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Savages
(photo by Colin Lane)
B E S T
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A L B U M S : 2 0 1 6
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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.

-Hannah Williams And The Affirmations, "Late Nights And Heartbreak"

-The Claypool Lennon Delirium, "Monolith Of Phobos"

-Stereo Total, "Les Hormones"

-Electrocute, "Double Diamond"

-Charles Bradley, "Changes"

-Sonny & The Sunsets, "Moods Baby Moods"

-Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, "Miss Sharon Jones!" (soundtrack)

-L7, "Wireless (Radio Session)"

-Bacao Rhythm And Steel Band, "55"

-The Monkees, "Good Times!"

-The Coathangers, "Nosebleed Weekend"

-Heron Oblivion, "Heron Oblivion"

-Ramin Djawadi, "Westworld: Season 1" (Soundtrack)

-David Bowie, "Blackstar"

-Iggy Pop, "Post Pop Depression"

-Weyes Blood, "Front Row Seat To Earth"

-Lee Fields And The Expressions, "Special Night"

-White Denim, "Stiff"

-PJ Harvey, "The Hope Six Demolition Project"

-Ultimate Painting, "Dusk"

-Pixies, "Head Carrier"

-Lake Street Drive, "Side Pony"

-Deerhoof, "The Magic"

-Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!"

-Angel Olsen, "My Woman"

-Savages, "Adore Life"

-The Jayhawks, "Paging Mr. Proust"

-Thao And The Get Down Stay Down, "A Man Alive"

-William Bell, "This Is Where I Live"

-Pretenders, "Alone"

-Fantastic Negrito, "The Last Days Of Oakland"

-Kate Tempest, "Let Them Eat Chaos"

-La Femme, "Mystere"

-Esperanza Spalding, "Emily's D+Evolution"

-The Mystery Lights, "The Mystery Lights"

-Marta Ren And The Groovelvets, "Stop Look Listen"

-The Julie Ruin, "Hit Reset"

-Adrian Younge & Ali Rasheed Muhammad, "Luke Cage: Season 1" (Soundtrack)

-The Shelters, "The Shelters"

-The Kills, "Ash & Ice"

-Guerilla Toss, "Eraser Stargazer"

-Death Valley Girls, "Glow In The Dark"

-Xiu Xiu, "Plays The Music Of TWIN PEAKS"

-Barrence Witfield And The Savages, "On Audiotree Live"

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C O O L
S O N G S :
2 0 1 6*

Rockabilly! Funk! Psychedelic!
Soul! Spaghetti Western! PostPunk!
Electro! Riot Grrrl! Dementia!
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*(The Player is limited to the first 200 songs.
Hear the unlimited Playlist here.)

Cody Chesnutt; Pussy Riot;
Kate Tempest; Thao And The Get Down Stay Down

11 hours of mind-whomping, booty-stomping music, featuring:

Bleached, Goat, Le Tigre, Baaba Maal, Radiohead, Calibro 35, Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra, Melvins, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Santigold, The New Mastersounds, Neil Young, Lush, Deep Street Soul, and The Real Gone Tones!

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R E I S S U E S :
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Quality is timeless.

This is a Spotify player. Join up for free here.BEST REISSUES 2016



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

1960s
-The Beatles, "Live At The Hollywood Bowl" (1964-'65)

-Various Artists, "Pebbles, Vol. 4: Africa, Part 2" (African garage rock)

-Dan Penn, "Close To Me: More Fame Recordings"

-Bob Dylan, "The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert"

-The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds: The 50th Anniversary Edition"

-Otis Redding, "Live At The Whiskey A Go Go"

-Pink Floyd, "The Early Years: 1967-1972, Cre/ation"

-Betty Harris, "The Lost Queen Of New Orleans Soul" (late '60s compilation)

-Betty Davis, "The Columbia Years, 1968-1969" ⇧

-Led Zeppelin, "The Complete BBC Sessions" (1969-'71)

1970s
-Bruce Haack, "The Electric Lucifer" (electronic psyche)

-Yoko Ono, "Plastic Ono Band" (1970) ⇧

-Black Sabbath, "Black Sabbath", "Paranoid", "Master Of Reality" (expanded editions)

-Arthur Verocai, "Arthur Verocai" (1972 Brazilian psyche-jazz)

-David Bowie, "Bowie At The Beeb" (early '70s BBC sessions)

-Various Artists, "Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visoins Of A Latin American Earth" ('70s Venezuelan experimental rock)

-Various Artists, "Wake Up You!: The Rise And Fall Of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (1972-1977)"

-Devo, "Hardcore" (mid-'70s art-punk)

-The Headhunters, "Survival Of The Fittest" (1975)

-David Bowie, "Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976)" (mid'70s remasters and unreleased)

-Various Artists, "Space Oddities: Studio Ganaro (1972-1982)" (French/German electronic pop)

-Various Artists, "Cosmic Machine: The Sequel - A Voyage Across French Cosmic & Electronic Avantgarde ('70s-'80s)" (French electronic music)

1980s
-Various Artists, "Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro, And Disco Rap (1979-1982)"

-Lizzy Mercier Descloux, "Mambo Nassau" (1981 World Funk) ⇧

-Tom Tom Club, "Tom Tom Club" (1981)

-African Head Charge, "My Life In A Hole In The Ground" (1981)

1990s
-Jeff Buckley, "You And I" (unreleased cover versions)

-Gillian Welch, "Boots No.1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (1996, expansion) ⇧

-L7, "Slap Happy" (1999)

2000s
-Connie Price And The Keystones, "Wildflowers" (2004)

-Angry Angles, "Angry Angles" (2005) ⇧

-Barrence Whitfield And The Savages, "Savage Kings" (2011)



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MUSIC 101: The 1990s

With
M U S I C
P L A Y E R !

(Queen of the Universe, that's who).

The MUSIC PRIMER Series!

A fun INTRO into the great musics
of each decade
in one Music Player!

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M U S I C
1 0 1 :
1 9 9 0 s !

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!
A crash course in crucial!


Music Primer series:
350 Albums: 1956-2020
The 1950s
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s

The 2000s

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The Music Player contains one song each
from these 101 classic albums!

1 9 9 0
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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1 9 9 3
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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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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1 9 9 6
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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1 9 9 9
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

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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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ROCK Sex: "Everyday People" - Sly Stone > Joan Jett > Arrested Development

ROCK Sex has been known to be "the longhair who doesn't like the shorthair for being such a rich one who will not help the poor one".

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Starting off today's relay, here's the godly Sly And The Family Stone talking about you and me:

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE -"Everyday People" (1968)


Sly's original phrase, "Different strokes for different folks," was also the inspiration for the name of TV's "Different Strokes" series (1979), and the film title EVERDAY PEOPLE (2004).


JOAN JETT keeps it all in the family:

JOAN JETT -"Everyday People" (1983)



"Everyday People" has also been covered by The Staple Singers, Peggy Lee, Billy Paul, The Supremes, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Medeski Martin And Wood, Pearl Jam, and Jeff Buckley.

It's nah-nah kids chant "And so on and so on" can be heard in the rhythm of the taunt "Yes I had your boyfriend" in this song.

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO -"If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" (1994)



And ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT remain sliced in familial tones:

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT -"People Everyday" (1992)


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Record Store Day special release 45rpm, 2015

"We've got to live together!"


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