ENTER THE WU-TANG (36 CHAMBERS) Wu-Tang Clan (1993)"one of the most influential rap albums of the '90s. Its spare yet atmospheric production, mapped out the sonic blueprint that countless other hardcore rappers would follow for years to come." - Steve Huey, AllMusic
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UNTRUE Burial (2007)"Untrue finds its anonymous producer streamlining the varied approach of his debut, resulting is a uniform collection of tracks that are subtly evolving variations of each other...most evocative when listened to in sequence, for the moods and characteristics of each track evolve as the album progresses." - Jason Birchmeier, AllMusic
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THE BENDS Radiohead (1995)"What makes The Bends so remarkable is that it marries such ambitious, and often challenging, instrumental soundscapes to songs that are at their cores hauntingly melodic and accessible. It makes the record compelling upon first listen, but it reveals new details with each listen" - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Editor
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SUPREME CLIENTELE Ghostface Killah (2000)"While the album is complete and characteristically Wu-sounding, each track is distinctive lyrically, thematically, and sonically. Ghostface's Supreme Clientele is a step toward the Wu-Tang Clan's ascent from the ashes of their fallen kingdom. The once slumbering Wu-Tang strikes again." - M.F. DiBella, AllMusic
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SONGS FOR THE DEAF Queens of the Stone Age (2002)"restless and pummeling in its imagination and power." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Editor
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UNKNOWN PLEASURES Joy Division (1979)"All visceral, all emotional, all theatrical, all perfect -- one of the best albums ever." - Ned Raggett, AllMusic
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BLUE LINES Massive Attack (1991)"The first masterpiece of what was only termed trip-hop much later, Blue Lines filtered American hip-hop through the lens of British club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance." - John Bush, AllMusic
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LICENSED TO ILL Beastie Boys (1986)"operating from the axis of where metal, punk, and rap meet, there never has been a record this heavy and nimble, drunk on its own power yet giddy with what they're getting away with." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Editor
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WHITE PONY Deftones (2000)"It is honest, stripped, and exposed with it's flowing guitar riffs and haunting orchestral back drops. Deftones have forged ahead, unafraid to delve into the influences of The Smiths and The Cure. " - MacKenzie Wilson, AllMusic
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THIRD Portishead (2008)"There is a flow, but Portishead purposely keep things unsettled, to the extent that the tonal shifts still surprise after several listens...It is the flaws, often quite intentional, that give this an unknowable soul and make Third utterly riveting and endlessly absorbing." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Editor
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