ESSAYS ON ALBUMS

Writers, Musicians, and Music fans on one album that changed them.

1990: Rubáiyát, Elektra

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1990: Rubáiyát, Elektra

By Matt Vadnais

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1983: Clics Modernos, Charly Garcia

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1983: Clics Modernos, Charly Garcia

By Ramiro Portnoy

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1991: Rage Against the Machine, RATM

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1991: Rage Against the Machine, RATM

By Manuel Aragon

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1995: Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith

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1995: Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith

By Niko Stratis

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1994: Amor Prohibido, Selena

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1994: Amor Prohibido, Selena

By Kristen Paige

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1993: Buhloone Mindstate, De La Soul

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1993: Buhloone Mindstate, De La Soul

By Malcolm Ferguson

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1988: Hangin’ Tough, New Kids on the Block

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1988: Hangin’ Tough, New Kids on the Block

By Jan Saenz

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1979: Que Suerte La Mia, Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte

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1979: Que Suerte La Mia, Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte

By Tatiana Hernandez

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1991: Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

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1991: Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

By Sanjana Bijlani

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1975: Another Green World, Brian Eno

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1975: Another Green World, Brian Eno

By A.C. Howard

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1984: Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen

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1984: Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen

By Johanna Sommer

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1995: The Bends, Radiohead

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1995: The Bends, Radiohead

By Ariana Lenarsky

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1990: Heaven or Las Vegas, The Cocteau Twins

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1990: Heaven or Las Vegas, The Cocteau Twins

By Steph Straub

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1975: Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

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1975: Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

By Annaka Saari

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2002: Justified, Justin Timberlake

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2002: Justified, Justin Timberlake

By Nichols Russell

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2003: Fallen, Evanescence

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2003: Fallen, Evanescence

By Carl Lewandowski

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1979: The B-52’s, The B-52’s

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1979: The B-52’s, The B-52’s

By Sydney Bernthold

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1992: Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, TLC

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1992: Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, TLC

By Acamea Deadwiler

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1995: Natural Wonder, Stevie Wonder

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1995: Natural Wonder, Stevie Wonder

By Alex Lewis

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1999: E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

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1999: E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

By Eli Day

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