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Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814

January 31, 2014by Marshall Gu Leave a comment

1. There are eight (!!!) interlude tracks here ,separated as their own tracks as if trying to make this R&B’s answer to De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising released earlier that […]

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1980s, R&B

Peter Gabriel – Security

January 29, 2014by Marshall Gu 2 Comments

First things first. This is his best album cover – what exactly is that thing? – and his best album title too – sure, it’s just another eponymous entry everywhere […]

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1980s, Rock

Burial – Rival Dealer [EP]

January 28, 2014by Marshall Gu 1 Comment

Actually, there is a difference between “best” and “favorite,” and often (though not necessarily), they are much the same as the difference between “good music” and “just fucking emotionally resonating music” (these things are […]

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2010s, Electronic

Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids

January 25, 2014by Marshall Gu 1 Comment

Their best album. While Tin Drum really emphasized this point, Gentlemen Take Polaroids is when Japan finally stopped their shameless bandwagon hoping and made their first album that sounded like no one else’s. Of […]

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1980s, Rock

R.E.M. – Green

January 25, 2014by Marshall Gu 2 Comments

Funny thing – up until the 25th year anniversary reissue of last year, I had no idea this was an album, let alone R.E.M.’s major record debut; I always assumed […]

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1980s, Rock

Lou Reed – New York

January 23, 2014by Marshall Gu 1 Comment

Yes, I won’t deny that New York is one of the better albums in Lou Reed’s solo career, but such a compliment is relative when you realize that Lou Reed’s discography is […]

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1980s, Rock

David Bowie – Hunky Dory

January 21, 2014by Marshall Gu Leave a comment

I can’t help but compare this to Sonic Youth’s EVOL, another overrated-but-not-without-its-moments album that’s been elevated simply because it’s the first respectable album by a canonized artist – no one should care about […]

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1970s, Glam Rock

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