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Thu

October 18, 2007

Music

10 Astonishing American Classical Pieces
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While I am not American, I do tend to think that some of the greatest classical music is, or has in the last century, been created in America. I have put together a list of 10 great pieces of music by some of... Read more

Recent comment by peter8172

I am surprised that "The Grand Canyon Suite" by Ferd Grofe didn't make the list.

Tue

October 16, 2007

Music

12 Jaw Dropping Musical Performances
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Here is a list of 12 amazing performances from great musicians (mostly from the Jazz arena). The performances are sublime and we are lucky to have video and audio recordings of such great human talent. So... Read more

Recent comment by soft water

Its such as you read my thoughts! You seem to grasp so much approximately this, such as you wrote the...

Mon

October 15, 2007

Music

Top 10 Most Entertaining Music Videos
118 Comments
Most people associate this with the best music videos ever or the best music ever turned into music videos. I, however, chose these because they are actually fun to watch or otherwise worth seeing, based more... Read more

Recent comment by Los Angeles Music

Great post. I was checking continuously this weblog and I'm impressed! Very useful info specially the final phase :) I...

Thu

October 11, 2007

Music

Top 10 Wired Microphones Still Used On Stage
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From the contributor: "I've worked as an audio-engineer for more than 15 years, and it's still baffling that colleagues all over the world seem to gravitate to the same old microphones as soon as they can lay... Read more

Recent comment by NomNom

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac used to use the Sennheiser MD-441 mic for her live performances in the mid-to-late '70s:...

Wed

October 3, 2007

Music

Top 10 Bestselling Albums
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While it is impossible to get all of the data needed for a list of this type, enough information exists to make a fairly accurate stab. This is a list of the ten best selling albums of all time. From fewest... Read more

Recent comment by petet2112

Here are the Two that I would like to know how many sales to date have made. One would be...

Sat

September 29, 2007

Music

15 Great Albums Of The Eighties
108 Comments
The eighties were a decade of change in music. Popular thought states that the mainstream, under the influence of MTV, started to become more streamlined and less experimental, while underground or alternative... Read more

Recent comment by viktormagnusson

London calling should have been #1... it came out like 24 days before 1980

Sun

September 16, 2007

Music

Top 10 Bizarre Music Videos
113 Comments
Warning: Contains explicit lyrics and images. This is a list of the most bizarre music videos that have been made in recent years. Rather than writing a lot of information about each video, I will let them... Read more

Recent comment by plumagirl

Tool isn't bad but I honestly prefer Maynard's other bands: A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.

Fri

September 14, 2007

Music

Top 15 Albums of the Sixties
82 Comments
Rock journalism has never recovered from the sixties. Many institutions, such as the eternally sixties-tied Rolling Stone, have never recovered from the romanticized ecstasy of the decade. While future decades... Read more

Recent comment by Hess

Abbey Road and The White Album are both better than Revolver. I was surprised that Abbey Road wasn't the...

Tue

September 11, 2007

Music

Top 10 Bizarre Musical Instruments
71 Comments
Since the advent of electronic instruments and the need by composers to produce unique and new sounds, many unusual instruments have been invented or restored to life. This is a list of the ten most bizarre... Read more

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