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‘Talking Heads: 77’ is an exciting introduction to a band that found their voice long before they even signed a record deal.
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Amidst the weight of expectation following their universally lauded debut, Portishead didn’t just navigate the noise surrounding them with their second album—they transcended it.
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‘Greatest Misses’ is one of the last examples of a hip-hop group dedicated to releasing conscious and political-minded music achieving mainstream success.
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Even with the peaks and valleys Carey has endured throughout her career, ‘Butterfly’ is remembered for its delicacy and strength.
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At the time of its release three-and-a-half decades ago, Summer’s thirteenth studio affair was eager to be what it was: a tasteful, modern pop album.
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The sense of remoteness in the album’s cover image is an apt reflection of the band’s singularity in the alt-country genre at the time.
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West’s third studio album marked the beginnings of his ascendance to what he has become today: a bona fide rap superstar.
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Within months of his debut LP's release, Gibb would achieve a level of popularity and exposure that would overshadow most of his contemporaries.
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Appropriately titled, 99.9F° simmers in its experimentation, nearly defying its genre classifications altogether.
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