What sets ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ apart from its contemporaries is the seamless interplay between folk, rock, and gospel influences, a display of Simon and Garfunkel’s versatility as artists.
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The brilliance of ‘I Am Shelby Lynne’ is its ability to dip its toes into different genres without compromising the integrity of the work.
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With ‘Voodoo,’ D’Angelo joined Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson and Eddie Kendricks in expressing a deeply held sensitivity while forging a powerfully musical masculinity.
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Three decades later, Too $hort’s ninth studio affair stands as one of the legendary emcee’s towering artistic achievements.
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Generally considered the album sandwiched between Run-DMC’s groundbreaking 1984 debut and ‘Raising Hell’ (1986), ‘King of Rock’ found the trio asserting that they were ready for prime time.
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From fragile and broken to emphatic and belligerent, Bailey Rae emits humanity and grace in all she does, and that has arguably never been manifested as powerfully as it is across ‘The Sea.’
Read moreBob Dylan’s ‘Blood On The Tracks’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Whether or not ‘Blood On The Tracks’ is based on reality is immaterial. The album still has a power that hasn’t waned in the past five decades.
Read moreExplosions In The Sky’s Debut Album ‘How Strange, Innocence’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
‘How Strange, Innocence’ asks us to overcome not our natural inclinations and tastes, but something much more everyday and much more nefarious: our complacency.
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Though Black Thought, Questlove & crew had already made an impression on audiences overseas, their second LP formally introduced their distinctive artistry to US hip-hop listeners.
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Though it’s their inaugural affair on wax, Tek & Steele sound like savvy veterans on their inaugural outing, fully confident over Da Beatminerz’ sinister horn samples and dusty drum patterns.
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