Why Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy’ Remains Unfairly Overlooked
Led Zeppelin began experimenting with an entirely new palette of sounds 50 years ago this week with ‘Houses of the Holy.’
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How Pink Floyd Came to a Grinding Halt with Didactic ‘Final Cut’
Released 40 years ago this week, ‘The Final Cut’ presented Pink Floyd songs as nothing more than infrastructure for Roger Waters’ narratives.
Why the Beach Boys’ ‘Sail On, Sailor’ Pointed to So Many Unrealized Triumphs
Released 50 years ago, “Sail On, Sailor” was a highlight of a Beach Boys era marked by seismic change, both musically and visually. It wouldn’t last.
Five Must-Hear Deep Cuts from the Beatles’ ‘Past Masters’
Songs that didn’t make the Beatles’ original U.K. albums and the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ LP were collected 35 years ago today on ‘Past Masters.’
Why ‘Out of Time’ Finally Settled the Rolling Stones vs. Beatles Debate for Me
In the age-old question of Beatles or Rolling Stones, I’ve spent much of my life quite firmly in the Beatles camp. Then everything changed.
How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)
Van Halen’s self-titled debut arrived 45 years ago this week with a cover photo that was kind of primal and unhinged. I just knew I had to have it.
Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘The Ladder’
John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, continuing with 1999’s ‘The Ladder.’
Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Open Your Eyes’
John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, continuing with 1997’s ‘Open Your Eyes.’
Tobin Mueller – ‘Prestidigitation’; Kansas – ‘Another Fork in the Road’ (2022)
Is this jazz? Is this rock? Is this “progressive” – and if so, what does that mean? Tobin Mueller and Kansas lead us back into an age-old discussion.
Blue Cheer Set a New Rock Standard With ‘Vincebus Eruptum’
Louder than Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer arrived 55 years ago this month as something radical – even by the era’s standards of anything goes.
