The Rolling Stones‘ exile in France wasn’t exactly a true exile. They were simply moving to the continent for tax reasons. It was a meticulously
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Just shy of its 40th anniversary, Crowded House’s self-titled debut album is getting a vinyl reissue. Released in August of 1986, the record featuring “Don’t
Any list of 20 great guitar solos by one of its most brilliant practitioners will prompt intense debate. So we hope you’ll enjoy our playlist
This was the album that proved to be the breakthrough for Peter Frampton in America. Frampton was released in early March 1975, just before Peter’s 25th birthday,
Paul McCartney once wrote that “your mother should know.” But it was Elsie Starkey, the mother of Ringo Starr, who was key to the creation
Frank Zappa’s 1974 album Apostrophe (‘) is one of the composer’s defining records. Firstly, there’s that sleeve image; half-hair and moustache, half Zappa looking intensely
A gap of nearly four and a half years between studio albums only sharpened the appetite of U2’s ravenous fans all over the world in
How to follow Tommy? In album terms, we know that The Who’s next release was the classic concert recording Live At Leeds, and then, after
Released on March 1, 1974, the debut Rush album set the Canadian three-piece off on one of rock music’s most long-lasting and successful recording careers.
On March 17, 1969, San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service unveiled their finest hour, at least in commercial terms. That day marked the release