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Oct 14th, 2008, 04:36 AM
While his 1,008-page tome covers everything from rock and jazz to classical and world music, Moon, a critic for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” knows the guff is going to come in the areas of pop and country.
For example, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow and Christina Aguilera get shut out, but — gasp — Britney Spears makes the list.
“Forget about her as a tabloid creature and think about her as a recording artist,” Moon said. “When you try and look for great singles that came out after the year 2000, I kept coming back to ‘Toxic.’ I think that may be the best example of the art of the pop single since 2000.”
http://www.accessatlanta.com/music/content/music/stories/2008/10/14/1000_recordings_to_hear.html?imw=Y
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For example, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow and Christina Aguilera get shut out, but — gasp — Britney Spears makes the list.
“Forget about her as a tabloid creature and think about her as a recording artist,” Moon said. “When you try and look for great singles that came out after the year 2000, I kept coming back to ‘Toxic.’ I think that may be the best example of the art of the pop single since 2000.”
http://www.accessatlanta.com/music/content/music/stories/2008/10/14/1000_recordings_to_hear.html?imw=Y
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