A phase of personal turmoil culminated in a stint in rehab that offered clarity and a renewed sense of creativity that had previously eluded a newly inspired Trent Reznor.
Read moreAimee Mann’s ‘Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Mann’s records are like novels, fully fleshed out and painstakingly cared for. They might bum you out and that might be exactly what she was going for.
Read moreEurythmics’ ‘Be Yourself Tonight’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
The commercial impetus is noticeably present across the duo’s fourth studio affair, but it was a move in the right direction both financially and yes, even creatively.
Read moreX’s Debut Album ‘Los Angeles’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Complex and dazzling in its brutality, X’s debut album is one of those albums that will remain with the author (and many of us) for the rest of her life.
Read moreMobb Deep’s ‘The Infamous’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
If you listen closely enough, amidst the darkness and drama, you can detect the underlying theme of regret-filled resignation throughout the course of the album’s sixteen tracks.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘Devils & Dust’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Where its 2002 precursor ‘The Rising’ finds the perfect balance of uncertainty, fear, and hope, ‘Devils & Dust’ covers similar ground with similar characters just a couple of years later.
Read moreToni Braxton’s ‘The Heat’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
The new millennium heralded a newfound confidence in Braxton, priming the path for a fresh sound coupled with her seizing more creative control and influence on her third studio affair.
Read moreBlack Sabbath’s ‘Heaven And Hell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Tonight, drop the needle on ‘Heaven And Hell,’ raise those devil horns high, pour one out for that 1970 Chevy Nova, and bleed a little for the dancer.
Read moreLynden David Hall’s ‘In Between Jobs’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Hall remained resolutely unmoved by popular movements and fads, and his third & final album contains echoes of the sounds that would resonate years later in the contemporary R&B/soul landscape.
Read moreX Clan’s Debut Album ‘To The East, Blackwards’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
X Clan was committed to uplifting the Black race while being willing to step on some toes, and their boldness is missed today.
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