In the midst of numerous internal changes, the band released one of its most beloved studio albums, featuring several classic tunes.
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By any measure they were a great rock ‘n’ roll band, but their sole album under the group’s name didn’t always show why.
Weaving nearly a dozen new songs into his set, along with several of his classics, the one-time Genesis frontman wowed on his latest tour.
The album is a quiet masterpiece, a portrait of a young singer-songwriter already fully formed and crafting songs for the ages.
The 1969 debut album set a standard for all prog-rock that followed and raised the bar in terms of expectation and achievement.
Even those who are less enthralled with his work will have to agree that it takes you to a place you can’t get to any other way.
Other triumphs would follow, but clearly this 1975 best-seller marked a turning point in both their tapestry and trajectory
“Sultans of Swing” was immediately distinctive in both sound and story. The album proved the band to be one of the most refreshingly creative of its day.
Fed up with the volume of unauthorized Who LPs on the market, the band put together this mixed bag of leftover tracks.
‘Out of the Blue’ is full of treasures, a sweeping double-LP that Jeff Lynne dubbed “probably the hardest work I have ever done, but the most satisfying.”