Single Song Albums (Episode 67)

Today, we examine the messages that were delivered by seven of the
most famous, and some equally infamous, single track records. The
emotional tension that went into making them. The strife that went
into releasing them. And the waves that were made by listening to
them. Each with a message beyond their declaration of musical
independence. A jazz composer completely undoing the constraining
rules of his genre. An Afrobeat icon illuminating the political and
social unrest around him. A New York legend aggressively rewriting
the boundaries of popular music. A Krautrocker’s exercise in
boredom relief. A metal band proving monotony and momentum are as
critical to sound as dynamics. An artist’s reflecting on decay,
death, and the world burning all around him. An eclectic
soundscapist’s unraveling the seeming destruction of the medium of
music.  The collective sound of these records are full
undefinable parallels...challenging and inviting. Simple and
complex. From furious to melancholic. Anxious to gleeful.
Structured loops and fractured chaos. The only common bond was a
total disregard for what had been done before. Today, the single
song albums that changed the landscape of music.  We're
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