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Posts tagged: 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
#142 - A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spector)
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="280" caption="Cover Art"][/caption] Next up: Phil Spector's 1963 Christmas Gift...AND JUST FOR ME! Well, no, not really. Its for ALL of us. That's right, Mr. Spector released this album in Christmas spirit, and as a gift for you. Unfortunately, it was released the same day that J.F.K. was assassinated in...
#143 - Gris-Gris (Dr. John)
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Released January 22, 1968"][/caption] Dr. John ("the Night Tripper", as he was also referred to) released Gris-Gris in 1968 and it was his debut album. It plays of the late 60s psychadelic-rock movement and also adds in some really obvious New Orleans jazz and blues rhythms, and focuses on many associations...
#144 - Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A.)
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This was shocking. I went from the smoothly orchestrated, sexy-but-department-store-esque Steely Dan to some pre-mainstream hip-hop featuring Ice Cube and Dr. Dre in their early days. I've gotta say, I love the diversity that this album added to the RS150 so far (even if I'm only 7 albums in, which is wild in itself). Released...
#145 - Aja (Steely Dan)
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Although I've been reading today that Steely Dan tends to be played in department stores or on elevators, this album, Aja (pronounced like "Asia") has got some sexy, sexy jazz-influenced pop-rock sounds. They're great! Steely Dan is really made up of two guys, Donald Fagen and
#146 - Surrealistic Pillow (Jefferson Airplane)
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Album Art for Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane's 1967 release. Surrealistic Pillow is the album that brought Jefferson Airplane into international eyes and really helped the band take-off, from...