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The
best of music |
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all the arts, music perhaps has the most youthful creators.
Since the classics, society has relied on young composers
and performers to lead the way in this art form. It
has never been more true than with rock 'n' roll--a
music form where we find all of our bests.
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| Youth
could be, then, the reason why music is such an ideal.
The power of bringing its audience to joy or sadness,
ambition or contentment, all within its three minutes.
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Music
is the constant in our lives. Great songs linger in our heads
for days after we first heard them and develop further with
each subsequent listen uncovering a magical realm of aural
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| BEST
ALBUMS |
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| Revolver |
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Beatles
1966
Written
by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George
Harrison
Produced by: George Martin
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| "Revolver"
was the album that first fully defined the
essence of an album--a compilation of songs
with a unifying theme upon which the album
is wholly based. It just so happens that this
album's theme, amongst others, is the revolution
of music itself and the album itself, a catylist--revolver--for
this revolution. This was the peak of The
Beatles' creativity and the dawn of an era
of inspired music by like-minded musicians.
The Beatles were on the forefront of this
revolution. The songwriting and production,
inspired heavily by the Beach Boys' "Pet
Sounds" (which in turn was inspired by
the Beatles' "Rubber Soul") is a
pure delight. Each song meticulously crafted
and strung together with the most progressive
instrumentation of the rock 'n' roll genre.
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| The
Dark Side of the Moon |
| Pink
Floyd
1973
Written
by: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason,
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
Produced by: Pink Floyd |
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"Revolver" was the first to define
the album, "the Dark Side of the Moon"
was the album which finally lifted the idea
of an album to the next level and first to
effectively mold a rock album into a classical-styled
piece. The cohesion of the airy music lent
well to the lyrical story which explored the
conflicts between human nature and a restrictive
society. The work as a whole serves as a wildly
progressive unit and offers individual songs
which stand boldly on their own. |
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| Pet
Sounds |
| The
Beach Boys
1965
Written
by: Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love,
Terry Sachen
Produced by: Brian Wilson |
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| "Pet
Sounds" is the most influential album
of all time. Influential, not in the lyrics
or instrumentation or any one traditional
sense of the word, but influential in the
tremendous care and stylistic precision that
each number received by their creator, Brian
Wilson. Before "Pet Sounds," no
popular album had been so ambitious. Each
song was, according to Brian, "a sound
experience." On top of these "experiences,"
each song has delightful lyrics and transcendental
orchestration--a true gem, especially for
pop music. |
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| Blonde
On Blonde |
| Bob
Dylan
1966
Written
by: Bob Dylan
Produced by: Bob Johnston |
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| The
best wordsmith in rock history at his ironic
and cynical, yet honest and endearing pinnacle.
"Blonde On Blonde" stands as a fury
of a masterpiece--splicing together maddening
thoughts and ideas facilitated by raw and
powerful blues music all at a crux of the
most innovative time in music history. |
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| The
Joshua Tree |
U2
1987
Written
by: Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen
Jr. (U2)
Produced by: Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno |
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| After
a bold beginning to their musical career,
the Irish U2 made their way to the land where
the music they loved was born--America. Musically
simple, but epic in its messages was the result,
"Joshua Tree." U2, led by the political
and passionate Bono have always managed meaningful
rock, this masterpiece, however, offered a
brilliantly cohesive work. |
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