The March Record Spin Challenge - The Grammy Award for Album of the Year Challenge
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Wicked Dreamer
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Day 7a: Getz/Gilberto
Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic
Day 7b: 25
Taylor Swift - Midnights
Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic
Day 7b: 25
Taylor Swift - Midnights
Turbo
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Day 4
Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
At 18 Billie became the youngest artist to win AOTY, play an album by another young artist
The Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994 LaFace Records; 2019 club edition)
Released while Big Boy and Andre 3000 were teens.
Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
At 18 Billie became the youngest artist to win AOTY, play an album by another young artist
The Outkast "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994 LaFace Records; 2019 club edition)
Released while Big Boy and Andre 3000 were teens.
Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 6 - Barbra Streisand – The Barbra Streisand Album and Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Usher - Confessions
Going with a two for one! The musical Chicago is famous for their use of stunt casting, and honestly the practice does help highlight one of the show’s main themes. Back in 2006 Usher took a turn playing the character Billy Flynn
Usher - Confessions
Going with a two for one! The musical Chicago is famous for their use of stunt casting, and honestly the practice does help highlight one of the show’s main themes. Back in 2006 Usher took a turn playing the character Billy Flynn
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 8
Tony Visconti produced 11 T Rex albums and 14 David Bowie albums among many others. I'd say he knows what's up...
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Point in case - Jimi Hendrix, arguably the greatest musical innovator in rock, was never nominated for AOTY...
Jimi Hendrix - Kiss The Sky
- Quincy Jones – Back on the Block
- Quincy Jones is one of the most highly regarded producers ever, play another album by an incredible producer
Tony Visconti produced 11 T Rex albums and 14 David Bowie albums among many others. I'd say he knows what's up...
T Rex - Electric Warrior
- Taylor Swift – 1989
- Let's not beat around the bush, The Grammys have made many mistakes and this winning over Kendrick was one of the biggest. Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasn't
Point in case - Jimi Hendrix, arguably the greatest musical innovator in rock, was never nominated for AOTY...
Jimi Hendrix - Kiss The Sky
Turbo
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Day 6
Barbra Streisand – The Barbra Streisand Album
Barbra would eventually become an EGOT winner but she got her start on the stage, play an album by an artist who also has been in a Broadway show
Green Day "American Idiot" (2004 Reprise; 2015 reissue)
I see this record was already played this month, but for a different challenge. The album was also converted into a Broadway musical and Billie Joe Armstrong took over the lead for a short stint.
Barbra Streisand – The Barbra Streisand Album
Barbra would eventually become an EGOT winner but she got her start on the stage, play an album by an artist who also has been in a Broadway show
Green Day "American Idiot" (2004 Reprise; 2015 reissue)
I see this record was already played this month, but for a different challenge. The album was also converted into a Broadway musical and Billie Joe Armstrong took over the lead for a short stint.
imtheocean
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Day 8
Tom Petty ~ Wildflowers & All the Rest
- Quincy Jones – Back on the Block
- Quincy Jones is one of the most highly regarded producers ever, play another album by an incredible producer
Tom Petty ~ Wildflowers & All the Rest
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 05, Pt. 2: Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves gained alot of indiehead cred with Golden Hour, play another album where an artist became cool to like
Luther Vandross - Never To Much
This one is a bit of a retroactive reassessment. Growing up, most of my exposer to Luther’s music came in the form of schlocky schmaltzy ballads like “Here and Now” and “Power Of Love”. It wasn’t until last season of RuPaul’s Drag Race where some contestants “lip syncing for their lives” to the title cut of this album caused me to give this album a go and I am glad I did. The music especially surprised me, the heavy poppy synth mixed with some pleasant guitar funk reminds me quite a bit of Japanese City Pop, a style of music that I have come to appreciate over the past few years.
Kacey Musgraves gained alot of indiehead cred with Golden Hour, play another album where an artist became cool to like
Luther Vandross - Never To Much
This one is a bit of a retroactive reassessment. Growing up, most of my exposer to Luther’s music came in the form of schlocky schmaltzy ballads like “Here and Now” and “Power Of Love”. It wasn’t until last season of RuPaul’s Drag Race where some contestants “lip syncing for their lives” to the title cut of this album caused me to give this album a go and I am glad I did. The music especially surprised me, the heavy poppy synth mixed with some pleasant guitar funk reminds me quite a bit of Japanese City Pop, a style of music that I have come to appreciate over the past few years.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 06, Pt. 1: Barbra Streisand – The Barbra Streisand Album
Barbra would eventually become an EGOT winner but she got her start on the stage, play an album by an artist who also has been in a Broadway show
Elton John - Honky Château
Elton is close to EGOT status, he’s only missing the “E”.
Barbra would eventually become an EGOT winner but she got her start on the stage, play an album by an artist who also has been in a Broadway show
Elton John - Honky Château
Elton is close to EGOT status, he’s only missing the “E”.
Turbo
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Day 8
Taylor Swift – 1989
Lets not beat around the bush, The Grammys have made many mistakes and this winning over Kendrick was one of the biggest. Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasnt
Pink Floyd "The Wall" (1979 CBS Japan)
This was nominated and lost to Christopher Cross's self-titled album... not only that but Christopher Cross apparently swept the best new artist, song of the year and record of the year (how is that different from album of the year?) categories too. I guess he did end up being timeless in the end, becoming a corner stone of the Yacht Rock movement 30 years later. But The Wall, that's not even on the same level.
Taylor Swift – 1989
Lets not beat around the bush, The Grammys have made many mistakes and this winning over Kendrick was one of the biggest. Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasnt
Pink Floyd "The Wall" (1979 CBS Japan)
This was nominated and lost to Christopher Cross's self-titled album... not only that but Christopher Cross apparently swept the best new artist, song of the year and record of the year (how is that different from album of the year?) categories too. I guess he did end up being timeless in the end, becoming a corner stone of the Yacht Rock movement 30 years later. But The Wall, that's not even on the same level.
LeeVing
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Day 8
Play another album by an incredible producer.
I'm not really sure if Brian Eno is more known for his own music or producing records...I think of him more as an artist first, but that's just me. He has produced some great albums, though.
I got this release back when it was released...and it quickly got buried in a stack. I just opened it to play it now.
Harold Budd – The Pavilion Of Dreams
Superior Viaduct – SV162, 1978/2022
Cut by John Golden at Golden Mastering
Pressed at RTI
Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasn't.
As much as I love Astral Weeks, I think Moodance is a better "album".
Van Morrison was never even nominated for a Grammy until 1982. In 1999 Moondance was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame...whatever that is.
Van Morrison – Moondance
Warner Bros. Records – RCV1 1835, 1969/2019
Cut by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Pressed at Optimal (from RTI plates)
Play another album by an incredible producer.
I'm not really sure if Brian Eno is more known for his own music or producing records...I think of him more as an artist first, but that's just me. He has produced some great albums, though.
I got this release back when it was released...and it quickly got buried in a stack. I just opened it to play it now.
Harold Budd – The Pavilion Of Dreams
Superior Viaduct – SV162, 1978/2022
Cut by John Golden at Golden Mastering
Pressed at RTI
Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasn't.
As much as I love Astral Weeks, I think Moodance is a better "album".
Van Morrison was never even nominated for a Grammy until 1982. In 1999 Moondance was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame...whatever that is.
Van Morrison – Moondance
Warner Bros. Records – RCV1 1835, 1969/2019
Cut by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Pressed at Optimal (from RTI plates)
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 07, Pt. 1: Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto
Play an album where two great minds came together to make an album
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madlib and MF Doom created arguably one of the most noteworthy and influential underground hip-hop albums of the past two decades.
Play an album where two great minds came together to make an album
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madlib and MF Doom created arguably one of the most noteworthy and influential underground hip-hop albums of the past two decades.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 08, Pt. 2: Taylor Swift – 1989
Lets not beat around the bush, The Grammys have made many mistakes and this winning over Kendrick was one of the biggest. Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasn’t
Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain
With all due respect to Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down…
Lets not beat around the bush, The Grammys have made many mistakes and this winning over Kendrick was one of the biggest. Play an album that should have won or been nominated for AOTY but wasn’t
Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain
With all due respect to Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down…
Wicked Dreamer
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Day 8a: Back on the Block
V/A - Waiting to Exhale (Original Soundtrack Album)
Entirely produced and mostly written (aside from a Rodgers/Hart cover) by Babyface, one of the great R&B producers of the 90s!
Day 8b: 1989
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged performance took the AOTY trophy in ‘95, over this, The Downward Spiral, Illmatic, Mellow Gold, Ill Communication, Dookie, Weezer or Brandy, none of which were even nominated. Even by the Academy’s low standards, that is fucking abysmal lol.
V/A - Waiting to Exhale (Original Soundtrack Album)
Entirely produced and mostly written (aside from a Rodgers/Hart cover) by Babyface, one of the great R&B producers of the 90s!
Day 8b: 1989
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged performance took the AOTY trophy in ‘95, over this, The Downward Spiral, Illmatic, Mellow Gold, Ill Communication, Dookie, Weezer or Brandy, none of which were even nominated. Even by the Academy’s low standards, that is fucking abysmal lol.
Fleetwood-Matt
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Before drag race I only knew of Luther from the Tiffany Pollard meme and I fell in love with him and this album thanks to the show. I assumed he was some hidden gem that no one knew about and I felt so appreciative that drag introduced me to him. but apparently I was just living under a rock because I swear I hear the song everywhere now, including on the radio every day at work lol. Definitely some Baader–Meinhof phenomenon bs
Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 7: Adele - 25
Beyoncé - Lemonade
I remember the night this album and the HBO special dropped so vividly. Definitely not the biggest album event especially compared to 25, but even as a non Beyoncé fan it felt different and like I had to pay attention to it
Beyoncé - Lemonade
I remember the night this album and the HBO special dropped so vividly. Definitely not the biggest album event especially compared to 25, but even as a non Beyoncé fan it felt different and like I had to pay attention to it