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Monday, April 25, 2016

MUSIC 101: The 1990s

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MUSIC 101: The 1990s
by Tym Stevens
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101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!
In chronological order,
one album per act,
one song per album.
Grunge! Riot Grrrl! HipHop!
NeoSoul! Shoegaze! TripHop!
Alternative! Funk! Surf!
World! Folk! Trashabilly!

From 1990 through 1999!
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The 1950s
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The Music Player contains one song each
from these 101 classic albums!

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01) Pixies, "Bossanova"
Alt Rock.

02) Jane's Addiction, "Ritual de lo Habitial"
Classic Rock meets Alt Goth.

03) Depeche Mode, "Violator"
Alt Synth.

04) Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., "New Funky Nation"
Samoan Funk Rap.

05) Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"
Alt Rock.

06) Miles Davis/ John Lee Hooker/ Taj Mahal, "THE HOT SPOT"
NeoNoir film soundtrack.

07) Marcia Ball/ Angela Strehli/ Lou Ann Barton, "Dreams Come True"
Soul and Blues.

08) The Posies, "Dear 23"
Beatles meets Big Star.>

09) The La's, " The La's"
Beat Pop.

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10) La Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio, "El Circo"
Rock en Espanol.

11) The A-Bones, "The Life Of Riley"
Garage Rock.>

12) Lenny Kravitz, "Mama Said"
Funk'n'Roll.>

13) Consolidated, "Friendly Fa$cism"
Conscious Rap.

14) U2, "Achtung Baby"
Alt Pop.

15) Public Enemy, "Apocalypse '91... The Empire Strikes Black"
Conscious Rap.

16) Supreme NTM, "Authentik"
French HipHop.

17) Primus, "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese"
Punk Funk.

18) Massive Attack, "Blue Lines"
TripHop.

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19) Lush, "Spooky"
Shoegaze Noize.

20) Nirvana, "Live At Reading"
Grunge.

21) Annie Lennox, "Diva"
Coldwave Soul.

22) XTC, "Nonsuch"
Baroque Pop.

23) Bikini Kill, "Pussy Whipped"
Riot Grrrl.

24) Angelo Badalamenti, "TWIN PEAKS- FIRE WALK WITH ME"
Jazz Noir.>

25) Morrissey, "Your Arsenal"
Alt Rockabilly.

26) Etta James, "The Right Time"
Chicago Blues and Soul.

27) Ultra Vivid Scene, "Rev"
Moody Psyche.

28) Deee-Lite, "Infinity Within"
House Funk.

29) Tom Waits, "Bone Machine"
Experimental, Torch Song, and Noize.

30) k.d. lang, "Ingenue"
Modern Sounds in Country and Western.

31) Tom Tom Club, "Dark Sneak Love Action"
Funk.

32) The Red Devils, "King King"
Raw Blues Rock.

33) Luscious Jackson, "In Search Of Manny"
HipHop Funk.

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"Louder than a bomb."

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34) Dick Dale, "Tribal Thunder"
Surf Rock.

35) Mazzy Star, "So Tonight That I Might See"
Dream Goth.

36) Digable Planets, "Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)"
Alt Rap.

37) Urge Overkill, "Saturation"
Alt Rock.

38) Big Chief, "Mack Avenue Skullgame"
Funk Rock.

39) Hasil Adkins, "Look At That Caveman Go!!"
Trashabilly.

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1 9 9 4
40) Portishead, "Dummy"
Cinematic TripHop.

41) Latin Playboys, "Latin Playboys"
Experimental Chicano.

42) Thee Headcoatees, "Ballad Of The Insolent Pup"
All-female Garage Rock.

43) Beastie Boys, "Ill Communication"
HipHop Funk.

44) Jhelisa, "Galactica Rush"
Cosmic NeoSoul.

45) Mano Negra, "Casa Babylon"
World HipHop.

46) Tuscadero, "The Pink Album"
Garage Rock.

47) The Grays, "Ro Sham Bo"
"Abbey Road"-esque Rock.>

48) El Vez, "Graciasland"
Mexican Elvis.

49) R.E.M., "Monster"
Alt Rock.

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50) Bjork, "Post"
Alt TripHop.

51) Axiom Funk, "Funkcronomicon"
Funk Rock.>

52) Blur, "The Great Escape"
BritPop.

53) The Muffs, "Blonder and Blonder"
Beat Punk.

54) Black Grape, "It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah"
Madchester Funk.

55) D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar"
NeoSoul.

56) Man Or Astro-Man?, "Live Transmissions From Uranus"
Alt Surf.

57) Cassandra Wilson, "New Moon Daughter"
Jazz vocalist.

58) Supergrass, "I Should Coco"
BritPop, Beat, and Psyche.

59) Tricky, "Maxinquaye"
Downtempo TripHop.

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60) Hooverphonic, "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"
Alt TripHop.

61) Stone Temple Pilots, "Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop"
Classic Rock, Glam, and Grunge.

62) April March, "April In Paris"
YeYe and Beat.

63) DJ Shadow, "Endtroducing"
Turntablism.

64) Komeda, "The Genius Of Komeda"
Mod Pop.

65) Soundgarden, "Down On The Upside"
Classic Grunge.

66) Johnny Cash, "American Recordings II: Unchained"
Raw acoustic Country.

67) Bahamadia, "Kollage"
Conscious Rap.

68) Up, Bustle And Out, "One Colour Just Reflects Another"
World TripHop Dance.

69) Skunk Anansie, "Stoosh"
Alt Metal.

70) The Rutles, "Archeology"
Beatles deconstruction/tribute.>

71) The Cardigans, "First Band On The Moon"
Alt Pop.

72) Fastball, "Make Your Mama Proud"
Alt Pop Rock.

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73) Jennifer Trynin, "Gun Shy, Trigger Happy"
Grunge Grrrl.

74) Chemical Brothers, "Dig Your Own Hole"
Electronic DanceHop.

75) L7, "The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum"
Grunge Grrrls.

76) Toini And The Tomcats, "Going Wild"
Norwegian Rockabilly.

77) Radiohead, "OK Computer"
Alt Experimental.

78) T-Model Ford, "Pee Wee Get My Gun"
Juke Joint Rock.

79) Juliana Hatfield, "Do Not Disturb"
Alt Grunge.

80) Dr. Octagon, "Dr. Octagonecologyst"
Alt Rap.

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81) Patty Griffin, "Flaming Red"
Alt Americana.

82) Dag, "Apartment #635"
Funk Rock.

83) PJ Harvey, "Is This Desire?"
Alt Rock and Ballads.

84) Jeff Buckley, "Sketches For 'My Sweetheart The Drunk'" (rel. 1998)
Alt singer/songwriter.

85) Lucinda Williams, "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"
Roots Blues.

86) Queens Of The Stone Age, "Queens Of The Stone Age"
Stoner Rock.

87) Fatboy Slim, "You've Come A Long Way Baby"
Big Beat Turntablism.

88) Mr. Airplane Man, "Mr. Airplane Man"
Garage Blues.

89) Chris von Sneidern, "Wood + Wire"
"White Album"-esque Pop.>

90) Garbage, "Version 2.0"
GrungeHop.

91) Gillian Welch, "Hell Among The Yearlings"
Alt Country.

92) Dan The Automator, "Bombay The Hard Way"
Bollywood Turntablism.

93) Ms. Lauryn Hill, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
HipHop NeoSoul.

94) Buffalo Daughter, "New Rock"
Experimental Alt Rock.

95) The Makers, "Psychopathia Sexualis"
Garagedelic.

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96) Beck, "Midnite Vultures"
Funkacopia.

97) John Paul Jones, "Zooma"
Zeppadelic Stomp.

98) Los Lobos, "This Time"
Alt Roots.

99) Fiona Apple, "When The Pawn..."
Alt Balladeer.

100) The Olivia Tremor Control, "Black Foliage: Animation Music"
Art Psyche.

101) Paul McCartney, "Run Devil Run"
Rock'n'Roar.>

Kurt Cobain's mixtapes.

© Tym Stevens

The Music Primer Series:*
1) 350 GREAT ALBUMS That Will Change Your Life!: 1956-2020

2) MUSIC 101: The 1950s

3) MUSIC 101: The 1960s

4) MUSIC 101: The 1970s

5) MUSIC 101: The 1980s

7) MUSIC 101: The 2000s

* The albums heard on the Decades series are different than the 350 Albums overview.

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Further Study, dept.:

• Revolution 1950s: The Big Damn Bang of Rock'n'Roll!

• 1950s Rock, D: The '90s disciples, with Music Player!
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• BEATLESQUE Albums: 450 Alternate Universe BEATLES Albums You Need!, with 2 Music Players!

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• 2000 Great Albums on Pinterest!

• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

Monday, January 5, 2015

BEST MUSIC: 2014, with Music Players!

T E M P L E S

ALL THE
REAL MUSIC!

Swipe away all those trendy-indie
'Best Music' lists that taste like envelopes!

These jams will displace your cabeza
and unloose your caboose!

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BEST ALBUMS 2016
by Tym Stevens

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• The Shakers, "A Whole Lotta Shakers"
MerseyBeat.
Perfect early-'60s jangle pop made now.

(See also: The Beatles, The Spongetones, The Kaisers)

• Temples, "Sun Structures"
Psyche Pop.
1967 was so lush that its sonic possibilities are still expanding in new acts.

(See also: Flaming Lips, Jacco Gardner, Claypool Lennon Delirium)

• The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, "Midnight Sun"
French Baroque Pop.
Sean Ono Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl take up where Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin left off.

(See also: Jacques Dutronc, La Femme, French Boutik)

• Cibo Matto, "Hotel Valentine"
Indie Eclectic.
Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda return, blenderizing every style into smart pop you can dance to.

(See also: Beastie Boys, Super Junky Monkey, eX-Girl)

• Tackhead, "For the Love of Money"
Timeless Funk.
The Rap/Industrial pioneers return with an album of classic cover songs.

(See also: The Pop Group, Adrian Sherwood, Living Colour)

• Pixies, "Indie Cindy"
Alt-Rock redux.
The return album for the hargingers of Alternative Rock.

(See also: Sonic Youth, Breeders, Nirvana)

• Thee Oh Sees, "Drop"
Prog Psyche.
In the sense of progressively mercurial with sliquid chops.

(See also: Primus, Ty Segall, Meatbodies)

• Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, "Give the People What They Want"
Classic Soul.
Real Soul for right now.

(See also: Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, Durand Jones And The Indications)

• Stephen Rennicks, "Frank" (soundtrack)
Experimental Rock.
Michael Fassbender and The Soronprfbs tearing it all up to collage something new.

(See also: Syd Barrett, Captain Beefheart, Chris Sievey/Frank Sidebottom)

• The Love Me Nots, "Sucker"
Garage Rock.
Gutpunch guitarz, screaching farfisa, and righteous yowl.

(See also: Thee Headcoatees, Motobunny, The Darts [U.S.])

• Karl Hector And The Malcouns, "Unstraight Ahead"
German AfroBeat.
A slippery combo zoomeranging through German Prog, Psyche, and African Funk.

(See also: Fela, Antibalas, Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra)

• The New Pornographers, "Brill Bruisers"
Pop 2.0.
If catchy Pop were math, this smart band is doing calculus with it.

(See also: Sloan, Spoon, Neko Case, A.J. Newman)

• Calibro 35, "Sogni Di Gloria" (soundtrack)
Italian Soundtrack.
The band who sounds like '60s-'70s Cinecitta soundtracks makes an actual soundtrack.

(See also: Ennio Morricone, Danniele Luppi, Guess What)

• Kandle, "In Flames"
TripHop 2.0.
Kandle Osborne makes cinematic moodscapes, both seductive and eerie.

(See also: John Barry, Portishead, Unloved)

• St. Vincent, "St. Vincent"
Indie Rock.
Annie Clark keeps reinventing what you can do with modern approaches to alternative songcraft.

(See also: Anne Peacock, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Angel Olsen)

• Lee Fields and The Expressions, "Emma Jean"
Classic Soul.
That perfect sound from the early-'70s, fresh as oxygen.

(See also: Bobby "Blue" Bland, O.V. Wright, Bobby King and Terry Evans)

• La Sera, "Hour of the Dawn"
Lofi Power Pop.
This time, Katy Goodman's (Vivian Girls) side-project radiates with slashing fuzz and glowing harmonies.

(See also: Tacocat, Las Robertas, Bleached)

• Morgan Delt, "Morgan Delt"
Psychedelicatessen.
Sharp tunes, mindwarp atmospherics, and a timeless odyssey.

(See also: Black Moth Super Rainbow, Fay Hallam, Caleb Landry Jones)

• Dum Dum Girls, "Too True"
Lofi Pop.
The lofi garage seems more shiny, cleaner, and hooky this time around.

(See also: The Jesus And Mary Chain, Transvision Vamp, The Raveonettes)

• Rival Sons, "Great Western Valkyrie"
Classic Rock.
Huge blues-rock riffs with Viking vocals and Paul Bunyan stomp.

(See also: Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Wolfmother)

• Kae Tempest, "Everybody Down"
HipHop Next.
The smartest Rap album yet made, telling a cycle of intricate short stories that quietly become a mosaic novel told out of sequence. No one has done that before, and few could match.

(See also: Flannery O'Connor, Jack Kerouac, Nikki Giovanni)

• Curtis Harding, "Soul Power"
Psyche Soul.
Gritty as Pickett, smooth as Cooke, varied as Whitfield, fearless as Sly.

(See also: The Temptations, The Black Lips, Black Pumas)

• The Black Keys, "Turn Blue"
Psyche Soul.
Relaxing sidelong off of the Blues swagger, our duo go on a blissful and soulful holiday.

(See also: Pink Floyd, The Undisputed Truth, The Shelters)

• Vashti Bunyan, "Heartleap"
Ethereal Folk.
Vashti made a classic folk album (1970), returned timeless with another in 2005, and now bows out with this lovely song cycle.

(See also: Linda Perhacs, Sandy Denny, Weyes Blood)

• Liam Bailey, "Definitely Now"
Soulful cornucopia.
A sandy singer from Engand at home in any style, always passionate and moving.

(See also: Roy Harper, Paul Weller, Michael Kiwanuka)

• Beverly, "Careers"
Noisy Pop.
Frankie Rose and Drew Citron go sidebar with a solo outing, with guitar hooks and upbeat drums.

(See also: Vivian Girls, The She's, September Girls)

• Wilko Johnson And Roger Daltrey, "Going Back Home"
Maximum R'n'B.
Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood) and Roger Daltrey (you know Who) go back to R'n'B basics and kick the paint right off the walls.

(See also: The Animals, The Pretty Things, The Bluesbreakers)

• Ibibio Sound Machine, "Ibibio Sound Machine"
World Electro.
Sounds like the best AfroBeat TechnoFunk Electroclash band from the '80s that should have existed, and now does.

(See also: The Lijadu Sisters, William Onyeabor, Fantasma)

• Danielia Cotton, "The Real Book"
Blues Rock.
Danielia is one of the toughest Blues guitarists and soulful singers around, and this collection of cover versions expands her breadth.

(See also: Shemekia Copeland, Samantha Fish, Thornetta Davis)

• Jim Noir, "Finnish Line"
Beat Pop.
Canny popsmith goes full late-Beatles in his latest exploration.

(See also: The Moons, Diamond Hands, Sitcom Neighbor)

• The Absolude, "The Silence Between Two Steps"
Mod / Garage.
Japanese quartet turns this go-go club inside out.

(See also: The Jikens, The Midnight TV Programs, Bigmama Shockin' 3)

• Lake Street Drive, "Bad Self Portraits"
New Soul.
Catchy songs, acerbic wit, brassy vocals, and grab-bag grooves sound like a 1973 band recorded a bit too smoothly in 1979.

(See also: Bonnie Raitt, Leon Bridges, Mayer Hawthorne)

• Goat, "Commune"
WorldBeat Psyche.
A mysterious Swedish collective, churning out psychedelic epics with all the percussive rhythms on the planet at once.

(See also: the drummers of Burundi, Can, Kikagaku Moyo)

• Linda Perhacs, "The Soul Of All Natural Things"
Angel Folk.
Like Vashti Bunyan, Linda released a classic Folk album in 1970 that everyone missed. A growing cult following across time has brought her back, with more angelic harmonies.

(See also: early Joni Mitchell, Julianna Barwick, Weyes Blood)

• Young Fathers, "Dead"
Indie Word.
Scottish trio go beyond Alt-Rap to vistas of electronica, abrasion, and ambient.

(See also: Chocolate Genius, Kae Tempest)

• Noura Mint Seymali, "Tzenni"
Desert Blues.
An actual Mauritanian griot, the singer soars in shifting tones over quick-step rhythms.

(See also: Oumou Sangaré, Tinariwen, Les Amazones d'Afrique)

• St. Paul And The Broken Bones, "Half The City"
New Soul.
The Alabama army brashly flexes their Muscle Shoals, with smokey vocals, blast horns, and bounding grooves.

(See also: JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound, Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats, Kyle Lacy)

• The Grits, "Make A Sound"
Garage-y Soul.
Hickory-smoked funkiness with strung snarl and touches of TripHop electronics.

(See also: Morcheeba, Ikebe Showdown, Seratones)

• Cambodian Space Project, "Whiskey Cambodia"
Cambodia Psyche.
Produced by famed psyche-soul guitarist Dennis Coffey, these party-stompers exude groove from a whole new angle.

(See also: Ros Sereysothea, Dengue Fever)

• Kelis, "Food"
Are And Be.
As chameleonic as Janelle Monae without the press, the chef graduate concocts refreshment out of traditional ingredients.

(See also: The Neptunes, TV On The Radio)

• Lana Del Rey, "Ultraviolence"
TripPop.
No one-hit wonder, Lana emerges as a fully-rounded songwriter of moody melodies and arch wit.

(See also: Tori Amos, Portishead, Fionna Apple)

• Elephant Stone, "Three Poisons"
India Psyche.
Rishi Dhir (The High Dials) spliffs psychedelia with it natural ancestor, Indian classical, to waft on tripscapes.

(See also: George Harrison, Ananda Shankar, Mien)

• Deerhoof, "La Isla Bonita"
Algebraic Pop.
Like candy wrapped up in a tesseract box, more happy melodies refracted into new dimensions by every style that's ever happened.

(See also: Captain Beefheart, Guerilla Toss, White Denim)

• The Bots, "Pink Palms"
Alt Rock.
The young Lei brothers branch out, going beyond garage thrash-outs into Indie territory.

(See also: Bad Brains, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

• Beck, "Morning Phase"
Indie Folk.
After an absence, Beck makes a spiritual bookend to his "Sea Change" (2001). This time the introspective Folk is mellower, warmer, quietly more optimistic.

(See also: Nick Drake, Serge Gainsbourg, Julie Byrne)

• Flying Lotus, "You're Dead"
Abstract HipHop.
If Coltrane was 'sheets of sound', mixmaster Steven Ellison torrents sheets of noize. Complex maelstroms of dub, avant jazz, EDM, and hiphop, this time with special guests like Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington.

(See also: Gettovetts, Nephlim Modulation Systems, Thundercat)

• Quilt, "Held In Splendor"
Psyche Pop.
The trio finds themselves, advancing their dreamy folk with fresh dynamics and varied range.

(See also: The Mamas And The Papas, Daughters Of Albion, Melody's Echo Chamber)

• Weyes Blood, "The Innocents"
Choral Folk.
Natalie Mering is unique, creating new beauty. She builds Folk foundations into stately madrigals, soaring on ambient waves.

(See also: "Songs To Aging Children Come", "Both Sides Now", "Orinoco Flow")

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All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!

Nevermind Gloss Pop, Stepford Idols, Karaoke Choruses ("woh-oo-oh"), Ego Brats, Emo Prats, Plinky Folk, Brittle Bombast, Vegas Country, Smug Thug, Mope Noodling, De-mixed Throb, and Robot-o-Tune schlock! >

Here's the
D R E A M
J U K E B O X !
Party out with more bounce to the ounce
than a bounce house!

COOL SONGS 2014
by Tym Stevens

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This jukebox is sequenced into groups of sound, instead of randomly.
All the songs elasticize their genres.
Get your groove on in this sonic order.:
Rockabilly! Surf! Beat! Garage!

Psyche! Classic Rock! Glam! Alt-Roots!

Blues! Soul! Funk! World!

Africanarama! Riot Grrrl! Alt-Rock! Electro!

Alt-Rap! Cinematic! Cover Songs!

The She's; Tinariwen;
Flying Lotus; 'Frank'

12 hours of mind-spasmic, elastic-ass music, featuring the following fine folks in this exact order!:

• Rockabilly! • Pike Cavalero, JW Jones, Dex Romweber Duo, Imelda May, Lee Bains III And The Glory Fires, Black Lips, The Coathangers.

• Surf / Girl Group! • Beverly, The She's, Allah-Las, The Concussions, The Terrorsaurs, and Bell And Sebastian

• Beat / Garage! • The Beat Rats, Blaire Alise And The Bombshells, The Shakers, The Muffs, The Absolude, Nikki Lane, La Sera, The Fleshtones, Miss Chain And The Broken Heels, The Love Me Nots, MotoBunny, Las Aspiradoras, King Tuff, Reigning Sound, and Suzi Chunk + Groovy Uncle.

• Beatlesque / Psyche! • Quilt, Angel Olsen, The Proper Ornaments, Marianne Faithfull, Linus Of Hollywood, New Electric Ride, Temples, Hangabouts, Doug Tuttle, Morgan Delt, Jim Noir, Paul McCartney, The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, Doug Gillard, The Soronprfbs feat. Michael Fassbender, Foxygen, FREEMAN, Tame Impala, Gruff Rhys, Triggerfinger, Meatbodies, The Flaming Lips, Elephant Stone, Blues Pills, and Ex Hex.

• Classic Rock / Glam! • Rival Sons, Liam Bailey, Sallie Ford, Lenny Kravitz, Thee Oh Sees, Electric Wurms, Burning Palms, Electric Wizard, Gong, The Oath, The Socks, The Budos Band, Decoders, and Goat.

• Alt-Roots! • The Secret Sisters, Father John Misty, Vashti Bunyan, Linda Perhacs, Weyes Blood, Beck, Lana Del Rey, Moses Sumney, Jesca Hoop, Neil Young, Lanie Lane, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Hozier, and Sharon Van Etten.

• Blues! • The Preatures, She Keeps Bees, Gary Clark Jr, Andrea Schroeder, Jack White, Thorbjørn Risager, Vintage Trouble, Benjamin Booker, The Holmes Brothers, Bobby Rush, Jarekus Singleton, Lucky Peterson, The Claudettes, and Naomi Shelton And The Gospel Queens.

• Soul! • Eden Brent, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, D'Angelo, The Black Keys, Lee Fields And The Expressions, Metronomy, Avery*Sunshine, St. Paul And The Broken Bones, Lake Street Dive, Aloe Blacc, Flearoy, Wilko Johnson, Curtis Harding, and Janiva Magness.

• Funk! • Ava Luna, Analog Son, The Getup, Shawn Lee, The New Mastersounds, Cibo Matto, The Ting Tings, Big Ol' Dirty Bucket, Earphunk, Kung Fu, The Grits, Rock Candy Funk Party, Frank Deruytter, Freekbass, Elizabeth Shepherd, Mingo FishtrapKelis, Damaged Bug, and Joan As Police Woman.

• World! • Hollie Cook, Toumani Diabaté, Glenn Tilbrook, Olga Bell, Noura Mint Seymali, The Cambodian Space Project, and Toulouse Engelhardt.

• Africanarama! • Tony Allen, Sinéad O'Connor with Seun Kuti, Seun Kuti, Eno • Hyde, Ibibio Sound Machine, Karl Hector And The Malcouns, Tune-Yards, Wildbirds And Peacedrums, Kasai Allstars, Tinariwen, and Goat.

• Riot Grrrl! • The Reprobettes, Girlpool, Shonen Knife, Slutever, Bleached, Arum Rae, The Love Me Nots, Sleater-Kinney, Ex Hex, and The Pack a.d.

• Alt-Rock! • Pixies, Majestico, Deerhoof, Band Of Skulls, Dum Dum Girls, The New Pornographers, The Bots, St. Vincent, Liam Finn, The Julie Ruin.

• Electro! • Damien Jurado, OOIOO, Moon Duo, Cold Specks, and Damaged Bug.

• Alt-Rap! • Kae Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Sleaford Mods, Prince, Young Fathers, Courtney Barnett, and Flying Lotus.

• Cinematic! • The Soundcarriers, Shawn Lee, Jakob Skøtt, Timber Timbre, Groovy Uncle, Caro Emerald, Kandle, Cold Specks, Little May, Calibro 35, Sabina, Whitehorse, La Sera, and Bear McCreary.

• Cover Songs! • List = Original By / Cover Artist
Songs are sequenced in the chronological order of the Originals.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins / Annie Lennox • The Chantays / Bill Frisell • Chuck Berry / The Shakers • Jimmy Hughes / JD McPherson • The Beatles / The Cactus Blossoms • The Beatles / Bob Dylan • Bob Dylan / Kočani Orkestar • The Beatles / The Flaming Lips, ft. Miley Cyrus + Moby • Gene Clark / Miriam • Linda Lyndell / Jessica Mauboy • The Small Faces / La La Brooks • The Rolling Stones / Danielia Cotton • Black Sabbath / Brownout • "Willie Wonka" / Primus • John Lennon / Orenda Fink • The O'Jays / Tackhead • The Spinners / Devon Allman • Paul McCartney + Wings / Rapper's Delight • Bootsy's Rubber Band / Funkadelic • The Rolling Stones / The Mighty Mocambos, with Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Funk, and Deejay Snoop • Suicide / Anna Calvi • Tears For Fears / Lucius • Peter Gabriel / The Brand New Heavies • Ty Segall / Nick Waterhouse

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Quality is timeless.

"Many have forgotten what we came here for
Never knew or had a clue so you're on the floor
Just growin', not knowin' about your past
Now you're lookin' pretty stupid while you're shakin' your ass!"
-Public Enemy (1986)

BEST REISSUES 2014
by Tym Stevens
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• 1960s •

• Phil Phillips, "Sea Of Love: The Collection" (late '50s-early '60s)
He sued his shady publishers, and his album went unreleased... until now.

• Bob Dylan and The Band, "The Basement Tapes: The Bootlet Series, Vol. 11" (1967)
An offical expansion of the famed sessions, which changed his career, ignited theirs, and shifted everyone from Psyche to Roots.

• Barbara Lynn, "Here Is Barbara Lynn" (1968)
Texas Blues guitarist and Soul singer's classic album.

• George Harrison, "The Apple Years 1968-75" box set
The albums from the first half of George's solo years, with added tracks.

• Various Artists, "I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-1970"
The great Funk singles Sly produced for acts like Little Sister, Joe Hicks, and 6ix.

• 1970s •

• Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin I", "Led Zeppelin II", "Led Zeppelin III", "Led Zeppelin IV", "Houses of the Holy" (1969-1973)
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove!
New remasters of the albums, supplemented with alternate versions of each album composed of unused takes.

• Donny Hathaway, "Never My Love: The Anthology" (1970s)
The soulful piana man getting props.

• Victor Brady, "Brown Rain" (1970)
An Acid Rock album of various styles, centered around a steel drummer.

• Miles Davis, , "Miles at the Fillmore: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3" (1970)
The big bang of Fusion, live and mutating.

• Lee Moses, , "Free And Easy" (1971)
Unsung Soul man gets some spotlight.

• Various Artists, "SOUL JAZZ Records Presents: New Orleans Funk 3" (1970s)
With its syncopated rhythms and rollicking spirit, New Orleans Funk is vital and unique.

• Elton John, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
One of Rock's most essential and successful double-albums.

• Wings, "Venus and Mars" (1975), "At the Speed of Sound" (1976)
New remasters of McCartney's band. The unsung "Venus and Mars" finds him crossing "Abbey Road" with Prog Rock verve.

• Various Artists, "PUNK ON 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After the Love and Before the Revolution, Vol. 3: Proto-Punk 1969-76"
Another volume proving Punk was a direct child of all the trash rock movements before it.

• Various Artists, "Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1" (soundtrack)
The smart and fun film got much of its bounce from this canny soundtrack of '70s classics.

• Various Artists, "Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sounds of Luanda 1968-1976"
African rock bands, who lasted longer here while movements in sister nations succumbed to oppression.

• Wire, "Document and Eyewitness" (1979, 1980)
A reissue of the rare 'fourth' album, a live recording in which the band played exclusive songs that didn't get captured in the studio.

• 1980s •

• Grace Jones, "Nightclubbing (1980)
THE Grace Jones record, with covers of Bill Withers, Iggy Pop, Sting, and Marianne Faithfull.

• Cybotron, "Enter" (1983)
Original School Electro, with cut-up beats and vocoders galore.

• Plasticland, "Plasticland" (1986)
Garage Psyche from subversive punks parallel to the Paisley Underground.

• Public Enemy, "It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back" (1988), "Fear of a Black Planet" (1990)
The apex of the best Rap band of all time.

• Pixies, "Doolittle 25: B Sides, Peel Sessions, and Demos" (1989)
A deluxe remastering and expansion of the essential Pixies album.

• 1990s, 2000s •

• Soundgarden, "Superunknown" (1994), "Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path" (1990s)
The essential album, plus a new 3-disc retrospective of rarities, live, and unreleased songs.

• The Jayhawks, "Rainy Day Music" (2003)
Americana Rock at its finest, with sterling melodies and stirring harmonies.

© Tym Stevens

"A splendid time is guaranteed for all!"

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

LENNONesque: All-Star Homage Playlists To John Lennon's BEATLES And SOLO Styles!

To honor JOHN LENNON's unending impact on music, here are 2 Music Players of famous artists imitating him. One playlist tributes his many his BEATLES styles and the other homages his SOLO styles.

T H E
B E A T L E S :
Lennonesque Tribute

Here are 200 artists from every era and genre, lovingly imitating John's styles with THE BEATLES. The songs are arranged in "sonic order", meaning each of John's Beatles styles in order sonically from 1962 to 1970; the early MerseyBeat, the Folk Pop, the Psychedelia and Baroque Pop, and finally the fuzzy Rawk and piano Anthem sounds.

There are favored guests and many surprises along the way.

You would expect THE RUTLES, BADFINGER, CHEAP TRICK, OASIS, LENNY KRAVITZ, and ELLIOTT SMITH.

But how about PIXIES, HUSKER DU, NIRVANA, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA, THE DAMNED, CIBO MATTO, and LUSH?

Because THE BEATLES' sounds and fashions were so fluid, they are a nexus point for every possible angle of Rock music. Without boundaries and only possibilities, they have influenced every kind of band in their wake. This takes us to the current wave of youth who wear Beatles T-shirts and listen to acolytes like RADIOHEAD, FIONA APPLE, LOCKSLEY, KAISER CHIEFS, NIC ARMSTRONG, FRANZ FERDINAND, SAM PHILLIPS, GURUS, BECK, and BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, all here.

Welcome to an alternate universe of BEATLES music you've never heard!

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J O H N
L E N N O N
Tribute

Here are 200 artists from every era and genre, lovingly imitating John Lennon's solo styles. The songs are arranged in "sonic order', meaning each of John's styles and albums in order from 1970 to 1980; the primal Grunge Blues, the elegaic Piano hymns, some of his avant Collage, the stark Confessionals, the political Anthems, the Retrobilly, and finally the mature Pop comeback.

Again there are favored guests and many surprises along the way.

John's influence has no boundaries. His raw honesty, expressed though grungy blues, church piano, folk strumming, ethereal harmonies and abrasive noize, speaks to everyone.

Here are acolytes from every era and angle:

From the '70s and BIG STAR, THE MOVE, ELO, CHEAP TRICK, DAVID BOWIE, NILSSON, and OZZY OSBOURNE.
To the '80s and JOHNNY THUNDERS, ELVIS COSTELLO, GENERATION X, THE PRETENDERS, KEITH LEVENE, TACKHEAD, JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, and LOVE AND ROCKETS.
To the '90s and SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, PEARL JAM, PJ HARVEY, TRACY BONHAM, LENNY KRAVITZ, WEEN, NEGATIVLAND, FASTBALL, and THE BREEDERS.
To now with COLDPLAY, JET, EARLIMART, DEVANDRA BANHART, GREEN DAY, MICHAEL FRANTI, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, and LADY GAGA.

At the end are songs about John by his family, friends, and fans.

Welcome to an alternate universe of LENNON music you've never heard!

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You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll gasp, you'll remember how wonderful life is and how lucky we are. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

© Tym Stevens

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

BEST MUSIC: 2012, With Music Players!

With 3 Music Players!

S A N T I G O L D

ALL THE
REAL MUSIC!

Nevermind those suburban-angst
'Best Music' lists that taste like paste!

These tunes will slink your slant
and everywhere your derriere!

Shortcut to Music Players:
• BEST ALBUMS: 2012
• COOL SONGS: 2012
• BEST RE-ISSUES: 2012

B E S T
N E W
A L B U M S :
2 0 1 2

BEST ALBUMS 2012
by Tym Stevens

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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.

• Moon Duo, "Circles"
Space Rock New Wave.
Like Hawkwind jamming with Devo.

(See also: Air, Wooden Shjips, L'Epee)

• Santigold, "Master of My Make-Believe"
Electro Pop.
Brash expansions in electronic dance music.

(See also: Romeo Void, M.I.A., Janelle Monae)

• Tame Impala, "Lonerism"
Electrodelic.
Like The Beatles' "Come Together" meets Pink Floyd's "Money".

(See also: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Temples, GUM)

• Pepe Deluxe, "Queen of the Wave"
Pop Opera.
An epic album of prog ambition, psyche chorals, and theatric melodies.

(See also: B-52's, Queen, La Femme, The Avalanches)

• Soundtrack, "DJANGO UNCHAINED"
Spaghetti Western redux.
A compilation featuring classic score cues from Morricone, Bacalov, and Ortolani.
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(See also: Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, Bruno Nicolai)

• Jesca Hoop, "The House That Jack Built"
Mercurial melodicism.
Folk with more twists than algebra.

(See also: Tom Waits, Joanna Newsome, St. Vincent)

• Dr. John, "Locked Down"
New Orleans Funk.
The Doctor returns to his classic mid-'70s Funk glory.

(See also: Prof. Longhair, The Meters, Little Feat)

• THEEsatisfaction, "awE naturalE"
Hiphop psalms.
The duo branches from fluid rap into soaring chorals.

(See also: A Tribe Called Quest, Meshell Ndegeocello, Georgia Anne Muldrow)

• Gary Clark, Jr., "Blak and Blu"
Blues phoenix.
Clark's feiry guitar bridges the roots of Blues to a wildfire future.

(See also: Freddie King, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes)

• Rocket Juice And The Moon, "Rocket Juice And The Moon"
Afrobeat futurism.
Damon Albarn (Blur), Flea (Chili Peppers), and Tony Allen (Fela). Nuff said.

(See also: Fela, Gorillaz, Antibalas)

• Lucky Jim, "The Lovers"
Dylan and Cohen's love-child.
The best singer/songwriter that not enough people know. Soulful confessions, majestic productions.

(See also: "Blood On The Tracks", "I'm Your Man", "Time (The Revelator)")

• Nona Hendryx, "Mutatis Mutandis"
Political Soul.
Always a rocker at heart, Nona raises her fist to resist.

(See also: Labelle, Betty Davis, Material, Tamar-Keli)

• Hannah Williams And the Tastemakers, "A Hill of Feathers"
Big-lunged Soul.
By turns groovy, tender, funky, and magnific.

(See also: Stone The Crows, Elkie Brooks, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings)

• Father John Misty, "Fear Fun"
Folkadelic.
Formerly the drummer for Fleet Foxes, John Tillman's piano confessionals astonish with gossamer vocals and a corrosive wit.

(See also: Glen Campbell, John Lennon, Randy Newman, Elton John)

• The Bamboos, "Medicine Man"
Groovy Funk.
A soulful party throwdown, with guests like Kylie Auldist, Aloe Blacc, and Ella Thompson.

(See also: Medeski Martin Wood, Cookin' on 3 Burners, Orgone)

• La Sera, "Sees the Light"
Power Pop.
Catchy guitar tunes with sunshine vocals.

(See also: Peach Kelli Pop, Colleen Green, Dum Dum Girls)

• Antibalas, "Antibalas"
AfroBeat renaissance.
The Brooklyn band is so on-the-one that they provided the music for the theatre musical, "Fela!".

(See also: Fela, Ikebe Shakedown, El Michaels Affair)

• Soundgarden, "King Animal"
Grunge rebound, unbound.
Still alive with the best qualities of Zeppelin, Sabbath, Black Flag, and Green River.

(See also: Jane's Addiction, Jeff Buckley, Blackwater Holylight)

• Tom Tom Club, "Downtown Rockers"
Rubber Funk.
Still bumpin' the grooves to make your rumpus move.

(See also: Parliament/Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Luscious Jackson)

• Garbage, "Not Your Kind of People"
TripHop Indieclash.
Back and pissed, like a ronin ninja.

(See also: Blondie, Tricky, Sleigh Bells, Florence And The Machine)

• Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics, "It's About Time"
Party Soul.
Let's turn this juke joint inside out.

(See also: Motown, Cold Blood, Marta Ren And The Groovelvets)

• The Hives, "Lex Hives"
Garage Redux.
Some growing pains, but still fierce.

(See also: The Sonics, The White Stripes, Sahara Hotnights)

• Georgia Anne Muldrow, "Seeds"
Jazzy Soul.
Moody grooves with an activist fist.

(See also: Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, Jimetta Rose)

• thenewno2, "thefearofmissingout"
Organic pop for the new now.
Dhani Harrison, second to none.

(See also: Hari Georgeson, Jeff Lynne, Fistful Of Mercy, Smith Westerns)

• Galactic, "Carnivale Electricos"
Nawlins Fonk.
Turbocharged by a jubilee of special guests.

(See also: The Meters, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Wild Tchoupitoulas)

• Led Zeppelin, "Celebration Day"
Rock Of Ageless.
Their triumphant 2007 reunion concert, now released.

(See also: Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Lez Zeppelin, Rival Sons)

• Public Enemy, "Most Of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp"
The only comeback is a rebuttal.
Two new albums from the greatest, smartest, most rebellious Rap group of all time.

(See also: The Last Poets, The Clash, Consolidated, The Coup)

• Public Enemy, "The Evil Empire Of Everything"
The only comeback is victory.
Two new albums from the greatest, smartest, most rebellious Rap group of all time.

(See also: Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Rakim)

• Django Django, "Django Django"
Lush Electro Pop.
Somewhere between Depeche Mode and The Beach Boys. Hooky, upbeat, shimmering, and catchy.

(See also: Split Enz, Telekinesis, Liam Finn)

• Ty Segall Band, "Slaughterhouse"
Fuzz Rawk.
Brutal fuzzadelic, as nature intended.

(See also: The Stooges, Mikal Cronin, Tim Presley)

• The Delfonics, "Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics"
Vocal Soul.
A stunning revival, in craft, sound, and feel.

(See also: Ennio Morricone, Thom Bell, Norman Whitfield, Philly Soul)

• Gemma Ray, "Island Fire"
Indie chameleon.
A liquid songwriter freewheeling between noir cinema, art pop, and torch folk.

(See also: Dusty Springfield, Lykke Li, A.C. Newman, Kandle)

• Cody Chesnutt, "Landing On A Hundred"
Conscious Soul.
Early-'70s Soul for today's street.

(See also: Marvin Gaye, Lenny Kravitz, Curtis Harding)

• Boonaraaas, "More Knick-A-Knacks For Your Bric-A-Brac Shelf"
Garage Rock hullabaloo.
Turbo this Go-Go till it's gone gone.

(See also: Thee Headcoatees, Curlee Wurlee!, The Coathangers)

• Gossip, "A Joyful Noise"
Punky Dance.
Opera diva kicks your butt into sway.

(See also: Brides Of Funkenstein, Le Tigre, Von Iva, Joan As Police Woman)

• Lee Fields And The Expressions, "Faithful Man"
Timeless Soul.
Lee channels everything great and evergreen about late-'60s and early-'70s Soul.

(See also: Dave Porter, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley)

• Bush Tetras, "Happy"
PostPunk funkiness.
Pioneers in the early-'80s NYC scene return periodically to school you.

(See also: Defunkt, Maximum Joy, Delta 5)

• David Byrne + St. Vincent, "Love This Giant"
Multiform Pop.
Skewed to the rescue.

(See also: David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Mitski)

• The Honorable South, "I Love My Tribe"
Rock'n'Soul.
Because it only really rocks when it can really roll.

(See also: Ike And Tina Turner, The Bellrays, Vintage Trouble)

• J.D. McPherson, "Signs And Signifiers"
Rockabilly and Soul.
Everything great about Sun Records rock and Atlantic Records soul.

(See also: Johnny Burnette Trio, Sam Cook, Rev. Horton Heat)

C O O L
S O N G S :
2 0 1 2

All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!

Nevermind Gloss Pop, Stepford Idols, Karaoke Choruses ("woh-oo-oh"), Ego Brats, Emo Prats, Plinky Folk, Brittle Bombast, Vegas Country, Smug Thug, Mope Noodling, De-mixed Throb, and Robot-o-Tune schlock! >

Here's the
D R E A M
J U K E B O X !
Twist around and rebound
and shake your body down to the ground!

COOL SONGS 2012
by Tym Stevens

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This jukebox is sequenced into groups of sound, instead of randomly.
All the songs elasticize their genres.
Get your groove on in this sonic order.:
Rockabilly! Surf! Garage! Psyche!

Glam! Blues! Soul! Funk!

Folk! World! Riot Grrrl! Alt-Rock!

Electro! Alt-Rap! Cinematic! Cover Versions!

Jesca Hoop; La Sera;
Lucky Jim; Lianne La Havas
10 hours of brain-flaming, booty-scootin' music, featuring the following fine folks in this exact order!:

• Rockabilly! • Heart Attack Alley, and Jack Ladder.

• Surf! • The Sunmakers, That's a NO NO!, Grass Widow, Peach Kelli Pop, Habibi, and Django Django.

• Beat / Garage! • The Jikens, The Fondas, The Younger Lovers, Sitcom Neighbor, The Fresh And Onlys, Lips of Salome, Boonaraaas, CONNY with Goggle-A, White Fence, and Jack Of Heart.

• Psychedelic / Beatlesque! • Nick Capaldi, La Sera, Neil Young, The Bootles, Kaiser Chiefs , Jim Noir, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mystical, Weapons, Thee Oh Cees, Crash Normal, Stealing Sheep, Capsula, Pepe Deluxe, Deep Cotton, and Cat Power.

• Classic Rock / Glam! • Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon And the Greenhornes, The Heavy, Spacin', The Dynamite Pussy Club, The Dandy Warhols, Ty Segall Band, Moon Duo, Tame Impala, The Sheepdogs, Foxy Shazam, The Mynabirds, The Hives, Redd Kross, The Peach Kings, Jack White, Band Of Skulls, and ZZ Top.

• Blues! • Gary Clark Jr., Danielia Cotton, Kid Koala, and The Savage Rose.

• Soul / Funk! • Hannah Williams, Cody Chesnutt, Pimps of Joytime, Tom Tom Club, The Bamboos, Alabama Shakes, Nicole Willis And the Soul Investigators, Dr. John, Galactic, The Honorable South, Rhett Frazier Inc., Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics, The Jezebel Sextet, Quantic, Georgia Anne Muldrow, The New Mastersounds, Mark Lanegan.

• Folk / Alt Songwriter! • Lauren O'Connell, Meshell Ndegeocello + Toshi Reagon, Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Marissa Nadler, Sharon Van Etten, Jesca Hoop, Lucky Jim, Lianne La Havas, Gemma Ray, and Logistics.

• World-arama! • Beachwood Sparks, Antibalas, Karriem Riggins, Sinkane, Rocket Juice And The Moon, Here We Go Magic, and Hollie Cook.

• Riot Grrrl! • Cougars, Sleigh Bells, Brig Feltus, The Hussy Becky Lee and Drunkfoot, Nona Hendryx, Bush Tetras, and Garbage.

• Alt-Rock! • thenewno2, A.C. Newman, Killing Joke, David Byrne + St. Vincent, Dirty Projectors, Deerhoof, and Fiona Apple.

• Electro! • Air, La Femme, Geoff Barrow, Gossip, Santigold iamamiwhoami, Ava Luna, and Spektrum.

• Alt Rap! • Spoek Mathambo, Speech Debelle, The Ting Tings, K’NAAN, and THEESatisfaction.

• Cinematic! • Mount Eerie, Lava Children, JD McPherson, Silencio, David Holmes, The Surphonics, Durango14l Adele, Kandle, Serena Ryder, Hooverphonic, Luis Bacalov, Adrian Younge, Soulsavers, Calexico, Menahan Street Band, and Lana Del Rey.

• Cover Versions! •
List = Original By / Cover Artist
Songs are sequenced in the chronological order of the Originals.

Jackie Brenston / Tim Timebomb • Jerry Lee Lewis / Freddie Fano And Los Marijuana Trio • Roy Orbison / Molly Sue Gonzalez And The Mean, Mean Men • Sam Cooke / Meklit • Traditional / Le Chefs • Gloria Jones / Imelda May • Jackie DeShannon / The Sugarman 3 • Los Nivram / The Ugly Beats • John Mayall / Joan Osbourne • Jimi Hendrix Experience / Inga Rumpf + NDR Bigband • Nancy Sinatra / Jessica Fichot • Traffic Sound / DC Fontana • MC5 / The Fuzztones • Led Zeppelin / Dee Hemingway • War / Lettuce • The O'Jays / The Dynamics • Roxy Music / The Bryan Ferry Orchestra • Marvin Gaye / Martha High • Paul McCartney And Wings / Melvins • The Rolling Stones / Lee Fields And The Expressions • Bob Dylan / Lucia Micarelli + Steve Earle • Neil Young / Chromatics • Prince / Ishan Cooper • Bob Dylan / Tom Morello • Jane's Addiction / Fanesha Fabre • Terry Evans / Wtm Blues Band • Nirvana / Robert Glasper • Portishead / The Civil Wars • Bob Dylan / Adele • Lucinda Williams / Shemekia Copeland • The Black Keys / Kylie Auldist • Martina Topley-Bird / Neneh Cherry And The Thing • Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Macy Gray.

B E S T
R E I S S U E S :
2 0 1 2

Quality is timeless.

BEST REISSUES 2012
by Tym Stevens

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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.

• 1920s •

• Woody Guthrie, "Woody At 100" box set (1930s-40s)
Folk troubadoure. This guitar kills fascists.

• 1950s •

• Howlin' Wolf, "Smokestack Lightning" Chess box set (1950-60s)
Blues patriarch. 300 pounds of heavenly joy.

• 1960s •

• The Winstons, "Color Him Father" vinyl (1969)
The Rock'n'Soul album that the infinitely influential "Amen Break" sample came from.

➤ "Amen Break" - How 6 Seconds From 1969 Propel All Modern Music

• Daughters of Albion, "Daughters of Albion" (1968)
Like "The White Album" deconstructed by The Mamas And Papas.

• 1970s •

• Quincy Jones, "The Adventurers" soundtrack (1970)
Quincy Jones arranged and produced many great film and TV soundtracks, such as "In Cold Blood", "Mannix", "In The Heat Of The Night", "Ironside", and "The Color Purple".

• Rodriguez, "Searching For Sugar Man" soundtrack (1971-73)
A forgotten folk-rock figure, Rodriquez's cult following in Australia led to this acclaimed documentary and his return.

• Paul And Linda McCartney, "Ram" (1971)
Paul crafted a homespun "Abbey Road", and time has borne this underrated record out for the required classic that it is.

• Marvin Gaye, "Trouble Man" soundtrack (1972)
Underprized at the time, Marvin's jazzy score stretches out his game with sophistication and soulfulness.

• T. Rex, "The Slider" (1972)
Glam Rock's throne. Get it on.

• David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" (1972)
Rock opera. Jamming good with Weird and Gilly.

• Various Artists, "Ancestors of Rap" (1970s)
Proto-rappers from the '60s and '70s.

• Black Sabbath, "Iron Man: The Best of..." (1970s)
Hard Rock tough enough to grind stone down.

• Various Artists, "Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro-Rock Exponents 1973-1977"
For a brief period in the mid-'70s, various African nations had Rock scenes, until coup tyrannies wiped them out. Never mind oppression, here's the record.

• Roxy Music, Catalog Remasters (1972-82)
The first two and the last two are essential, and the journey arcs from edgy to groovy.

• Sex Pistols, "Never Mind the Bollocks" (1977)
THE Punk band, THE Punk record.

• The Avengers, "The Avengers" (1979)
Essential record from the San Francisco punk band.

• Francis Bebey, "African Electronic Music 1975-1982"
New frontiers in motherland futurism.

• 23 Skidoo, "Seven Songs" (1979)
PunkFunk for your badonkadonk.

• Electric Light Orchestra, "Mr. Blue Sky: The Best of..." (1970s)
If The Beatles had made really smart Disco Pop...

• 1980s •

• Feedtime, "The Aberrant Years" (1980s)
Ferocious roar that hinges Hardcore Punk into Grunge.

• Tom Tom Club, "Tom Tom Club" / "Close To the Bone" (1981/1983)
The first two albums, essential and finally remastered and rereleased.

• Talk Talk, "Spirit of Eden" (1989)
At first New Wave, then Psyche Soul, the band evolved into epic Floyd-ian moodscapes with this neglected gem.

• Pixies, catalog box set (1987-92)
The crucial guitar-driven band that drug Indie Rock into the light, igniting Janes Addiction and Nirvana to take the torch next.

• 1990s •

• Bikini Kill, "Bikini Kill" (1992)
Revolution Girl Style Now and forever.

• My Bloody Valentine, Catalog Remasters (1990s)
Moody Shoegaze trances for the ages, anticipating cinematic TripHop just around the corner.

• Massive Attack, "Blue Lines" (1992)
TripHop, and you don't stop.

• Soundgarden, Vinyl Catalog (1989-96)
Grunge was the perfect merger of Punk rage and Classic Rock mejesty.

• 2000s •

"A splendid time is guaranteed for all!"

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BEST MUSIC: 2014, with Music Players!

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All the REAL MUSIC beyond the box!

B E S T R E I S S U E S : 2 0 1 4

• 1960s •

• 1970s •

• 1980s •

• 1990s, 2000s •

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

LENNONesque: All-Star Homage Playlists To John Lennon's BEATLES And SOLO Styles!

T H E B E A T L E S : Lennonesque Tribute

J O H N L E N N O N Tribute

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

BEST MUSIC: 2012, With Music Players!

ALL THE REAL MUSIC!

B E S T N E W A L B U M S : 2 0 1 2

C O O L S O N G S : 2 0 1 2

All the REAL MUSIC beyond the box!

B E S T R E I S S U E S : 2 0 1 2

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A L B U M S :
2 0 1 4

C O O L
S O N G S :
2 0 1 4

All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!

B E S T
R E I S S U E S :
2 0 1 4

T H E
B E A T L E S :
Lennonesque Tribute

J O H N
L E N N O N
Tribute

ALL THE
REAL MUSIC!

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N E W
A L B U M S :
2 0 1 2

C O O L
S O N G S :
2 0 1 2

All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!

B E S T
R E I S S U E S :
2 0 1 2