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“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” is one of the greatest albums of all time, a groundbreaking work of emotional and artistic depth that completely mesmerized the music world when it came out in 1998.
It went on to sell over 8 million copies in the U.S. alone and win multiple Grammys, including the award for album of the year.
Twenty years after its release, “Miseducation” is still a fantastic sounding album — and it still fascinates like very few others.
Part of its lasting allure has to do with the fact that its author — Lauryn Hill, who’d also win the best new artist Grammy on the back of this debut recording – has really never released a proper follow-up to “Miseducation.”
Yes, there was a live album in 2002, plus a few singles. But, as befuddling as it may sound, her most recent studio recording of original material remains that 1998 debut.
I guess it’s hard to follow a near-perfect album. And that’s exactly what this hip-hop-soul great gave the world with “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” even if her career since then has been frustratingly inconsistent.
Hill and thousands of her devoted Bay Area fans will celebrate the milestone anniversary of her only studio album by performing “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” on Sept. 20 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
It should be fun to hear Hill deliver such key “Miseducation” cuts as “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor” and “Everything Is Everything,” all of which were Top 40 singles.
Plus, Hill isn’t the evening’s only draw. The opening acts on this overall solid bill are SZA, De La Soul and Shabazz Palaces. So, in other words, try not to miss a second of the action.
Details: 6:30 p.m.; $31.50-$125; www.livenation.com.
The incomparable @MsLaurynHill returns to @ShorelineAmp w/ special guests to perform the Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill in its entirety! Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am. More info at https://t.co/1kfclf0fy0 #LaurynHill pic.twitter.com/uqK8Cs7jDv
— LiveNationSF (@LiveNationSF) April 17, 2018