The album is a portrait of Young’s ability as a folk artist to plug in. The background of course is a swirl of genres, a bumpy yet effortless dive into its creator’s busy mind.
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Though many point to its successor ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ (2001) as Wilco’s crowning achievement to date, ‘Summerteeth’ arguably makes a convincing case for the same distinction.
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As far as magnum opuses go, ‘Dookie’ is high up there for its genre and its era. The whole record flies by and sticks like gum.
Read moreJoni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Mitchell’s place in history as a songwriter and composer is outside the realm of “normal.” And ‘Court and Spark’ is anything but.
Read moreBob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’’ Turns 60 | Album Anniversary
With a stripped-down nature that makes the stories feel close and the emotion raw, Dylan’s third studio LP tackles the American trademarks of racism, poverty, and social change.
Read moreLed Zeppelin’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Led Zeppelin’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
Complicated relationships of love continue every day in every sphere of art and life, and the author’s relationship with Led Zeppelin’s inaugural affair is indeed a complicated one.
Read moreThe Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Siamese Dream’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Built around brutal honesty, the refusal to smile, to give in, and one guitar layered on top of another, ‘Siamese Dream’ is dense and emotionally taxing, even three decades later.
Read moreYeah Yeah Yeahs’ Debut Album ‘Fever To Tell’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The trio’s debut album is a record of bright neon coming from a dark, dank place of sagging curbs and tired stories: Lower Manhattan.
Read moreThe Raconteurs’ ‘Consolers of the Lonely’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
All four Raconteurs are multi-instrumentalists and it’s what makes ‘Consolers of the Lonely’ such a strong record and the band’s best of their three to date.
Read moreThe Velvet Underground’s ‘Loaded’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
The pink clouds on the album’s cover highlight just how different this album’s sonic landscape is compared to the band’s previous color palette of blacks, greys, and shadows.
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