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You’d think something couldn’t be soothing and powerful at the same time. Jeff Buckley’s voice burns these preconceived notions to the ground throughout Grace. His voice captivates us by simply touching every feeling known to man within a ten song album.

When Dream Brother fades into nothing, his voice finally lets go of you. Its done the job that Jeff was put on this earth to achieve. The purpose of showing human beings that something as ordinary as a human voice can produce ... read more

Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition does something most rap albums fail to do these days. It shows the downside of what living a life based around drugs means. He's not trying to seem cool just because he tells tales about his drug use. This album instead approaches the topic in a refreshing and harrowing way.

He shows the ugliness and struggle that comes with this lifestyle. It's about trying to deal with being so dependent on something other than yourself. As a result, the album becomes a ... read more

Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous holds a special place in my heart. It was one of the first albums where I paid attention to what the artist was saying. In fact, Big L's ability to captivate my attention as a young person with his playful, grimy lyrics made me more interested in the art of writing.

I owe a lot to this album because writing ended up being the one thing I loved doing more than anything else. It made me sit down and examine every sentence to ensure it conveyed what I wanted. ... read more

On April 10, 1996, the Seattle based grunge band Alice in Chains resurfaced for the first time in three years to play a concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music within its Majestic Theater. The concert was a part of the all-acoustic set MTV Unplugged concert series; a series that has collaborated with other acclaimed grunge bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. It would be one of the last concerts the band would play with all of its members, due to, Layne Staley’s struggle with drug ... read more