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Though many point to its successor ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ (2001) as Wilco’s crowning achievement to date, ‘Summerteeth’ arguably makes a convincing case for the same distinction.
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Among Gang Starr’s seven studio albums, ‘Hard To Earn’ is the one that feels the most quintessentially New York. And it may just be the greatest LP the duo ever crafted together.
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A towering, extremely influential artistic achievement, it’s hard to imagine the evolution of abstract or even underground hip-hop without the existence of ‘3 Feet High and Rising.’
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Despite its initial lack of commercial success, The Velvet Underground’s third album left a lasting legacy, shaping and inspiring countless musicians in the years to come.
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