Parallel Lines by Blondie
Buy Parallel Lines Blondie has become one of those groups that is often misunderstood on multiple levels. First, this was a band, not a female solo artist with a common nickname. Next, this […]
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Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Buy Nilsson Schmilsson The seventh studio album by Harry Nilsson, the music on 1971’s Nilsson Schmilsson unfolds almost like a television variety show with its incredible diversity in musical style. The most commercially […]
Naked by Talking Heads
Buy Naked Talking Heads eighth and final album was Naked , released in 1988. The album was an attempt at a quasi-concept album which brings the listener to an ironically serene world following […]
More Songs About Buildings and Food by Talking Heads
Buy More Songs About Buildings and Food The second album by Talking Heads, 1978’s More Songs About Buildings and Food got its sarcastic title by addressing the cliche of the “sophomore jinx” where […]
Kamakiriad by Donald Fagen
Buy Kamakiriad This album review is provided by Mike Fishman, who has written about Van Morrison for the Mystic Avenue blog and writes about film for IndependentFilmNow.com. Kamakiriad (1993) was Donald Fagen‘s second […]
Just For You by Neil Diamond
Buy Just For You Neil Diamond broke through in a big way in 1966 and 1967, both as a performer and a respected songwriter (although he had been writing “hit” songs for other […]
Imagine by John Lennon
Buy Imagine Imagine, the second full post-Beatles album by John Lennon, kicks off with an idyllic song envisioning a utopian world where there is no conflict and everyone agrees. Sounds pretty good on […]
Images and Words by Dream Theatre
Buy Images and Words Images and Words is the second studio album by Dream Theater, released in the summer of 1992. It is the first to feature vocalist James LaBrie and is considered […]
Holy Diver by Dio
Buy Holy Diver Holy Diver is the 1983 debut studio album by Dio, led by veteran rock vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Drawing on the influences of multiple contemporaries in pop and rock music, […]
Graceland by Paul Simon
Buy Graceland In some of our previous reviews from the year 1986, you’ve probably already heard us mention several times our distaste for the slick sound that was predominant throughout releases issued that […]