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ghostyhead
avclub-92cf3f7ef90630755b955924254e6ec4--disqus

Lovesexy
Lovesexy is a criminally underrated album. Yeah, I can do without "Positivity," but the rest of the album is pretty much untouchable.

"That's the smell of my daddy dying."

Of course you can!

BEST NEW ARTIST
The Grammy committee changed the Best New Artist rules several years ago when there was some outcry about the strictness of the eligibility requirements. The example always used was that Whitney Houston was deemed ineligible because she had done duet recordings (with Material and Teddy Pendergrass)

Arthur Russell
I agree that those recent-ish reissues can sometimes be a hard bunch to slog through, but "Another Thought" is simply stunning. It's sparse, haunting, and cohesive in a way that those other comps can't touch. I still listen to it pretty frequently, and it's still one of my favorite accidental