Mutations by Beck
Buy Mutations For his sixth studio album, Beck and company decided to move in a decidedly non-commercial direction. The result is the lo-fi, psychedelic-oriented potpourri of Mutations. Released in late 1998, the songs on […]
2018
The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
Buy The Final Cut This guest album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog, The Music According to Merry. Pink Floyd’s 12th […]
Dire Straits
Buy Dire Straits British quartet Dire Straits launched their fruitful career in 1978 with an impressive self-titled debut studio album. This album features nine tracks composed by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler who blended elements […]
Abandoned Luncheonette by Hall & Oates
Buy Abandoned Luncheonette For all the success that this Philadelphia-based duo would experience later on in their career, Daryl Hall and John Oates struggled to find a commercial footing early on. That’s not […]
Infidels by Bob Dylan
Buy Infidels In 1983, Bob Dylan released his studio album, Infidels. With this, Dylan received his highest critical and commercial success in nearly a decade. Still, through time, Infidels received criticism for not including […]
Wake of the Flood by The Grateful Dead
Buy Wake of the Flood The Grateful Dead‘s long awaited sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, marked a new era for the California band. Their first studio album in nearly three years, […]
Rattle and Hum by U2
Buy Rattle and Hum With some major commercial success in the bag by 1988, U2 decided to try something different. The ambitious double length LP Rattle and Hum is a hybrid of new […]
Dizzy Up the Girl by Goo Goo Dolls
Buy Dizzy Up the Girl It took six albums and over a decade for Goo Goo Dolls to be propelled into international success and 1998’s Dizzy Up the Girl was that ultimate catalyst. […]
Vagabonds of the Western World
by Thin Lizzy
Buy Vagabonds of the Western World The 1973 release Vagabonds of the Western World, the third studio album by Thin Lizzy, is a cohesive collection of original style and substance by this group […]
Sports by Huey Lewis & the News
Buy Sports Huey Lewis and the News found their peak of commercial success with their third album, Sports. Released in the Autumn of 1983, the album topped the Billboard album charts the following […]