In retrospect, and despite the tremendous quality of the material on offer, Maitreya’s third LP just didn’t fit what radio was pushing back in 1993.
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Sequenced as a single track on CD (and one track per side on vinyl), Prince invited you to listen to the album’s entirety, making you judge the album as a whole.
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Hyman’s sixth LP has much to share and time has not sapped the energy of the stronger sides of an album that saw her rise up to create something beautiful.
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After a four-year hiatus following 1999’s ’13,’ ‘Think Tank’ reintroduced Blur as a band retaining their core musical sensibilities and thriving in a contemporary context.
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The album takes derivative gangsta rap to task, while presenting an alternative to cartoonish depictions of violence and street life.
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‘Kill My Landlord’ signaled that the group was serious about politics and liberation, but also brought their every-person sensibilities to the game.
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With their sixth studio album, the legendary trio was reborn, reinventing themselves for a new generation of hip-hop listeners.
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Decades later, ‘Rid of Me’ is still an impressive feat. Even the most abstract artists of contemporary music could only dream of making such an aggressive, uncomfortable album.
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The dark-and-light contrasts that exist within the album’s thematic, lyrical and melodic dimensions make ‘Good Humor’ an absorbing listen overall.
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The omission of “Blue Monday,” released alongside the album, sends a message of punk disobedience, an undercurrent rippling beneath the pop surface.
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