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50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: How Dylan Birthed Bootleg Culture

50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Evaluating Dylan's Cinematic Legacy

50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Beth Orton and Kevin Morby on Dylan's Songwriting Process

50th Anniversary: Blood on the Tracks: Canonizing Bob Dylan's Human Opus

Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill’s Weed Rap Changed Cannabis Culture

Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill Revolutionized Hip-Hop via Hard Rock and Latin Funk

Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill’s Chemistry Made for Explosive Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop 50: Cypress Hill - Southern California Was a Cultural Powder Keg

Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In the Lab

Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In Haiti

Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees In the Basement

Hip-Hop 50: The Score - Fugees at the Crossroads

The Legacy of Billy's The Stranger Lives on at Madison Square Garden

Billy Joel's The Stranger Plays Like a Greatest Hits Album: The Opus

Billy Joel and Producer Phil Ramone Captured Collaborative Magic on The Stranger

Billy Joel Reintroduced Himself to the World with The Stranger

The Opus: Billy Joel's The Stranger is Coming Soon

The Legacy of Alice in Chains' Dirt Spans Generations

Alice in Chains’ Dirt Is a Work of Dark, Personal Lyrical Genius: The Opus

How Alice in Chains' Sonic Alchemy Led to the Unique Sounds of Dirt: The Opus

Alice in Chains' Dirt Was a Venn Diagram of Grunge, Metal, and Hard Rock: The Opus

The Opus: Alice in Chains' Dirt is Coming Soon

The Real Riot Behind Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin On

Sly and the Family Stone Really Was a Family Affair

A Message About The Opus: Sly and the Family Stone

There's a Riot Goin On: Sly and the Family Stone's Musical Riot Still Rages Through Decades of Sampling

There's a Riot Goin On: Sly and the Family Stone Kicked Off a Funk Riot in 1971

Ten: The Final Show of Pearl Jam's First Tour Heralded Future Stardom

The Best Songs on Pearl Jam's Ten Aren't the Singles

Ten: Jeff Ament's Art Helped Define Pearl Jam

Ten: Pearl Jam Is Alive Because of an Unlikely Series of Events

Cypress Hill’s Weed Rap Changed Cannabis Culture

Cypress Hill Revolutionized Hip-Hop via Hard Rock and Latin Funk

Cypress Hill’s Chemistry Made for Explosive Hip-Hop

Cypress Hill: Southern California Was a Cultural Powder Keg

Just As I Am: Bill Withers’ Songs and Booker T. Jones’ Mind Were a Match Made in Soul Heaven

Just As I Am Episode 3: Bill Withers' Just as I Am Was Populist Soul for Complicated Times

Just As I Am Episode 2: Bill Withers Remains a Voice of Protest

Just as I Am: Bill Withers Went from Blue-Collar Everyman to Soul Legend

The Score: Fugees In the Lab

The Score: Fugees In Haiti

The Score: Fugees In the Basement

The Score: Fugees at the Crossroads

Pearl: Janis Joplin, The Feminist Icon

Pearl: The Last Days of Janis Joplin

Pearl: The Janis Joplin We Never Knew

Pearl: Janis Joplin Never Stopped Singing

Abraxas: The Beats Beyond Santana

Abraxas: Charting the Influence of Santana

Abraxas: The Band Behind Santana

Abraxas: Carlos Santana Truly Arrived After Woodstock

Welcome to The Opus - Season 11: Santana's Abraxas

Whitney Houston: Behold, the Everlasting Star!

Whitney Houston: The Science Behind the Voice

Whitney Houston: Whitney's Billboard Run Contains Multitudes

The Infamous: Mobb Deep Crafted Their Own Language

The Infamous: Experience Outweighs Practice

The Infamous: Finding Success By Learning From Failure

The Infamous: Mobb Deep's Commitment to the Truth

Bitches Brew: Breaking Down the Album Artwork

Bitches Brew: The Expanding Universe of Miles Davis

Bitches Brew: The Indefinable Greatness of Miles Davis

Bitches Brew: The Importance of Challenging Music

Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Sounds of the Influenced [Bonus]

Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Importance of Creative Conflict

Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Bridge to Beyoncé

Bridge Over Troubled Water: Sailing with Simon and Garfunkel

London Calling: Radio Clash's Timeless Transmissions

London Calling: Clash of the Cultures

London Calling: The Clash's Great Rebellion

Welcome to The Opus - Season 6: The Clash's London Calling

Blizzard of Ozz: The People vs. Ozzy Osbourne

Blizzard of Ozz: The Unexpected Influence of Ozzy Osbourne

Blizzard of Ozz: The Prince of Darkness Finds Unlikely Shelter

Welcome to The Opus - Season 5: Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz

Red Headed Stranger: The Wonderful World of Willie

Red Headed Stranger: Betting It All on Being Different

Red Headed Stranger: Willie Nelson's Outlaw Rebirth

Welcome to The Opus - Season 4: Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger

Grace: Keeping Jeff Buckley's Legacy Alive

Grace: Buckley and Grace After Death

Grace: Post-Gender, Post-Genre: The Voice of Jeff Buckley

Welcome to The Opus - Season 3: Jeff Buckley's Grace

Electric Ladyland: The Enduring Legacy of Hendrix

Electric Ladyland: The Cinematic Immortality of Hendrix

Electric Ladyland: The Studio Wizardry of Hendrix

Electric Ladyland: The Deification of Jimi Hendrix

Welcome to The Opus - Season 2: The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland

Blood on the Tracks: How Dylan Birthed Bootleg Culture

Blood on the Tracks: Evaluating Dylan's Cinematic Legacy

Blood on the Tracks: Beth Orton and Kevin Morby on Dylan's Songwriting Process

Blood on the Tracks: Canonizing Bob Dylan's Human Opus

Welcome to The Opus - Season 1: Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks