90. DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (2004)
I remember Grey Tuesday, February 24, 2004 when this album was available to download for free for 24 hours only. EMI - eejits that they are - put a buffer against anyone using the Beatles material for downloading or sampling. Jay-Z's material on the other hand was quite rightly available in accapella form for anyone to use freely. So, Danger Mouse who spliced The Fab Four's 'White Album' and Jiggaman's 'Black Album' was inadvertently part of history. This civil disobedience went against his original intentions as he wanted to press 3,000 copies. Credit to him for trying to play ball, but this was the best possible promotion for what's now considered a groundbreaking record, as so many followed suit in "borrowing" Jay-Z. As for the music: well, it's a superior version to Jay's 'Black Album,' which would have appeared round these parts otherwise. DM's use of sampling is as ever, mischievous and mesmerising.
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