Teaming with his favored guitar sidekick Mick Ronson, plus members of the E Street Band, the former Mott the Hoople leader created his best solo effort.
Browsing: Album Rewinds
Given the test of time and the wisdom of hindsight, how do significant albums from the past sound and play today? Our critics take a second look from a fresh perspective
The album became the British band’s first charting album in the U.S. upon release in 1980 thanks to songs like “Another Nail in My Heart.”
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to dance to live rock and roll at a Los Angeles discotheque in 1964, here is your answer.
The music is stellar, and the LP became a massive hit, selling 10 million copies and staying on the Billboard album chart for three years.
The 1979 album doesn’t have a weak song or performance, and continues to be cited as the British singer-songwriter’s greatest achievement.
Just when her career needed a boost, Raitt switched labels and came up with her biggest hit album, which took her all the way to number one
Partnering with a new band he called the Stray Gators, Young recorded one of his most popular albums of all-time, and it gave him his only #1 single
Somehow, after Keith Moon’s death, they were able to direct their energy into a fine studio effort that explored new and varied styles
Everyone knew the makeup, the blood and that tongue, but their records weren’t selling. Then came ‘Destroyer’ and a single that almost didn’t make the cut.
The album sets out clearly the direction Mitchell would take for the rest of her career, leaving behind the constraints of folk music.