There’s no mileage in messing about with a concept album: it is very much a “go big, or go home” kind of endeavour. By that measure, Despera...
Verborgene Schätze: Cargo (1972)
September waren eine niederländische Progressive-Pop /Rockband, die Ende der 60er in Amsterdam gegründet wurde. Nach drei mittelmäßig erfolg...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#8) : Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
Although he came close with 1987's Sign O' The Times, Slave, The Purple One, Squiggle, or the artist originally known as Prince Roge...
"Amerika" και "Here & There", o Δ.Μυστακίδης και το ρεμπέτικο της κιθάρας
Μερικές φορές έρχονται ξένα μουσικά περιοδικά να (μας)/μου γνωρίσουν Έλληνες καλλιτέχνες που δεν γνώριζα. Έτσι έγινε και με τον Δημήτρη Μυστ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#7) : Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love (1985)
Bruised by the battering administered to 1982's The Dreaming , Kate Bush retreated to the studio. Legendarily reported to have ballooned...
"Then Play On", το παρεξηγημένο (;) album των Fleetwood Mac
Αν και δεν ήταν τόσο εντυπωσιακή, όσο ήταν η αναβίωσή τους στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 70, η μεταμόρφωση των Fleetwood Mac που έγινε από το δ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#6) Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
The writing was on the wall by 1968, Pop had turned into rock and solo female vocalists were finding hits hard to come by. Dusty was no exce...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#5) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
Creedence Clearwater Revival released six essential albums in just two and a half years, all bashed out quick, nothing fancy, just pure and ...
"Dropout Boogie": The Black Keys go back to basics
"We’re gonna reconnect with our blue-collar roots, and we’re gonna rock”, says drummer Pat Carney in the hilarious spoof video for The ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#4) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)
Following their appearance on 1978's noted Factory Sample EP, financed by local television personality Tony Wilson, Joy Division opted ...
Πρώτα έγιναν Golliwogs και μετά Creedence Clearwater Revival
Μπορεί να παίξει ρόλο το όνομα ενός συγκροτήματος στο αν θα έχει ή όχι επιτυχία; Ναι, είναι η απάντηση που θα μας έδιναν τα μέλη του group “...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#3) The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
The Cure never expected to become pop stars. But pretty hits such as " Just Like Heaven " tempered their squalling diatribes and u...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#2) Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Graceland is Paul Simon's mid-life crisis. At once new and old, the album marked a crossroads not only for its creator, but for all the ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#1) The Sisters Of Mercy – Floodland (1987)
Strange that one of gothic rock's most iconic and influential bands has only released three studio albums in a 25-year career. Floodland...
Grateful Dead's first European tour
The power never went out on the Grateful Dead the first time they toured Europe, in the Spring of 1972. Just months before their transatlan...
"Fear Of The Dawn", Jack White, période bleue.
La pochette, les clips, les cheveux... tout est bleu. Malgré une approche ostentatoirement conceptuelle, il reste méchamment rock et sort un...
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