[Review] Freddie Hubbard: Open Sesame (1960)
The debut album from the man most likely to inherit the golden horn after Miles Davis.
[Review] Aerosmith (1973)
Glam, southern rock and hard rock come together on Aerosmith’s classic debut.
Cat Stevens: “Matthew and Son” (1967)
The granny-winning artist goes from “I love my dog” to “I hate my job.”
[Review] Echobelly: Everyone’s Got One (1994)
Pitchfork ranked this one of the top 50 Britpop albums. Okay, number 48, but still.
[Review] Tony Banks: Soundtracks (1986)
Missed Quicksilver and Lorca and the Outlaws in the theaters? You’re in luck, again.
Foreigner: “Hot Blooded” (1978)
About as subtle as a sledgehammer, but that’s why they call it rock and roll.
[Review] Kingfish: Trident (1978)
Founders Torbert and Kelly retool the band and end up with a better album that combines studio and country rock.
[Review] Donald Byrd: Byrd Jazz (1955)
Donald Byrd makes his recorded debut as a leader on this live set from Detroit’s The New World Stage.
Gang of Four: “Outside the Trains Don’t Run on Time” (1980)
Gang of Four takes on man’s favorite hobbies: militarism and mysogyny.
[Review] R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
An inspired if difficult album that only could have come from the American South and only from R.E.M.
[Review] Mannheim Steamroller: Fresh Aire V (1983)
Chip Davis turns his composer’s eye from the four seasons to one of the earliest science fiction works, Johannes Kepler’s Somnium.
Nick Lowe: “Wish You Were Here” (1983)
The second single from Nick Lowe’s underrated fourth album is a duet with Paul Carrack.
[Review] Sailor (1974)
A strange but clever journey into the world of sailor’s tales, cabaret music and nickelodeons.
[Review] The Beatles: Please Please Me (1963)
Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers wrapped into the ultimate boy band.
Joan Armatrading: “Warm Love” (1978)
Six months after its release, Show Some Emotion was still generating heat.