The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming?

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• Greatest hits album - Wikipedia

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In spite of the fact that Kirk has been a Deadhead for decades, we have never done an episode about the Grateful Dead. With the passing of Bob Weir recently, we decided to talk a bit about the Dead, its history, and its future.

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• Grateful Dead
• The Next Track: Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead
• Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners
• The Next Track: Episode #74 – Jeffrey Norman on Restoring, Mixing, and Mastering the Grateful Dead
• The Next Track: Episode #213 - The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, with Bob Trudeau

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We look at a specific type of rock song that could be called "anthemic." This type of song generally has a number of movements, a slow introduction, is longer than average, and ends in a crescendo.

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• Anthemic rock songs:
• Hotel California
• Free Bird
• Stairway to Heaven
• Nights in White Satin
• Baba O’Reilly
• Layla
• You Can’t Always Get What You Want
• Roundabout
• Aqualung
• Starless
• L. A. Woman
• Thunder Road
• Metal Box - Wikipedia

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