Do You Have a Favorite Record?

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"I could listen to that guitar every single day and never tire of it I love how the strings are high," he says. "Al's crooning up there on top teeny Hodges on guitar this record is my idea of perfection." The late Al Jackson juniors playing drums on 'This Is It' will please you for their dynamics, according to singer-songwriter Chris Brown. If you can hit more than one sweet spot as this record doesYou've got a record you love for life what's your choice what would you like to play I say.

In this special episode, Susan Rogers, a record producer turned cognitive neuroscientist, and Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music,” get together to discuss what music has meant in their lives, debate what separates a great artist from a generic one, and share some of their favorite tunes.

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Susan’s new book, “This Is What It Sounds Like,” was chosen by our curators — Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — as one of the eight best works of nonfiction published last year. She recently made a beautiful video e-course about the book, which you can experience by downloading the Next Big Idea app.