You've Never Heard?... http://www.npr.org You've Never Heard... en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:30:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif You've Never Heard?... http://www.npr.org You've Never Heard Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'?! A young hip-hop fan finally listens to a classic album that's four years older than he is. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/07/05/156327372/youve-never-heard-public-enemys-it-takes-a-nation-of-millions-to-hold-us-back?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/07/05/156327372/youve-never-heard-public-enemys-it-takes-a-nation-of-millions-to-hold-us-back?ft=1&f=126330958 A young hip-hop fan finally listens to a classic album that's four years older than he is.

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]]> You've Never Heard Simon And Garfunkel's 'Bookends'?! Hear how intern Jenna Strucko discovered an "old friend" of her own in the classic folk album. Mon, 14 May 2012 12:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/14/152036574/youve-never-heard-simon-and-garfunkels-bookends?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/14/152036574/youve-never-heard-simon-and-garfunkels-bookends?ft=1&f=126330958 Hear how intern Jenna Strucko discovered an "old friend" of her own in the classic folk album.

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]]> You've Never Heard Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew'?! NPR Music intern Dominic Martinez listens to the legendary jazz musician's 1970 album and, thanks it its grooves, learns to love jazz fusion. Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/03/151944701/youve-never-heard-miles-davis-bitches-brew?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/03/151944701/youve-never-heard-miles-davis-bitches-brew?ft=1&f=126330958 NPR Music intern Dominic Martinez listens to the legendary jazz musician's 1970 album and, thanks it its grooves, learns to love jazz fusion.

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]]> You've Never Heard Kiss' 'Alive!'?! See why NPR Music intern Jenna Strucko won't be joining the Kiss Army after hearing the band's 1975 live record for the first time. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:18:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/03/30/149618264/youve-never-heard-kiss-alive?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/03/30/149618264/youve-never-heard-kiss-alive?ft=1&f=126330958 See why NPR Music intern Jenna Strucko won't be joining the Kiss Army after hearing the band's 1975 live record for the first time.

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]]> You've Never Heard Jeff Buckley's 'Grace'?! All Songs Considered intern Dan Raby takes a first look at Buckley's 1994 classic album. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:47:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/02/09/146136871/youve-never-heard-jeff-buckleys-grace?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/02/09/146136871/youve-never-heard-jeff-buckleys-grace?ft=1&f=126330958 All Songs Considered intern Dan Raby takes a first look at Buckley's 1994 classic album.

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]]> You've Never Heard Patti Smith's 'Horses'?! NPR Music intern and classic rock fan Charlie Kaplan listens to Patti Smith's 1975 masterpiece for the first time. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/11/29/142891497/youve-never-heard-patti-smiths-horses?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/11/29/142891497/youve-never-heard-patti-smiths-horses?ft=1&f=126330958 NPR Music intern and classic rock fan Charlie Kaplan listens to Patti Smith's 1975 masterpiece for the first time.

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]]> You've Never Heard Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'?! All Songs Considered intern Clare Flynn loves folk music, but she hadn't heard an album by Joni Mitchell in its entirety until now. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/10/11/141232995/youve-never-heard-joni-mitchells-blue?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/10/11/141232995/youve-never-heard-joni-mitchells-blue?ft=1&f=126330958 All Songs Considered intern Clare Flynn loves folk music, but she hadn't heard an album by Joni Mitchell in its entirety until now.

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]]> You've Never Heard Gram Parsons' 'Grievous Angel'?! Summer intern Laurin Penland is a lifelong country fan, but she never got around to Parsons' posthumous classic until now. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/09/18/140546110/youve-never-heard-gram-parsons-grievous-angel?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/09/18/140546110/youve-never-heard-gram-parsons-grievous-angel?ft=1&f=126330958 Summer intern Laurin Penland is a lifelong country fan, but she never got around to Parsons' posthumous classic until now.

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]]> You've Never Heard 'Dark Side of the Moon'?! Remarkably, <em>All Songs</em> intern Shannon Carlin had never heard Pink Floyd's <em>Dark Side of the Moon</em>. So we got her a copy and gave her some listening homework. Read what she thought. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/06/24/137105421/youve-never-heard-dark-side-of-the-moon?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/06/24/137105421/youve-never-heard-dark-side-of-the-moon?ft=1&f=126330958 Remarkably, All Songs intern Shannon Carlin had never heard Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. So we got her a copy and gave her some listening homework. Read what she thought.

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]]> You've Never Heard Big Star's '#1 Record'?! Growing up on a steady diet of Wilco, intern Micah Loewinger finally listens to Jeff Tweedy's biggest influence, Big Star. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/06/09/137078173/youve-never-heard-big-stars-1-record?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/06/09/137078173/youve-never-heard-big-stars-1-record?ft=1&f=126330958 Growing up on a steady diet of Wilco, intern Micah Loewinger finally listens to Jeff Tweedy's biggest influence, Big Star.

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]]> You've Never Heard Robert Johnson's 'Complete Recordings'?! NPR Music intern Catherine DeGennaro finds out while the context may change, the blues stays the same. Fri, 06 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/05/06/136023215/youve-never-heard-robert-johnsons-complete-recordings?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/05/06/136023215/youve-never-heard-robert-johnsons-complete-recordings?ft=1&f=126330958 NPR Music intern Catherine DeGennaro finds out while the context may change, the blues stays the same.

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]]> You've Never Heard 'Let It Bleed'?! NPR Music intern Catherine DeGennaro, a Beatles-bred baby, lends her ears to the other side of the rock spectrum. She isn't disappointed. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:33:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/03/12/134426752/youve-never-heard-let-it-bleed?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/03/12/134426752/youve-never-heard-let-it-bleed?ft=1&f=126330958 NPR Music intern Catherine DeGennaro, a Beatles-bred baby, lends her ears to the other side of the rock spectrum. She isn't disappointed.

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]]> You've Never Heard 'London Calling'?! It's hard to imagine what it was like to hear groundbreaking albums for the first time, when they were released 30 or 40 years ago. In this recurring series, we try to capture that wide-eyed awe by having our interns review some of the classics they've never heard before. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/02/11/133631581/youve-never-heard-london-calling?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/02/11/133631581/youve-never-heard-london-calling?ft=1&f=126330958 It's hard to imagine what it was like to hear groundbreaking albums for the first time, when they were released 30 or 40 years ago. In this recurring series, we try to capture that wide-eyed awe by having our interns review some of the classics they've never heard before.

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]]> You've Never Heard Cream's 'Disraeli Gears'?! In this recurring series, our unimaginably young interns review classic albums they've never heard. For <em>All Songs Considered </em>intern Beca Grimm, the cream of Cream's crop brews up strange and wonderful. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/02/03/133083405/youve-never-heard-creams-disraeli-gears?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/02/03/133083405/youve-never-heard-creams-disraeli-gears?ft=1&f=126330958 In this recurring series, our unimaginably young interns review classic albums they've never heard. For All Songs Considered intern Beca Grimm, the cream of Cream's crop brews up strange and wonderful.

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]]> You've Never Heard Curtis Mayfield's 'There's No Place Like America Today'?! In this recurring series, we ask our imaginably young interns to review classic albums they've never heard before. NPR Music intern Erik Myers takes a stab at Curtis Mayfield's 1975 classic funk and soul album, and is unimpressed. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:58:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/11/24/131565687/you-ve-never-heard-curtis-mayfield-s-there-s-no-place-like-america-today?ft=1&f=126330958 http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/11/24/131565687/you-ve-never-heard-curtis-mayfield-s-there-s-no-place-like-america-today?ft=1&f=126330958 In this recurring series, we ask our imaginably young interns to review classic albums they've never heard before. NPR Music intern Erik Myers takes a stab at Curtis Mayfield's 1975 classic funk and soul album, and is unimpressed.

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