George Clinton and crew’s fourth album was the inspiration that transformed their live shows, making them into swirling spectacles, part opera, part circus-like jam sessions.
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Using the persistent pain of Jamaica’s past and present to motivate to a better future is the central theme around which ‘Marcus Garvey’ is built.
Read morePatti Smith’s Debut Album ‘Horses’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
A deep sense of generational responsibility glows at the core of ‘Horses,’ which ignited punk and changed the way we regard rock ‘n’ roll and gender and what is orthodox when it comes to artistry.
Read moreFine Young Cannibals Eponymous Debut Album ‘Fine Young Cannibals’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
In the wake of The English Beat’s breakup, Andy Cox and David Steele formed Fine Young Cannibals, recruited frontman Roland Gift, and recorded this mighty fine debut album.
Read moreThe ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
A massive commercial and critical hit, the GRAMMY Award-winning soundtrack enhances the film and stands apart from it independently as a unique and sublime piece of work.
Read moreParliament’s ‘Trombipulation’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
‘Trombipulation’ isn’t the grand, immersive experience that Parliament would put out during its mid-1970s hey-day, but it’s an exuberant listening experience nevertheless.
Read moreThe Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’ Turns 60 | Album Anniversary
The Fab Four’s sixth studio album is an intoxicating blend of folk-rock introspection, sonic experimentation and melodic brilliance.
Read moreThe Who’s Debut Album ‘My Generation’ Turns 60 | Album Anniversary
Across their debut album, The Who gave the kids what they wanted at the time, before they had the ambition to break new ground in the hopes that people would follow.
Read moreBrand Nubian’s Debut Album ‘One For All’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘One For All’ is a stunning debut, filled with rock solid beats and lyrics, accompanied by heavy doses of politically charged rhetoric.
Read moreCircles Around The Sun’s Debut Album ‘Interludes For The Dead’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
Charged with recording intermission music for the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary concerts in the summer of 2015, the collective transformed these jams into this proper, patiently psychedelic record.
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