The beauty of the group’s third studio affair is that it sounded unlike anything else on the radio at the time of its arrival, and to this day, has its own unique sound and place in music history.
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Having been previously regarded as a predominantly country and adult contemporary artist, Newton-John’s provocative eleventh studio affair set about to frame the singer in a new light.
Read morePrince’s ‘Controversy’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
Building on the style & sound he crafted on its precursor ‘Dirty Mind’ (1980), Prince’s fourth studio album examines themes of religion, sex, race, and even politics.
Read moreSaint Etienne’s Debut Album ‘Foxbase Alpha’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Evocative of time (early ‘90s) and emblematic of place (London), ‘Foxbase Alpha’ is a gorgeous pastiche of symbiotic sounds and expertly incorporated samples.
Read moreFreddie Hubbard’s ‘First Light’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
With ‘First Light,’ the legendary trumpeter pushed the musical envelope to make something radically different from his previous works, as he distanced himself from the soul-jazz model.
Read moreGinuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.
Read moreDepeche Mode’s Debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
While their 1981 debut did not augur the stadium tours or multi-platinum LPs to come, it nevertheless offers little pieces of the band they would become.
Read moreThe Hold Steady’s ‘Boys and Girls in America’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
The band’s third studio album doesn’t ask you for judgment or pity. It’s not interested. It just asks you to sing along.
Read moreThe Decemberists’ ‘The Crane Wife’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
The Decemberists revel in excessive obscurities and oddities, and their fourth studio affair offers no exception to this rule.
Read moreThe Police’s ‘Ghost in the Machine’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
'Ghost in the Machine' to The Police was what 'The White Album' was to The Beatles, as the band members were moving in three different directions musically.
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