In Pop Essentials
End Of An Era
| By the time they recorded Abbey Road in 1969, the Beatles
had become the biggest--and, as time would show, most influential--band on the planet. The last album that the
Fab Four recorded together, Abbey Road, is one of the best albums of the century. See the complete essential
guide to 1960s Pop. |
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In Jazz & Blues Essentials
Mellow Miles
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Maybe the planets were in conjunction--certainly the fates were smiling--as
Miles Davis and co. blow hot on every cool track of Kind Of Blue, producing probably
the greatest jazz album ever made. See the complete essential introduction to Jazz. |
In Dance & Electronic Essentials
Line Dancers
| The work of an unassuming bunch of blokes from Bristol, Massive Attack's Blue
Lines forcibly moved the entire British music scene forward
upon its 1992 release. Besides blowing up the scene that would spawn Tricky, Roni Size and Portishead, it expanded
the horizons for rock and dance music in directions that are still being explored. See the complete essential guide to Trip-Hop. |
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In Classical Essentials
Essential Elgar
 Rarely has one artist become so closely
identified with one work as Jacqueline Du Pré and Elgar's Cello
Concerto. Her classic recording with Sir John Barbirolli perfectly sums up why she was one of the greatest
musicians of her generation, as well as neatly demonstrating that British music is full of such hidden gems. See
the complete essential
guide to British Music. |
In R&B, Soul & Hip-Hop Essentials
Soul Stirrer
| Given the power of her soul-stirring performances, it's no suprise to learn
that Aretha Franklin got her start as a gospel singer. On Amazing Grace, the singer
returned to her roots after nearly 15 years of building a career as a pop and soul singer; the result was one of
the most powerful albums ever produced. See the complete essential guide to Soul. |
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