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Ultimate Classic |
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The
Beatles |
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The Beatles (White Album) |
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From the plangent yearning
of Lennon's "Julia" to the exuberance of McCartney's "Back in the
U.S.S.R." and the prayerfulness of Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps" (featuring a solo by Eric Clapton), the White Album is an
exhilarating sprawl -- some of the Beatles' most daring and delicate work.
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Editor's Pick |
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Sonny
Rollins |
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Saxophone Colossus |
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Saxophone Colossus is the
essence of Sonny Rollins, the greatest living tenor saxophonist in jazz.
Virile and virtuosic, Rollins practically strides through these classic
performances, including his jubilant calypso theme song, "St. Thomas"
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Ultimate Classic |
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The Clash |
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London
Calling |
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Punk's death knell had
already been called, but London Calling found The Clash fighting a heroic
rear guard battle. Having shelved the no-frills heads-down thunder of The
Clash and Give 'Em Enough Rope, London Calling was an extravagant
benchmark.
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Editor's Pick |
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The Dandy Warhols |
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Thirteen Tales From |
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Urban Bohemia |
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"I wear my influences like
a f***ing badge," proclaims lead singer-songwriter Courtney Taylor
regarding Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. But while the Dandy Warhols
liberally steal Rolling Stones riffs, Iggy Pop vocals, Britpop sonic
surfing, and even Burt Bacharach horn sections, they give it back in
spades, delivering one of the best rock albums of 2000.
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Ultimate Classic |
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The Doors |
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The
Doors |
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A tremendous debut album,
and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history, introducing
the band's fusion of rock, blues, classical, jazz, and poetry with a
knockout punch. The lean, spidery guitar and organ riffs interweave with a
hypnotic menace, providing a seductive backdrop for Jim Morrison's
captivating vocals and probing prose.
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John Mellencamp |
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The
Lonesome Jubilee |
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With 1985's 'Scarecrow',
John Cougar Mellencamp established himself as an uncompromising artist
fully in control of his professional and artistic pursuits. With 'The
Lonesome Jubilee', however, he set out to paint his masterpiece.
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