100 Records that Changed the World

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100 Records that Changed the World

• June 2007

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Selection Criteria

• Each song should have
• Memorable melody
• Striking, well-crafted, and/or emotive lyrics
• Engaging hook/riff/rhythm/groove
• Defining role in its generation
• Revolutionary impact on music

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Panel of Artists
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Final Countdown

• 100, Gnarls Barkley, Crazy
• 99, Stone Roses, Stone Roses
• 98, Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden
• 97, Television, Marquee Moon
• 96, Donna Summer, I Feel Love
• 95, Green Day, Dookie
• 94, Libertines, Up the Bracket
• 93, Nina Simone, To be Young Gifted Black
• 92, Strokes, Is This It
• 91, Louis Armstrong Band, West End Blues

• 90, Phuture, Acid Tracks
• 89, Oasis, Definitely Maybe
• 88, Queen, Sheer Heart Attack
• 87, Radiohead, The Bends
• 86, Animals, House of the Rising Sun
• 85, Sonic Youth, EVOL
• 84, Shadows, Apache
• 83, Cure, Pornography
• 82, Jesus Mary Chain, Psychocandy
• 81, Band, Music from Big Pink

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Final Countdown

• 80, Smiths, This Charming Man
• 79, Pixies, Surfer Rosa
• 78, Nick Drake, Five Leaves Left
• 77, Gang of Four, Entertainment!
• 76, Big Youth, Screaming Target
• 75, REM, Murmer
• 74, Carole King, Tapestry
• 73, T.Rex, Get it On (Bang a Gong)
• 72, Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
• 71, Public Image Ltd, Public Image

• 70, Kingsmen, Louie Louie
• 69, MC5, Kick Out the Jams
• 68, Brian Eno, Discreet Music
• 67, Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit
• 66, Love, Love
• 65, Joni Mitchell, Blue
• 64, David Bowie, Low
• 63, Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
• 62, Can, Tago Mago
• 61, NWA, Straight Outta Compton

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Final Countdown

• 60, John Coltrane, My Favorite Things
• 59, Upsetters, Blackboard Jungle Dub
• 58, Fairport Convention, Liege Lief
• 57, Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo
• 56, Pink Floyd, Arnold Layne
• 55, John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
• 54, Chic, Good Times
• 53, Neil Young Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows
  This is Nowhere
  
• 52, Buddy Holly, That'll be the Day
• 51, Captain Beefheart His Magic Band, Trout
  Mask Replica
  

• 50, Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
• 49, Doors, Doors
• 48, Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil
• 47, Sam Cooke, You Send Me
• 46, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
• 45, Ronettes, Be My Baby
• 44, Who, My Generation
• 43, Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
• 42, Various Artists, Nuggets
• 41, Link Wray His Ray Men, Rumble

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Final Countdown

• 40, Beatles, Revolver
• 39, New York Dolls, New York Dolls
• 38, Lonnie Donegan, Rock Island Line
• 37, Jeff Buckley, Grace
• 36, Stooges, Fun House
• 35, Davy Graham with Alexis Korner, 3/4 AD
• 34, Bob Marley the Wailers, Exodus
• 33, Michael Jackson, Thriller
• 32, Jimmie Rodgers, Blue Yodel (aka T for Texas)
• 31, David Bowie, Rise Fall of Ziggy Stardust
  ...
  

• 30, Hank Williams, Move it on Over
• 29, Grandmaster Flash the Furious Five, The
  Message
  
• 28, Patti Smith, Horses
• 27, Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
• 26, Charlie Parker, KoKo
• 25, Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
• 24, Clash, London Calling
• 23, Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf (aka Rocking Chair
  Album
  
• 22, Ramones, Ramones
• 21, Beach Boys, Pet Sounds

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Final Countdown

• 20 Led Zeppelin, IV
• 19 Rolling Stones, (I Can't Get No)
  Satisfaction
  
• 18 Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way
  I Love You
  
• 17 Bob Dylan, Like a Rolling Stone
• 16 Beatles, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
  Band
  
• 15 James Brown, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
• 14 Jimi Hendrix Experience, Purple Haze
• 13 Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads
• 12 Chuck Berry, Johnny B Goode
• 11 Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours

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Top 10 Quiz 40 sec clips

• 10 Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen
• 9 Ray Charles, What'd I Say
• 8 Harry Smith (Ed), Anthology of American Folk
  Music
  
• 7 Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground
  Nico
  
• 6 Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues
  Singers
  
• 5 Kraftwerk, Autobahn
• 4 Bob Dylan, Freewheelin'
• 3 Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel
• 2 Beatles, I Want to Hold Your Hand
• 1 Little Richard, Tutti Frutti

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Suggest a song

• That fits the criteria better than another song
  on the list
  
• Write a paragraph or two explaining your choice

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My suggestion How High the Moon

• Huge hit for Capitol Records 1 in 1951 Les
  Paul and Mary Ford
  
• Written by Nancy Hamilton/Morgan Lewis in 1941
  for a Broadway musical
  
• Pauls version of How High the Moon is a perfect
  example of his wizardry as an amazing guitarist,
  a ground-breaking sound engineer, and a skilled
  arranger. His song meets the criteria at almost
  every point.
• The melody is a real brain-worm itll be with
  you the whole day, and Pauls Django-Reinhardt
  style is as dazzling as it is mesmerizing.

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My suggestion How High the Moon

• The lyrics certainly have that Tin-Pan
  Alley-Forties triteness but Fords over-dubbed
  voice gives them a fresh, haunting quality and
  they are a fine example of a post-war generation
  that really wanted to swing.
• Somewhere there's music
• How near, how far
• Somewhere there's heaven
• It's where you are
• The darkest night would shine
• If you would come to me soon
• Until you will, how still my heart
• How high the moon

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My suggestion How High the Moon

• Most important is that this song was at the
  vanguard of a revolution in recording. It was
  the first song to use over-dubbing and close
  miking, all based on Pauls pioneering work in
  multi-tracking it was well before its time.
• It is thanks to Les Paul that we have solid body
  guitars, multi-track recording and Selective
  Synchronization
  
• Some critics consider this the first Rock and
  Roll songI think it certainly rocks.