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.
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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.
Read morePrince and The Revolution’s ‘Around The World In A Day’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Around The World In A Day’ took shape as Prince’s ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’—an album exploring musical styles and influences in an unexpected way.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘Seventeen Seconds’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Managing to feel immediate and elusive, Robert Smith and crew’s second studio affair draws us in, but keeps us at a tantalizing distance, tickling the mind with murky suspense.
Read moreFunkadelic’s ‘Let’s Take It To The Stage’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Relative to its six precursors, Funkadelic’s seventh studio affair contains more traditional funk and soul creations, which still manage to push the limits of the imagination.
Read moreZZ Top’s ‘Fandango!’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
‘Fandango!’ shares that rarefied air of half-live/half-studio albums. But unlike most hybrid LPs that configured as double-albums, it’s one single succinct slab, clocking in at just over a half-hour.
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