Gaucho by Steely Dan
Buy Gaucho Steely Dan had a smooth and steady upward climb through their heyday in the 1970s, with an album-a-year released for six straight years and each gaining in popularity. The group’s seventh […]
2015 Reviews
For Your Love by The Yardbirds
Buy For Your Love About four years ago, we reviewed the 1966 album by The Yardbirds commonly known as “Roger the Engineer”, which saw the final days in the band for guitarist Jeff Beck. […]
Fool For the City by Foghat
Buy Fool For the City Foghat may have set the template for the sound and tone of mainstream, 1980s “hair” rock five years before that decade even began. Fool for the City, the […]
Facelift by Alice In Chains
Buy Facelift Alice In Chains released an impressive debut album in 1990 with Facelift. Some have given this record the distinction of being the first “grunge” record to be certified platinum, although we […]
Extreme II: Pornograffitti
by Extreme
Buy Extreme II: Pornograffitti The rock quartet Extreme reached their popular climax with Extreme II: Pornograffitti. Sub-titled “A Funked Up Fairy Tale”, the album is a quasi-concept album with loosely-related songs that explore […]
Empire by Queensrÿche
Buy Empire The progressive metal band Queensrÿche reached their commercial peak in 1990 with the release of their double-length LP, Empire. This fourth overall album by the quintet from Washington state, reached triple-platinum […]
Dream Into Action
by Howard Jones
Buy Dream Into Action At first glance, Dream Into Action by Howard Jones may seem like a typical, mid-1980s synth pop album. However, a deeper listen reveals that there is much substance to […]
Drama by Yes
Buy Drama Yes entered the 1980s with a new lineup and a renewed compositional approach. 1980’s Drama, is the band’s tenth studio album but the first not to feature Jon Anderson as the […]
Double Fantasy by
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Buy Double Fantasy Released just three weeks before he was murdered, Double Fantasy was at once John Lennon‘s great comeback effort and tragic final release of his lifetime. The album was a true collaboration […]
Do You Believe in Magic
by The Lovin’ Spoonful
Buy Do You Believe in Magic? The Lovin Spoonful had a meteoric career which climaxed shortly after it began in the mid 1960s. Do You Believe in Magic is the 1965 debut album […]