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Frontiers – Journey
Radio-friendly, corporate rock icon, Journey, was riding atop a tidal wave of popularity off the back of their most successful album (Escape… or E5C4P3, if you prefer), finding themselves a legion of new fans, all of whom were waiting to hear what was in store for their follow-up. That follow-up, their eighth studio album, would be … Continue reading
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I don’t want to tell you too much about Klark Kent. He keeps his identity a strictly guarded secret. What I can tell you is that he’s the son of a CIA officer, brother of the founder of I.R.S. Records and an accomplished drummer for a band you may or may not have heard of. … Continue reading
When it comes to innovation and constant reinvention, no career can compare to that of David Bowie. For his fifth album, the (then) glam-rocker opted to tell the story of Ziggy Stardust in his 1972 concept album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. It’s an interesting concept that gave … Continue reading
Ah, good ole Adam Ant – the Prince of New Romanticism. His records got me through some of grunge’s more overbearing periods in the mid-90’s when I needed a break from the distortion and angst. Kings of the Wild Frontier, released in 1980, was the second and penultimate album by the UK New Wave/Post Punk … Continue reading
Today’s pick brings me back to the dawn of rap with none other than one of its original pioneers, Kurtis Blow. His 1980 self-titled debut was a landmark record not only for the fact that most rap acts at the time typically only released singles, but also it was one of the earliest rap acts … Continue reading
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