Where its 2002 precursor ‘The Rising’ finds the perfect balance of uncertainty, fear, and hope, ‘Devils & Dust’ covers similar ground with similar characters just a couple of years later.
Read moreBlack Sabbath’s ‘Heaven And Hell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Tonight, drop the needle on ‘Heaven And Hell,’ raise those devil horns high, pour one out for that 1970 Chevy Nova, and bleed a little for the dancer.
Read moreZZ Top’s ‘Fandango!’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
‘Fandango!’ shares that rarefied air of half-live/half-studio albums. But unlike most hybrid LPs that configured as double-albums, it’s one single succinct slab, clocking in at just over a half-hour.
Read moreLynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Nuthin’ Fancy’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
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.
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