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Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
Gian Carlo Menotti
Boston Symphony Orchestra, w/ George London (bass), Lili Chookasian (mezzo-soprano), Erich Leinsdorf, cond
The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi
Classical, 20th Century
RCA, 1963
Menotti died this past week at the age of 95.
OMD
Sacred Heart
Rock, 80s, New Wave
Virgin, 1981
 
Motion and Heart
Dindisc, 1980
Red Frame, White Light
Dindisc/Virgin, 1979
Secret
Virgin, 1985
Souvenir
Virgin, 1981
Dredg
Hung Over On A Tuesday
Rock, Modern
Interscope, 2005
 
Sparta
Erase It Again
Hollywood, 2006
 
The Deftones
Combat
Rock, Modern, Metal
Maverick, 2006
 
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Take Me For Longing
Bluegrass, Contemporary
Rounder, 2001
 
Dale Ann Bradley
Old Southern Porches
Bluegrass, Contemporary
Pinecastle, 1999
 
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
Another Night
Bluegrass, Traditional
Skaggs Family Records, 1997
 
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Have You Met My Friend
Bluegrass, Traditional, Gospel
Sugar Hil, 2001
 
Bad Brains
Sailin' On
Punk, Hardcore, '80s
Relativity, 1981
 
Riot Squad
 
How Low Can A Punk Get?
 
Stormtroopers of Death
Freddy Krueger
Metal, Hardcore, '80s
Megaforce, 1984
 
Killswitch Engage
A Bid Farewell
Metal
Roadrunner, 2004
 
Sick Of It All
Potential For A Fall
Hardcore, '90s
Fat Wreck Chords, 1999
 
Suicidal Tendencies
Institutionalized
Punk/Hardcore, '80s
Frontier, 1983
All he wanted was a Pepsi!!!! (Well, I'm a Coke drinker - I can't say much here)
Refused
The Deadly Rhythm
Punk/Hardcore, '90s
Burning Heart, 1998
 
Jesus and Mary Chain
In A Hole
Indie, Alt, '80s
Reprise/Warner Bros., 1985
This is from before they went faux rockabilly, back when they were big on feedback

 

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