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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends
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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Part IV 301-400
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Published 15 years, 7 months ago
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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Published 6 years, 9 months ago
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Rolling Stone 200: The Essential Rock Collection
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Published 6 years, 8 months ago
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With 1970's 12 Songs, Randy Newman eschewed the string-driven expanse of its self-titled predecessor for unorchestrated solo and rock quartet arrangements (Ry Cooder, Clarence White of the Byrds, and Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos are among the sidemen). If anything, the lyrical perspective on these songs is stranger (and certainly more paranoid) than on any other collection the singer/songwriter has ever done. "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield" explores arson as an aphrodisiac. In "Lucinda" the narrator pleads in vain for his California golden girl ("in her graduation gown") to get out of the way
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992744928 UPC: 075992744928
Release date: 25 October 1990
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992744928 UPC: 075992744928
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (1748 music items)
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100 Greatest American Albums of All Time (100 music items)"Even short people have no reason to dislike this Randy Newman had written numerous hits for others, and “Mama Told Me Not to Come” would later send Three Dog Night to the top of the charts. But the singer’s own version — and the other 11 tracks of “Jewish blues” on this album — had a heart, wit and soulful style that transcended the charts. Standout tracks: “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “Lucinda”"
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Rolling Stone 200: The Essential Rock Collection (200 music items)
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"After the glossy wide-screen sonics of his debut, Newman pares back his sound and vastly improves it. His shrewish cynicism begins to leak out here and there, but the tunes and spirit are so engaging, you may not notice the vitriol. Standout track: “Old Kentucky Home”"
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