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Now we return to my assessment of the 1979 (and sometimes 1983) version of the Rolling Stone Record Guide. But this time I am here to praise, not pillory as

The century-old quest for truly realistic sound production is finally paying off

Best of radio. this is it. welcome to mtv, music television -- the worlds first 24-hour, stereo, video music channel. >> music television -- what a concept. mtv was, "pow!" in your face. you were not gonna turn us off. >> mtv did nothing but play current music videos all day long. so let me get this straight -- you turn on the tv, and its like the radio? >> im martha quinn. the music will continue nonstop on mtv music television, the newest component of your stereo system. >> when mtv launched, ...

>> john lennon was shot by an unknown at this time white male. a perspective world is directing to first rock n roll assassination. >> it was like in one moment the 60s and the symbols got murdered. >> in his life, has given more left than -- love them more men and women. love is not dead, even though john is. >> start the decade with the death of a beetle. you dont really know where youre going to go from that point. culturally and physically pitch for a while it seems like there was nothing ne...

The last time i did i said im out. im not doing it anymore. the world goes upside down and we have a president and a new president. i wanted to make people laugh. i said what do i have in pull her out. put the movie on netflix. its number one everywhere. yeah. the minute people stop coming to see her that old broad is dead. shes dead. for sure. >> lets get this out of the way. youve had to deal with this at some point. when madea first came out, spike lee called it buffoonery. people say you are...

The century-old quest for truly realistic sound production is finally paying off

A car. you listen to music on a big old stereo system with a turntable. maybe you had a digital watch, and that was the only thing that was going to be digital that you actually owned. >> hello? im not here now, but my faithful machine is. >> there was a handful of technology at that time. one was the telephone answering machine. youd be driving home and youd say, i cant wait to check my messages. you know, it had become part of the day. honey, im checking my messages. >> from the noisy streets ...

Outside, she was yelling and screaming that her husband had been hurt. >> it wasnt until way after. his parents, with the police were there. his father said, why arent you helping my son and the police officer said because hes dead. >> that moment? >> his father hit the floor, i hit the floor, his mother passed out. daniel pelletier it was crazy. >> we determined it was a gunshot wound. the wound was actually in the top left of his skull. entered in through there. >> when i got to her parents ho...

And onward with the T list of top-10 hits of that most hallowed and volatile of decades, the 1960s.