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See some of our favorite albums that didn't make the final 50 most important recordings list. ()
Second Stage is now part of the All Songs Considered blog. ()
Having never met before, the two songwriters had two days to create the soaring "Mercury." ()
Listen to five obscure West African funk, highlife, Juju and psychedelia tracks from the 1970s.
With its hard-nosed, experimental electronica, "Insides" hits like a defibrillator to the brain. ()
All Songs Considered lists the 50 most important, game-changing recordings of the '00s. ()
Thirty-five years after Connie Converse disappeared, her poignant, powerful songs are being heard.
Hear five of the hip-hop poet's favorite songs -- tracks in which the music itself calls for change.
