King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues in Aspic came alive again with masterful remaster
We return for a glorious run through the 40th anniversary reissue of King Crimson’s ‘Larks’ Tongues in Aspic,’ originally released on March 23, 1973.
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Tommy Shaw – The Great Divide (2011): On Second Thought
Bluegrass, I like. Tommy Shaw, I like. But together? You couldn’t help but wonder how ‘The Great Divide’ would ever work. But it did.
Jethro Tull’s ‘Locomotive Breath’ was a brilliant moment of studio trickery
“Locomotive Breath,” released this week back in 1971, seemed like Jethro Tull’s most coherent, successful synthesis yet. It was actually pieced together.
James Taylor’s ‘Mud Slide Slim’ Was a Huge Hit, and a Comfy Return
Released on March 16, 1971, the instantly familiar ‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’ meant James Taylor wouldn’t go down as a one-shot wonder.
John Wetton, Geoff Downes say success nearly killed Asia: ‘The pressure got to some of us’
Released this week in 1982, ‘Asia’ heralded a sure-fire supergroup. By 1983, they’d split. John Wetton and Geoff Downes tell us what went wrong.
Kiss’ fussy and overwrought Destroyer tried to out think itself
Kiss’ ‘Destroyer’ found producer Bob Ezrin at his too-busy worst. Kiss is (or it should be) too visceral for that.
David Gilmour’s On An Island was un-extravagant, mesmerizing
Released March 6, 2006, David Gilmour’s ‘On An Island’ reconnected with an early Pink Floyd sound — and gave us a road map to ‘The Endless River.’
Johnny Cash’s American VI: Ain’t No Grave was a rustic, spiritual, unbent farewell
Issued five years ago today, ‘American VI: Ain’t No Grave’ finds Johnny Cash in the midst of a bracing acceptance of his looming fate.
Blood Sweat and Tears’ Child is Father to the Man remains an early, often-overlooked creative peak
Released today in 1968, Blood Sweat and Tears’ debut balances free-form experimentalism within a larger framework of American songcraft.
30 years ago, Roger Daltrey released perhaps the best should’ve-been Who hit
Always the perfect foil, Roger Daltrey completely inhabited Pete Townshend’s lyric on 1985’s “After the Fire,” broiling it in searing emotion.
