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Album Review: Rumours

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Rumours   The Cover Overview Today's album was Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac, a famous British-American rock band. Released in 1977 by Warner Bros (yes you read that right), the album describes an unhappy story with a happy ending. The album sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and had almost a haunting, soft folk sound to it. According to Fleetwood Mac, the band members used cocaine and were high for most of the recordings for this album, and I feel like that attributed to the iconic sound this project had. And although I'm not particularly a rock or folk fan, it was definitely worth the listen. Tracks That Stood Out Dreams - There is hardly a person alive who hasn't listened to this song. Whether you've heard it on the radio, or saw a man on tiktok skateboarding with cranberry juice in his hand to it, Dreams is an iconic song. The vocals on this song were impeccable, and it had that whispery haunting sound like the one I mentioned earlier. It's definitely going on
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Album Review: Untitled Unmastered

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untitled unmastered.   The Cover Overview I'm starting off the "Album a Day" series with Kendrick Lamar's 2016 compilation album, Untitled Unmastered. This album definitely receives a lot of hate and bad reviews, as it is overshadowed by some of Kendrick's other projects, namely To Pimp a Butterfly and Good Kid, m.A.A.d City . And although this album probably isn't on the same tier as the aforementioned ones, I can honestly say I enjoyed it a lot. This album is made of many songs that didn't make the cut for To Pimp a Butterfly , and I loved the unfinished feeling of it. Don't get me wrong, I love a finished and carefully compiled album, but in Kendrick's case it was great to hear something more free and liberated. Tracks That Stood Out Untitled 02 - This track was probably my favorite on the album, as it speaks about Kendrick's fight between his prideful and his humble selves. The juxtoposition in verses which speak about affluence and excess
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Album Review: Rumours

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Rumours   The Cover Overview Today's album was Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac, a famous British-American rock band. Released in 1977 by Warner Bros (yes you read that right), the album describes an unhappy story with a happy ending. The album sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and had almost a haunting, soft folk sound to it. According to Fleetwood Mac, the band members used cocaine and were high for most of the recordings for this album, and I feel like that attributed to the iconic sound this project had. And although I'm not particularly a rock or folk fan, it was definitely worth the listen. Tracks That Stood Out Dreams - There is hardly a person alive who hasn't listened to this song. Whether you've heard it on the radio, or saw a man on tiktok skateboarding with cranberry juice in his hand to it, Dreams is an iconic song. The vocals on this song were impeccable, and it had that whispery haunting sound like the one I mentioned earlier. It's definitely going on
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Album Review: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill   The album cover Overview Today's album is The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill  by ex Fugee and acclaimed artist Ms. Lauryn Hill. The 1998 album, released by Colombia records, mixed R&B, soul, hiphop, and reggae to showcased Lauryn's personal experiences with love and life. And I really enjoyed it. The albums immense impact on Hip Hop alone is well known throughout the world, and I really feel it deserves all the clout and credit it gets. I especially enjoyed how almost every track ended with a voice recording of Lauryn's teacher and class discussing the true meaning of love in a classroom, keeping the theme of the album and adding a story and deeper meaning to every song.  Tracks That Stood Out Ex Factor - This song was AMAZING. It is about Lauryn's experience with an ex lover, who has emotionally abused her. She sings in present tense, suggesting she is still in the relationship she laments about in the song. Trapped, she hates the way
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Album Review: Untitled Unmastered

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untitled unmastered.   The Cover Overview I'm starting off the "Album a Day" series with Kendrick Lamar's 2016 compilation album, Untitled Unmastered. This album definitely receives a lot of hate and bad reviews, as it is overshadowed by some of Kendrick's other projects, namely To Pimp a Butterfly and Good Kid, m.A.A.d City . And although this album probably isn't on the same tier as the aforementioned ones, I can honestly say I enjoyed it a lot. This album is made of many songs that didn't make the cut for To Pimp a Butterfly , and I loved the unfinished feeling of it. Don't get me wrong, I love a finished and carefully compiled album, but in Kendrick's case it was great to hear something more free and liberated. Tracks That Stood Out Untitled 02 - This track was probably my favorite on the album, as it speaks about Kendrick's fight between his prideful and his humble selves. The juxtoposition in verses which speak about affluence and excess
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