ChrisSmith’s101AlbumsThatChangedPopularMusictellsthefascinatingstoriesbehindthemostgroundbreaking,influential,andoftencontroversialalbumseverrecorded,rangingfromTheAnthologyofAmericanFolkMusic(1952)toElephant(2003)byTheWhiteStripes.Organizedchronologicallytocapturetheflowofculturefromonealbumtothenext,thisvolumeilluminateshowtheseclassicrecordingsreflected--andsometimeschanged--thepolitical,social,andeconomiccultureoftheireras.Amongthefeaturedalbumsarereleasesfromthehard-bluesexplosionofthe’60s,includingRobertJohnson’sKingoftheDeltaBluesSingers,alandmarkcollectionwhosesongswerelatercoveredbythelikesofCream,LedZeppelin,andtheRollingStones.Punkmadeitsmarkinthe’70swithPattiSmith’sHorsesandtheClash’sLondonCalling.Inthe’80sMichaelJackson’sblockbusterLP,Thriller,notonlytoppedthecharts,itbecamethebest-sellingrecordofalltime.Diversitydefinedthe’90s,withthemostinfluentialalbumsrangingfromGarthBrooks’NoFences,whichmadecountryoneofthehottestmusicalgenresofthedecade,toDr.Dre’sdebut,TheChronic,amulti-platinumsmashhitthatbroughtWestCoasthiphopintothemainstream.Foreachalbum,thebookliststhebasicpublicationinformation,includingreleasedate,label,andproducer.Moreimportant,ChrisSmithshedslightonthehistoryofthesealbums,revealingtheinspirationbehindtheircreation,andwhytheycontinuetostandthetestoftime.Selectedonthebasisoftheirpopularappealandinfluenceonlatergenres,thealbumsincludedrepresentawidevarietyofgenres,suchasblues,jazz,rock,reggae,rockabilly,folk,soul,hip-hop,andcountry.Atimelineofimportantevents,aselectedbibliographyforfurtherreading,andanappendixofalbumsthatalmostmadethecutroundoutthisvolume,makingitagoldmineofinformationforeveryonewholovespopularmusic.
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