Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997) - acoustic pop/rock Fiona Apple - When The Pawn... (1999) - pop Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - r&b Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998) - trip-hop Nick Drake - Pink Moon (1972) - folk OutKast - ATLiens (1996) - hip hop Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1992) - rock The Roots - Things Fall Apart (1999) - hip hop
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967, folk The Breeders - Pod, 1990, rock David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, 1972, rock John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, 1965, jazz
Nothing to add here except that if I was a 16 year old in high school I'm pretty sure I would remember this assignment forever. This is so cool.
Love this assignment! I had my students do something similar in my public speaking class last quarter where I asked them to review their favorite record for the class as one of their weekly speeches. Turns out most of my class loved G Herbo. Here are some 2000s albums that I'd consider essential but still accessible to the average high schooler. Gorillaz - Demon Days (Alternative / Hip-Hop, 2005) Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak (Hip-Hop, 2008) The Postal Service - Give Up (Alternative / Pop, 2003) Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (Alt pop / International, 2008) System of a Down - Toxicity (Metal, 2001)
Getting a little pushback in terms of lyrics/content of albums so I might need to rethink a bit of this. I can "suggest" that they check out the censored version of the albums and give a warning, I suppose.
Big hits at Junior Prom: Kendrick Lamar - Element Young M.a - Ooouuu A Boogie - Timeless Hit the Quan Soulja Boy - Crank Dat?
Awesome Idea! Might add more these were my first thoughts. Not sure if school appropriateness is an issue, just was looking along the lines of someone who likes music should hear these things. Someone asked, but what are the demographics? Upper class, middle class, diverse, urban. It matters. I taught urban kids and tried to put on a Beatles song and they all crazily booed. They love some modern poppy rock songs but if it sounds old, no way so I kind of stuck to music with fun beats when playing stuff in class. 1950's Elvis Johnny Cash 1960's The Temptations - Sing Smokey - 1965, pop The Beatles - Please Please Me - 1963 1980's Michael Jackson - Thriller - 1982 1991 Nirvana - Nevermind - 1991 Metallica - Black Album - 1991 Bush - Sixteen Stone 1994 Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl - 1998 Jewel - Pieces of You - 1995 Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill - 1995 2001 Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American - 2001 Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue - 2004?
Wonderful idea. Some albums off the top of my head. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Electronic, 1992) The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (Pop, 1968) Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt (Country, 1969) The Clash - London Calling (Punk, 1979) Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (Hip-Hop, 2000) Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion (Pop, 2015) Talking Heads - Remain In Light (New Wave, 1980) Panasonic - Osasto EP (Electronic, 1996) Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West (Indie Rock, 1997) Burial - Untrue (Dubstep, 2007) Daft Punk - Discovery (Electronic, 2001) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Jazz, 1959) Converge - Jane Doe (Metalcore, 2001) Nick Drake - Pink Moon (Folk, 1972) Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place (Post-Rock, 2003) Joy Division - Closer (Post-Punk, 1980) Nas - Illmatic (Hip-Hop, 1994) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Rock, 1975) Slayer - Reign in Blood (Metal, 1986) Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds (Pop, 2006)
I teach in a relatively diverse class. Pretty equal mix of white, black and latino/latina. Most kids are middle/lower middle class
After reading those, this boy is, indeed, crying. (My favorite was that "The beat is very annoying".)
Omg those reactions are amazing it's like the "teens react" videos on YouTube but less annoying because I don't have to hear/see them.
look, i love Frank, but lbr, as an artist it's not surprising he's a little too indulgent/vulnerable for kids to fuck with
You've got the wrong Boys Don't Cry... haha although you're point still stands. (We're talking about the Cure song)
god damn it i even remember almost saying that yesterday before going back and realizing it was the cure, before promptly forgetting it today
Haha I get it, I thought it was about Frank at first too (except he ended up changing it to Blonde, so he never actually released something called Boys Don't Cry).
Inspired by this (and listening to "God in Chicago" on loop) to do a "story song" lesson at the end of the year in my American lit class. Gotta think about songs to include
My favorite "story song" that isn't called "Jungleland" is probably "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream." Was my favorite Dylan song for a bit too before my all-out BOTT obsession set in about five years ago.
Projects are due on Monday. Today I had a few present one of the albums they chose. I opened it up to allow them to pick other albums that they've never heard but might be interested in. So far I've seen Gorillaz, Jimmy Eat World, TLC and Christina Aguilera