Zero 7 and their class-act collaborators have always made music that indulges the heart, mind, and soul, and it all began with this dynamic debut LP.
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If you were to lay out a timeline of rock & roll history, then the Ramones’ eponymous debut LP would be written in bold letters as signaling the beginning of a new era in music.
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Album artwork designed by Mark Chappelle
On her third studio affair, Larrieux writes love and pain so well, both become pleasure. As with any set from her, each song encapsulates a feeling.
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Across his debut LP, Woon’s voice revels in disappointment and understated heartbreak, but with enough soul to cut through the slightly icy disconnect that pervades the musical accompaniment.
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A plaintive, powerful tribute to their fallen musical brother Andrew Wood, the supergroup’s debut and only album now holds even greater weight within the context of Chris Cornell’s passing in 2017.
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‘The Electric Spanking of War Babies’ isn’t an upper-tier Funkadelic album, but it’s still entertaining and creative, as it showcases the band moving in new and interesting sonic directions.
Read moreChaka Khan’s ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
On her third solo studio affair, Khan wasn’t trying to be grand, wanton, or transcendent, but ironically, she proved that’s the quickest way to reach all three.
Read moreChino XL’s Debut Album ‘Here To Save You All’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The emotional depth and incisive narratives present throughout the New Jersey bred emcee’s debut long player often get overlooked and now deserve reassessment and reverence, three decades on.
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