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The 10 Most Perfect Albums
In search of perfection: So Much Great Music makes the case for the 10 most...
October 22, 2021

Bob Dylan “My Back Pages”
..on the occasion of the 30th anniversary tribute concert to Bob Dylan. As they set...
April 15, 2020

The Top 10 Best American Bands
To celebrate Independence Day, So Much Great Music went through the painstaking process of choosing...
July 2, 2021

Gladys Knight & The Pips “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Maybe there’s a better example, but I can’t think of any, where there were three...
July 18, 2018

Dennis Wilson “River Song”
From California surfin' to Charles Manson, Dennis Wilson's life was one of edgy contradictions. What...
June 26, 2021

Marshall Tucker Band “Ramblin’”
A big thumbs up to Toy Caldwell of the legendary Marshall Tucker Band, who played...
March 20, 2021
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