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Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Watch, Listen To Hans Zimmer – Time (Inception – Live in Prague)

Posted on October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Why did anyone like Alanis Morisette’s music?

Justin Paul Nizza, Bachelors of Arts in Communications (News and Media) & Psychology, Temple University (Graduated 2019)Sep 19 - Follow on Quora

She was extremely marketable.

As a 90’s kid (born in 1988), I was bombarded by the singles off of Jagged Little Pill on near constant rotation. I still associate her with Toys R’ Us, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Supersize meals at McDonalds before jumping in the ball pit.

Lesser known fact, she was already a child actress and had released two albums before her breakthrough. She was primed for brief stardom.

She was the perfect alt-rock chick. Undeniably strong voice utilized in a decidedly “post-grunge” manner, approachably attractive (especially for the standards of the time period [think Fiona Apple and Janeane Garofalo]), a breakout hit that was essentially a (pre-smart phone) angry text to an ex-boyfriend (unintentional feminist anthem for a riot grrrl crossover appeal), and a slew of hits that were equal parts contrived apathy and heartbreak - sang in a major key. She was the perfect respite from the grunge movement.

I still enjoy her music, especially for the nostalgia, but I can completely understand why her appeal is now lost on people. She and her album Jagged Little Pill are a snapshot of the nineties.

Posted on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

INTOXICATED Feat Dave

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Unveiling the Hottest Trending Music Jams for DJ Fans

1. "Chart-Topping Hits That Keep the Dance Floor Alive":

When it comes to DJ music, staying updated with the latest chart-toppers is essential. These tracks are carefully crafted to get your body moving and energize any dance floor. From pulsating beats to catchy hooks, these songs have captured the attention of millions.

It’s perhaps hard for all of us entrenched in the dance universe to bear in mind what a small world it ultimately is, statistically speaking. In the United States, dance and electronic music made up just 3.3% of total recorded music volume in 2021, which means that all of our efforts — all of our emails, all of our late nights and all of our sweat expelled on the dancefloor — are contributing to a scene that’s perhaps easy for other sectors to write off as humble, hard to see, “not the commercial juggernaut it once was.” - The 50 Best Dance Songs of 2022: Staff Picks

Conclusion:

In the ever-evolving world of music, DJ fans are constantly searching for the hottest tracks that will get them grooving on the dance floor or captivate them during their leisure time. By staying informed about chart-toppers, exploring the diverse genres of EDM, embracing remixes and mashups, discovering underground gems, and enjoying genre-defying collaborations, DJ fans can curate a music collection that caters to their every mood and occasion. So, turn up the volume, let the beats take control, and get ready to embark on an exhilarating musical journey!

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Posted on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

What is the most popular charted hit song to never make it to #1?

Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

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Posted on August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton

Back through the yearsI go wonderin' once againBack to the seasons of my youthI recall a box of rags that someone gave usAnd how my momma put the rags to useThere were rags of many colorsEvery piece was smallAnd I didn't have a coatAnd it was way down in the fallMomma sewed the rags togetherSewin' every piece with loveShe made my coat of many colorsThat I was so proud of

As she sewed, she told a storyFrom the Bible, she had readAbout a coat of many colorsJoseph wore and then she saidPerhaps this coat will bring youGood luck and happinessAnd I just couldn't wait to wear itAnd momma blessed it with a kiss

My coat of many colorsThat my momma made for meMade only from ragsBut I wore it so proudlyAlthough we had no moneyI was rich as I could beIn my coat of many colorsMy momma made for me

So with patches on my britchesAnd holes in both my shoesIn my coat of many colorsI hurried off to schoolJust to find the others laughingAnd making fun of meIn my coat of many colorsMy momma made for me

And oh, I couldn't understand itFor I felt I was richAnd I told 'em of the loveMy momma sewed in every stitchAnd I told 'em all the storyMomma told me while she sewedAnd how my coat of many colorsWas worth more than all their clothes

But they didn't understand itAnd I tried to make them seeThat one is only poorOnly if they choose to beNow I know we had no moneyBut I was rich as I could beIn my coat of many colorsMy momma made for meMade just for me

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Songwriters: Dolly Parton

Coat of Many Colors lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Posted on October 22, 2021October 24, 2021 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Top 100 country songs of all time

From classic country tunes to contemporary country sounds, these 100 songs are an essential part of music history and showcase some of the most impressive storytelling skills in the country music genre. To find the top country songs of all time, Stacker analyzed Billboard’s Greatest of All-Time Top Country Songs to create a ranked list of classic tracks and modern hits from 1959 to present day.

This list is remarkably varied, demonstrating country music as a genre is broader than some may believe; it also shows how the genre has grown to feature a redefined picture of the classic country superstar, from Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson to Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Sam Hunt, and Kacey Musgraves. Some even say the sound of country music has changed: Younger subgenres of country music include bro-country (Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line), stadium country (Garth Brooks, Keith Urban), and pop country (Taylor Swift).

Read on to see if your favorite country hit made it to the top.

We present 10 of the 100 Country songs here. For a full list go over to Stacker Top 100 Country Songs of all Time | Stacker

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

Most popular songs from movies

Nicole Johnson

During the early days of cinema, silent films used music to set the background and tone. The music helped set the mood for audiences, allowing them to figure out whether the film was meant to be serious, spooky, or hysterical. While much about cinema and the way music is used in film has changed, the importance of songs in film has not. The perfectly-placed track—whether it's tear-jerking lyrics over a moving melody or a fast-paced power ballad that pulls them into the action—still helps to strike the mood.

Stacker took a look at Billboard data and listed the 50 songs from movies that have performed the best on the Hot 100 charts. To qualify, the song had to peak at #1 or #2 on the Hot 100. Stacker supplemented the most recent Billboard data with data over the seven years since its release. In order to qualify, the song also had to be explicitly made for the movie. Songs that were in movies but not made for them were not included. The list is organized chronologically.

These songs have won Grammys and Oscars for the artists who’ve written and performed them. They have found their places on soundtracks, and in many cases, the artists’ albums as well. They have represented every genre of film and appeared in movies throughout the decades.

Keep reading to discover the 50 most popular songs from movies.

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'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' by B.J. Thomas

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Jan. 3, 1970

This catchy song from the 1969 revisionist Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The track played over the classic bicycle scene in the Robert Redford/Paul Newman blockbuster and was an unconventional choice that movie executives weren’t originally sold on. In his autobiography “Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music,” Bacarach said, “I wrote the entire melody, and the only words that kept running through my mind from top to bottom were ‘Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,’” he recalled.

'Evergreen' by Barbra Streisand

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: March 5, 1977

This love theme from the 1977 film “A Star is Born” was a collaboration between Barbra Streisand, who would also star in the film, and Paul Williams. Of his initial meeting with the actress, Williams told the Tennessean: “The first thing she did, she said, "Can you use this?" She picked up a guitar and (played the melody). I said, "Oh my God, it's beautiful." She was like a little kid. It's a side of her I'd never seen before.” “Evergreen” took home the Oscar for Best Original Song.

'How Deep Is Your Love' by Bee Gees

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Dec. 24, 1977

The Bee Gees were a singing group made up of three brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin, who not only wrote and performed “How Deep Is Your Love,” for the hit film “Saturday Night Fever,” but who also wrote several hits by other artists like “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman and “Woman in Love” by Barbra Streisand. “How Deep Is Your Love” played over the end credits of the film.

'Stayin' Alive' by Bee Gees

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Feb. 4, 1978

This song from “Saturday Night Fever” played as the opening credits ran and found a young John Travolta cruising the streets of New York. The opening follows Travolta’s Tony Manero and shifts focus between the red shoes he wears and the image of him walking with a can of paint to bring to his father’s hardware store, and it sets the tone for the rest of the film. This Grammy-nominated track was found to have the perfect beat for performing CPR, according to a University of Illinois College of Medicine study.

'Night Fever' by Bee Gees

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: March 18, 1978

The Bee Gees manager, Robert Stigwood, produced the film “Saturday Night Fever,” a disco coming-of-age story starring John Travolta, which inspired the song “Night Fever.” The song, released as the third single on the soundtrack, won Album Of The Year at the Grammys. Keyboardist Blue Weaver said the string intro was inspired by another song hit from a movie, Percy Faith’s “Theme From A Summer Place.”

'Magic' by Olivia Newton-John

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: August 2, 1980

Released as the lead single from the movie soundtrack for the 1980 musical fantasy film “Xanadu,” “Magic” was performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and written and produced by John Farrar. Newton-John also starred in the film, along with dancing legend Gene Kelly, and while the film didn’t do well at the box office, the song flew up the Billboard 100 and remained there for four weeks.

'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' by Christopher Cross

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Oct. 17, 1981

Christopher Cross’ romantic melody set the tone for the movie “Arthur,” about a drunken millionaire who finds love with a down-to-earth waitress. The theme song took home an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 1982 Academy Awards. Dudley Moore, who starred as the title character in the film, was also an accomplished pianist, and he and Christopher Cross performed the song together.

'Eye Of The Tiger' by Survivor

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: July 24, 1982

Written for the third film in the “Rocky” franchise, “Eye of the Tiger'' instantly soared up the charts after being used in “Rocky III,” and was a one-hit-wonder for the band Survivor. With its pulse-pounding power chord opening, it found its way into several sections of the movie, including the opening and closing credits and a training sequence, and remains instantly recognizable. Written by Survivor keyboardist Jim Peterik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan, it came from the band’s third album, which also shared its name with the hit song.

'Flashdance ... What A Feeling' by Irene Cara

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: May 28, 1983

The title track for the 1983 Adrian Lyne film “Flashdance,” which was about a welder and exotic dancer who dreams of being a ballerina, was Irene Cara’s only chart-topping song. Originally a male, Joe Esposito, was used to sing the song, but director Lyne felt since the lead character was a female, a female singer should sing the film’s theme song. The song won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1984.

'Maniac' by Michael Sembello

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Sept. 10, 1983

"Maniac” featured a unique music video where singer Michael Sembello was not seen performing, rather the video solely featured clips from the film “Flashdance.” Sembello and Dennis Matkosky wrote the song, which would go on to be covered by several artists and find its way into a Kia commercial with a salesman dancing to the song, where the lyrics have been updated to “selling like he’s never sold before.”

'Footloose' by Kenny Loggins

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: March 31, 1984

The title track for the film “Footloose” was written by Dean Pitchford, and the song and accompanying video were released ahead of the film on MTV. By the time the film came out, “Footloose” was already a Billboard hit. The song appears several times throughout the film: in the opening credits, which focuses on feet moving to the music; at the bar, where they sneak off to dance; and in the final epic dance scene that closes out the film.

'Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)' by Phil Collins

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: April 21, 1984

After being asked by director Taylor Hackford to write a song for the 1984 film “Against All Odds,” starring Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward, Phil Collins found a song he hadn’t used for his 1981 debut solo album “Face Value,” and made some adjustments for the film. The legendary love ballad received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Song and won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.

'When Doves Cry' by Prince And The Revolution

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: July 7, 1984

Written for the film “Purple Rain,” which not only featured music by Prince but also starred the Minneapolis artist, the song played during a mid-movie montage. The song covered many of the film’s themes and became the top-selling single from 1984. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song - Motion Picture and showed up in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of “Romeo & Juliet,” where it was sung by a choir in the film.

'Don't You (Forget About Me)' by Simple Minds

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: May 18, 1985

Written for one of the quintessential coming-of-age movies of the 1980s, “"Don't You (Forget About Me)" plays during the opening and closing credits of the beloved John Hughes’ movie “The Breakfast Club.” The film features a group of stereotypical teens who have nothing in common but are forced to spend the day together at Saturday detention. The Scottish rock band Simple Minds’ hit climbed the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for 22 weeks.

'The Power Of Love' by Huey Lewis & The News

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: August 24, 1985

The reason the creative team behind “Back to the Future,” which included producer Steven Spielberg, director Robert Zemeckis, and writer Bob Gale, asked Huey Lewis & The News to write a song for the film was simple: Main character Marty McFly would have most certainly been a fan of the popular 1980s band. Lewis came up with the lyrics for the pop smash hit after he threw on his Walkman and went for a jog. The band’s frontman even had a brief cameo in the film as a teacher who dismisses Marty’s band after a talent show audition.

'St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)' by John Parr

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Sept. 7, 1985

David Foster and John Parr wrote the title track for the hit Brat Pack movie, “St. Elmo’s Fire,” and though the song was written for the film, paralyzed Canadian athlete Rick Hansen’s epic wheelchair tour around the world was the inspiration behind it. While "St. Elmo's Fire" is a reference to the ethereal light that can sometimes be spotted around a ship's mast, in the film it also refers to a bar, “St. Elmo’s,” that the recent college grads frequent. The song’s music video features clips from the film intercut with clips of Parr singing.

'Separate Lives' by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Nov. 30, 1985

Featured on the soundtrack for the film “White Nights,” starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines, “Separate Lives” wasn’t written by Phil Collins though he was a songwriter. Instead, Stephen Bishop, who sang such hits as “On and On” and “Save it for a Rainy Day,” wrote it. The song was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song, but Lionel Richie’s “Say You, Say Me,” which was also from the film “White Nights,” won the honor.

'Say You, Say Me' by Lionel Richie

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Dec. 21, 1985

Written for the 1985 film “White Nights,” “Say You, Say Me” won the Oscar for Best Original Song as well as a Golden Globe. The song would not be included on the movie soundtrack because Motown Records, Richie’s label, did not want Atlantic Records to release Richie’s first release since 1983 under a different record label. Richie wound up releasing the song on his 1986 album “Dancing On the Ceiling,” under Motown’s label.

'Kiss' by Prince And The Revolution

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: April 19, 1986

From the movie “Under the Cherry Moon,” “Kiss” was released on Prince’s album “Parade,” which was also the soundtrack from the film. The song won Prince the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance. It has also been featured in both television and film, including the animated film “Happy Feet” and an episode of “Glee.” It is also sung by a bathing Julia Roberts in the hit film “Pretty Woman.”

'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' by Starship

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: April 4, 1987

The romantic comedy “Mannequin” starred 1980s heartthrob Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall and featured the #1 hit “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship, a continuation of the successful band Jefferson Starship. This song came as a follow-up to Starship’s 1985 debut LP “Knee Deep in the Hoopla,” which birthed “We Built This City” and “Sara.”

In July 2021, singer Kelly Clarkson covered the song on her daytime talk show and dedicated it to all the mothers who somehow managed to keep things going during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

'Shakedown' by Bob Seger

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: August 1, 1987

The second installment in the Eddie Murphy comedy franchise “Beverly Hills Cop” featured this fast-paced, catchy tune. Harold Faltermeyer composed the film’s score, and Keith Forsey, wrote the music, while Bob Seger wrote the song’s lyrics. “Shakedown” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song but lost to “Dirty Dancing” whose hit track “(I've Had) The Time Of My Life,” took the Oscar.

'Cradle of Love' by Billy Idol

- Hot 100 peak position: 2
- Peak date: August 4, 1990

Released as the first single off Billy Idol’s fourth album, “Charmed Life,” “Cradle of Love” appeared in the comedy film “Ford Fairlane'' starring Andrew Dice Clay. David Fincher directed the music video, which featured Idol singing in paintings so he could only be seen from the waist up, a move that had to be made due to injuries Idol sustained in a motorcycle crash. Though clips from the film also appeared throughout the video, Dice Clay movie clips were removed since he’d been banned from MTV and the network refused to air the video with him in it.

'Blaze Of Glory' by Jon Bon Jovi

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Sept. 8, 1990

This title track to the Western film “Young Guns II” was featured on Jon Bon Jovi's debut solo studio album of the same name. The music video features Bon Jovi singing and playing guitar in the middle of a canyon and rock-filled desert while a movie screen plays clips from the film in the background. Not only did Jon Bon Jovi have a cameo in the film, but the song was nominated for an Oscar and the singer got the boys from Bon Jovi back together to perform it at the Academy Award ceremony.

'(Everything I Do) I Do It For You' by Bryan Adams

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: July 27, 1991

This power ballad was released on the soundtrack to the 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” starring Kevin Costner, and Bryan Adams’ album “Waking Up the Neighbours.” The song went on to garner an Oscar nod for Best Original Song, three Grammy nominations including one for Record of the Year, and a Grammy win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television.

'End Of The Road' by Boyz II Men

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: August 15, 1992

“End of the Road” was featured in the 1992 comedy film “Boomerang” starring Eddie Murphy. It was co-written by Babyface, L.A. Reid, and Daryl Simmons. Simmons talked to Songwriter Universe about what inspired the love song, “At the time, Kenny had been through a divorce, and I was going through a divorce. So here we go with this concept, thinking about [how things were at] the end of the road. That’s how the concept came along.” The song remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 weeks, setting a new record.

'Kiss From A Rose' by Seal

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: August 26, 1995

“Kiss From A Rose” was released as a single and featured in the film “Batman Forever,” starring Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, and Nicole Kidman. The meaning of the love song has been much debated— Seal would only say it was about a relationship. It was played during the closing credits of the film. The music video featured Seal singing on a rooftop over Gotham in front of a bat signal intercut with clips from the film.

'Gangsta's Paradise' by Coolio feat. L.V.

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Sept. 9, 1995

“Gangsta’s Paradise” was released on both the soundtrack for the 1995 film, “Dangerous Minds,” starring Michelle Pfeiffer, and Coolio’s album of the same name. Singer Larry Sanders, who goes by L.V., reworked Stevie Wonder's 1976 song, "Pastime Paradise,” and sent it to Coolio. The song received Stevie Wonder's approval, a 1995 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, a music video featuring Coolio and Pfeiffer, and a Weird Al Yankovic song parody called, “Amish Paradise.”

'Because You Loved Me' by Celine Dion

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: March 23, 1996

While the song was performed by Celine Dion, it was produced by David Foster and written by Diane Warren for the film “Up Close & Personal,” starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford. Warren admitted that the inspiration behind the song was her father and his early and ongoing support of her music career. In 2018 Warren told Billboard, "I felt that when I wrote that song, it was better than I was at the time, if that makes sense. I was like, 'Whoa, this is probably my best song.' There's something lyrically about it."

'Don't Let Go (Love)' by En Vogue

- Hot 100 peak position: 2
- Peak date: Jan. 18, 1997

“Don’t Let Go (Love)” was recorded for the feature film “Set It Off” starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Vivica A. Fox, and was the last En Vogue single to feature Dawn Robinson, who sang lead vocalist on the track. She left the group to embark on a solo career. Sections of the song featuring Robinson’s vocals had to be re-recorded for release on the band’s album “EV3.”

'Independent Women Part I' by Destiny's Child

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Nov. 18, 2000

Featured in the action film based on the television series “Charlie’s Angels,” the film’s stars, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu are mentioned in the song. "Independent Women Part I" also appeared as the opening track on Destiny’s Child’s album “Survivor.” The song was the perfect fit for the film, as it was about women who are in charge of their own lives, just as the Angels were.

'Lose Yourself' by Eminem

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: Nov. 9, 2002

“Lose Yourself” earned Eminem, rapper and star of the film “8 Mile,” a Grammy and Oscar for Best Original Song, making Eminem the first rapper to claim such an honor. Eminem was so sure the song wouldn’t win that he refused to perform it at the Oscar ceremony; co-producer Luis Resto accepted the award while Eminem fell asleep at home with his daughter.

Seventeen years later, the rapper finally performed the song at the Academy Awards. The film’s theme song also spent 23 weeks on top of the charts, which earned it the title of "Longest Running Single at Number One for a Rap Song,” in the Guinness Book of World Records.

'Shallow' by Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga

- Hot 100 peak position: 1
- Peak date: March 9, 2019

When Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper starred in the remake of the 1976 Barbara Streisand/Kris Kristofferson film, “A Star Is Born,” Gaga wrote the modern hit for the film along with Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando, and Mark Ronson. The film was actually a remake of a remake: “A Star Is Born” was originally made in 1937, and remade in 1954, 1976, and 2018.

“Shallow” won an Oscar, and when Gaga and Cooper (who also directed the film) performed it together on stage at the ceremony, there was so much chemistry between the two that rumors of an affair ran rampant.

Posted on March 4, 2021October 19, 2021 by djAppMuZik — Leave a comment

20 awesome albums that critics initially hated

Music ahead of its time

Jan. 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic release of Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album, also known as “Led Zeppelin I.” Now ranked among the greatest rock records ever made, “Led Zeppelin” actually wasn’t initially received well by critics. However, as you’ll soon see, many now-iconic records also didn’t get the warm welcome you might have expected from critics. And back before anyone with an internet connection could be a published music writer, major publications held a lot of power, and a couple of bad reviews could really damage a band or artist (one reason why the list tends to skew older). With that, here are 20 awesome albums that critics initially hated.

“Pinkerton” - Weezer (1996)

It would be hard for Weezer to top its 1994 debut studio album, the source of the hit singles “Buddy Holly,” “Undone - The Sweater Song” and “Say It Ain’t So.” Somewhat understandably, critics were wary of a possible sophomore slump when 1996’s “Pinkerton” was released, but many didn’t even give it a chance. Entertainment Weekly trashed the follow-up as a “sustained aria of disengagement,” Melody Maker recommended listeners “ignore the lyrics entirely,” and Rob O’Connor of Rolling Stone called it “juvenile” and “aimless,” albeit with a bit of optimism. Even a lot of fans couldn’t get on board. However, “Pinkerton” miraculously grew on almost everyone and is now viewed as one of the band’s best albums. Case in point: Rolling Stone readers said “Pinkerton” was the third-worst album of 1996 upon its release. Only six years later, the same magazine’s readers voted it the 16th greatest album of all time.

“Led Zeppelin” - Led Zeppelin (1969)

The reason for this list is also its earliest entry. When Led Zeppelin dropped its debut record, Rolling Stone famously panned it and the band (get used to this kind of miss from the magazine) by criticizing everything from the authenticity (calling them a lesser version of the Jeff Beck Group) to Jimmy Page’s multiple roles, referring to him as “a very limited producer and a writer of weak, unimaginative songs.” Robert Plant was dubbed a “nowhere near so exciting” Rod Stewart. Numerous publications in England also tore into their fellow countrymen, as did some American rags across the pond. But these nay-saying voices soon found themselves drowned out by fans who bought “Led Zeppelin” en masse, launched it to No. 10 on the Billboard 200, got it ranked on best-record lists and eventually put the source of songs like “Good Times Bad Times,” “Communication Breakdown” and “Dazed and Confused” in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.

“Abbey Road” - The Beatles (1969)

If “Abbey Road,” a masterpiece by the Beatles, can appear on this list, then clearly no record is safe. The Fab Four’s 11th studio album was turned into road kill by critics like Nik Cohn of The New York Times, who said the tracks are “nothing special.” Rolling Stone lamented the use of its signature synthesizers, saying the sound “disembodies and artificializes” the music. William Mann of the London Times called the album’s best songs “minor pleasures in the context of the whole disc,” while Life magazine critic Albert Goldman said it wasn’t one of the band’s great albums. Conversely, “Abbey Road” was also praised by many critics, with most of the naysayers quickly switching sides following the record’s instant and overwhelming success.

“Black Sabbath” - Black Sabbath (1970)

Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone might have been the best rock critic there ever was, but he also missed the mark on one of the greatest metal records there ever was: Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut. The source of songs like “Black Sabbath,” “N.I.B.,” “Evil Woman” and “The Wizard” was dubbed a Cream rip-off by Bangs, who also called it “a shuck” filled with “inane lyrics” and “discordant jams.” On its way to a C-minus grade, “Black Sabbath” was called “bull****” and a reflection of "the worst of the counterculture” by Robert Christgau of the Village Voice. Of course, the debut eventually topped lists of the greatest metal records of all time, with Rolling Stone backtracking on its previous review, saying the opening number “would define the sound of a thousand bands.”

“Ram” - Paul and Linda McCartney (1971)

We’ll admit that other than the near-perfect track “Maybe I’m Amazed,” Paul McCartney’s 1970 debut solo album was pretty weak. However, his second attempt, 1971’s “Ram,” was unfairly grouped together with its predecessor. Jon Landau of Rolling Stone called it “so incredibly inconsequential and so monumentally irrelevant” and “unbearably inept” while trashing nearly every track. Elsewhere, Q described it as “frustratingly uneven,” Robert Christgau simply said it’s “a bad record” and NME settled on the term “mediocre.” Even Playboy wouldn’t recommend playing it. Fans had a different opinion. They helped the tune “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” become McCartney’s first No. 1 single as a solo artist, heavily supported the singles “The Back Seat of My Car” and “Eat at Home” and caused critics to re-evaluate their stances on the album. More recently, publications have not only cited “Ram” as a predecessor of indie pop but also as one of the former Beatle's best solo works.

“Exile on Main St.” - The Rolling Stones (1972)

When the Rolling Stones released “Exile on Main St.” in 1972, critics collectively yawned at what they deemed inconsistent and what Rolling Stone writer (and Patti Smith guitarist) Lenny Kaye said “once again slightly miss[ed] the mark” and left him thinking the best Stones album of the band’s mature period was yet to come. Kaye wasn’t alone in his opinion. However, “Exile on Main St.” would later be deemed not just the best album of the Stones’ career, but also one of the greatest rock records in music history. In fact in 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 7 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums.

“Harvest” - Neil Young (1972)

“The album, despite some embarrassing moments, is an interesting one lyrically,” said an early review of Neil Young’s 1972 effort, “Harvest,” in The Montreal Gazette. And that’s one of the kinder critiques. John Mendelsohn of Rolling Stone basically called it a rip-off of Young’s previous album, “After the Gold Rush,” citing a “discomfortingly unmistakable resemblance of nearly every song on this album to an earlier Young composition.” Mendelsohn also called the heartfelt classic “The Needle and the Damage Done” “glib,” and said Young’s backing band “pale miserably in comparison to the memory of Crazy Horse,” among other jabs. Christgau’s B-plus rating was one of the few early bright spots for “Harvest,” which became the best-selling album of 1972, the No. 1 album of the Billboard 200 for two weeks and even earned the No. 78 spot on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums list in 2003.

“On the Corner” - Miles Davis (1972)

What does it take for a record to get a good review in 1972? Well, Miles Davis’ foray into jazz fusion on his “On the Corner” album certainly couldn’t figure it out. Jazz critics (and many fans) didn’t just critique “On the Corner,” but they destroyed it. “Repetitious ċrap” and “an insult to the intellect of the people,” were both part of published reviews. “Pure arrogance” was the wording selected by CODA’s Eugene Chadbourne. Even some of the musicians on the album didn’t care for it! And the collective critical opinion didn’t sway after a few months or years; people relentlessly hated on “On the Corner” for decades. It took the eventual evolution of genres like hip-hop, electronica and experimental jazz for people to realize that Miles Davis’ 1972 album wasn’t bad at all. It was simply ahead of its time.

“No Other” - Gene Clark (1974)

Eight years and three solo albums after leaving the Byrds, Gene Clark released “No Other,” an album that truly lived up to its title. At the time, there was no other record like “No Other,” which cost more than $500,000 (adjusted for inflation) to produce and was seen as a masterpiece by Clark. However, the experimental use of overdubs and other effects were just a bit ahead of their time, leading to heavy criticism by the press, who called the effort bloated, pretentious and overproduced. (Fleetwood Mac used many of the same techniques just a year later to great success.) As a result, Asylum Records refused to promote the album and basically disowned it, damaging Clark’s career so badly that he would never recover. Sadly, it wasn’t until after the artist’s death in 1991 that “No Other” would see a reissue, re-evaluations by critics and the respect it (and Clark) rightfully deserved.

“Blood on the Tracks” - Bob Dylan (1975)

Rolling Stone famously printed two reviews of Bob Dylan’s 15th studio album, “Blood on the Tracks,” and they appeared directly across from each other. One called the record “magnificent,” while the other (by Jon Landau) reported it having been “made with typical shoddiness.” Landau wasn’t alone. NME’s Nick Kent decried the songs of “Blood on the Tracks” as “so trashy they sound like mere practice takes” and Crawdaddy’s Jim Cusimano took a shot at the perceived incompetence of the instrumentation. Today, “Blood on the Tracks” is the standard to which Dylan’s newer music is compared, a double-platinum-certified top-seller in the icon’s catalog and a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee as of 2015. Rolling Stone is no longer divided on its opinion of the record either; in 2003, it earned the No. 16 spot on the magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

“Wish You Were Here” - Pink Floyd (1975)

You really can’t get much better than an album containing nothing but the five songs “Welcome to the Machine,” “Have a Cigar,” “Wish You Were Here,” and both “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” tracks, and that’s exactly what was on Pink Floyd’s 1975 album, “Wish You Were Here.” To most fans this record was perfection, but few critics agreed — at least initially. Among other disses, Melody Maker said the album “displays a critical lack of imagination in all departments,” and Rolling Stone said it contains a “lackadaisical demeanor” and is devoid of passion. Are we sure they were listening to the right album? Commercially, “Wish You Were Here” was the band’s fastest-selling album, it is praised as one of Pink Floyd’s best and among the best in the rock genre as a whole, and it hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Lyrically, the album blasted the phoniness and ignorance of the music industry, and as it turns out those British boys were right.

“High Voltage” - AC/DC (1976)

Critics haven’t always been friendly to the incredibly popular rockers of AC/DC, and this can be traced back to the Aussie band’s first album. Upon the release of “High Voltage” in 1976, Billy Altman of Rolling Stone called Bon Scott’s vocals “truly annoying,” he described the band as “two guitars, bass and drums all goose-stepping together in mindless three-chord formations” and summarized his feelings by lamenting that “the genre has unquestionably hit its all-time low.” A few years later, the magazine took another crack at reviewing “High Voltage” — the source of songs like “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)” and “T.N.T.”— and still trashed it. This was common among critics despite the fact that fans ate up “High Voltage” (and nearly every subsequent AC/DC album), launching the band’s career and propelling them to god status in the rock gen

“Pablo Honey” - Radiohead (1993)

Using the term “hated” here might be a bit of a stretch, but Radiohead’s 1993 debut, “Pablo Honey,” was still universally ruled mediocre by a slew of critics. Q called it good but only awarded it three out of five stars. Similarly, the Los Angeles Times gave “Pablo Honey” two-and-a-half stars out of four, praising its hit single, “Creep,” but also saying, “This English quintet's debut doesn't really deliver anything you haven't heard before.” Entertainment Weekly’s B review compared Radiohead to U2, the Smiths and the Cure in a single sentence, and the Village Voice also did not recommend buying it. With that amount of heat, it’s no wonder “Pablo Honey” gained notoriety as one of rock’s most criminally underrated albums.

“Harvest” - Neil Young (1972)

“My War” - Black Flag (1984)

Hardcore punk pioneers Black Flag were largely ignored after the release of their first album, 1981’s “Damaged,” even though it was eventually elevated to an iconic level. The band’s second effort, 1984’s “My War,” received much more attention, but that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Citing a decline in both humor and anthem-like songs and an increase in gloomy numbers, the Boston Phoenix called it “unbearably boring” while Maximumrocknroll described the sound as “Black Flag doing an imitation of Iron Maiden imitating Black Flag on a bad day.” The record’s first side was something of a continuation from the previous record, albeit with some uncharacteristic guitar solos that confused and divided punk fans. But the B-side contained three experimental tracks that bordered on sludge/doom metal, which critics detested. (Robert Christgau called them a “waste.”) However, in retrospect, Black Flag is praised for its influence on the hardcore punk, metal and even grunge genres. In fact, Mark Arm of Mudhoney said he cried upon first hearing the track “Nothing Left Inside” live, and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain cited the “My War” tour as his first punk show and the record as one of his all-time favorites.

“Jazz” - Queen (1978)

The Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone and the Village Voice all panned Queen’s 1978 album, “Jazz.” Famous for yielding classic Queen songs like “Bicycle Race,” “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “Jazz” was trashed by Rolling Stone so badly that critic Dave Marsh even went as far as calling Queen “the first truly fascist rock band.” The Village Voice was even more crude with its language choices, suggesting in a C-plus review that the band sounds like 10cc (another English rock group) with “a spoke, or a pump” inserted somewhere undesirable. Creem also called the effort “absurdly dull” and containing “dumb ideas and imitative posturing.” In addition to receiving certified platinum status and uncertified classic status, “Jazz” peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

“Never Mind the Bοllocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” - Sex Pistols (1977)

Music writers and fellow artists were hip to the Sex Pistols’ debut album, “Never Mind the Bοllocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols,” but those weren’t the only folks who fancied themselves critics upon the record’s 1977 release in the U.K. Local police citing indecency warned stores not to stock the album (one shop manager was arrested just for displaying it), charts refused to list the title in any way, newspapers slandered the band and its music, and the BBC network even banned the song “God Save the Queen” while citing “gross bad taste.” Nevertheless, on the strength of singles like “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “Holidays in the Sun,” “Never Mind the Bοllocks” debuted at No. 1, spent an astonishing 60 weeks in the top 25 and has been named among the best albums in music history.

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What were her fans like and what were her most popular songs? How she became famous when her music is just not only awful, but seriously depressing to listen to?

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1. "Chart-Topping Hits That Keep the Dance Floor Alive":

Break The Rules (Live From ABGT500, Banc Of California Stadium, L.A.) by Andrew Bayer & Kaleena Zanders

Words (Alesso VIP Mix) [feat. Zara Larsson] by Alesso & Zara Larsson Streaming

Fear Of Dying by Alison Wonderland

Forget About Me by Aluna, Diplo & Durante

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2. "Exploring the Genre of EDM":

The Annual EDM - Electronic Dance Music 2016

Electronic Music It Started Here Various

The Rise of Electronic Dance Music

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3. "Discovering the Latest Remixes and Mashups":

Power Of Mashup Dance Music (Latest Version) (DJ Azahar Remix)

Holi Mashup (Remix)

Mashups & Remixes - The best remixes of popular songs (Club Music Mix 2023)

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4. "Going Beyond Mainstream: Underground Gems":

5. "The Power of Collaborations: Uniting Genres and Artists":

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Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Clors

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Percy Faith And His Orchestra

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