RS150
#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...
Barton Hollow (The Civil Wars)
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If you haven't heard any of the music from this hauntingly-beautiful duo, then you need to drive yourself to HMV, or click yourself onto the iTunes music store and check them out. The Civil Wars have only been known by that name for a year and a half. In fact, as I just read on their website, Joy Williams...
#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