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Horses (1975)Released Jan 1, 1975“Gloria” begins with Smith speaking her own words over a spare piano figure, then gathers into a performance of the rock song associated with Them. The voice goes from an intimate declaration to something a roomful of people could shout back. “Land” later takes the same license with spoken images…0 - 2
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)Released Jan 1, 1998A teacher takes attendance on “Intro,” and Lauryn Hill’s name goes unanswered. That little scene gives the later classroom conversations about love a place in the album. When Hill sings about a relationship or about becoming a mother, her songs supply the lived experience the classroom is trying to…0 - 3
Discovery (2001)Released Jan 1, 2001On “One More Time,” Romanthony’s heavily treated voice carries a melody you can sing back after one pass. Keep that relationship between the human voice and the processing in mind for “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” where the voice becomes rhythmic machinery. The opener shows how the duo can…0 - 4
Donuts (2006)Released Jan 1, 2006The first thing on Donuts is a twelve-second piece called “Donuts (Outro).” Then “Workinonit” throws open the door with a much bigger beat. The misleading title and the sudden change of scale teach you how to hear the tape: a small cut can complete one idea and send you straight into the next.0 - 5
Ys (2006)Released Jan 1, 2006On “Emily,” Newsom’s harp and a story about stars make room for Van Dyke Parks’s orchestral arrangements to come and go. The song takes its time getting back to an image you recognize. Hearing that first helps with “Only Skin,” where following the voice and the changing arrangements is more…0 - 6
Red Headed Stranger (1975)Released Jan 1, 1975“Time of the Preacher” opens with gently picked guitar and a narrator singing about a preacher in the third person. Its tune returns in the shorter pieces called “Time of the Preacher Theme.” Those returns keep you oriented as the record moves between the preacher’s story, old songs, and…0 - 7
Juju (1981)Released Jan 1, 1981The drums and John McGeoch’s circling guitar on “Spellbound” keep the song moving while Siouxsie makes being swept along feel both exhilarating and unnerving. “Night Shift” later turns some of the same tension into a slower, more threatening sound. The opener sets up a record in which the rhythm…0 - 8
IGOR (2019)Released Jan 1, 2019“IGOR’S THEME” lets a long, abrasive synth tone fill the room before drums and layers of voices arrive. The introduction asks you to hear the voices as part of the arrangement, a habit that pays off when “EARFQUAKE” gives you a clearer tune through similarly altered voices. The shift into a love…0 - 9
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)Released Jan 1, 1988“Countdown to Armageddon” puts the sound of a crowd and the voice of an announcer ahead of the first full rap track, “Bring the Noise.” It makes the record feel like a public address from the start. By the time you reach “Rebel Without a Pause,” the piercing loop feels like part of a performance…0 - 10
Loveless (1991)Released Jan 1, 1991A drum fill on “Only Shallow” opens into a distorted guitar figure, with a much gentler voice coming through the mass of sound. That layering is a good way into “Sometimes,” where the attack changes and the voice still has to find its space. Start here and the point of listening becomes hearing…0
