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Song of the Day #6,107: ‘Sir Duke’ – Stevie Wonder

Continuing a countdown of my favorite albums of 1976…

#4 – Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder

Like Hotel California, this is a classic album with which I don’t fully vibe. But I certainly appreciate it more than that one.

Stevie Wonder’s double album is his top-selling and most critically-acclaimed work, a Grammy Album of the Year winner that is certified Diamond in the U.S. It’s a sprawling showcase of Wonder’s talents as a writer and performer, combing R&B, soul, jazz, and pop sounds in a 17-track suite.

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Song of the Day #6,106: ‘Wasted Time’ – Eagles

It’s been nearly six months since my last installment of the Decades series, wherein I feature notable albums from the years 1970 through 2009.

So far I’ve covered the first six years of each of those decades, so I’m more than halfway there. Over the next few weeks, I’ll set my sights on the year 1976.

As usual, I’ll count down my own favorite albums from the year before turning to ones I don’t know well or at all.

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Song of the Day #5,935: ‘We Run This’ – Missy Elliott

Concluding my look at the albums of 2005…

I’m wrapping up my look at 2005 with one of the year’s best rap albums. No, not Kanye West’s Late Registration, which is indeed a great album but one by an artist I’d rather not give the airtime.

Instead, I’m featuring The Cookbook, the last full-length studio release by Missy Elliott. This was Elliott’s sixth album and, according to many critics, her best.

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Song of the Day #5,934: ‘Feel Good Inc.’ – Gorillaz

Continuing my look at the albums of 2005…

Yesterday I wrote about an album that just isn’t for me. Today’s album falls into another category: one that may well be for me, but I don’t see myself ever taking the time to find out.

As I get older and have more albums to hear from the artists I already love, I find it increasingly harder to add new finds to the mix. That goes for current releases but especially for releases from years past. I’ve finally come to peace with the idea that I’ll die having not heard plenty of great music.

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Song of the Day #5,933: ‘Daft Punk is Playing at My House’ – LCD Soundsystem

Continuing my look at the albums of 2005…

Pretty much every one of these Decades series serves up an album that is definitively not for me. For 2005, it’s LCD Soundsystem’s self-titled debut.

This indie electronica record received rave reviews and landed two Grammy nominations. Critics praised it for throwing a bunch of genres into a blender and mixing them all up to a sick dance beat.

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