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A Year To Remember
Forget 1967 and the summer of love. The most important year in music might have occurred just 10 years ago. Today on Soundcheck, find out how 1997 changed the music industry forever. And, violinist Lara St. John compares two very different compositions and offers her fresh take on the classical music world. Plus, a look at Prince's latest (and certainly not last) controversy.
Nostalgia for '97
In the summer of 1997, Hanson heated up the charts with "MMMBop," the Spice Girls were at the peak of their stardom, and the music industry was flush with money. Ten years later, albums barely sell a quarter of what they did back then. The Spice Girls are reuniting. And the Hanson brothers have gone indie. Journalist and author David Browne joins us to revive that summer and to explain why the industry went downhill in 1997.
Are you nostalgic for 1997? Has music improved or gotten worse? Tell us why in comments:
Lara St. John
If you think Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is overdone, wait until it’s mixed with "The Four Seasons Suite" by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla. Violinist Lara St. John offers a fascinating comparison between the two. And, she talks about moving beyond a "classical babe" after arriving on the scene 10 years ago posing "topless" with just a violin on her album cover.
Still the King of Controversy
Prince is giving away free copies of his new album "Planet Earth" in the Mail on Sunday newspaper and to fans who attend the 21 live shows he’s in London next month. The move has infuriated British retailers, and Sony/BMG is refusing to distribute "Planet Earth" in the UK. We’ll talk to Wired magazine columnist Eliot Van Buskirk about Prince’s history of often-prophetic professional decisions.
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