This Spring, The Roots member Ahmir Khalib "Questlove" Thompson will be professoring it up at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a course he's co-teaching called "Classic Albums".
The class (which is part of the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music and is worth 2-credits) will take the student on a journey of what it means for an album to be considered a Classic..."as well as take a close look at the music, lyrics, production, business aspects -- such as promotion and marketing -- that informed the release and reception of the album, and try to provide a context as to why these albums have stood the test of time" [Billboard]
Some of the albums that will be discussed during the semester are: Stand! There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone, Off the Wall by Michael Jackson, IV by Led Zeppelin, Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin and Dirty Mind by Prince.
If you are of college age and are interested in moving past your Justin Bieber/Katy Perry/Ke$hia relationship and discovering what real music is actually about, you should consider taking the class.
And seeing how it is being taught by a living, breathing member of band worth listening to, you might just learn something.
