‘Nebraska’ is the only Springsteen album without reasons or answers. In every other case, there is a justice or a dignity to fight for, but not on ‘Nebraska.’
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‘Time Out of Mind’ took risks, succeeded, and was rewarded. There wasn’t a Bob Dylan album like it before, and there likely won’t be another ever again.
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The Chicago-bred emcee’s third LP offers an intriguing look at the transition from the Common Sense of old to the Common we know today.
Read moreCompton’s Most Wanted’s ‘Music to Driveby’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Reality rap in its truest sense Compton’s Most Wanted’s third studio album remains an elucidating and provocative listen 30 years on.
Read moreWendy Matthews’ ‘Lily’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Employing producer T-Bone Burnett, INXS’ rhythm section of Jon Farriss and Garry Gary Beers, as well as Booker T’s legendary keyboard skills, the album’s musical pedigree was never going to be disputed.
Read moreThe Verve’s ‘Urban Hymns’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Controversies, conflicts and commercial achievements notwithstanding, ‘Urban Hymns’ remains The Verve’s creative pinnacle twenty years on.
Read moreThe Smiths’ Final Studio Album ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
The Smiths’ fourth and final studio album has made it to 35, no less the worse for wear, but no better.
Read moreDepeche Mode’s ‘Music For The Masses’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
A rich, multilayered mix of sex, drugs, isolation, obsession, gloom and contemplation, ‘Music For The Masses’ found the band creating new musical vistas.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘Magic’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
The question “is there anybody alive out there?” is meant to be genuine, and you’re supposed to respond. Now, fifteen years later, ‘Magic’ is a clear portrait of what happens if we don’t.
Read moreBilly Joel’s ‘The Stranger’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
‘The Stranger’ makes us look in the mirror and examine all the nooks and crannies that the light might not touch.
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