In 1972, David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars also known simply as “Ziggi Stardust”. This is an atypical concept album that, on first listen, fits neatly into the glam rock era. The years were those of Roxy Music and Transformer by […]
Full Albums reviewed
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were the founders of Chic, a group that made history of disco music and beyond by deeply influencing music for thirty years. The success of “Risquè”, released in 1979, was planetary. Many felt that Chic’s music was frivolous, but time proved Rodgers and associates right. […]
“Faith” is the father of all the debut albums of pop stars who leave a very successful group to invent a solo career. In 1987, George Michael’s record definitely pushed Wham! back and established a precedent: even a pop star adored by teenagers and accused of being a passing phenomenon […]
Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” is a memorable album. Following a difficult period in the singer’s life, the seventh studio album of the singer saw the same team of wonders that had led to the most celebrated successes of the decade, such as “Love to love you baby” and “I feel […]
“Pearl” is the ultimate musical expression of Janis Joplin, the pearl of blues rock, the muse of many future singers such as Pj Harvey and Patti Smith. This is an essential record, but it was during live performances that Janis best showcased her vocal talent, as she was able to […]
“American Beauty” is considered by many to be the Dead’s most successful studio album, as it abandons their previous sound entirely electric in favor of a mainly acoustic and partially electric sound. Garcia & Co. dig deep into the purest tradition of American Folk/Bluegrass, recording an album that stands as […]
Eric Clapton’s Unplugged captures the full spectrum of his playing. When Eric Clapton appeared on “MTV Unplugged,” it had been three years since the show had been on the air. It is without a doubt one of the most memorable performances in the series’ 10-year history, as is the LP […]
“Fragile” is Yes’ fourth album, and it reaches the height of their progressive sound maturity and makes the listener realize what Anderson is capable of in terms of technical and instrumental skills. Furthermore, it is an example of the history of rock, since all the instruments blend together symphonically, and […]
Patty Smith’s Horses represents a real watershed between the new and the “old”: while reinterpreting the already consolidated element of the cursed figures of rock (Morrison, Hendrix…), this is the sensational prelude to two new genres: punk with its roco vocal timbre and aggressive interpretation, and new wave, with its […]
Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland, widely considered one of the finest albums of all time, evokes all the emotions associated with a vision of a land of grace that seems to be the exact opposite of Eliot’s desolate Waste Land in his poem: a baptismal font, a regenerating primordial broth, […]
As the year 1976 is a crucial year for music, it marks the release of one of the most famous, most important, and most influential albums of all time: “Ramones”, the debut album of the Ramones, which was released on 23 April 1976. This album, which was recorded in just […]
It was January 1970 when Simon and Garfunkel released the album destined to become their most successful, but also their swan song. The two broke up and only found themselves several years later for the equally historic “Concert in Central Park”. The title track, “Bridge over Troubled Water”, is an […]