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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Ben Folds Five

by on June 28, 2016 0 comments
When you think of great trios in music history, today’s band wouldn’t even enter into the discussion. Why? Because of their name—you may be lead to believe they had five members creating their piano-heavy sound. Lest you continue to be misled by such naming shenanigans, we'll give you all the info so you can be in the cool kids group.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Will Smith

by on June 21, 2016 0 comments
There wasn't a hotter act in music, TV and film than today's featured artist back in 1996, the year of the original "Independence Day." In fact, you could almost argue Will Smith pioneered what’s referred to as the “pop-rap” genre back in the ‘80s. Whether you like your Will Smith with Jazzy Jeff, with Uncle Phil and Carlton, or with his family in modern day, there is something on this album for you. Today, you can score it for only $5.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Weezer

by on June 14, 2016 0 comments
The featured album today is The Red Album released in June of 2008. It was the sixth studio album for the band and has sold a million copies worldwide. One critic talked about how all the parts of this album don’t fit together, and it’s so much better because of it. It gives it this new personality and gives you a side of Weezer never before seen. To get that kind of enjoyment for $5 bucks, we should all be so lucky – wait, we are!
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: The Carpenters

by on June 7, 2016 2 comments
Sonic Youth did a remake of the Carpenter hit “Superstar,” which may have been your only real introduction to the band. If you take a listen to the original though, there’s no denying the songwriting talents of Richard and the vocal ability of Karen. The Carpenters were one of the most recognized acts of the ‘70s, but appears to be lost among the current generation—but today you can give them a try for only $5.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: REO Speedwagon

by on May 31, 2016 4 comments
There are a couple tracks you still here on classic radio today, and they’re pretty catchy. I think if you’re looking for a signature pop album from the early ‘80s, you may not find a better example than this. It’s toe-tapping and one you can crank up in the car and sing along if you want. Just don’t do it with the windows down, at risk the car next to you will make fun of you the rest of the day.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Daughtry

by on May 24, 2016 0 comments
The popularity of American Idol and the ensuing successes of the artists have been documented on Cheap Tunes Tuesday before. Today’s artist did not win the contest, but has certainly made a name for himself. He formed a band and has made a serious dent in the music industry since coming up short in the fifth season.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Meghan Trainor

by on May 10, 2016 0 comments
Meghan and this album cover so many different styles, it’s hard to not find something to enjoy. If you like pop music, this album will most certainly be in your wheelhouse, but if R&B, old school doo-wop or soul are genres you enjoy, you’ll find a couple songs for you too. And, today you can score the whole album for only $5.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Linkin Park

by on May 3, 2016 2 comments
Linkin Park is officially labeled as nu metal, but you'll also hear rap metal or alt metal as genre descriptions. It's heavy rock, with a totally different take on vocals. You get lead-singer Bennington’s classic hard rock voice and the backup singer doing a Roots style rap. It was so unique to the mainstream; Linkin Park often gets credit for creating the category. You can score their ground-breaking album today for only $5.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: John Mayer

by on April 26, 2016 0 comments
In 2001, music sharing sites were incredibly popular, and John Mayer benefited from his album being one of the more shared albums that year. The major labels took notice to his Internet popularity, and overnight, he went from an online-only album not making much money, to being signed to Columbia Records to a mass-distribution deal. To date, the album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide and you can score it today for only $5.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: The Presidents of The United States of America

by on April 19, 2016 0 comments
By no means is this on the same scale as Nirvana or The Beatles—but boy is it just an interesting, easy listen. If you’re looking for some intense lyrics with a message, or something deep to force you to drift away in thought—this isn’t the one to pick up. But if you simply want to have the day pass by a little quicker, the riffs and beats of nearly every track will certainly have that impact.
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