In September of 1972, American blues-folk singer-songwriter, Bonnie Raitt, released her second studio album Give It Up. The California sweetheart headed to Woodstock to cut the album - only to face near-monsoon weather. She took refuge in the studio and churned out gorgeous folksy blues, including Jackson Browne’s Under the Falling Sky and compositions of her own.

In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.

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On May 2nd of 1989, English rock band The Stone Roses released their self-titled debut album. For a few glorious moments it looked like the Stone Roses were going to lead another British Invasion. Instead, they fell apart. But first they made an incredible album, highlighted by the ecstatic eight-minute long “I Am the Resurrection''. That single-handedly launched Nineties Britpop. 

In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.

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On October 26th of 1973, American jazz musician Herbie Hancock released his twelfth studio album Head Hunters. Hancock was tired of everything heavy and wanted something lighter. With that in mind, the keyboardist shed his former backing band, and guitars, and recorded his Miles-meets-Sly Stone masterpiece. By reinventing an old classic and creating a new jazz standard, Hancock pioneered the jazz funk movement.

In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.

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In January of 1971, American blues musician B.B. King released his fourth live album, recorded at Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois. “The King of the Blues” was in the middle of a career renaissance when he stepped into Chicago’s Cook County Jail, laying down definitive renditions of his blues standards as well as his crossover hits. B.B. wins over the hostile prisoners and proves why he is the king. 

In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.

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On September 29th, 1998, American hip hop duo OutKast released their third album Aquemini. At a time when formulaic albums by Master P and Puff Daddy topped the charts, OutKast unleashed an explosive hip hop sound that used live musicianship, social commentary and a heavy dose of deep funk. This put their hometown Hotlanta on the map and broke the established hip hop mould.

In this podcast we go through Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As selected by a panel of music critics, journalists and musicians and published in 2003.

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