Murray’s second studio affair presents the best of all worlds as a whole, allowing him to create crowd-pleasers while still maintaining his razor-like lyrical edge.
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Jackson’s commitment to musical experimentation resulted in an ingeniously rhythmic album, arguably his most creative and captivating record within his storied repertoire.
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‘Telegram’ does not play like a remix album, as its diversity of sounds, arrangements, vocals, instruments, and styles make the record unique and acutely dissimilar from her previous fare.
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While popular consensus may not rank it among his greatest albums, Jay-Z’s ninth studio affair still contains more hits than misses.
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With his twenty-fourth studio affair, Prince wasn’t interested in delivering an album that fit people's expectations of what a Prince album should sound like.
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On their fourth studio affair, Duran Duran enacted an urbane blend of R&B and art-rock that was progressive, but airplay ready.
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The duo’s terrific third album represents a bygone era, before hip-hop artists got too caught up in the glitzy slickness that mainstream had to offer.
Read moreJoan Jett & The Blackhearts’ ‘I Love Rock ‘N Roll’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
Jett’s second album shifted units on the strength of its title track, but it contains other standout moments like “Crimson and Clover,” “(I'm Gonna) Run Away,” and “Love Is Pain.”
Read moreU2’s ‘Achtung Baby’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
An intriguing juxtaposition of the abrasive & discordant with the melodic & resonant, ‘Achtung Baby’ remains one of U2’s crowning achievements.
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Though the Tonies’ excellent fourth studio album revealed a band at a crossroads, it reinforced their standing as R&B’s ambitious gatekeepers nevertheless.
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