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fanfly
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10 months ago
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I decided to make a list of music that I'd recommend people give a chance. My taste in music is eclectic, so there's no specific genre but I'll include a link to a sample for each artist. I've decided to leave off some of the bigger names and stick with lesser known artists that I think deserve a chance.
1. Tom Waits Hold On
2. Natalie Merchant Ophelia
3. Poe Hey Pretty
4. Portishead Only You
5. Morningwood Nth Degree
6. Chris Isaak Life Will Go On
7. Gillian Welch Time
8. the Dresden Dolls Coin Operated Boy
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34: October 11, 1975
DEBUT OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: SNL goes on to introduce mainstream America to such musical sensations as Elvis Costello, Talking Heads and "Dick in a Box."
33: March 5, 1971
"STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" IS PLAYED LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME: Unveiled in Belfast, Ireland, Zeppelin's sprawling 7:55 minute quiet-loud showpiece at once breaks the rules and sets the standard for what constitutes a rock anthem.
32: January 21, 1959
MARV JOHNSON RELEASES "COME TO ME": The first single on Berry Gordy's little Detroit label Tamla-later known as Motown-is also its first hit, featuring the Funk Brothers, musicians whose sould would help make the label famous.
31: December 16, 1991
GRAND UPRIGHT MUSIC VS. WARNER BROTHERS: Rapper Biz Markie's defeat in this federal copyright lawsuit had a chilling effect on then-unlimited hip-hop sampling. Goodbye, Bomb Squad; hello; Diddy.
30: October 5, 2001
POP IDOL BEDUTS ON BRITISH TV: One year before American Idol flipped the music and TV businesses on their heads, former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller turned U.K. couch potatoes into A&R reps and...
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89: July 6, 1977
ROGER WATERS SPITS AT A FAN DURING A PINK FLOYD SHOW: The incident would inspire Waters to write "The Wall", a masterpiece of rock-star alienation and anomie.
88: April 6, 1974
ABBA WIN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: Making possible the ascendance of Swedish pop and approximately 18 bajillion drunken wedding dances.
87: October 9, 1999
COACHELLA KICKS OFF: Beginning the annual pilgrimage of alterna-kids to the Sonoran Desert.
86: November 21, 1959
ALAN FREED FIRED IN FIRST PAYOLA SCANDAL: Ending the career of the DJ who invented the term rock & roll.
85: July 18, 1991
LOLLAPALOOZA PREMIERES: Introducing the U.S. to the traveling music festival.
84: September 19, 1955
PAT BOONE HITS NO. 1 WITH "AIN'T THAT A SHAME": With this bleached-out version of Fats Domino's original, Boone becomes the trailblazer for years of Whitney childproofing R&B.
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