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Bonus Tracks: 2000 and Beyond
So one last commentary before we get started on this huge tournament (10 rounds.) I’ve been collaborating with some folks over the last few weeks to try to identify a good and diverse selection of songs that came out in … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century Music, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Living the Dream, Most Influential Rock Song
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MIRST Competitors Release (10 of 13): Mainstream Rock, Punk, & New Wave, 1975-1979
As explained in the Rock Monster post, rock and roll in the early 70s split out of a prism into an eclectic group of stylistic cousins. The late 70s saw a consolidation of these styles back into each other from … Continue reading
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Tagged Living the Dream, music tournaments, New Wave, Punk, traditional 70s rock
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MIRST Competitors Release (9 of 13): Black Pop, Reggae, & The Rise Of Disco, 1970-1977
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s motown, disco, funk, Living the Dream, Most Influential Rock Song, Music Tournament, reggae, soul train
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MIRST Competitors Release (8 of 13): The Growing Rock Monster, 1970-1977
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Championship Round!
A joyous 3.5 weeks on the road came to an end today. I’ll have much to post about it- travel adventures, photos, and even videos. But all that in due time. We’re on the verge of picking the best opening … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Songs About The Radio, Best Track Ones, Living the Dream
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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: The Elite 8
The Elite 8 basketball games that were on yesterday included the savage injury to Kevin Ware, and at LTD we send positive thoughts his way. Obviously being on the road has been more grueling than Guillermo or I expected. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Songs About The Radio, Best Track Ones, Living the Dream
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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: The Sweet Sixteen Continues!
Greetings from the Great American Northwest! The stretch from northern California to southern Oregon has to rank up there with Montana and the Utah-Colorado pass as some of the most beautiful scenery in our country. My participation in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Songs About The Radio, Best Track Ones, Living the Dream
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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Sweet Sixteen!
First things first, results from the last matches. The Boss falls to Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” 56.5-54.3- hurts my heart, but WGO is a strong song and deserving of advancing. Similarly “Come Together” trounces “Purple Haze” 61.5-51.5. On the radio side, “This Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Songs About The Radio, Best Track Ones, Living the Dream
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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 4
This is a really fun set, as evidenced by the presence of one of the kings of funk in the match-ups. Combine that with some mainstays and we’ve got ourselves a good set of songs. But first, the results of … Continue reading
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