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6 Songs That Were Decades Ahead of 'Groundbreaking' Music
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- By M. Asher Cantrell
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6 Musicians Who Accidentally Crapped Out Masterpieces
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- By Johnny Lepper
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Gangstas vs. Rednecks: Weirdly Similar Subcultures [CHART]
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- By Bacter
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Artistic Geniuses Who Only Became Great After Selling Out
The truth is that some of the greatest works of music, film and art have happened only because the artist agreed to compromise in the name of success.
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- By Jason Iannone
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How Jay-Z's Face Determines His Album's Success
There's a few things we've noticed about Jay-Z: he likes doing weird stuff with his hands, he's probably addicted to cigars, and people don't like his face.
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- By Kristi Harrison, Caleb Wrobel
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The 5 Weirdest Ways Music Can Mess With the Human Brain
The more science studies music's effect on the human brain, the more bizarre things we discover.
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- By C. Coville, Kathy Benjamin
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The Hard Hitting Questions Asked by Club DJs [CHART]
In the 80s, we had Def Leppard asking us if we looked in the mirror when we made love. In the 90s we had C&C Music Factory telling us they were going to make us sweat. And somehow, we've gotten worse from there ...
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- By John Ray
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6 Pieces of Music That Mean The Opposite of What You Think
If you're like most Cracked readers, you own an extensive collection of classical music that you listen to during one of your daily top hat parties or afternoon pipe appraisal sessions. This article isn't for you.
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- By Geoffrey Cubbage
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The 5 Most Badass Musical Instruments Ever Built
Whether it's rock and roll with its blistering solos, classical with its ominous overtones, or jazz with its black people, music is already pretty damn cool. The only way it could get cooler? These:
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- By Cracked Writers
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The 8 Things You Can Do With a Cover Song [COMIC]
From All Along the Watchtower to Madonna pretending to play the guitar.
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- By Winston Rowntree
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How to Deal With Things You Hate for No Reason [COMIC]
Be reasonable ... unless it's John Cougar Mellencamp, who is undoubtedly that spawn of satan.
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- By Scott Meyer
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How to Come Up With an Awesome Band Name [COMIC]
Don't get distracted by learning to play music.
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- By Scott Meyer
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Why Eminem Needs to Find Something New to Rap About
Don't you realize you can just make some shit up? If you wanted to write a song about pistol whipping the Insane Clown Posse roadie who was making out with your wife, just write that shit. You don't actually have to go out and beat up a clown to do it.
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- By Adam Tod Brown
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19 Unintentionally Terrifying Children's Album Covers
It's true that the world looks more innocent through a child's eyes. But album covers, even those made for kids, are designed by grown-up, world-hardened and bitter adults. So sometimes you just have to ask, what the hell were they thinking?
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- By CRACKED Staff, David Johnson
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