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Last week I wrote about albums that end on instrumental tracks, which I described as sort of epilogues to the album's narrative structure. If ending an album on an instrumental is an epilogue, opening with one must be a prologue, a way to ease the listener in. Here are nine albums that open with instrumental tracks. -
8 Albums Named After Their Cover Songs: Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, And More
When you put a cover song on an album of otherwise original music, it's typically the sort of thing that's tucked away somewhere deep into the tracklisting and not really highlighted. However, these artists felt that their cover songs were so important to the fabric of their albums that they made them the title tracks. Here are eight albums named after their cover songs. -
6 Artists Whose Final Albums Were Their Best: Simon & Garfunkel, Nirvana, And More
You'd think that after releasing an incredible, critically acclaimed album, an artist would have more of an incentive to continue along the same path. For one reason or another, however, these six artists closed out their careers on their best album. -
8 Studio Albums That Feature A Live Track: Neil Young, Johnny Cash, And More
One of the primary objectives for a record producer is to make sure all of the songs on an album sound sonically consistent, but some artists choose to do away with this consistency by incorporating a live recording into the otherwise studio recorded album. Here are eight studio albums that feature a live track. -
6 Great Songs With Solos On Unusual Instruments: Simon & Garfunkel, The Replacements, and more
In rock and pop songs, most solos are played on guitar or keyboard, though occasionally the bassist and drummer gets chances to shine. However, these six artists chose pretty unconventional instruments (for rock and pop music, anyway) to play them on. Here are six great songs with solos on unusual instruments. -
10 Great Albums With Semi-Title Tracks: The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, And More
The last time I wrote about title tracks, I mentioned songs that were left off of the albums that bore their name. Though these ten songs were placed on the correct albums, their titles are actually slightly different, which means they're technically not title tracks. Here are ten great albums that have semi-title tracks. -
9 Excellent Songs with Wordless Hooks: Kanye West, The Smiths, and more
As someone who writes songs in his spare time, I completely understand how difficult it is sometimes to come up with lyrics to a song that's otherwise totally finished. It can be very tempting to just fill up the melody with a bunch of nonsense and call it a day. Here are 10 songs where the songwriters did just that and got away with it. -
Freaky Friday: First Aid Kit covers 'America' on the anniversary of Simon & Garfunkel's Hall of Fame induction
Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... First Aid Kit covering "America" by Simon & Garfunkel on the anniversary of their 1990 induction to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. -
Art Garfunkel announces American tour for early 2014, first tour since 2009
Art Garfunkel, half of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel, is back on his feet after suffering from vocal cord paresis, and will be playing a number of dates during 2014.
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