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DJ Muggs recommended Radio by LL Cool J in Music (curated)

 
Radio by LL Cool J
Radio by LL Cool J
1985 | Rock
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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"When I heard this I was just completely floored. I was like 'What the fuck is this?' [Laughs]. Radio was amazing, it was so good. Similarly to Public Enemy, I heard this album and I wanted to know how he did it – I just had no idea how. He was talking my language and speaking to me but in styles I had never heard or experienced before. I wanted to know how he did this. The whole album is fire; the beats were hard and the rhymes were hard. It banged and undoubtedly became the sound of a generation. It was almost like punk rock in sentiment, urban punk rock which is effectively what hip hop is. It didn't matter which part of the world you were from either when you listened to this. The people that got this record were all going through the same shit. The worlds might have been somewhat different, but it was the same oppressive shit and it united people."

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Carrie Brownstein recommended track My My Metrocard by Le Tigre in Le Tigre by Le Tigre in Music (curated)

 
Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Le Tigre by Le Tigre
1999 | Indie, Punk
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My My Metrocard by Le Tigre

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"If you like Nirvana, you should know about her. If you're interested in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, you should know about her. If you want to know about female singers generally, she's the secret ingredient. If you go back and listen to any of her music, like her bands Bikini Kill or Le Tigre, this is a woman who's smart and political but also funny and clever. She's the Tina Fey of punk rock."

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Ezra Koenig recommended Expensive Shit/He Miss Road by Fela Kuti in Music (curated)

 
Expensive Shit/He Miss Road by Fela Kuti
Expensive Shit/He Miss Road by Fela Kuti
1975 | World
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Even though his music isn’t a huge influence on Vampire Weekend, I’d say Expensive Shit was probably the first African record I listened to a lot. In my early teens, I was into punk rock, and looking at the album cover, it fit in with that aesthetic. I learned the backstory about Fela getting busted for drugs. It was my introduction not only to the music, but also to the political situation."

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Mick Hucknall recommended Doors by The Doors in Music (curated)

 
Doors by The Doors
Doors by The Doors
1967 | Rock
9.1 (14 Ratings)
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"I was about 14, 15 when I first heard this. There was a period just before punk when I was at grammar school. Grammar school being grammar school they tended to like these white rock bands. That was where I got introduced to bands like Yes, Zeppelin, Tangerine Dream, that I also liked. For me, they are my favourite American rock band. Their synergy, the way they play together, and again the engineering of that album, I don't think was ever surpassed. It's got everything. I suppose the Beach Boys might be contenders, but the Doors are my favourites."

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