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On the Corner

by Miles Davis

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All Time

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1970's

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87
1972

of 250

10

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Overall Rating: 3.3601 On the Corner is ranked overall as 3.3601 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 4.0000 On the Corner has an avg. critic score of 4.0000 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

Could there be any more confrontational sound in Miles Davis' vast catalog than the distorted guitars and tinny double-timing drums reacting to a two-note bass riff funking it up on the first track fromOn the Corner? Before the trumpet even enters the ...more

Rolling Stone

The Street's the same in New York or Frisco. It leads to heaven or hell, maybe both, and what comes down around you depends on how you travel just as much as where you're coming from.In that sense, Miles Davis from St. Louis by way of jazz and Carlos Santana from San Francisco by way of rock have a great deal more in common than either may realize. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Could there be any more confrontational sound in Miles Davis' vast catalog than the distorted guitars and tinny double-timing drums reacting to a two-note bass riff funking it up on the first track from On the Corner? Before the trumpet even enters the picture, the story has been broken off somewhere in the middle, with deep street music melding w ...more

Yahoo! Music

Davis was condemned by jazz conservatives and rock critics alike for this effort, but today it plays as a shining example of hardcore electric jazz-funk in a James Brown / Sly Stone mode. ...more

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thenightowl.com

Let's start with On the Corner . Originally released in 1972, this record has been hailed by some as a precursor to hip-hop, trance, jungle, and a host of other currently fashionable musical styles. To these ears, it's a repetitive mess that never gets...read the complete review at thenightowl.com

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