Ray Price messed around with rhythm, Willie Nelson veered into jazzy realms, and modern country artists such as Eric Church and Sam Hunt meld rock and R&B with country flavors. The genre has continued to expand to feature new subgenres such as "country trap"—perhaps the most well-known song to fit into this genre is Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road." Country has gone by several different names. Country musician Harlan Howard pegged it as "three chords and the truth," while others have described it as the music of heartache or line dancing. Besides having various names, country music is also a genre that welcomes the reinventing of existing songs as much as it embraces the writing of new ones. … [Read more...] about Best Country Music Albums of All Time
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50 of the Best Posthumous Albums of All Time
'James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. 4' by James Brown The Godfather of Soul, James Brown died of congestive heart failure in 2006 at the age of 73. In a 2016 review of his posthumous album "James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. 4," Oliver Wang, writing for NPR, called the live performance "a marvelous time capsule, a window into a time when Brown was everywhere." What makes this album unique is that it is more about spotlighting Brown's favorite players, like vocalists Bobby Byrd and Lyn Collins, than Brown himself, and the album features the singer offering banter and introductions between the songs. … [Read more...] about 50 of the Best Posthumous Albums of All Time
100 Best Rock Albums of All Time, According to Critics
Psych-rock group My Morning Jacket leaned heavily on the synthesizer to create the spacey sounds on their fourth studio album, "Z." The evolution in the band's signature sound reflects a change in membership at the time—drummer Patrick Hallahan had just joined the band, and keyboardist Danny Cash and guitarist Johnny Quaid had also been recently replaced, according to Margaret Wappler of the Los Angeles Times. … [Read more...] about 100 Best Rock Albums of All Time, According to Critics
Savvy homeowner reveals how she turned rundown garage into cosy pub for £1, 000 – using stick-on lights from Amazon and spare bricks from the garden
'I used ready-mixed mortar from B&Q, using a big bucket and a drill to mix it with, which made my life a lot easier,' she said. 'We found the sleeper in the garage when we moved in, and I thought it would be perfect to use as the top of the bar, so I built the brick wall to size to support it. … [Read more...] about Savvy homeowner reveals how she turned rundown garage into cosy pub for £1, 000 – using stick-on lights from Amazon and spare bricks from the garden
