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Arrested Development's 1992 debut, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of …, forged an affinity with African American cultural history. It wasn't a safe commercial bet, but the album became popular by revealing the essence of that history in contemporary regionalism ("Tennessee"), sexual politics ("Natural," "People Everyday") and social outlook ("Mr. […]
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