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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gregorian -- more properly known as plainchant or plainsong -- first surfaced as a popular phenomenon last year in Spain, where a two-disc version of Chant sold 325,000 copies in four months. The Benedictines' run-down 8th century abbey in northern Spain became a Mecca for music lovers, who came in throngs to hear the monks chant their communal prayers seven times a day. All this attention has flummoxed the abbey's 36 residents. "You have to understand," said one, "we are not rock stars...
...expect from their next studio LP, supposedly entitledIll Communication. They're a pretty popularband, and I can believe that there exist devotedBeasties fans who can't get their hands on theserecords and wish they could. This record is forthem. If you're one of them, however, you alreadyown this disc, because it's been out for weeks.Save your cash...
...Record Hospital is a nocturnal organization whose purpose is to "expose people to great rock music that they'd otherwise have a hard time finding," according to disc jockey Burt. On the air from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night except Sunday, when it starts at midnight, the Record Hospital has become a fixture of the Boston underground music scene by playing rock that is generally unknown and often unusual. The Record Hospital, however, does not value the music it plays solely for its rarity...
...1080s, the Record hospital is still working to establish itself among Jazz and Classical departments which are substantially older. Yet for the past eight years the Record Hospital has stayed on the air, even through the summers, due to the efforts of a small community of extremely dedicated volunteers. Disc jockeys often spend their own money to buy new records for the station and frequently keep their shows for a couple of years after they graduate. Record Hospital disc jockeys are often musicians themselves, in addition to being self-described "crazy music lunatics," and many bands are formed are formed...
Generally the Record Hospital plays music with a hard edge, but in recent years it has become more melodic. Of course, disc jockeys' musical tastes very widely. "It's actually a pretty diverse range of music. You can hear hard-core punk, wimpy pop music, or sort of avant-garde and experimental music. It's not all grunge stuff," comments Sonnenschein...