Producers Giorgio Moroder, whom Allmusic described as " one of the principal architects of the disco sound " with the Donna Summer hit " I Feel Love " ( 1977 ), and Jean-Marc Cerrone were involved with Eurodisco.

His career, though short, is described by Allmusic as " enormously influential " for both country and rock, " blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other.

Allmusic described Minor Threat's music as " iconic ," and noted that their groundbreaking music " has held up better than of most of their contemporaries.

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave the album a star rating of five stars out of five and described it as the " definitive version of the Horror score.

Steve Huey in Allmusic describes the band as " one of the most unusual cult bands of the 1990s ... driven by frontman Mike Doughty's stream-of-consciousness poetry, Soul Coughing's sound was a willfully idiosyncratic mix of improvisational jazz grooves, oddball samples, hip-hop, electronics, and noisy experimentalism ( described by Doughty as ' deep slacker jazz ').

It is described by Allmusic as " extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding " music.

Allmusic has described the album as a favourite among the band's hardcore fans, and it is the first of three Queen albums to feature in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Stewart Mason in his Allmusic review of the album described it as a " terrific album " and a " fascinating, underrated release ", " every bit the equal of Safe as Milk and Trout Mask Replica ".

Shiny Beast ( Bat Chain Puller ) was described by Ned Raggett of Allmusic to be "... manna from heaven for those feeling Beefheart had lost his way on his two Mercury albums ".

Skyclad began as a thrash metal band but added violins from session musician Mike Evans on several tracks from their debut album, The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth, an effort described by Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic as " ambitious " and " groundbreaking.

Pure Prairie League, formed in Ohio in 1969 by Craig Fuller, had both critical and commercial success with 5 straight Top 40 LP releases, including Bustin ' Out ( 1972 ), acclaimed by Allmusic critic Richard Foss as " an album that is unequaled in country-rock " and Two Lane Highway, described by Rolling Stone Magazine as " a worthy companion to the likes of The Byrds ' Sweetheart Of The Rodeo and other gems of the genre ".

The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is the second album by Bruce Springsteen and the as-yet-unnamed E Street Band, and is described by Allmusic as " one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll.

) With their 1994 album, Mars Audiac Quintet, Stereolab focused more on pop and less on rock, resulting in what Allmusic described as " what may be the group's most accessible, tightly-written album ".

What's Going On would later be described by an Allmusic writer as an album that " not only redefined soul music as a creative force but also expanded its impact as an agent for social change ".

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior editor for Allmusic, described specifically Culture Club as a new wave band and generically as the most successful pop / rock group in America and England during the 1980s, adding that, " By 1986, the group had broken up, leaving behind several singles that rank as classics of the new wave era ".

Reviewing Ain't Life Grand for Allmusic, Steve Huey described second singer Rod Jackson as " a combination of ' 80s pop-metal bluster and Faces-era Rod Stewart " with a " touch of Aerosmith ", a description that he felt also fitted the band as a whole.

John Bonham has been described by Allmusic as one of the most important, well-known and influential drummers in rock.

Allmusic described it as a " groundbreaking " country metal album.

Writing for Allmusic, John Dougan described the genre's origins:

The album was described by Allmusic as " an abomination of ' 70s / Lenny Kravitz clichés, full of third-and fourth-rate tunes and, ultimately, bad blood ", going on to say " the words are just plain awful throughout, not even worth printing ".

The Dwarves reformed in 1997, releasing The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking ( described by Adam Bregman of Allmusic as " the beginning of a new Dwarves ... one that plays real songs, had a set list, and left the club unbloodied "), and its 2000 followup The Dwarves Come Clean.

Simon Le Bon described So Red the Rose as " the most pretentious album ever made ," while Allmusic called it " the best album Duran Duran never made ".

Allmusic described Red Headed Stranger as " really elusive, as the themes get a little muddled and the tunes themselves are a bit bare.

The album received positive reviews, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the album as having " classic moments of revivalist punk ".

" According to Allmusic, " Moon, with his manic, lunatic side, and his life of excessive drinking, partying, and other indulgences, probably represented the youthful, zany side of rock & roll, as well as its self-destructive side, better than anyone else on the planet.

Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave 12 Hits from Hell three stars out of five, saying " This isn't an essential item and will probably appeal mostly to the legions of Misfits fanatics, who will no doubt savor these long-unreleased recordings.

" The Beatles ' Second Album stands as probably best pure rock & roll album ever issued of the group's music ", wrote Allmusic.

Writing for Allmusic, critic Vincent Jeffries wrote of the album " This collection of nostalgia, decent balladry, and quirky anthems probably reinforced any notions of Joe Walsh's creative decline ... this reflective, sometimes half-hearted effort bellies a weariness that's both sad and difficult to appreciate as this master goes through the motions.

" Andy Hinds of Allmusic called it " probably the first KMFDM classic ".

Allmusic said, " When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century ,"< ref >

"' Forever Changes ' made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc's themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is ," wrote Mark Deming in an entry for the online Allmusic guide.

Golden age hip hop ( cited as either just the late ' 80s or the late 80s to early 90s ) was the time period where hip-hop lyricism went through its most drastic transformation – writer William Jelani Cobb says " in these golden years, a critical mass of mic prodigies were literally creating themselves and their art form at the same time " and Allmusic writes, " rhymers like PE's Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, and Rakim basically invented the complex wordplay and lyrical kung-fu of later hip-hop ”.

However, Allmusic has called Peart " one of rock's most accomplished lyricists ",

Wire's debut album, Pink Flag ( 1977 ) – " perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk ", according to Allmusic – contains songs which are diverse in mood and style, but most use a minimalist punk approach, unorthodox structures, " Field Day For The Sundays ", for example, is only 28 seconds long.

Allmusic refers to Emerson as " perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history ".

Allmusic defines industrial as the " most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music "; " initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments ( tape music, musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.

Shankar's association with Harrison greatly increased Shankar's popularity and Ken Hunt of Allmusic would state that Shankar had become " the most famous Indian musician on the planet " by 1966.

Writing for Allmusic, critic Ned Raggett said " With their former band's generally gloomier shadows left behind, what Ash and Haskins draw from their time with Bauhaus is that group's melange of styles — their most underappreciated strength.

" Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening ", according to Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the MC5's far left political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging innovators of the punk movement in the United States.

Allmusic showed a mixed reaction in their retrospective review, noting the overt similarity to the Eagles and deeming the rock opera of side two " a little too wide-eyed and doomsaying for most modern audiences ".

Steve Huey of Allmusic said that he was " one of the most controversial figures in gangsta rap.

According to Richard S. Ginell at Allmusic: " was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century-beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers ; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste.

The song was highly acclaimed in a retrospective review by Allmusic journalist Ned Raggett, who wrote that it " ranks as one of the best, most realistic portrayals of urban life recorded.

Critical reaction was extremely positive ; Pitchfork awarded the album a 9. 7 out of 10, and Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that it was " arguably Yo La Tengo's finest and most coherent album to date.

William Cooper had a similar opinion in Allmusic: " Frida escapes the creative limitations of being a member of one of the world's most popular groups on this solid and often riveting album ".

Allmusic writer John Bush, who declared it " the most consistent and flowing hip-hop album ever recorded ", summed up the record as " an unqualified success, the perfect marriage of intelligent, flowing raps to nuanced, groove-centered productions.