From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.
When it comes to marrying politics and music, Radiohead have always been good value for your money. Unlike their near contemporaries Blur, whose chart-pop whims combined with middle-of-the-road politics, Radiohead have never strayed far from right-on radical causes, just as their music has rarely deviated from the tastefully progressive.
This post originally appeared on VICE UK 33⅓ is a series of books dedicated to the most incredible musical albums ever made-one book per album, one author per book. Over the coming months, we'll be running excerpts from their in-depth essays.