Electric Light Orchestra: “Strange Magic” (1976)
The second single from Face the Music sets into motion a magical string of singles.
[Review] The Breeders: Safari (EP) (1992)
A last hurrah for the original Breeders before Tanya Donelly went Belly up.
[Review] Roger Daltrey: One of the Boys (1977)
Another album of other people’s songs that doesn’t hold a candle to how he torched up Townshend’s tunes.
Joe Walsh: “I’ll Tell the World About You” (1972)
The Magicians may have disappeared, but Joe Walsh shines a spotlight on them with this single.
[Review] Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack “Howard the Duck” (1986)
Voted the worst film of 1986, this got a better soundtrack than it deserved including new songs from Thomas Dolby.
[Review] Deep Purple: Stormbringer (1974)
The final album before Blackmore went in search of his own Rainbow, this marks the end of an era.
John David Souther: “How Long/The Fast One” (1972)
The first single from John David Souther’s first album failed twice to make commercial inroads.
[Review] Kingfish: Live ‘N’ Kickin’ (1977)
Just a live album before Weir left the band for (the) Dead.
[Review] Talking Heads: Speaking in Tongues (1983)
The band regroups without Eno and makes a record you can actually dance to some of the time.
The B-52s: “6060-842” (1979)
Tina reads a number on the bathroom wall and dials it on a public phone, at no point washing her hands.
[Review] Kansas: Point of Know Return (1977)
Another classic prog-rock album that picks up where Leftoverture left off.
[Review] Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool (1978)
Lowe moves from the behind the boards to behind the mic for a sterling platter of power-pop treats.
Traffic: “No Face, No Name and No Number” (1968)
A psychedelic single with a little LSD and hash in its history.
[Review] The Steve Miller Band: Your Saving Grace (1969)
The pressure of releasing an album every six months was beginning to reveal some cracks in the material.
[Review] Sting: Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
Sting reprises his role as Hamlet with Branford Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.