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Genres & History
8/31/2010
It doesn't matter if you were in school - or even alive - when the college-rock revolution unleashed its alternative to the processed pop at the top of the '80s charts. Either way, you've fel …
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Genres & History
8/31/2010
Beyond providing aural reports from the frontlines of the ongoing love wars - otherwise known as the soundtrack of our lives - these '70s soul discoveries document some of America's finest singers/song …
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Artist Essentials
8/31/2010
When the godfather of heavy metal (that'd be Ozzy) asks you to assume his lead guitarist position, you must be shredding something right. Zakk Wylde's riffs are so unhinged he's accompanied the blizzar …
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My Groove
8/31/2010
No list of '90s slow jams would be complete without the title track from Prince's magnificent Diamonds and Pearls, although the song's as upbeat a ballad as you're ever likely to hear, with its …
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My Groove
8/31/2010
Has it really been that long since Mary J. Blige burst onto the scene with 1992's What's the 411? And as long still that three-letter groups like TLC, SWV, and LSG were all over the Quiet …
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Artist Essentials
8/31/2010
Starting with the '60s, just pick a decade, any decade, and you'll find great Merle Haggard songs - such has been the man's consistency, whether he's laying down tracks written by others, or recording …
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Artist Essentials
8/31/2010
In 1972 Ronald Reagan, the Governor of California, granted Merle Haggard a full pardon for the crimes of his tearaway years. It was a fitting gesture for a man who not only paid his dues in San Quentin …
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Genres & History
8/31/2010
Few song snippets scream "'90s!" like the alt-rock-revolution-cry intro of Nirvana's generation-definer, "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Slapping you upside the head with sucker punch drums and windshield w …
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My Groove
8/31/2010
The granola-laden soft rock of the '70s gave way to a more processed sound in the '80s, as synths and drum machines were added (literally) to the mix. Movies played a key role in defining the '80s adul …
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