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Why Be Here Now Is The Best Oasis Album, By Angus Batey

Angus Batey was the reviews editor on Vox when Be Here Now was released; here he lifts the lid on the sense of panic that Oasis' third album caused in the world of music journalism. But in his love for this album is he mad for it, or just mad?

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Judas Priest, Sad Wings Of Destiny & The Birth Of Modern Metal

Four decades ago - between the release of Sad Wings Of Destiny and Sin After Sin - Judas Priest were engaged in a revolution of image and sound... one that would cement the heavy metal aesthetic for good

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In Praise Of Brant Bjork: Kyuss’ Wretch 25 Years On

Sure Josh Homme has gone on to leave an indelible mark on modern heavy rock but when Kyuss released their debut album Wretch, Brant Bjork was the standout star, says Josh Gray

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30 Years On: A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory Revisited

Angus Batey revisits the history and lasting legacy of A Tribe Called Quest's Low End Theory

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30 Years On: Pixies’ Trompe Le Monde Revisited

30 years on from Pixies’ “swan song", Brian Coney revisits Trompe Le Monde

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Around The Bend: Pearl Jam’s No Code Turns 20

JR Moores looks back two decades and finds it was No Code that provided Grunge's Kid A moment, not In Utero

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His Last Major Stand: Songs In The Key Of Life Turns Forty

With the album rising to greet its fourth decade, David Stubbs unpicks Stevie Wonder's transition from a technological pioneer to a musically conservative finger wagger of the highest order, and wonders just what might have been

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I Know It’s Overrated: The Queen Is Dead Turns 35

In the three decades since its release, The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead has repeatedly been hailed as the band's crowning achievement, and regularly features in lists of the greatest albums ever made. Lifelong Smiths fan Simon Price, however, is not so sure

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Infallible: Where Did Son Of Bazerk Go Wrong?

In the latest of his stellar hip hop retrospectives, Angus Batey looks back at one of rap's great lost albums, Bazerk, Bazerk, Bazerk, asking where did they go wrong and where are they today?

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From Azzazin To Gun Aramaic: Muslimgauze Two Decades On

Louis Pattison looks back two decades to when the electronic musician Bryn Jones was at the height of his powers recording as Muslimgauze - and speaks to the people who knew him and musicians who were influenced by him

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One Step Forward Two Steps Backward: 1976, Reggae & Critical Amnesia

In a blistering new piece Neil Kulkarni argues that we should put aside our copies of Super Ape and Rockers Up Town and make room for some other, less canonical albums

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Winning It All: Prince’s Purple Rain Revisited

With news of the great man sadly departing, we remember when Purple Rain got Ned Raggett hot under the collar

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Smack Down: EYEHATEGOD Versus Iron Monkey & The Heaviest LP Of 1996

Twenty years ago New Orleans' EYEHATEGOD and Nottingham's Iron Monkey were locked into a race to produce the heaviest album ever. Dan Franklin revisits Iron Monkey's self-titled debut and Dopesick

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The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986

So here's a question: was noise rock healthier in 1986 than it is today in 2016? Noel Gardner spends today and tomorrow trying to answer this question. Today - here's his overview of 12 months of noise rock three decades ago

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A Question Of Lust: Depeche Mode’s Black Celebration Revisited

John Freeman looks back at the album which saw Martin Gore find his voice against a backdrop of inter-band tension.

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It’s Tricky: Run-DMC’s Raising Hell Revisited

Thirty years after its release, John Freeman looks back at the genre-bending crossover album that was so much more than an over-played Aerosmith cover version.

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Murder Ballads As Gangsta Rap Album

Dele Fadele looks back to The Bad Seeds album that has odd parallels with gangsta rap

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Last Thrash: Metallica’s Master of Puppets Revisited

John Ridpath re-assesses Metallica's finest fifty-four minutes and thirty-five seconds

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30-Years On: David Bowie’s Lodger Comes In From The Cold

Often seen as the poor third in the Berlin Trilogy, Ben Graham argues that it only shines when examined in isolation

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The Hideous Ecstasy Of Fear: Diamond Dogs 40 Years On

It starts with an otherworldly squall, and the decadent dystopia of Diamond Dogs is never over, as Matthew Lindsay explains

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Exploring Notions Of Decadence: Bowie’s Station To Station, 45 Years On

Ben Graham takes a detailed look at the decadent path trod by David Bowie during the creation of Station To Station

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To Chop And Change: Pavement’s Wowee Zowee 25 Years On

Lesley Chow dissects the (semi-) serious intent behind Stephen Malkmus' nonsensical rhymes on Pavement's 3rd album which was positioned as the "logical end-point of rock"

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25 Years On: Goodie Mob’s Soul Food Revisited

Angus Batey looks back 25 years to the birth of "dirty south" and the bizarre influence of a far right, survivalist tract on hip hop

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Brian Eno’s Another Green World, Revisited By William Doyle

William Doyle, fka East India Youth, uses his pack of oblique strategies cards to come to terms with Another Green World as it turns 45 this year

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45 Years On: Joni Mitchell’s The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Revisited

Joni Mitchell risked everything; she had a career of "unparalleled audacity" says David Bennun when reassessing The Hissing Of Summer Lawns some 45 years later

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25 Years On: Autechre’s Tri Repetae Revisited

Gary Suarez gives us an American perspective on one of Autechre's most revered albums and a duo about to sever all remaining ties to the culture that surrounded them

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Neo-Prog 35 Years On: Marillion, IQ, Pendragon Etc. Revisited

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Flying Saucer, Attack! Mr Bungle’s Disco Volante 25 Years On

Twenty-five years since its release, Matt Evans revisits the purposefully difficult second album that pulverised his young metalhead brain

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30 Years On: Run DMC’s Back From Hell Revisited

The New York trio's poorly-received fifth album gets a reappraisal from Angus Batey, who finds lessons about social pressure, creative limits and sonic exploration gone awry within its tracks

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25 Years On: The Young Gods’ Only Heaven Revisited

A quarter century on from the Swiss powerhouse’s fifth album, Ned Raggett takes a look back at what sampling, live drumming & roaring vocals could produce

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Running Out Of Steam: Andy Mackay Of Roxy Music On Siren

David Chiu talks to the Roxy horn player and looks back at the legendary group’s highly regarded fifth record as it turns 45

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25 Years On: Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Revisited

Angus Batey looks back into his archive of interviews with Raekwon in order to better understand this high water mark in mid-90s hip hop

Why Be Here Now Is The Best Oasis Album, By Angus Batey

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In Praise Of Brant Bjork: Kyuss’ Wretch 25 Years On

30 Years On: A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory Revisited

30 Years On: Pixies’ Trompe Le Monde Revisited

Around The Bend: Pearl Jam’s No Code Turns 20

His Last Major Stand: Songs In The Key Of Life Turns Forty

I Know It’s Overrated: The Queen Is Dead Turns 35

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From Azzazin To Gun Aramaic: Muslimgauze Two Decades On

One Step Forward Two Steps Backward: 1976, Reggae & Critical Amnesia

Winning It All: Prince’s Purple Rain Revisited

Smack Down: EYEHATEGOD Versus Iron Monkey & The Heaviest LP Of 1996

The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986

A Question Of Lust: Depeche Mode’s Black Celebration Revisited

It’s Tricky: Run-DMC’s Raising Hell Revisited

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Murder Ballads As Gangsta Rap Album

Last Thrash: Metallica’s Master of Puppets Revisited

30-Years On: David Bowie’s Lodger Comes In From The Cold

The Hideous Ecstasy Of Fear: Diamond Dogs 40 Years On

Exploring Notions Of Decadence: Bowie’s Station To Station, 45 Years On

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45 Years On: Joni Mitchell’s The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Revisited

25 Years On: Autechre’s Tri Repetae Revisited

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Flying Saucer, Attack! Mr Bungle’s Disco Volante 25 Years On

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