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A History of Modern Music: the timeline
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gunslingingbird
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Very interesting collection. I only read through the rock version. Funny enough, as complete as the timeline seems to be, it doesn't mention The Beatles playing on the Ed Sullivan Show. I don't think that was of any importance in the UK, I could be wrong, but it was a major moment in the US.
Juliuscaesar
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See they left out country,blues,R&B, and rap.
mrtrebus
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"A History of Modern Music: the timeline
In a seven-part series, Guardian and Observer critics chart the history of modern music, tackling a different genre each day and picking 50 key moments."
gunslingingbird
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Rap =/= music
Juliuscaesar
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Went straight to the timeline, but then I looked up and..
gunslingingbird
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It's by far not a perfect account, but it's a good start. The format is good.
STDiva
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Really? Maybe most influential electonic albums ever, and even that's a stretch IMO. I'd put Equinoxe ahead of Oxygene and neither are as influential as say Trans Europe Express, Discreet Music or Blue Lines. Actually, one could probably name 50 electronic albums more influential then Oxygene and if were talking about every genre combined, Oxygene doesn't even come close.
Boothbabe
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Equinox is composed better and imo the best album JMJ ever made but Oxygene has been more influential. With Oxygene JMJ made warm and atmospheric electronic music wich even has emotion in it, something that Kraftwerk or Brian Eno never accomplished. Oxygene was also loved by people all over the world because it was timeless and had no cultural boundaries, it appealed to millions from all walks of life and it introduced the world to a new way of making electronic music wich without a doubt makes it the most influencial electronic album ever.
mrtrebus
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It doesn't fit into any of the genres they have covered so far.
Its certainly influential but I find JMJ's stuff little more than electronic music for the snobby middle classes.
Bearded_Menace
Disciple of the Cult Mother
As much as Rap has done to make it on my shit list as of late, I have to disagree and say that it is music. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't. Hell, If I took that approach then I would consider country music to be a bunch of redneck noise twangin on out of tune guitars.:1orglaugh
gunslingingbird
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You mean it isn't?!? :shocked:
ragincaucasian
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in other news
John_8581
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I'll say, "It's a start. Not a very good one. But it's a start."
I have to agree with the Saint here. Sorry Boothbabe.
Well the most influential album ever... Well that's Sgt. Pepper. Right, Gunslingingbird of Pepperland.
Hands down. No questions asked.
The chart/list is missing two crucial things:
June 1, 1967 the release of the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
And the most influential single of 1967 -
On May 12, 1967 the release of Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale"
As both led to the psychedelic age.
John_8581
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I'm not saying that it's bad -- just incomplete so far. That's all. -- Who knows what the other seven parts will encompass?
More will be revealed.
