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The Party Dozen
by eMusic Staff
review eMusic Themed Dozens
eMusic boasts well over two million tracks. That's a lot to sift through. So to help you discover great new music, we offer the eMusic Dozen. Here, some of the foremost experts in their respective fields weigh in and pick out the 12 best albums eMusic has to offer under a given theme, whether it's essential jazz records, cool music for grown-ups, extreme metal, or the perfect classical music for your next make-out session. And you're in good hands with outstanding critics like Lenny Kaye, Dave Marsh, Harvey Pekar, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds and Ira Robbins. There are also fascinating Dozens by noted musicians like Isaac Hayes, Britt Daniel of Spoon, rock & roll legend Dion and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan. eMusic holds a big, wide, wonderful world of music, and you're about to discover the best of the best. Happy listening!
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eMusic Themed Dozens
Music for Hard Times
by James Sullivan
Presidential Music
by James Sullivan
Roots of John Fogerty
by Ed Ward
Paul McCartney: Roots & Branches
by Johnny Black
Roots of Joe Strummer
by ChrisSalewicz
The Roots of Jeff Buckley
by Kandia Crazy Horse
Vintage Bachelor Pad
by Dan Epstein
Afro Punk
by James Spooner
Minimalism
by Jess Harvell
New Sounds
by John Schaefer
Lost Generation
by Nitsuh Abebe
The Music of Memphis
by Alex Abramovich
Harlem Hit Parade
by Michaelangelo Matos
True Heroes of Texas Music
by Michael Corcoran
The Music of Portland, Oregon
by Douglas Wolk
Down Underground
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Bigs vs. Littles
by John Morthland
Fats vs. Slims
by John Morthland
Queer
by Barry Walters
Beards
by Andy Beta
Blind Musicians
by John Morthland
Jewish Musicians
by Jay Ruttenberg
Outsider Music
by Irwin Chusid
The Producers
by Brian Cullman
Before They Were Stars
by eMusic Staff
Weird Music
by Christopher R. Weingarten
Singing Movie Stars
by Glenn Kenny
Production Editor's Dozen
by J. Edward Keyes
The New Managing Editor's Dozen
by Michaelangelo Matos
Managing Editor's Dozen
by Yancey Strickler
Scat Singing and Nonsense Lyrics
by James Sullivan
Barbecue Music
by John Morthland
Music for Sundays
by Kristina Feliciano
Post-Breakup Dozen
by Kristina Feliciano
Valentine's Day
by eMusic Staff
The Dirty Dozen
by John Darnielle
Shadowy Sounds
by eMusic Staff
Cool Music for Aging Hipsters
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Guilty Pleasures
by Kristina Feliciano
The Party Dozen
by eMusic Staff
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by The eMusic Community
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by The eMusic Community
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by The eMusic Community
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by The eMusic Community
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by The eMusic Community