Patti Smith Dream of Life

Rolling Stone Magazine released a list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in November 2004. It represents an eclectic mix of music spanning the past 50 years, and contains a wide variety of artists sharing the spotlight. The Rolling Stone 500 was compiled by 172 voters comprised of rock artists and well-known rock music experts, who submitted ranked lists of their favorite 50 Rock & Roll/Pop music songs. The songs were then tallied to create the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Sounds of the Seventies was a 40-volume series issued by Time-Life during the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s, spotlighting pop music of the 1970s. Much like Time-Life's other series chronicling popular music, volumes in the "Sounds of the Seventies" series covered a specific time period, including individual years in some volumes, and different parts of the decade (for instance, the early 1970s) in others; in addition, some volumes covered specific trends, such as music popular on album-oriented rock stations on the FM band.

It may not be the "ultimate" collection of hits from the 1970's, but this ten disc set does indeed offer 198 of the songs that helped define the decade. Happily, they are all original recordings by the original artists, as they were heard on the radio. True, in a few cases that means the selections are "radio edits" (Rod Stewart's 1971 hit "Maggie May", for example, is missing the 30 second instrumental introduction that was included on the original album, but rarely played over the airwaves), but why quibble? The songs, though not necessarily remastered, all sound great, and the set includes some genuine treasures that have not (yet) been offered on other compilations. Highly recommended!

Fill your world with 75 inspirational songs, perfect for starting your day, ending your day, and every moment in between! Beautiful, familiar melodies and uplifting, moving lyrics speak to our hearts, graciously filling our spirits and affirming our beliefs. Listen for yourself and feel the wonder music can make in your life. Be swept away by favorites like "Blowin' in the Wind" by Judy Collins, "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic / All My Trials" by J.D. Sumner & The Stamps, "God Bless The Child" by Rosemary Clooney, "Shenandoah" by The Michaels, "The Glory Of Love" by Patti Page, "Gone Fishin'" by Louis Armstrong with Bing Crosby and so many more.