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Five Favorite Albums of All-Time

The current T-Boy Society of Film & Music poll is devoted to our writers' five favorite albums of all-time. An album is a collection - in our case - of songs & music available in any forum; Vinyl, CD, Tape, etc. Initially, the theme of the poll was top five albums you'd take on a deserted island; but it made the poll a little confusing, plus we all understand the concept. It may be our most passionate poll, with some sending numerous revisions.

Three Musical Pilgrimages: Mozart, Grieg and Hendrix

brightly painted character houses at the harbor front area of Bergen

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) could read and compose music, plus play the violin and piano, when he was five years old. Born into a musical family in Salzburg, Austria (then the Holy Roman Empire), he had a unique ability for imitating music, which first became evident when he recited a musical piece by simply observing his father conducting a lesson to his older sister.