‘Full Moon Fever’ suggests that Petty may have been ready for a new band, if only for an album or so, and the solo record presented the opportunity to explore a Heartbreaker-less life.
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With her seventh studio affair, Summer commanded a variety of different sounds, demonstrating that she couldn’t be confined to just one musical space.
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When ‘Pretty Toney’ keeps it raw, it reinforces that there are few artists that can compete with Ghostface’s vivid imagery and gutter sensibilities.
Read morePrince’s ‘Musicology’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Much like ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ many years before it, ‘Musicology’ was a little more of a concerted effort by Prince to remind a wider audience of just how good he is.
Read moreNas’ Debut Album ‘Illmatic’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Regardless of your background, a close listen to this album is enough to transport you to the project staircases and benches Nas used his talent to eventually escape.
Read moreBananarama’s Eponymous Second Album ‘Bananarama’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
With their second album, the supposed curse of the “sophomore slump” proved to be no bother for the trio of Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward whatsoever.
Read moreShyheim’s Debut Album ‘AKA The Rugged Child’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Like other demographics throughout hip-hop’s history, the rise of adolescent emcees to prominence was hard-fought and somewhat heroic, with Shyheim as a pioneering influence.
Read moreNick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Let Love In’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Nick Cave and crew’s eighth studio affair asks us to remember that the progression from love to despair to desperation is what we’re looking at when we see the darkness in the world.
Read morePulp’s ‘His ‘N’ Hers’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
‘His ‘N’ Hers’ began a classic three-album arc of breakthrough–triumph–disaffection for the band that made them one of the key cultural forces of the 1990s in the UK.
Read morePixies’ ‘Doolittle’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘Doolittle’ is a cornerstone in the band’s legacy, which has impacted countless contemporary bands.
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