Journeyman by Eric Clapton
Buy Journeyman The 1980s seemed to have been a time for old time rockers to make incredible (albeit short) comebacks after several years in the wilderness. This was case with Paul Simon’s Graceland, […]
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John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
Buy John Wesley Harding After a relatively long hiatus from recording due to a serious motorcycle accident, Bob Dylan returned to simple form and constructs with his eighth studio album, John Wesley Harding, […]
John Barleycorn Must Die
by Traffic
Buy John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic returned from a short hiatus with the 1970 album John Barleycorn Must Die. Reformed as a trio, the group built this album mainly on extended, jazz-infused jams […]
Jesus Christ Superstar
A Rock Opera Before it was a theatre act, Broadway play, or motion picture, Jesus Christ Superstar was simply a 1970 rock album produced by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist by Tim […]
Jar of Flies by Alice In Chains
Buy Jar of Flies One of the biggest debates about Jar of Flies by Alice In Chains is how exactly to refer to it. Wikipedia refers to it as “the first EP in […]
James Gang Rides Again
Buy James Gang Rides Again The James Gang reached the peak of their relatively short time together with front man Joe Walsh with their sophomore album James Gang Rides Again in the summer […]
Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
Buy Jailbreak After a long musical journey which included style shifts, various lineup changes and five less-than-commercially successful albums, Thin Lizzy finally broke through in 1976 with Jailbreak. This quasi-concept record has an […]
Jagged Little Pill
by Alanis Morissette
Buy Jagged Little Pill Jagged Little Pill is one of the most indelible albums to emerge from the decade of the 1990s. This third overall studio release by Canadian Alanis Morissette was her […]
Ixnay On the Hombre by The Offspring
Buy Ixnay on the Hombre In their prime, The Offspring‘s music found the sweet spot somewhere between hard rock and hardcore. Their 1997 fourth overall release and major label debut, Ixnay on the […]
Invisible Touch by Genesis
Buy Invisible Touch Genesis completed their full metamorphosis into a pure pop/rock outfit with 1986’s Invisible Touch, the top selling album of the group’s long career. The group’s thirteenth overall studio album, it […]