“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
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Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.
When is a hit album not a hit album? When it is “Adore.”
When done right, concept albums can be career enhancing. Or they can be disasters.
One of the few times Mike Love and not Brian Wilson helmed a Beach Boys album. Let’s just say it didn’t go well.
How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?
Is U2 out of touch?
U2 goes the Columbia House/malware route.
Once upon a time, concept albums were hip. It was a long time ago, back when the shower curtain wasn’t the only piece of …
Was Billy Idol ahead of his time with “Cyberpunk”? Of course. But that doesn’t mean the album is good or deserved to be successful.
In honor of Genesis’s recently announced reunion tour, let’s look at the album that caused their breakup: 1997’s “Calling All Stations.”
Suddenly, Justin Timberlake can do no right.
Robin Thicke’s “Paula” is the most interesting album of the year. Maybe even of the last decade. But is it good?