Here are some artists I find interesting:
Greatest of all time
The rules to enter this playlist are:
- The artist/band works created a new genre.
- The artist/band produced a significant body of work.
- I like it :)
Here are the greatest of all time:
| Date | Artist | Suggested Title/Album/Live |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Chopin | Nocturne op.9 No.2 |
| 1925 | Louis Armstrong | Saint Louis Blues |
| 1958 | Chuck Berry | Johnny B. Goode |
| 1961 | Ray Charles | Hit the road Jack |
| 1966 | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds |
| 1967 | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
| 1967 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| 1967 | The Doors | The Doors |
| 1968 | Henry, Colombier | Messe pour le temps présent 2. Psyché rock |
| 1968 | Elvis Presley | ’68 Comeback |
| 1970 | James Brown | Funky Drummer |
| 1970 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live In Maui, 1970) |
| 1972 | Curtis Mayfield | Pusherman |
| 1972 | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book |
| 1977 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Exodus |
| 1978 | Fela Kuti / Africa 70 | Live in Berlin @ Berliner Jazztage 1978 Full Concert |
| 1979 | Led Zeppelin | Knebworth Festival |
| 1980 | Talking Heads | Remain In Light |
| 1982 | Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing |
| 1985 | Aphex Twin | Selected Ambient Works 85-92 |
| 1985 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody (Live Aid 1985) |
| 1993 | Nirvana | Unplugged |
| 2004 | Cesaria Evora | Live d’Amor (Grand Rex, Paris, 2004) |
| 2006 | J Dilla | Donuts |
To add:
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Pink Floyd
- Chilly Gonzales
- Brian Eno
- Miles Davis
- Donna Summer
- James Brown
- Michael Jackson
- Laurent Garnier
- Prodigy
- Beatles
- Rolling Stones
- Portishead Roseland NYC
- Nina Simone
- Elton John
Please let me know who is missing!
Honorable mentions
These artists/bands failed one of the two first rules:
| Date | Artist | Suggested Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Billy Preston | Nothing From Nothing |
| 1977 | Prince | Jazz Funk Sessions 1977 Instrumental |
| 1994 | LES RITA MITSOUKO | LIVE Munich |
| 1994 | Kenny Ken | Hardcore junglistic fever |
| 1994 | Astral Projection | People can fly |
| 1996 | DJ Shadow | Endtroducing |
| 2001 | Quantic | 5th Exotic |
| 2005 | Ministry | Stigmata |
| 2007 | Axel Krygier | Zorzal |
| 2017 | Too Many Zooz | Bedford |
| 2022 | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Full Performance (Live on KEXP) |
To add:
- Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
- New Order - Blue Monday
French
| Date | Artist | Suggested Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | George Brassens | Le Gorille |
| 1956 | Boris Vian | La complainte du progrès |
| 1959 | Jacques Brel | La valse à mille temps |
| 1964 | Boby Lapointe | Ta Katie t’a quitté |
| 1970 | Barbara | L’aigle noir |
| 1989 | Starmania | Starmania |
| 1991 | MC Solaar | Bouge de là |
| 1993 | Alain Souchon | Foule sentimentale |
| 1998 | Suprême NTM | Laisse pas traîner ton fils |
| 2001 | High Tone | Bass Temperature |
| 2004 | EZ3kiel | Versus Tour Live |
Movies
| Date | Artist | Suggested Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Ennio Morricone | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| 2001 | Yann Tiersen | Comptine d’un Autre Été |
| 1972 | Nino Rota | The Godfather Waltz |
| 2014 | Hans Zimmer | Day One (Interstellar Theme) |
Classics
- Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Beats
| Date | Artist | Suggested Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | To Rococo Rot | Veiculo |
| 2006 | Ratatat | Loud Pipes |
| 2012 | DJ Shadow | Total Breakdown |
| 2016 | Sleaford Mods | Live at Melt! Festival |
Video Games
- Sonic
- Street of rage 2
- Grim Fandango
- Pictionary Music (NES) - Title Screen Theme (Tim Follin)
Archive
Do yourself a favor, make a local copy by running:
podenv youtube-dl --audio-format best $(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TristanCacqueray/midirus.com/main/content/zettle/music/playlists.md | grep -- " YT:[^[]" | tr '.' '-' | sed 's#.*YT:\([^ ]*\).*#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\1#')