Marvin Gaye’s 11th studio album, What’s Going On, is a survey of all of existence, told from the perspective of a Vietnam veteran returning home.
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@Radiohead’s first moment of true transcendence, a foundational, defining step for a band heralded as one of the most influential acts of the 1990s and 2000s.
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@Kendrick Lamar’s game-changing To Pimp a Butterfly goes beyond the confines of hip-hop to incorporate jazz, funk, and soul.
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@The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Imagine what it was like hearing it before any of those things had names.
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@Joni Mitchell's Blue tends to argue that life is inherently lonely. But armed with just her voice, an acoustic guitar, and a piano, Joni assures us we’re never the only lonely ones.
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@The Clash were one of the most important bands of all time, with London Calling being their magnum opus.
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@The Beatles' Abbey Road carries a feeling of completion and finality, and it's the record that showcased the songwriting heights of the Fab Four.
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@Fleetwood Mac caught up in toxic relationships and heavy drug use during the production of Rumours, it’s a miracle that this album exists at all.
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@Prince's Purple Rain so gobsmackingly great is that every wailing guitar and taboo-shattering lyric sounds just as daring today as it did in 1984.
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