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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1981 – 1982

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date April 7, 2015
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Every so often, it’s important to stop, take a look around, stare out the window for a while, change the channel, get up and stretch your legs. The last four years in popular music have witnessed a series of sea changes, which ultimately sank a bunch of ships. The disco backlash has reached critical mass, […]

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1979 – 1980

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date March 31, 2015
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1979-1980 is the first period of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not in which I had heard every record prior to writing the associated essay. In some cases, I was listening to the record for only the second time, but there were no surprises, only disappointments and hasty generalizations. On the other […]

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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not – The Introduction

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date February 11, 2015
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Over the years I’ve grown exceedingly skeptical and often dismissive of almost any article, book, or list that promotes something the reader “must do.” You don’t have to do anything. However, if you’re interested in the development of rock music as an artistic, historical and/or social movement, there are more than 1001 Albums You Must […]

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Petrology 101: The Glove + Adam and the Ants

Post author By Noel Bancredi
Post date December 8, 2012
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The second to last session of the 101 course level is a double-whammy special, dealing with two of the more obscure recordings in the field of fundamental petrology, Blue Sunshine by The Glove and Dirk Wears White Sox by Adam and the Ants. Let’s begin with the former. Everybody knows Robert Smith as the main […]