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OMAs: 1975 Revisited

I'm offended no one ever told me how much KIϟϟ rocks. Albums, Revisited Here are 7 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1975's Album of the Year award. Kiss, Kiss I had no idea this is what Kiss sounds like. (It's only their debut album, so

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1975 OMAs: Album of the Year

1975 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder If you only listen to one song: "It Ain't No Use" (Live), Stevie Wonder Joni x Stevie I've been familiar with both of these albums for years and they're both very

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1975 Nominees: Album of the Year

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify The 1975 nominees for Album of the Year Back Home Again, John Denver Band on the Run, Paul McCartney and Wings Caribou, Crosby, Elton John Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder The current One Man Academy (OMA) project is

Revisited

1974 Briefly Revisited: AotY

There was a ridiculous amount of really good music released during this award cycle. If you only listen to one song: "Distant Lover" Live In Amsterdam, Marvin Gaye Albums, Revisited Here are 14 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1974's Album of the Year.

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1974 OMAs: Album of the Year

1974 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich Innervisions, Stevie Wonder Better than I expected The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler If you only listen to one song: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder (live) The Divine Miss M To be honest, the

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1974 Nominees: Album of the Year

It might be hard to beat Stevie, but I guess we'll see... Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify The 1974 nominees for Album of the Year Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler Innervisions, Stevie Wonder Killing Me Softly, Roberta Flack There Goes Rhymin'

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1973 Briefly Revisited: AotY

1973 is yet another year the Grammys nominated 5 mediocre albums and ignored almost twice as many very good ones. If you only listen to one song: "Superwoman", Stevie Wonder Albums, Revisited Here are 9 albums I like that could have been nominated for the 1973 Album of

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1973 OMAs: Album of the Year

1973 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the Road Okay, but what was sort of decent? Based on my memory of listening

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1973 Nominees: Album of the Year

--> Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify The 1973 nominees for Album of the Year American Pie, Don McLean The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison & Friends[1] Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Moods, Neil Diamond Nilsson Schmilsson, Nilsson The

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1972 OMAs: Album of the Year

At this point, All Things Must Pass is my favorite album by a Beatle, including all of the Beatles' albums. 1972 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year All Things Must Pass, George Harrison Also totally good and I'm sorry for the things I say in this post Tapestry, Carole King

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1972 Nominees: Album of the Year

For the second straight year, I've heard of all the Album of the Year nominees. We'll see how long this streak lasts... Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify You'll have about ten days to listen to the nominees and make your own decisions before the official reveal. The

Revisited

1971 Briefly Revisited: AotY

The 1971 award cycle was a decent year for music. If you only listen to one song: "Pullin'", Aretha Franklin The Beatles Let It Be sounds very un-Beatles-ish to me. At the very least, the songs sound unfinished. This may be one of the first Beatles albums that

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1971 OMAs: Album of the Year

1971 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Elton John, Elton John Worth a listen Sweet Baby James, James Taylor If you only listen to one song: "No Shoe Strings on Louise", Elton John Deal Breakers It's been a while since we've had a deal breaker and 1971 has

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1971 Nominees: Album of the Year

For the first time in this project, I'm actually familiar with all of the artists who were nominated for this year's Album of the Year award. (But will I like all of their albums??) Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify Chicago has a new name (after having some

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1970 Briefly Revisited: AotY

OMG Zeppelin Yes. If you only listen to one song: "Prologue, August 29, 1968" and "Someday (August 29, 1968)", Chicago The history in the music The Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago One of the things I continue to love about this project are the moments when the

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1970 OMAs: Album of the Year

The Beatles keep on being The Beatles; I right a wrong and give Johnny Cash an Album of the Year award. 1970 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Abbey Road, The Beatles At San Quentin, Johnny Cash I genuinely wish this album was slightly better so I could also make

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1970 Nominees: Album of the Year

Before hearing a single note, it's fairly obvious 1970's nominees are better than 1969's. This is a relief. Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify It's officially the 70s! Will The Beatles keep on being The Beatles? What will happen to Johnny Cash in his first and only Album

Revisited

1969 Briefly Revisited: AotY

This project often becomes an exercise in wondering: Wow... how in the world did y'all get this So Wrong?? If you only listen to one song: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", Aretha Franklin[1] The Grammys got 1969 very wrong Quick review... here are the

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1969 OMAs: Album of the Year

1969 was a tough year for the Album of the Year nominees... 1969 One Man Academy: Album of the Year - Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the

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1969 Nominees: Album of the Year

We're back! We've done all the revisiting we're going to do from the Grammy's first ten years[1], and now it's time to push forward into decade number two. Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify 1969's nominees are ready for you, and I'm cautiously excited to screen the

Revisited

1959-68 Revisited: Richard, Berry, Diddley, Domino

There's a lot to say about rock and roll -- obviously. Originally, this post was going to revisit British Invasion rock and roll. Then it was going to revisit "all" of rock and roll, whatever that means. In the end, the post is fairly short and the playlist

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1959-68 Revisited: Christmas Tunes

"Not a single Christmas song? Otherwise I approve of the list." Some wrongs must be set right. The current One Man Academy (OMA) project is listening to the Grammy's Album of the Year nominees and re-choosing winners, absent of historical context. In the 1959-68 Revisited series, we relisten

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1959-68 Revisited: Elvis

Elvis is really good. Although, for the record, if one of his movie characters sings to you "Cross my heart, I hope to die, well I wouldn't tell you no lie", that character is probably lying to you. The current One Man Academy (OMA) project is listening to

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1959-68 Revisited: Nina Simone

While writing about Ray Charles and how nobody sounds like him, I knew I wanted to listen to Nina Simone, next. While Nina doesn't sound like Ray, she created music in a decently broad range of genre and sound, much like Mr. Charles. I had vague hopes that, in becoming

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1959-68 Revisited: Ray Charles

Featured songs[1] from this post: Spotify If you only listen to one song: "I Believe To My Soul", Ray Charles After deciding to revisit what I could[1:1] of Ray Charles' work through the first ten years of the Grammys, one of my first goals was