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AMG All Music Guide
Monster informative site about music.
Grade Level: Pre-K-12

http://www.allmusic.com

	CONTENT: “The All Music Web site was created in 1995 as a place for music fans to indulge their passion.” It is a comprehensive music reference site that includes biographies, album and song reviews, style descriptions, and composition descriptions of all genres and styles of music. Registration (free) is required for some of the features.
	SITE DESIGN: The AMG All Music Guide covers a huge amount of information and is relatively easy to navigate. Visitors can explore by genre by following the links in the top navigation bar. The search box at the top of the page allows users to search by artist/group, album, song, or classical work, and there are links to special features on the main page. First time users may want to begin by perusing the Site Menu. Flash Player is required for listening to the samples.
	REVIEW: Music lovers everywhere will delight in the AMG All Music Guide. It provides reviews of thousands of music recordings that are organized by popular genre, such as blues, folk, gospel, and rock, or by classical genre, such as band music, chamber music, concerto, symphony, etc. The search box at the top of the page allows users to search by artist/group, album, song, or classical work. The Editors' Choice lists the AMG editors' top picks for the last three months.
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