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Invite Recommends: Music
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This It?
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By Bartley Morrisroe
Rock
Oasis – Definitely Maybe –
"Tonight I’m a rock ‘n’ roll
star," Liam Gallagher sneers on the opening
track of Oasis’ debut album. Definitely Maybe
became the fastest selling debut album in British
music history.
The Strokes – Is This It? –
This New York five-piece melds influences from
Television to the Velvet Underground and sounds
awfully good doing it.
The Who – Who’s Next –
Even if it was co-opted by Disney awhile back,
"Baba O’Riley" still stands as
one of the all-time sing-along classics. Album
closer "Won’t Get Fooled Again"
is no slouch either.
Weezer – Weezer – Quite possibly
the most fun you will ever have with an album.
Four slackers recorded a garage rock album, infused
it with geeky harmonies and songs about girls
and somehow ended up producing genius.
The Velvet Underground and Nico – The
Velvet Underground and Nico– This album
is the perfect mix of Lou Reed’s expert songwriting,
John Cale’s experimentation and Nico’s
gorgeous vocals. This is truly a classic.
Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
– As one of the first San Francisco psychedelic
bands to gain national recognition in the ‘60s,
Jefferson Airplane did not disappoint with their
second album, which includes "White Rabbit"
and "Somebody to Love."
Latin
Bebel Gilberto – Tanto Tempo –
Her father is Joao Gilberto, one of the godfathers
of bossa nova. Bebel proves that the fruit doesn’t
fall far from the tree with her 2000 solo debut.
Santana – Abraxas – Before
his duet with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas,
Santana made some awfully good music on his own.
This, his second album, is one of his most eclectic
albums.
Arturo Sandoval – Straight Ahead
– This Cuban-born musician is one of the
world’s great trumpeters. Straight Ahead
features his playing over a standard quartet.
Jazz
Duke Ellington – The Duke Ellington Carnegie
Hall Concerts, January 1943 – This two-CD
set includes the only full-length version of "Black,
Brown and Beige" that Ellington ever recorded
with his orchestra.
Count Basie – Count Basie at Newport
– This recording from the 1957 Newport
Jazz Festival features Basie and his big band
along with guests Lester Young and singer Jimmy
Rushing.
Reggae
Toots and the Maytals – Funky Kingston
– This was the first band to use the word
reggae in a song title, even if they did spell
it "reggay." They were also one of the
tightest groups in the history of the music.
Black Uhru – Red – This is
one of the many fine albums recorded by the most
successful of the second-generation reggae bands.
The Harder They Come soundtrack –
Featuring the music of star Jimmy Cliff, The Harder
They Come soundtrack is an excellent, and influential,
collection of reggae music.
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