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On October 14th of 1983, American singer Cyndi Lauper, released her debut studio album, She’s So Unusual. Lauper’s first band had broken up, she had filed for bankruptcy, and she was singing at a Japanese restaurant. Then this debut album of razor-sharp dance pop became the first by a female performer to score four Top 5 hits.
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In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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In January of 1985, American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released their third studio album, New Day Rising. This Minneapolis trio played savagely emotional hardcore punk, thus creating a roar like as if a garbage truck was trying to sing Beach Boys songs. The anthems on this album were an inspiration to many in the alternative rock genre to come.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On March 5th 1976, American hard rock band Kiss, released their fourth studio album, Destroyer. By the time of the release, Kiss were the most popular band in America, with sold-out stadium tours, their own pinball machines, makeup line and TV movie. This ridiculous over-the-top party-rock album just gets better with age.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On February 10th 1987, American hip hop group Public Enemy, released their debut studio album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. On the debut by Long Island’s hip hop revolutionaries, rapper Chuck D and his production crew, the Bomb Squad, introduced a booming new sound and an urgent social and political message to rap.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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In July 1973, American rock band ZZ Top, released their third studio album, Tres Hombres. A decade before the Texas blues trio became MTV stars, ZZ Top got their first taste of national fame with this album, which features one of their biggest hits, a John Lee Hooker-style boogie, a boozy rocker and a concert anthem.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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In August 1967, American blues musician Albert King, released his second compilation album, Born Under a Bad Sign. King’s first Stax release combined his hard, unflashy guitar playing with the sleek sound of Booker T. and the MG’s. The hits on the record influenced Clapton and the Stones, and earned King a new rock & roll audience.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On November 14th, 1983, British synth-pop duo Eurythmics, released their third studio album, Touch. Annie Lennox looked like a gender-bending robot zombie, but sang with soul. Meanwhile Dave Stewart masterminded the sound and synthesizers. Together they made divine synth-pop, including the hits Who’s That Girl and Here Comes the Rain Again.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On September 18th, 2001, American alternative rock band Wilco, released their fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. When Reprise Records refused to release the album, Wilco posted it for free on the Internet. 200.000 downloads later, Nonesuch Records picked up the band and released the album and so it became critical and commercial gold.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On August 19th, 1969, American blues rock singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs, released his second album, the self-titled Boz Scaggs. The stone-solid grooves on this underrated gem come courtesy of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section; the soulful guitar comes courtesy of Scaggs and guest Duane Allman. Together, they made Somebody Loan Me a Dime and FM radio classic - ten minutes of knockout blues pleading and wailing.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On September 30th of 1977, British punk rock singer-songwriter Ian Dury, released his debut album New Boots and Panties!! Dury cut his teeth on the British pub rock circuit before his debut made him a cult star. He never managed to duplicate the brilliance of this punk-funk classic, but the album’s impact is felt to this day. Introducing the term “sex drugs and rock & roll” to the lexicon.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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In September of 1972, American blues-folk singer-songwriter, Bonnie Raitt, released her second studio album Give It Up. The California sweetheart headed to Woodstock to cut the album - only to face near-monsoon weather. She took refuge in the studio and churned out gorgeous folksy blues, including Jackson Browne’s Under the Falling Sky and compositions of her own.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On May 2nd of 1989, English rock band The Stone Roses released their self-titled debut album. For a few glorious moments it looked like the Stone Roses were going to lead another British Invasion. Instead, they fell apart. But first they made an incredible album, highlighted by the ecstatic eight-minute long “I Am the Resurrection''. That single-handedly launched Nineties Britpop.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On October 26th of 1973, American jazz musician Herbie Hancock released his twelfth studio album Head Hunters. Hancock was tired of everything heavy and wanted something lighter. With that in mind, the keyboardist shed his former backing band, and guitars, and recorded his Miles-meets-Sly Stone masterpiece. By reinventing an old classic and creating a new jazz standard, Hancock pioneered the jazz funk movement.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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In January of 1971, American blues musician B.B. King released his fourth live album, recorded at Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois. “The King of the Blues” was in the middle of a career renaissance when he stepped into Chicago’s Cook County Jail, laying down definitive renditions of his blues standards as well as his crossover hits. B.B. wins over the hostile prisoners and proves why he is the king.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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On September 29th, 1998, American hip hop duo OutKast released their third album Aquemini. At a time when formulaic albums by Master P and Puff Daddy topped the charts, OutKast unleashed an explosive hip hop sound that used live musicianship, social commentary and a heavy dose of deep funk. This put their hometown Hotlanta on the map and broke the established hip hop mould.
In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.
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