Graceland's lyrics and cultural meaning are tremendous. But don't overlook the absolutely awesome editing, sampling and production tricks. I'm a bit of a gear n

Graceland's lyrics and cultural meaning are tremendous. But don't overlook the absolutely awesome editing, sampling and production tricks. I'm a bit of a gear nerd and always marvel at the bass sounds, the tape loops they made of live drums and the really weird mix of "white/western" songwriting gelling with these african, often processed/resampled backing tracks.