Profoundly affecting manners and morals forever. Naysayers were swept aside, or joined the automotive parade, andĬars chugged, then raced ahead, changing the face of America and With the horse, and many more complained that it raised too muchĭust, ran over too many chickens, made deafening noises, producedįoul odors, and further separated the classes from the masses. Many turn-of-the-century citizens compared it unfavorably It is still a new fact in the American consciousness,Ĭertainly, since its inception the auto has generated love-hateįeelings. Until recently, perhaps because the car has been around only one But theĬultural impact of this single invention has attracted much less attention World's, leading business activity since the early 1920s.
Michigan, that the auto industry has been the nation's, indeed the The journalists' opinions merely corroborated what AmericansĪlready knew-that the automobile has had an extraordinarily potent Of television, aviation, and the electrification of the nation. School segregation, and such technological advances as the development The Louisiana Purchase, the 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing Rated tenth, comfortably ahead of the Vietnam War, the New Deal, "Henry Ford, his Model T, and the rise of the automobile" was They gave first ranking to the Revolution, followedīy the drafting of the Constitution, the Civil War, and World War Journalists to name the most important developments in U.S. For the curious, The Essential Kirk Franklin also provides a very solid introduction to one of the most dynamic artists gospel has produced since Andraé Crouch.Issue title: The Automobile and American CultureFall 1980, pp. 434-435ĭuring America's bicentennial, the Associated Press asked leading While fans of Franklin will more than likely have these tracks from his albums, hearing them sequenced this way makes for an enlightening experience. The set also comes with an historical liner essay by Bil Carpenter, and sells for a very attractive budget price. There are 28 completely remastered cuts in all, spanning 18 years, totaling two-and-a-half hours of music.
1, and includes "Revolution" from Nu Nation Project, “Let Me Touch You (Live)” from 2001’s Whatcha Lookin’ 4, as well as “I Am” and the title track off 2011’s Hello Fear to bring things up to date. Disc two also relies on tracks from those offerings and includes the funky “Looking for You,” which contains a sample from Patrice Rushen's stepper “Haven’t You Heard,” delves more deeply into cuts from Songs for the Storm, Vol. The track that started it all, the stellar single "Why We Sing" from 1993's Kirk Franklin & the Family, also appears on disc one, as do cuts from Hero (an album that featured guest appearances by Rance Allen and Stevie Wonder) and Songs for the Storm, Vol. The accents on sopranos, altos, and contraltos weave through the beat-heavy Spanish guitar arrangement, and genuinely stir the listener - no matter her or his belief system. As if to showcase just how wide-ranging Franklin's music is, the album opener - a live "He Reigns/Awesome God (The Medley)," from his 2002 album The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin - weaves together hip-hop, gritty contemporary soul, contemporary gospel, and the norteño and conjunto sounds Franklin grew up with on the radio and in the streets of Riverside, Texas.
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Sony Legacy lays out this eclectically sequenced double-disc comp full of singles and album tracks from all of his Gospocentric recordings. In addition, Franklin is a true crossover artist: his recordings have consistently charted on the pop, R&B, and gospel charts. He sold over seven million records between 19, and that total continues to rise. It's almost unthinkable that contemporary gospel star Kirk Franklin hasn't had a greatest-hits offering before now.