ESSAYS ON ALBUMS

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

1979: Gang of Four, Entertainment!

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1979: Gang of Four, Entertainment!

By Sara Jaffe

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1969: Cass Elliot, Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama

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1969: Cass Elliot, Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama

By Susannah Clark

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1971: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain

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1971: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain

By Twinkle Fiza Duniyawala

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1977: Billy Joel, The Stranger

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1977: Billy Joel, The Stranger

By Tony DeGenaro

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1978: Bruce Springsteen, Darkness On The Edge Of Town

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1978: Bruce Springsteen, Darkness On The Edge Of Town

By Sergio Lopez

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1980: Pete Townshend, Empty Glass

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1980: Pete Townshend, Empty Glass

By Caryn Rose

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1977: Bob Marley And The Wailers, Exodus

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1977: Bob Marley And The Wailers, Exodus

By Amanda Choo Quan

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1977: Bob Marley And The Wailers, Exodus

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1977: Bob Marley And The Wailers, Exodus

By Prince Shakur

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1973: Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon

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1973: Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon

By Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn

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1985: Kate Bush, Hounds Of Love

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1985: Kate Bush, Hounds Of Love

By Serenity Hughes

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1970: Vashti Bunyan, Just Another Diamond Day

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1970: Vashti Bunyan, Just Another Diamond Day

By Jane Lai

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1985: Tina Turner, “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”

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1985: Tina Turner, “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”

By Jason Fitzroy Jeffers

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1994: Liz Phair, Whip Smart

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1994: Liz Phair, Whip Smart

By Kendra DeColo

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1968: Bobby Womack, Fly Me To The Moon

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1968: Bobby Womack, Fly Me To The Moon

By Kameryn Alexa Carter

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1995: Mariah Carey, Daydream

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1995: Mariah Carey, Daydream

By Angela Veronica Wong

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2005: Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi

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2005: Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi

By adrienne maree brown

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2005: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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2005: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

By Max Ufberg

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2004: MF DOOM, Madvillainy

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2004: MF DOOM, Madvillainy

By Dylan "CineMasai" Green

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2004: MF DOOM, Mm..Food

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2004: MF DOOM, Mm..Food

By Antoine Hardy

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1985: The Replacements, “Here Comes A Regular”

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1985: The Replacements, “Here Comes A Regular”

By Anthony Thomas Lombardi

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