A year before their classic debut album ‘Mecca and the Soul Brother’ surfaced, ‘All Souled Out’ & lead single “The Creator” announced the arrival of the dynamic duo.
Read moreJay-Z’s Debut Album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
While not his biggest commercial hit, the legend of Jay-Z’s debut LP has grown over the past three decades, as its themes have helped shape many of his albums that came afterwards.
Read moreToni Braxton’s ‘Secrets’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Braxton’s second studio affair expanded her emotional vocabulary until heartbreak became emotional architecture; desire became atmosphere and silence itself became another instrument in the arrangement.
Read moreJoni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The music industry is traditionally loath to put women in control of their sound and image, but Mitchell was very much in control of shaping her fourth studio affair.
Read moreBob Dylan’s ‘Blonde on Blonde’ Turns 60 | Album Anniversary
Dylan has recorded all manner of music in the 60 years since his seventh studio LP was released, but he has rarely sounded as confident and self-assured as he did on this album.
Read moreGuster’s ‘Ganging Up On The Sun’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The band’s fifth studio album is kind of a mess…in the best possible way. Full of unexpected transitions, it’s unique in their repertoire because it has no overarching aesthetic sensibility.
Read moreBeck’s ‘Odelay’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The kaleidoscopic ‘Odelay’ forced listeners and the music industry at large to look beyond the ubiquity of “Loser” and recognize Beck as a true musical visionary.
Read more3rd Bass’ Second & Final Studio Album ‘Derelicts of Dialect’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
While their debut LP ‘The Cactus Album’ (1989) was a solid introduction, 3rd Bass recorded ‘Derelicts of Dialect’ with a notably heightened sense of purpose and focus.
Read moreBon Iver’s Eponymous Second Album ‘Bon Iver’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
Bon Iver’s second studio affair is a record about stillness, regardless of what the lyrics say. Musically, the band paints this vivid of a picture.
Read moreThe Smiths’ ‘The Queen Is Dead’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Terry Nelson revisits The Smiths’ watershed album and examines why, relative to other long players of the same era, it still resonates so profoundly today.
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