From the intro to the final track, Price's sophomore LP is an entertaining union of raw street journalism with some of the premier production of the time.
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Green’s classic fourth LP showcases just how adept he is at articulating every nuance of human emotions with his voice alone, with such unprecedented emphasis, intensity, and credibility.
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The album revels in the duo’s Puerto Rican upbringing amidst the cultural multiplicities of New York City and joins the dots between Latin, soul, disco, house and jazz musical traditions.
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An effervescent staple of ‘90s disco-soul, Peniston’s 1992 debut long player showcased a singer who felt the song, and you felt her truth.
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Jackson’s inaugural solo affair reinforces that he was a Prince of Soul long before becoming the King of Pop.
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Although Pink Floyd had by then been embraced by the establishment, their tenth studio affair was and remains an explicitly clear rejection of it.
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The all-star cast of musicians that cook the glorious grooves on Franklin’s eighteenth studio LP helped make it one of the definitive touchstones of 1970s soul.
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The great gift of ‘Garcia’ is the clarity of its vision—without the hubbub and noise of a live show, these special songs stand more on their own.
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The duo’s debut LP had us all equally rapt—our minds tickled by its taut dichotomies, perhaps themselves trappings intrinsic to any duo: Slick yet gritty, chaotic yet clean, erratic yet predictable.
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