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James Brown’s ‘Sex Machine’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary

September 1, 2025 Patrick Corcoran
James Brown Sex Machine Turns 55

‘Sex Machine’ is a testimony to the huge impact that Brown had on music and offers an intriguing look at what many would say was his peak—it is, quite literally, the definition of funk.

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James Brown’s ‘Hell’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

June 23, 2024 Jesse Ducker
James Brown Hell

With fewer marathon jams than its precursor (1973’s ‘The Payback’), ‘Hell’ possesses a strong sense of cohesion throughout, even as Brown leads the album in many different musical directions.

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James Brown’s ‘The Payback’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

December 1, 2023 Jesse Ducker
James Brown The Payback

‘The Payback’ is a contender for the best long player in Brown’s discography and one of the greatest funk albums of all time.

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Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire
Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

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Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

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Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.

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