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101 Albums That Changed Popular MusicChris Smith's 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded, ranging from The Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) to Elephant (2003) by The White Stripes. Organized chronologically to capture the flow of culture from one album to the next, this volume illuminates how these classic recordings reflected and sometimes changed the political,
Chris Smith's 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded, ranging from The Anthology of American Folk Music (1952) to Elephant (2003) by The White Stripes.Organized chronologically to capture the flow of culture from one album to the next, this volume illuminates how these classic recordings reflected--and sometimes changed--the political, social, and economic culture of their eras. Among the featured albums are releases from the hard-blues explosion of the '60s, including Robert Johnson's King of the Delta Blues Singers, a landmark collection whose songs were later covered by the likes of Cream, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. Punk made its mark in the '70s with Patti Smith's Horses and the Clash's London Calling. In the '80s Michael Jackson's blockbuster LP, Thriller, not only topped the charts, it became the best-selling record of all time. Diversity defined the '90s, with the most influential albums ranging from Garth Brooks' No Fences, which made country one of the hottest musical genres of the decade, to Dr. Dre's debut, The Chronic, a multi-platinum smash hit that brought West Coast hip hop into the mainstream. For each album, the book lists the basic publication information, including release date, label, and producer. More important, Chris Smith sheds light on the history of these albums, revealing the inspiration behind their creation, and why they continue to stand the test of time. Selected on the basis of their popular appeal and influence on later genres, the albums included represent a wide variety of genres, such as blues, jazz, rock, reggae, rockabilly, folk, soul, hip-hop, and country.
A timeline of important events, a selected bibliography for further reading, and an appendix of albums that almost made the cut round out this volume, making it a gold mine of information for everyone who loves popular music.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/01/2009
ISBN: 9780195373714
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Library Journal Annex 07/14/2009
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Size: Body Pillow & Pillowcase, Color: White, Size: Body Pillow & Pillowcase, Color: White
This pillow has been an absolute game changer for my bed. From the moment I unpacked it I knew I was in love. The unpackaging process was simple and straightforward, easy instructions that made the fluffing up steps easy, you can do the short cut or the 1–2-day option. Knowing this was going to be a nightly use I decided to do the 24 hour fluff with a bit of the quick setup. The pillow fluffed up beautifully within a short time, but I still allowed it the full day to set. She's a thick and huge! Shocked how well it covers a king size bed.
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My Wife Keeps Trying to Steal it-Its THAT Good!
Size: Body Pillow & Pillowcase, Color: White
I ordered this for myself because for the past 15 years I have had back issues and my chiropractor told me sleeping with a body pillow would really help. I also hate being hot when I'm sleeping, so I was excited when I saw the cooling feature. I got to use this for a couple of days until I made the mistake of telling my wife to TRY it and now she won't give it back. It's so comfortable.
The pillow length is 4.5 feet, which is nice, but I wish it was a bit longer so I could put my whole leg on it. The 20-inch width makes up for the shorter length though, it's perfect. It gives plenty of support to take pressure off my back, knees, and hips. I've also been using the pillow horizontally under my legs occasionally. I love that the body pillow is adjustable meaning you can add or remove the shredded memory foam to how firm you want it. It comes with a pillowcase that is really nice too.
Once you use this body pillow, you will never be able to sleep without it!
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Great pillow
I absolutely love this pillow as it is very comfortable. The pillow is not too hard but not too soft. It is very well made and gives good support.
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BEDGEAR Does It Again!
BEDGEAR used to make a kidney shaped pillow with a pretty firm memory foam type inside, and a gel cooled outside. It was an ABSOLUTE fave of mine for years. Since it died a number of years ago, and doesn’t appear to be made anymore, I’ve been in search of something just like it…or equally amazing in a different way…without luck. (I probably have 10 somewhat useless pillows in a closet to show for it.). So…long story short, I ended up back at BEDGEAR, and got the one that at least was the same color and of a similar construction as my old friend. And ya’ know what? It’s about as close to replicating that sleep experience as anything I’ve come across. Fairly firm, interior materials that don’t really move around, and a medium height that works well for me as a side sleeper. A very well constructed pillow too, that’ll last! Whether it’s this one (which I thought was very reasonably priced for a top quality item) or another one, BEDGEAR is a pillow manufacturer you should look into. Their products are a cut above.
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