On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.
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For everything Ellis-Bextor has done since, ‘Read My Lips’ remains a thrilling snapshot of a young woman at the outset of a very promising career in pop.
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A search for identity somewhere lost between Mother Love Bone’s demise and Eddie Vedder’s surfing daydreams, ‘Ten’ is gorgeous & boundless.
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The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.
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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.
Read moreThe Rolling Stones’ ‘Tattoo You’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
When listening to ‘Tattoo You,’ you would never know that it is this Frankenstein's monster of an album that was pieced together with songs that came from their most creatively fertile period.
Read moreHer New World Of Funk: 25 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.
Read moreLewis Taylor’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Lewis Taylor’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
It is almost a cliché to describe Taylor’s self-titled debut as an unloved or hidden work of genius, but that’s exactly what it is.
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Williams’ second studio affair is a precision-crafted tour de force, focused in its intent to present her talent not just as viable, but undeniable.
Read moreElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong’s ‘Ella and Louis’ Turns 65 | Anniversary Retrospective
Even the most casual listen to the wondrous ‘Ella and Louis’ is guaranteed to restore your faith in romance and reinforce the enduring power of love.
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