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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”
The single greatest collection of superstar artists ever gathered together on one stage to perform...
April 15, 2020

The 10 Best Rock Frontmen
Who's at the front of all rock frontmen: So Much Great Music makes the case...
May 6, 2022

Kamasi Washington “Change of the Guard”
Only a truly epic show could've rescued what had turned into a disastrous last day...
April 24, 2021

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

Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”
It’s doubtful you would ever think of Steely Dan as a “guitar solo” band, and...
November 29, 2019
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