Record Collector Magazine's "Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century"
English mag RECORD COLLECTOR gives the rundown on the defining albums for 21 different genres. Hear these and be the well-rounded all-knowing music snob you’ve always wanted to be.
Categories/genres are:
Fifties: the Last Gasp of Swing and the Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll #1-10
Sixties: the Greatest Musical Decade of Them All? #11-20
Seventies: From Singer-Songwriter Angst to Glam and the Disco Age #21-30
Eighties: Synth-Pop, Arena Rock and the Michael Jackson Phenomenon #31-40
Nineties: the Most Confused Decade Yet? Grunge, Brit-Pop and Girl Power #41-49
Avant-Garde: Challenging Music that Extended the Boundaries of Rock #50-58
Blues: From 30s Country Blues to Chicago’s Electric Cauldron of R&B #59-71
Country: the White Man’s Blues, which Became the American Mainstream #72-82
Dance: How Computers Conquered the Dancefloor #82-93
Folk: the Traditional Voices of Britain and America #94-103
Hip Hop: the American Urban Ghetto Finally Finds its Voice #104-113
Indie: Independent in the Truest Sense, They Captured the Spirit of Freedom #114-123
Jazz: From Louis Armstrong’s Trad to John Coltrane’s Improvisations #124-137
Metal: They Came, They Saw, They Plugged in and Turned it up to Eleven #138-147
Pop: Fun was the Key Word, Music Not to be Taken Seriously #148-157
Prog: Concept Albums, Crimson Kings & Rock Operas #158-167
Psychedelia: the True Spirit of ’67, from English Whimsy to San Franciscan Acid-Rock #168-177
Punk: Three-chord Anthems by Overnight Heroes #178-187
Reggae: From Marley to Madness, it was the Most Infectious Groove Around #188-197
Rock: Raw Riffs, Guitar Heroes and Stadium Superstars #98-207
Soul & Funk: Rhythm & Blues Hit the Big City
The numbers afterward indicate which numbers on the list belong to each category. Now…..rock on!
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