Chris Blackwell: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2001

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/chris-blackwell/bio/

Chris Blackwell founded Island Records in 1959. He pioneered ska music in the 1960s and helped forward Bob Marley, The Cranberries, and U2. As a producer, he worked on Bob Marley’s Uprising and Catch A Fire.

Bob Marley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLdMqeh6bhk

U2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc-npSf-jSg

The Cranberries:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts

848. Spirits in the Material World by the Police (1982)

The Police album Ghost in the Machine is one of the most underrated albums. Using a ska beat, Sting proclaims "we are spirits in the material world." The song ventures between this simple declaration and an analysis of the failures of political institutions.

"Where does the answer lie?

Living from day to day

If it's something we can't buy

There must be another way"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDs9zbiumDc