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Genres & History
8/23/2011
Loaded down with circular choruses and an assault-and-battery attack, Dirty South tracks are custom built for clubs and raucous living rooms. This starter set could double as the headlining crate of an …
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Genres & History
8/23/2011
There were some who were born to be disco creatures - witness Musique and the beat-heavy heavy-breather "In the Bush" - but the lure of the 4/4 beat attracted everyone from Motown mainstays the Miracle …
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Genres & History
8/23/2011
The history of American pop music has its iconic sounds, but few pack the moment-in-time intensity of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive," the street-strutting, finger-pointing, hip-swiveling anthem of an er …
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Artist Essentials
8/23/2011
Nas is more than a master of ceremonies; he's a poet with a poison-tipped tongue, able to turn words into weapons and songs into slamming mission statements. No wonder he's gotten away with calling him …
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Genres & History
8/23/2011
Whether or not you understand a word of "Gasolina" or "Oye Mi Canto" means nothing. Both songs were understandable sun-scorched standards last summer, bumpin' from customized car stereos with the combu …
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Genres & History
8/23/2011
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Artist Essentials
8/23/2011
Potent, earthy, full of feeling . . . the voice says Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Chicago, or Detroit, definitely a healthy spell in the Sunday choir, and a whole lotta livin' and lovin' under the bridge. B …
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Artist Essentials
8/23/2011
In our Deep Cuts, we'll take you through four decades of live discs to demonstrate how - just like the South itself - the Allmans seem always ready to rise again. By the time of Live At Jazz Fest 2007, …
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Artist Essentials
8/23/2011
How could a band this great have luck so bad? After all, their place in history would've been secured due to their more or less singlehandedly inventing Southern rock. Or by the fluid brilliance of the …
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