America - Complete Greatest Hits - 2001- -flac-... | 2027 |
America's impact on the music industry cannot be overstated. Their early success paved the way for future folk rock bands, and their harmonies have been emulated by countless artists. The band's music has also been featured in various films, TV shows, and commercials, further cementing their place in popular culture.
Later tracks produced by George Martin (the "Fifth Beatle") were layered with orchestration. In lossy formats, the strings and horns compress into the background noise. In FLAC, the soundstage opens up. On "Tin Man," the flute solo no longer sounds like a distant whistle; it has body and breath.
The band's three-part harmonies are distinct and spacious.
Each track arrived like a postcard. There was one about being young and vanishing, another about the terrible beauty of small towns, one that built itself out of fog and then, halfway through, asked permission to keep her awake. Somewhere in the middle a harmonica slid into the melody and Mara remembered dancing in a kitchen with her father while lightning blinked across the yard. She hadn’t known that memory was waiting in those chords.
