Sananda Maitreya’s ‘Vibrator’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

May 27, 2025 Andy Healy

Maitreya’s multi-dimensional fourth studio affair builds on the soul of his debut, adding in dashes of his more Avant Garde works. It’s eclectic, sure, but not to the point of being disorienting.

Sananda Maitreya’s ‘Neither Fish Nor Flesh’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

October 19, 2024 Andy Healy

Rather than trying to replicate his successful debut LP, Maitreya challenged and channeled himself to push his artistic vocabulary and expand his musical horizons.

Sananda Maitreya’s ‘Symphony or Damn’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

May 7, 2023 Patrick Corcoran

In retrospect, and despite the tremendous quality of the material on offer, Maitreya’s third LP just didn’t fit what radio was pushing back in 1993.

Sananda Maitreya’s Debut Album ‘Introducing the Hardline According to...’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective

July 10, 2022 Patrick Corcoran

Sananda Maitreya Introducing the Hardline According

Following his debut’s overwhelmingly positive reception, the stars seemed to augur that Maitreya would become a leading light of the musical universe.

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Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

Having been previously regarded as a predominantly country and adult contemporary artist, Newton-John’s provocative eleventh studio affair set about to frame the singer in a new light.

Freddie Hubbard’s ‘First Light’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary

With ‘First Light,’ the legendary trumpeter pushed the musical envelope to make something radically different from his previous works, as he distanced himself from the soul-jazz model.