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Dec 26, 2023 · 35: Bob Marley And the Wailers: Sugar Sugar (The Archies) Yes, it’s true: One of the many Jamaican singles the early Bob Marley and The Wailers released was a cover of the 60s novelty bubble-gum ...
Nov 27, 2022 · The greatest ever solo albums. 27 November 2022, 17:00 | Updated: 24 February 2023, 11:46. Classic solo albums from John Lennon, Bjork, George Harrison and Paul Weller.
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- Arcade Fire, ‘Funeral’ Loss, love, forced coming-of-age, and fragile generational hope: Arcade Fire’s debut touched on all these themes as it defined the independent rock of the ‘00s.
- Rufus, Chaka Khan, ‘Ask Rufus’ Fronted by Chaka Khan, one of soul music’s most combustible singers, Rufus built its mid-Seventies sound on heavy-footed, guitar-slathered funk.
- Suicide, ‘Suicide’ These New York synth-punks evoke everything from the Velvet Underground to rockabilly. Martin Rev’s low-budget electronics are violent and hypnotic; Alan Vega screams as a rhythmic device.
- Various Artists, ‘The Indestructible Beat of Soweto’ The greatest album ever to be marketed under the heading “world music,” this 1985 compilation of South African pop was a huge influence on Paul Simon’s Graceland that still sounds jarringly fresh today.
- The Velvet Underground and Nico, ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ (1967) This famous Andy Warhol banana drawing instantly became a cultural symbol. The original CD had a sticker with the words "peel slowly and see" that, when removed, revealed a banana with flesh-colored skin.
- The Beatles, ‘Abbey Road’ (1969) The album cover so iconic it still stops traffic. Daily, fans emulate this famous street-crossing photo outside Abbey Road Studios.
- Patti Smith, ‘Horses’ (1975) Not only for Smith's literary words mixed with punk rock, the Horses album cover is praised for its visual brilliance. The image of Smith, captured by Robert Mapplethorpe, was deemed one of the best-ever photographs of a woman by critic Camille Paglia.
- The Notorious B.I.G., ‘Ready to Die’ (1994) Contrasting the album's mature lyrical content, the cover portrays an innocent, baby-sized Biggie. This juxtaposition brilliantly traces his life's journey, emphasizing how a world rife with adversity can shape a young, impressionable mind.
3 days ago · Photo by Irma Mchedlishvili. Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list culminates today with the much-anticipated reveal of the top 10 albums of all time and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill crowned No. 1. Upon receiving the news, Lauryn Hill told Apple Music, “This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so ...
Feb 17, 2021 · Editor’s Note: Crate Digging is a recurring feature in which we take a deep dive into a genre and turn up several albums all music fans should know about. This time, we celebrate 10 artists across genre, gender, and generation who “went solo” — leaving their main act to go it alone — and either turned in a masterpiece or took steps toward realizing a new type of genius.
