In 1975, Lynyrd Skynyrd proved that to get at the soul, the gut, and the a** of the listener, you needed nothin’ fancy at all.
Read moreLeon Russell’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Leon Russell’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The sound on Leon Russell is that of celebration—of a communal celebration. There's nothing forced; there's no pretension, despite the roster of world-class musicians on board.
Read moreLed Zeppelin’s ‘Physical Graffiti’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Zeppelin’s sixth album expanded their mighty sound even further than before, while exhibiting a dizzying array of references and influences.
Read moreThe Black Crowes’ Debut Album ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
What sets ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ apart from everything else on rock radio around its release in early 1990 is, quite frankly, its swagger.
Read moreEmmylou Harris’ ‘Pieces of the Sky’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Throughout her second studio affair, Harris mixes traditional country and bluegrass with folk and rock, but they all come out sounding like no one but Emmylou.
Read moreThe Allman Brothers Band’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘The Allman Brothers Band’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The Allmans took a melting pot of influences and created a sound that has since been attempted, but never matched, sounding fully formed from the start.
Read moreCreedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Willy and the Poor Boys’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
CCR’s fourth album (and third released in 1969 alone) stands as a crowning achievement in an all-too brief career filled with them.
Read moreNeil Young & Crazy Horse’s ‘Ragged Glory’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
‘Ragged Glory’’s place is secure in the Crazy Horse canon alongside the classics ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ (1969), ‘Zuma’ (1975), and ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ (1979).
Read moreThe Allman Brothers Band’s ‘Seven Turns’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Sounding more like a cohesive group effort than any of their Arista sides, the Allman Brothers Band’s ninth studio affair was, at the time, arguably their best album since 1973’s ‘Brothers and Sisters.’
Read moreSteve Earle And The Dukes’ ‘The Hard Way’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Although it was released in the darkest of times, Earle’s fourth studio album still contains some of the most powerful music of its era and of Steve Earle’s long career.
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