Paul McCartney – ‘Pipes of Peace’ (1983; 2015 reissue)
Reissuing ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Pipes of Peace’ simultaneously poses an intriguing question: Is Paul McCartney inviting us to compare and contrast?
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Suburban Lawns – Suburban Lawns (2015)
A badly needed reissue reminds us of Suburban Lawns’ focus on new wave excitement and subversion, bolstered by a sense of humor and of the odd.
Paul McCartney’s overly mechanized Press to Play had one saving grace
Paul McCartney has been on a creative tear of late. But first he had to dispense with the overproduced dud ‘Press to Play,’ released on Aug. 25, 1986.
The Apples in Stereo – The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (2000): Forgotten Series
Sweet and sparkly vocals, supported by swarms of sunny harmonies, make Apples in Stereo songs easy to love.
What’s John Oates’ favorite Daryl Hall song?: ‘It’s so interesting musically’
Hall and Oates’ ‘Along the Red Ledge,’ released on August 21, 1978, produced a track by Daryl Hall that John Oates says is his favorite.
Stevie Nicks untangles the history of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Silver Springs’: ‘An incredible seven minutes’
“Silver Springs” is best known as a highlight from Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Dance,’ released on August 19, 1997. But it has a complicated backstory.
Hall and Oates’ breakthrough Voices was propelled by a huge hit that almost wasn’t
A key Hall and Oates song, and one of the duo’s six No. 1 hits, very nearly didn’t get released. It likely would have changed their fortunes forever.
For Crowded House’s 1991 Masterpiece ‘Woodface,’ It Was Death by Chocolate
Crowded House made one of the best albums of the 1990s. Unfortunately, ‘Woodface’ started all wrong.
Micky Dolenz is writing again, but not in the typical Monkees style
The good news is, Micky Dolenz is writing new songs again, having last issued an album in 2012. The more interesting news is what they sound like.
Crowded House’s dark and tender Intriguer never stopped searching for the light
Released this summer five years ago, Crowded House’s ‘Intriguer’ ended with the words “sweet dreams, make waves, find bliss.” They’d done just that.
