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Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #431: PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

#431

PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

Release Date: 2000
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes
PJ Harvey, Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Stories from the PJ, Stories from the Harvey
Impressions: I completely missed out on one Polly Jean Harvey, for whatever reason, in the '90s. Maybe I was too busy listening to Korn, or Staind, or Puddle of Mudd or something. Well, that's not true, but let's hear what she's got… Leads off with an Y2K, alt-y guitar rock opener "Big Exit" with a suitably huge … Continue Reading ››
Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #481: D’Angelo – Voodoo

#481
D'Angelo - Voodoo
For the year 2000, D'Angelo possesed the world's most famous abs.

D'Angelo, Voodoo

Release Date: 2000
Previously Owned: No First Time Listen: Yes
Impressions:  D'Angelo is never in a rush. Songs take as long as they need to (the shortest track on this album is still four and a half minutes.) He starts singing when ever he feels like it and he puts out albums when ever he wants to. Voodoo came out five years -an eternity in pop music- after his successful neo-soul debut Brown Sugar. Take the opening song; "Playa … Continue Reading ››