The Bright Spots in George Harrison’s Troubled ‘Dark Horse’ Era
‘Dark Horse’ and its subsequent tour arrived 50 years ago amid a period of conflict and uncertainty for George Harrison. But there were bright spots.
Articles by: Jimmy Nelson
The Pink Floyd Deep Cut That Perfectly Encapsulates ‘The Wall’
Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ arrived 45 years ago this week with a resonant, sharply drawn track that summed up its theme. Too bad Roger Waters kept going.
Why Pink Floyd’s ‘The Endless River’ Provided a Perfect Ending
Released 10 years ago this week, Pink Floyd’s determinedly uncommercial ‘The Endless River’ reminded us just how fantastically weird they once were.
The ‘Wildflowers’ Track That Pointed to Tom Petty’s More Mature Path
Released 30 years ago this week, Tom Petty’s complex and satisfying ‘Wildflowers’ is a place we still like to go from time to time.
The Five Must-Have Songs For Your Halloween Playlist
Stuck for a Halloween playlist to help while away the minutes between tonight’s zombie apocalypses? Start here.
Why King Crimson’s Biggest Hit LP Was ‘So Fully Formed, But Also So Unusual’
Released 55 years ago, King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ offered a dark burst of seminal progressive rock that presupposed a new rock trend.
How Paul McCartney’s ‘Run Devil Run’ Served as a New Launching Pad
Heartbroken over the loss of Linda, Paul McCartney began a creative resurgence 25 years ago this week with the throwback ‘Run Devil Run.’
Why Supertramp’s ‘Crime of the Century’ Still ‘Has a Wonderful Feel to It’
Roger Hodgson joins us to discuss ‘Crime of the Century,’ the breakthrough Supertramp album released 50 years ago this month.
How ‘Love is Strong’ Grew Into a Stone-Cold Rolling Stones Classic
Released 30 years ago today on ‘Voodoo Lounge,’ the shoulda-been-hit “Love Is Strong” showed the Rolling Stones hadn’t lost their flair for a snarky come-on.
How Mitch Easter Helped Take Velvet Crush to a New Level
Velvet Crush had already made a critical splash before ‘Teenage Symphonies to God’ arrived 30 years ago today. Then something amazing happened.
