# two hundred nineteen

Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
The swirling guitar reveries of tracks like "Soon" gave birth to England's shoegazer movement.
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# two hundred twenty-three

Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
Blues comes in all shapes and sizes (if not colors), but on the legendary "rocking chair" album, it was dirty, "Evil," and unrelenting. The Wolf's fearsome growl remains among the most distinctive on record.
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# two hundred twenty-eight

Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Aerosmith showed the kids how to rock with Toys In The Attic. The arenas have been full ever since.
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# two hundred thirty-two

Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
With this record The Byrds proved that what The Beatles were doing in England -- craft hits that were both thoughtful and sonically adventurous -- could be done in America. Folk-rock begins here.
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# two hundred thirty-five

Mr. Excitement
Jackie Wilson
Often weighed down with weak material, Jackie Wilson's voice nonetheless lifted listeners higher and higher. Mr. Excitement even had Elvis doing double-takes; the best of this music shows why.
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