#500 Greatest Albums Of All Time Rolling Stone

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N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton" 1988 US Hip Hop (Top 100 Hip Hop Albums of the 1980's) (500 Greatest Albums Of All Time Rolling Stone)

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The debut album by N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton" is now best remembered as the pioneering record of gangsta rap; with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics, it helped to give birth to this then-new sub-genre of hip hop. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop. "Straight Outta Compton" redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism concerning the gangsta lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures. It also helped to shift the power to the West Coast from the East Coast, which had enjoyed a period of prominence in hip hop for most of the 1980s. Despite not being a success at first and the lack of airplay, "Straight Outta Compton" sold over three million copies, thanks to the hits "Straight Outta Compton", "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Express Yourself". The album itself reached number 37 in the Billboard Top 200 in the spring of 1989, while it reached number 9 on Billboard's Top Soul LPs. The original version of "Compton's N The House" was only to be found on the Eazy-Duz-It / Ruthless Villain / Radio cassette single; it was not pressed on the 12" vinyl version of the single....~ “You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge.” And so begins one of the most influential Hip Hop records of all time. N.W.A., aka Niggaz Wit Attitudes, was led by Eazy-E, but features the iconic producers, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince, and lyricists Ice Cube and MC Ren. Self-styled as “the world’s most dangerous group,” ‘Straight Outta Compton’ not only depicts the violence, brutality and racism experienced by those living in the L.A. suburb of Compton, but it threatened to incite it. N.W.A. took the bourgeoning subgenre of Gangsta Rap and made it their own. The production is groundbreaking and the flow of the music is astounding. In a retrospective review, Rolling Stone said that it’s a "bombastic, cacophonous car ride through Los Angeles' burnt-out and ignored hoods," and I couldn’t have said it better myself. Incidentally, upon its release, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was the first rap album ever to receive a 5-star review from Rolling Stone. Smashing through the gates with the title track, it’s a take-no-prisoners affair, before being smashed in the face with one of the great modern-day protest songs ever, ‘Fuck tha Police.’ The song protests police brutality and racial profiling, and unfortunately it’s still relevant to say, especially in the US. My favourite story about this song is upon its release, triple j had been playing it regularly (swearing is allowed on the station). A senator protested the song, which led to the ABC banning the station from playing it. In protest, the station went on strike and played third single from the record, ‘Express Yourself,’ on repeat for 24 hours. But the biggest middle finger from triple j in all this was that they sampled the scratching from the song and used it in their news jingle effectively playing a part of ‘Fuck The Police’ on air multiple times a day. Highlights of the record include the aforementioned ‘FTP’ and ‘Express Yourself,’ as well as ‘8 Ball,’ ‘Parental Discretion Iz Advised,’ ‘Gangsta Gangsta’ and ‘If It Ain’t Ruff.’ It was the first platinum-certified Gangsta Rap record, and would eventually go on to sell 3x Platinum, helped along by the biopic in 2015. It was the first Rap record to be inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame and it has also been included in the National Recording Registry by the Library Of Congress.....Rolling Stone......~

N.W.A.

Eazy-E – rapping (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 9, 11–13), spoken word (tracks 1–3, 10 and 12) co-producer (track 6), executive producer Ice Cube – rapping (tracks 1–3, 5, 10 & 11), spoken word (tracks 2 and 8) MC Ren – rapping (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 12), spoken word (tracks 2, 3, 7 and 9) Dr. Dre – rapping (tracks 5, 7–9, 11 & 13), spoken word (tracks 1–3, 7, 8 and 9) keyboards and drum programming (all tracks) DJ Yella – sampling, turntables and drum programming (all tracks) Arabian Prince – rapping (track 13), keyboards & drum programming (1,2, 3, 7, 9 and 13)

Additional musicians The D.O.C. – rapping (track 5), spoken word (track 2), lyrics (tracks 1, 2 & 5) Krazy Dee – spoken word (tracks 2, 3 &11)

Studio Personnel Big Bass Brian – mastering Donovan Sound – engineer Eric Poppleton – photography Helane Freeman – art direction Tracklist Straight Outta Compton 4:18 _ _ _ _ Tha Police (Fill In The Blanks) 5:46 Gangsta Gangsta 5:36 If It Ain't Ruff 3:34 Parental Discretion Iz Advised 5:15 Express Yourself 4:25 Compton's N The House (Remix) 5:20 I Ain't Tha 1 4:54 Dopeman (Remix) 5:20 Quiet On Tha Set 3:59

N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton" 1988 US Hip Hop (Top 100 Hip Hop Albums of the 1980's) (500 Greatest Albums Of All Time Rolling Stone)

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Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 1989

"Personal Jesus" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released in 1989 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990). Prior to its release, advertisements were placed in the personal columns of regional newspapers in the UK with the words "Your own personal Jesus", and included a phone number one could dial to hear the song. The ensuing controversy helped propel the single to number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of Depeche Mode's biggest sellers. It reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single was their first to enter the US top 40 since 1984's "People Are People" and was their first gold-certified single in the US. In Germany, "Personal Jesus" is one of the band's longest-charting songs, staying on the West German Singles Chart for 23 weeks.

In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked number 368 in Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in Q magazine. "Personal Jesus" was re-released as a single on 30 May 2011 for the Depeche Mode remix album Remixes 2: 81–11. The song has been covered by numerous artists, including Johnny Cash, Marilyn Manson, Def Leppard, and Iggy Pop.

"Personal Jesus" received a total of 88,7% yes votes! Previous Depeche Mode polls: #101 "It's No Good".

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Abrams and 'Rolling Stone Unveil Companion Book to '500 Greatest Albums of All Time List

Abrams and ‘Rolling Stone Unveil Companion Book to ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time List

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Rolling Stone adds Folklore to their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Placed 170th.

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Intro

Röviden: elhatároztam, hogy végighallgatom a Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time listáját, és mindegyikről fogok írni is. Ezért indítottam ezt a blogot.

Bővebben (tldr deep shit):

Amióta az eszemet tudom, a zene érdekelt a legjobban az összes dolog közül, amivel valaha kapcsolatba kerültem. Hallgattam, néztem, tanultam, énekeltem, később írtam, "szerkesztettem", játszottam, írtam róla. Mindig ott volt, mindig egyértelmű volt, hogy ez van az életemben, átsegített sokszor sokmindenen, rajta keresztül éltem meg dolgokat vagy fejeztem ki magam. De barmennyit is ismertem meg belőle, mindig éreztem, hogy nem elég, és hogy annyi minden van még, amit nem hallottam, és amin keresztül megint csak újabb és újabb helyekre juthatok el.

Alapvetően elektronikus zenén szocializálódtam, amiért nagyon hálás vagyok, mert talán ez az, ami a legtöbb helyről táplálkozott mindig is, és ha az ember elkezdi felfejteni a rétegeit, akkor szinte bármilyen stílushoz eljuthat. Sokmindent ismertem és szerettem meg így, a soultól a reggae-n át a discóig. De egyéb hatások miatt rengeteg pop és a gitárzene is magával ragadott, és ezek jelen vannak a mai napig. Összességében így is elég széles skálán és néha fura szélsőségek között mozog a zenei ízlésem.

Viszont mindig ott motoszkált, hogy sok alapdolog - albumok, előadók, stílusok, korszakok - még mindig felfedezetlen részemről, és hiányzik a nagy képhez.

Az utóbbi években kicsit elvesztettem a motivációmat és a nyitottságomat is ezzel kapcsolatban (is), és bár mindig azt hallgattam, amihez épp kedvem volt (és hát ez a lényege a dolognak, még ha ugyanarról a 7 db számról is van szó hónapokon keresztül) vagy amire szükségem volt, és továbbra is megismertem nagyon jó új dolgokat, mégis azt éreztem, hogy még mindig nem hallottam MINDENT!

Ez a közelmúltban összeért azzal is, hogy szükségem van a kreatív energiáim levezetésére, és valamilyen hosszabb távú elfoglaltságra, vagy ha úgy tetszik, kihívásra, bár nem szeretem ezt a szót.

Szóval így jött, hogy végre akkor belevágok ebbe (is), és mivel az írás is hiányzik, és szintén kreatív kipárolgásaim egyik módja, ezért nem csak meghallgatom ezeket az albumokat, hanem írni is fogok mindegyikről.

Nem recenziót vagy egyéb nagy megfejtéseket akarok, hanem szubjektív véleményt, megéléseket, asszociációt, pillanatnyi állapotot, érzéseket, kapcsolódó élményeket rögzíteni, dokumentálni ezt a folyamatot.

A lista nem csak a terjedelme miatt izgi, hanem mert sok olyan tétel van rajta, ami tényleg teljesen vakfolt, vagy ha nem az, akkor azért nem foglalkoztam vele eddig, mert egyáltalán nem éreztem közel magamhoz. De nem akarok kihagyni semmit. Ja, és persze van rajta rengeteg ismert, szeretett lemez, több helyen összeér a saját kis greatest of all time listámmal is, szóval jó lesz ez! És ha lúd, akkor legyen kövér, úgyhogy megvettem a legutóbbi könyvkiadást - ami csodálatos! - , és az alapján fogok haladni.

Kicsit olyasmi ez, mint amikor a Julie & Juliában Amy Adams terápiás jelleggel végigfőzi a klasszkius francia szakácskönyvet és közben fel-le cikázik az érzelmi hullámvasúton. :)

Elsősorban magamért és magamnak csinálom ezt a dolgot, de persze azt sem bánom majd, ha rácsatlakoznak mások is, és kialakul belőle valami kis könyvklub-szerűség.

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"Thirteen" is a song by American rock band Big Star.  Rolling Stone describes it "one of rock's most beautiful celebrations of adolescence", and rated it #396 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It was written by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell.

The name of the album was #1 Record, which was bitterly ironic, as it ended up selling under 10,000 copies upon its initial release in 1972 (the name of the band also proved to be an unfortunate misnomer, because outside of critics and other musicians, they remained virtually anonymous during their brief time together).

Bell and Chilton wanted to emulate the Lennon/McCartney formula as much as they could, so they shared credit on many of their songs even though there was in fact little writing collaboration between the two. “Thirteen" was in fact entirely Chilton’s creation, and he also delivers the aching vocal that vacillates between hope and heartache and that many cover versions have tried to emulate but never quite matched.

The yearning acoustic ballad focuses on an age that is somewhat underrepresented in pop and rock music. Chilton found that bittersweet spot when innocence still lingers but more complicated emotions start to work their way into the picture.

Over tender guitars, he begins with a question that thirteen-year-old boys have been asking thirteen-year-old girls for generations: “Won’t you let me walk you home from school?” “Won’t you let me meet you at the pool?” he follows, again treading lightly so as not to scare her away. He eventually suggests a date at the dance on Friday; “And I’ll take you,” Chilton delicately sings, as if anything more forceful than a gentle plea will destroy his chances.

In the second verse, the narrator for the first time reveals an obstacle blocking the path to this girl for whom he is clearly falling hard: “Won’t you tell your Dad get off my back?” he asks her. His response to the doubting father is brilliant: “Tell him what we said about ‘Paint It Black.’” By drawing a parallel between his own musical tastes and that of the father, he’s hoping to show that he’ s not just some punk kid with bad intentions.

The final verse finds him struggling as she remains seemingly unknowable (“Won’t you tell me what you’re thinking of?”) resulting in his sweet but awkward follow up (“Would you be an outlaw for my love?”) His final lines redeem him in terms of his integrity and honor, even as they suggest that he’ s losing his opportunity with her in the process: “If it’ s no then I can go/ I won’ t make you.” The final “Ooo-hoo” that Chilton utters is a real killer, tinged as it is with the sting of implied refusal.

Over the decades there have been some fine cover versions of this classic, with brilliant and diverse artists like Garbage, Wilco, and Elliott Smith taking their turns, among many others. But they’d likely all agree they were playing for second behind Chilton’s one-of-a-kind, haunting performance. “Thirteen” is as good as it gets for those looking to relive that moment when life is still rife with possibilities but love seems stubbornly impossible.

Music critic Simon Robinson rates it as Big Star's best song and one of the most important of 1972, praising the "catchy melody and jangly guitars that perfectly capture the carefree and optimistic spirit of youth" and the "simple yet poignant" lyrics that evoke the "experience of teenage romance and heartbreak."

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#How young we were

#On this day

So young. So talented... ❤❤💔❤

Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on November 8, 1971.

Most of the album was recorded by the musicians at the secluded Hedley Grange estate in East Hampshire, with the help of the Rolling Stones mobile studio. The work was produced at London's Island Studios and Olympic Studios, as well as at Sunset Sound Recorders (Los Angeles) - under the direction of Jimmy Page. Work on the album took place from December 1970 to February 1971, Matt Biel worked at Trident Studios. Throughout the recording, the band had very little contact with the press, which led to rumors in the media about its breakup.

Before the release of the album, Led Zeppelin actively "tested" new material on tour, visiting, between March and December 1971: North America, Japan, a number of European countries, as well as playing two British concert tours.

There is no band name and album title on the cover, and there is no information about the publisher; instead, it shows four special characters that correspond to each of its members. Many people call this album "Led Zeppelin IV", and, referring to the numerical numbering of the band's previous records, nevertheless, the names also stuck to it: the fourth album, four symbols, ZoSo, runes, hermit, sticks, man with sticks.

The works of "Led Zeppelin IV" amount to more than 37 million copies, which makes them not too voluminous, but the most experienced albums in the history of the band, none of them. My favorite albums in the world. In particular, "Led Zeppelin IV", which is considered the most commercially successful hard rock record of all time, and the song "Stairway to Heaven" released on it is still one of the most rotated pieces of music, of any genre, on American radio and one of the most famous compositions in the history of music.

Led Zeppelin IV regularly performs as a spectator of the "Best Albums in History". So, in 2020, the AmericanRolling Stone magazine placed it at number 58 in its ranking of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In turn, the British edition of New Musical Express marked him on the 106th line of a similar vote. In addition, Led Zeppelin IV is ranked 1st in Classic Rock magazine's "100 Greatest British Rock Albums" and "100 Greatest Rock Albums in History" rankings, as well as 4th in the list of "200 Greatest Albums according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame", compiled by participation of the Music Business Association of the USA.

In 1999, the recording was inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame, becoming the first of the band's albums to be awarded such a privilege. Several songs from this album were released in the USSR in 1988 on the Stairway to Heaven record as part of the Archive of Popular Music series.

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Rolling Stone added Harry‘s House to their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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WOW!

"Rolling Stone adds Harry_Styles' Harry’s House (Columbia Records, 2022) to the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. "It’s a vibrant, playful, vividly emotional song cycle about searching for different kinds of home."

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Yes! Well deserved.

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55 years ago today the Rolling Stones released their Let It Bleed, with the classic tracks "Gimme Shelter" and "Midnight Rambler."

Released shortly after the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to 1968's Beggars Banquet, and like that album is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock. In 2005, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and is on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Robert Brownjohn designed the cover, which displays a surreal sculpture. The image consists of the Let It Bleed record being played by the tone-arm of an antique phonograph, and a record-changer spindle supporting several items stacked on a plate in place of a stack of records: a film canister labelled Stones – Let It Bleed, a clock dial, a pizza, a bicycle tyre and a cake with elaborate icing topped by figurines representing the band. The cake parts of the construction were prepared by then-unknown cookery writer Delia Smith. The reverse of the LP sleeve shows the same "record-stack" melange in a state of disarray. The artwork was inspired by the working title of the album, which was Automatic Changer.

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Rolling Stone on 1989, folklore and Red for their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby Mcgee

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Daddy Yankee - Gasolina 2004

"Gasolina" was released as the lead single from Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino in the US in October 2004. By November 6, WSKQ-FM in New York City reported "Gasolina" in their top 10 rotation, and WRTO-FM in Florida said the song was their number one most-played track. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart a week later, rising to number 32 in January 2005. "Gasolina" was a hit in North America and the Caribbean, gaining Daddy Yankee popularity among Latino mainstream music fans. In July 2005, "Gasolina" was released as a single in the UK, eventually earning a Silver certification in March 2019. Australia saw the single enter their charts in late January 2006 during their summer season, rising to number 12. "Gasolina" was the first reggaeton song to be nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Glory sings the line "dame más gasolina", although she is not credited.

In 2015, the song was ranked number nine on the "50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time" list according to Billboard. In 2018, it was ranked number 38 on Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs. In 2017, it was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number eight. In 2021, it was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and a year later it was ranked at the first place on their 2022 "100 Greatest Reggaeton Songs of All Time" list. In 2023, "Gasolina" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The song was used in the 2023 movie Fast X / Fast & Furious 10.

"Gasolina" received a total of 77,4% yes votes!

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On this day in 1977, the Fleetwood Mac LP “Rumours” went to #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart (May 21)

This wonderful, eclectic, emotional musical rollercoaster was famously born out of the band’s relationship turmoil, and is arguably one of the best albums of all time.

“Dreams”, “Don’t Stop”, “Never Going Back Again”, “Go Your Own Way”, “The Chain”, “Songbird”, “Gold Dust Woman”, “I Don’t Want To Know”, “You Make Loving Fun”.....just a classic piece of vinyl.

“Rumours” was an instant commercial success, selling over 10 million copies worldwide within just a month of its release, and becoming the band's first #1 album on the UK Albums Chart, also topping the US Billboard 200.

It was also #1 in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands, and South Africa.

The record has received a Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America for a 20× platinum certification or 20 million copies shipped, making it, as of 2021, tied for the eleventh highest certified album in US history.

In 2003, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" by the Library of Congress.

In 2020, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Mick Fleetwood has called “Rumours” “the most important album we ever made", because its success allowed the group to continue recording for years to come.

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The Crickets - Oh, Boy! (1957) Sonny West / Bill Tilghman / Norman Petty from: “Oh, Boy!” / “Not Fade Away” (Single) “The "Chirping” Crickets“ (LP)

Rockabilly | 1st Wave Rock and Roll

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Personnel: Buddy Holly: Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar / Rhythm Guitar Joe B. Mauldin: Double Bass Jerry Allison: Drums

Backing Vocals: The Picks: Bill Pickering (First Tenor) John Pickering (Second Tenor) Bob Lapham (Baritone) (Backing Vocals Overdubbed on August 19, 1957)

Produced by Norman Petty

Recorded: @ The Norman Petty Studios (AKA Nor-Va-Jak Studio) in Clovis, New Mexico USA July, 29 – August 1, 1957

Single Released: on October 27, 1957

Album Released: on November 27, 1957

Brunswick Records (US) Coral Records (UK)

In 2012, 'The "Chirping” Crickets' was ranked #420 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"