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The Beatles-White Album
For those of us that love the idea of melding
pop music with subversive art, the future
was all layed out right here. So much of what
is done today is really just a repetition
of what the Beatles did first. The White Album
still holds up as a muscial journey from beginning
to end.
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The Sex Pistols-Never Mind The Bollocks
This album changed everything. Although most
people have never even heard it, from the
day it was released rock music was divided
into two camps: those that heard it and threw
out the past for a fresh start, and those
that kept yelling 'Zepplin Rules!" And
let's not forget it's just plain great rock
and roll.
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James Brown-Box Set
In my house James Brown is religion. All you
need to know about funk starts and ends right
here. If you haven't listened to James and
felt the spirit at least once in your life,
you will unquestionably die young no matter
how old you are. It
just don't get any better than this.
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Alice Cooper-School's Out
Boys will be boys and we need a soundtrack.
Alice Cooper was the original rock monster.
Designed to scare your parents and feed adolescent
dreams. Great rock and roll and handled intelligently
enough to hold up over the years.
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Talking Heads-More Songs about Buildings &
Food
The Talking Heads were deep, funky, creative,
and still managed to have a positive and jubilant
feel to the music. David Byrne's lyrics remind
one of a cave dweller or a space alien trying
to make sense of modern America. To me this
was an album of anthems. Musically it was
simple yet subversive. This one spoke for
me.
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The
Clash-London Calling
As time passes The Clash's
music sounds better and better, and in retropspect
they seem like an even more important force
in rock music. Most
American's couldn't relate to their lower
working class rage. I could! London Calling
demonstrates what great songwriters these
guys were and what great players they had
become. This is what every other punk/alternative
band would like to be. It's the real thing.
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Prince-1999
This is Prince when his genuis was at its
first bloom. Funky, horny, and free to play
with musical forms in what ever way he wanted.
The minimalist synths and funky rhythms were
a perfect background for his twisted mix of
sexuality, spiritual fervor, and punk attitude.
And this is one of those rare times when a
recording can please my musician's sensibilities
and still make the females wanna get nasty.
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Miles
Davis-Kind Of Blue
When I first began to explore jazz, from the
first time I heard the first few notes of
'So What' I was hooked. I don't really know
why, but this album finds it's way on the
turntable again and again.
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Tom
Waits-Raindogs
This album taught me a new way to hear. Waits
draws from a vast knowledge of music. He refereences
styles and periods most of us have never heard,
and transports one to other worlds and days
gone by.
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Bob
Marley-Natty Dread
Just out of high school, and realizing I didn't
fit in with the world, and didin't want to
fit in with the world, I spent countless hours
smoking hash and listening to Natty Dread.
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Frank
Zappa-Sheik Yerbouti
This is Zappa at his best. Cynical, biting,
and hilarious. The musical creativity is a
paste-up collage of everything Zappa. The
album came out in the heart of the disco age,
As a child who hated it, Zappa's satire provided
a great sense of relief that I was not alone
in my feelings of disgust.
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P.J.
Harvey-Rid Of me
By the time this album reached my ears we
were in the midst of the grunge/alternative
movement, and I had almost given up on finding
hard rock that was creative and sincere. P.J.
Harvey is the real thing. When she moans and
screams you know she is feeling it. A rare
thing these days.
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Bob
Dylan-Time Out Of Mind
From the moment I heard the first chords of
this album I was electrified. This album spoke
to me as no other had in years. The lyrics
are frightening in their worn desperation.
Dylan's voice detoriorated into something
beautiful. It is amazing to me that after
so many years of being little more than a
bad imitation of himself, Dylan could suddenly
re-emerge
with music so vital.
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David
Bowie-Outside
I have a hard time picking any one Bowie album.
I could have just as easily put any of ten
others on this list. Outside is astonishing
for the time in which he did it. For an elder
statemen among rock stars to suddenly throw
away his collection of hits and take to the
road playing material from this, one of the
most creative and challenging albums even
today, proves that Bowie is stilla punk, and
still one the most vital artists producing
rock music.
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Stevie
Wonder-Innervisions
Given the last twenty years it's easy to forget
that for a shining period Stevie Wonder was
a powerhouse of progressive soul and funk.
If the only song on this album was 'Living
For The City' it would still rate a classic.
This album is Wonder's masterwork from beginning
to end.
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King
Crimson-Discipline
This album fused punk minalism with classic
rock. This was a statement of musical philosophy.
Bruford's tribal drumming and Fripp and Belew's
mathematical guitar patterns combined to create
a brand new sound.
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Grandmaster
Flash & The Furious Five-Best Of
The first rap song I ever heard was The Message.
It played over the Pa. system at a Clash concert
in Pittsburgh. As a fan of raggea dub, I just
thought it was a really great new dub song.
Two years later when I finally found the album
I was blown away by The Furious Five's powerful
lyrics and electronic beats. I tried to get
my hometown's local club D.J. to play the
disc and he laughed at me, saying people would
never dance to this stuff.
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The
Specials
Here it is -ska in all it's lo-fi glory. Weak
singing, bad production -a great album. If
you want to know what it's all about -look
no further. You can skank if you want to.
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