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149 The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed Jul 08, 2019

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For their next album Let it Bleed The stones would continue the return to the ragged blues rock songs of protest and misery but this time they would do away with any psydelic elements in favor of a country accent. And like the previous album the opening track shows that the Stones only sharpen their licks as gimme shelter sounds like a beautiful siren in the distance before a riotous explosion of guitar and share sets the political anthem on fire.

148 Pentangle - Basket of Light Jul 04, 2019

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An unexpected album from the UK folk “supergroup” featuring
Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee that moved folk into jazz territory with flourishes of psych.

147 Bee Gees - Odessa Jul 01, 2019

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The group members may disagree for personal reasons, but Odessa is easily the best and most enduring of the Bee Gees’ albums of the 1960s.

146 Miles Davis - In a Silent Way Jun 27, 2019

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Upon its release, the album was met by controversy among music critics, particularly those of jazz and rock music, who were divided in their reaction to its experimental musical structure and Davis’s electric approach. Grady has a lot to say and Rob thinks he is starting to like Jazz.

145 The Who - Tommy Jun 24, 2019

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After the dry run of the Who’s previous album “ the who sell out” Pete Townshead spearheaded a new project that was both innovative and ambitious. Tommy was a full-blown concept rock opera complete with overtune, interludes and an interwoven story about a boy Tommy.

144 The Beatles - Abbey Road Jun 20, 2019

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The last Beatles album to be recorded (although Let It Be was the last to be released), Abbey Road was a fitting swan song for the group

143 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River Jun 17, 2019

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After the success of Bayou Country producer and primary songwriter John Fogerty would continue his run of great songwriting in this second of the three albums recorded in 1969. The band worked tirelessly shunning the drug scene and breaking free from the drawn out San Francisco psychedelic jams with a straight ahead stripped down southern rock n roll that sounded gutsy and refreshing to critics and listeners alike.

142 Johnny Cash - At San Quentin Jun 13, 2019

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What more do you want ? It’s Johnny Cash in a prison talking shit about the prison he’s singing in.

141 The Flying Burrito Bros - The Gilded Palace of Sin Jun 10, 2019

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By 1969, Gram Parsons had already built the foundation of the country-rock movement through his work with the International Submarine Band and the Byrds, but his first album with the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin, was where he revealed the full extent of his talents

140 Blood Sweat Tears - Blood Sweat Tears Jun 06, 2019

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It was commercially successful, rising to the top of the U.S. charts for a collective seven weeks and yielding three successive Top 5 singles. It received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970. We hate it and Rob loves it because it reminds him of marching band and late nights in Vegas.

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