. Whether you need help burning the perfect mix CD for your iPod-loving friends or inspiration for your own iPod journey, this compendium of more than 200 essential playlists is certain to satisfy. Organized by genre (punk, blues, roots, and more) and activity (think road trips, cocktail parties, weddings, luaus), each page includes a playlist and interesting tidbits about that list: For genre playlists, you might learn something about the history of that type of music, and for occasion playlists you're likely to discover the reasoning behind the choices.
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| 09-26-06 | 2 | 1\3 |
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by Clif Colby
This review is short, because this book is short. The one redeeming quality of this book is there is no doubts what it is about: a book of playlists. No iPod tips or tricks, no troubleshooting guides, not even history about the songs. The playlists aren't from famous people. This is simply a cute book of sample playlists for different events such as "Songs for Crying in your Beer" or "Martini Time." This is one of those fun little gifts you see at a checkout...like the mini book that has 6 pages and is 2 inches tall that has different ways to say I love you. This is a good stocking stuffer to elicit a smile or great book for a waiting room at a doctor's office. The book is cute, and that's about it. Sometimes the world needs a few more smiles Pros: Makes you smile and chuckle Cons: Serves no useful purpose besides making you smile. Nothing particularly iPod related (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-09-07 08:01:38 EST)
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| 09-26-06 | 2 | 1\4 |
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by Clif Colby
This review is short, because this book is short. The one redeeming quality of this book is there is no doubts what it is about: a book of playlists. No iPod tips or tricks, no troubleshooting guides, not even history about the songs. The playlists aren't from famous people. This is simply a cute book of sample playlists for different events such as "Songs for Crying in your Beer" or "Martini Time." This is one of those fun little gifts you see at a checkout...like the mini book that has 6 pages and is 2 inches tall that has different ways to say I love you. This is a good stocking stuffer to elicit a smile or great book for a waiting room at a doctor's office. The book is cute, and that's about it. Sometimes the world needs a few more smiles Pros: Makes you smile and chuckle Cons: Serves no useful purpose besides making you smile. Nothing particularly iPod related (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-08 05:38:51 EST)
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| 08-21-05 | 1 | 1\3 |
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This book would have been better if it focused on creating smart playlist rather than just playlists, which is impossible ipod users are so diverse in the kind of music they listen to. Why purchase a book of suggested playlists when you can find on the internet so many focused on the kind of music you like to listen to.
It also could have been a better book if it focused on tips for deciding how to put together a good playlist. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-28 11:35:25 EST)
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| 01-11-05 | 2 | 6\6 |
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Being an MP3 and playlist-obsessive person, I gave this book a perusal at the bookstore. There wasn't a whole lot of thought put into many of these lists. Just because a batch of songs has the word "martini" in the title, for example, doesn't make them hold together as a playlist. When you're thinking about making a playlist for the open road, the songs you pick don't need to necessarily describe the road, but should make you feel alive and free. One of the downsides to itunes is that anyone can drag and drop songs and think they've made a worthy playlist. Real playlist making takes eons of internal debate (like John Cusack's character in "High Fidelity"). There is an art to making mixes that this book generally misses out on.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-02-26 11:00:12 EST)
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