Country songs were seldom this brazen, especially those recorded by its female stars – and many radio stations banned Loretta Lynn’s “The Pill.”

‘Pacific Ocean Blue’ arrived 45 years ago today as a rare spotlight for the Beach Boys’ craggy-voiced bad boy Dennis Wilson.

An accompanying album by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle from 40 years ago was the best thing about Francis Ford Coppola’s memorable flop ‘One From the Heart.’

This is the final song from Chicago’s last non-holiday album. If they don’t release another one, it’s really not a bad way to go out.

When they decide to shed the decades-old false personality they sported for commercial reasons, Chicago can still make music that a listener can enjoy.

Paul McCartney has repeatedly turned down requests to write an autobiography. Instead, he’s given us this expansive two-volume look at his lyrics.

“Crazy Happy” is not an avant-garde old-school Chicago piece, but it possesses just enough jazz elements to prove that Robert Lamm still has the goods.

There has been only one time that I purchased an album on the day it was released, and that was 2006’s ‘Chicago XXX.’ It didn’t work out.

There is nothing inherently wrong with Chicago’s “Back to You,” if you’re a fan of middle-of-the-road pop that lacks any hint of adventurism.

This cover of “In the Mood” is one of the few times that the later edition of Chicago sounded like they were truly enjoying themselves.