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Jazz, New Wave, and more make up our favorite songs this Saturday morning.
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Jazz, New Wave, and more make up our favorite songs this Saturday morning.
Rick Reaction. Fluccs Capacitor says: Certainly the best produced and lyrically dense projects that is rightfully so the ‘best’ hip hop album. For a teenage poet to narrate life from NYC’s Queensbridge Projects with clarity, fatalism, bravado and wisdom with a relaxed flow, slang spilling out of every sentence to craft gritty street narratives illustrated life from a keen eyed teenager with wild fantasies puncturing the daily desperation evident in Nas’s lyrics. 27. Grateful Dead – Working Man’s Dead [1970] Nominated by DJ Steve of WESU Sports & Beyond. DJ Steve says: I was for...
Nominated by Rick Reaction. DJ MTSPEN says: For me, this album changed how I listened to music and how I developed deeper connections with artists. All nine members stand out on the album, and its such a unique mix of sounds and display of raw creativity they show. 42. King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King [1969] Nominated by Sir Jon of Pint O’ Comics. Sir Jon says: DJ Cheshire Cat says: By 1969, The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Gong, and others had hinted at the progressive rock genre. The cacophonous audio assault of “21st Century Schizoid Man”, this album’s opening tr...
Nominated by Sir Jon of Pint O’ Comics. Sir Jon says: 52. The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour [1967] Nominated by DJ McKenzie of Splitting Hairs & The Beatles: A Week in the Life. In their new songs, the Beatles continued the studio experimentation that had typified Sgt. Pepper and the psychedelic sound they had introduced in 1966 with Revolver. Author Mark Hertsgaard highlights “I Am the Walrus” as the fulfilment of the band’s “guiding principle” during the sessions – namely to experiment and be “different”. To satisfy Lennon’s request that his voice should sound like...
Rob says: 73. John Lennon – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band [1970] Nominated by DJ Deni of Lovin’ the 70’s. DJ McKenzie says: John Lennon’s first post-Beatles album is a classic; the lofi recording style is a direct contrast from his next album “Imagine,” which lets his songwriting shine. 74. Shel Silverstein – Freakin’ at the Freakers Ball [1972] Nominated by DJ Cheshire Cat of Wonderland. Big Bent says: As a pre teen, I wore this highly inappropriate tape out in my portable player. Lyrics to songs like “Sophisticated Lady”, “I got stoned and I missed it” and “Sta...