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Every record by The Beatles has something special about it, but there's often something weighing down every side from being their greatest masterpiece.
The idea that Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and ultimately shelved entire albums of music may seem odd to the casual listener. Why put yourself through all that work for nothing?
Having famously inspired a Rolling Stone reviewer to promise that she would “commit suicide if this group makes it”, Uriah ...
When Aubrey Drake Graham faced the cameras in the 2008 movie Degrassi Spring Break Movie as Jimmy Brooks, he had no idea that ...
Last fall, the country singer Parker McCollum played a gig on the south shore of Lake Tahoe — the final date of a lengthy ...
Robert Smith just blew Gen Z minds at Glastonbury alongside Olivia Rodrigo. Here's a guide to his band's best work.
The Beatles have been gone for more than half a century, but their shadow still looms large over rock music and rock musicians - and these are their best albums ...
Yet “lost albums” are embedded in music industry lore ... One witness told The New York Times in 2005: “What Axl wanted to do was to make the best record that had ever been made. It’s an impossible ...
The Best Second Albums That Beat the Sophomore-Slump Curse The pressure to follow up on a hot debut can undo an artist—but it brought out the best in Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Lou Reed and more.
Were the '80s really the greatest decade ever in music? We posit that question on the back cover of our new book, 501 Essential Albums of the 80s (Motorbooks/Quarto Group), and certainly that case ...
The Chronic album is one of the best albums ever produced in any genre, not just Hip-Hop. Dr. Dre’s mastery behind the boards is on full display; his ability to make aggressive content sound ...
Because it’s all been leading up to this very column, on the most “CD album” albums ever. The idea is to talk about albums that are best suited for the CD format.