La revista gay “Out.com” ha juntado un grupo de expertos del mundo de la música, cine, arte, los medios…etc. (como Boy George, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, Candis Cayne, Perez Hilton, Nate Berkus, Jake Shears, John Cameron Mitchell, Wilson Cruz, Justin Bond, Darren Hayes, Junior Vasquez, Bruce Vilanch, Janis Ian, the Cliks, Ari Gold, Holly Johnson…etc.) para confeccionar la lista de los “Mejores Álbumes GAY de Toda la Historia”
El resultado ya esta publicado y, lo puedes ver entero en el link de la revista arriba, aquí pongo solo los Top 20 elegidos “Greatest GAY Albums Of All Time”:
1. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, 1972
"At a time when social and sexual taboos were just starting to break down, Bowie as Ziggy created a world where the possibilities were limitless. You could be whatever you wanted to be.” -- Boy George
Tema "Suffragette City (Directo 1973)" del álbum:
2. The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984
3. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman, 1988
4. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls, 1989
5. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall, 1961
"She is a legend for a reason. That performance, at that time, by that woman was clearly once in a lifetime. When I first heard it, I wasn't sure who needed whom more. Was it the gay men in the audience needing her, or was it her needing them?” -- Wilson Cruz, actor
6. The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986
7. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
8. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
9. Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual, 1983
10. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now, 2005
11. Various artists, Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack, 2001
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967
13. Ani DiFranco, Dilate, 1996
“The record took me two years to digest; it overwhelmed me. Ani put words to experiences from my generation with poise and generosity I had never and still haven’t heard.” -- Melissa Ferrick, folk musician
14. Erasure, The Innocents, 1988
15. George Michael, Faith, 1987
16. Queen, A Night at the Opera, 1975
17. Lou Reed, Transformer, 1972
18. George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I, 1990
19.The B-52s, The B-52's, 1979
“I remember auditioning for the character of Duckie in Pretty in Pink and bringing in ‘Planet Claire’ to dance to in front of the director. I still hate Jon Cryer.” -- John Cameron Mitchell
20. Queen, A Day at the Races, 1976
Kenny Barron • At the Piano
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Review by Robert Taylor
Up until the original release of At the Piano in 1982, Kenny Barron had yet
to record an entire album of solo piano pieces. A...
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