Sonic Youth’s eighth studio album overall and third major-label LP harkened back to the group’s indie-label days and particularly their time on punk label SST Records.
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Des’ree’s second studio album serves as a testament to the enduring power of musical heritage, proving that quality transcends trends and creates a continuum of artistic excellence.
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‘Three Imaginary Boys’ was not the debut album Robert Smith wanted to make. Everything from the cover art to the track listing to the overall sound flew in the face of what he envisioned.
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With their eighth studio affair, Simple Minds honed its stadium-filling sound and even pushed against it with a mix of smoother rock sensibilities and acoustic ambitions.
Read morePeople Under The Stairs’ ’12 Step Program’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
On their ninth studio affair, Thes One and Double K sound as spry as ever, demonstrating that they had a lot of gas left in the tank two decades in and could add new dimensions to their music.
Read moreGil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson’s ‘Winter in America’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Even though much of ‘Winter in America’ is a reaction to the times, five decades later, much of it feels timeless.
Read moreDr. Dooom’s ‘First Come, First Served’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Like many great abstract or experimental emcees, Kool Keith succeeds on ‘First Come, First Served’ by managing to take the conceit seriously, but not too seriously.
Read moreRufus & Chaka Khan’s ‘Rags To Rufus’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Despite its two official singles overshadowing the remainder of the material contained therein, Rufus’ second studio LP provided ample evidence of Khan’s powerful voice and unavoidable charisma.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
For the author, and thousands of other fans, ‘Disintegration’ will always be more than just The Cure’s bestselling album. It’s the one thing that heals our insides when nothing else comes close.
Read moreSly and The Family Stone’s ‘Stand!’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
‘Stand!’ remains a timeless piece of art, as moving now as when it was first conceived, with Stone and crew expressing their deeply held conviction that things can and will get better.
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