Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Look Back at ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ 25 Years Later
By Brian Ives This weekend (September 24), the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ breakthrough album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, turns 25. Here, we take a look back at the album that took the L.A. funk group from the...
View ArticleLed Zeppelin’s ‘Song Remains the Same,’ 40 Years Later
By Brian Ives 40 years ago this week, Led Zeppelin released their live album, ‘The Song Remains the Same,’ which also served as the soundtrack to their concert film of the same name. For years, it was...
View ArticleDavid Bowie’s ‘Low’: His Masterpiece Turns 40
By Adam Wiener and Paul Witcover In January of 1977, David Bowie released Low, the first album in what would become known as “The Berlin Trilogy.” Low wasn’t a huge commercial hit, but has gone on to...
View ArticlePink Floyd’s ‘Animals’: A Look Back at Their Most Underrated Album
By Brian Ives Forty years ago today [January 23], Pink Floyd released its tenth album, and one of its most underrated: Animals. It came on the heels of two insanely successful albums—1973’s The Dark...
View ArticleFleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’– A Timeless Classic Turns 40
By Brian Ives “No matter where I am in the world, and I don’t know why it is, I keep hearing Fleetwood Mac tracks.” This is a quote from U2 bassist Adam Clayton in a recent Rolling Stone interview....
View ArticleDavid Bowie: A Look Back at His ’90s Era – When He Got Weird Again
By Brian Ives This month marks the twentieth anniversary of David Bowie’s Earthling album, a record that saw him experimenting with new forms of electronic dance music. It came in the midst of his...
View ArticlePeter Gabriel’s Solo Debut: A Look Back, 40 Years Later
By Brian Ives Forty years ago this week, Peter Gabriel released his self-titled debut album. It was a decade after forming Genesis, and two years after he’d left the band. While his departure seemed...
View ArticleU2’s ‘Pop’: A Look Back at Their Most Misunderstood Album
By Brian Ives Twenty years ago this week, U2 released one of their most daring and most misunderstood albums, Pop. Continuing down the sonic road they started on with 1991’s Achtung Baby and continued...
View ArticlePrince’s ‘Sign O The Times’ 30 Years Later: A Look Back at His Magnum Opus
By Scott T. Sterling Thirty years ago this Friday (March 31), Prince released ‘Sign O The Times,’ a sprawling double album that featured some of his greatest songs, including “If I Was Your...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen’s ‘L.A. Years’: ‘Human Touch’ and ‘Lucky Town,’ 25 Years Later
By Brian Ives Twenty-five years ago this week, Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day (March 31) – ‘Human Touch‘ and ‘Lucky Town.’ They were his first albums since breaking up the E...
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