With her seventh studio affair, Summer commanded a variety of different sounds, demonstrating that she couldn’t be confined to just one musical space.
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Tom Petty’s Debut Solo Album ‘Full Moon Fever’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
‘Full Moon Fever’ suggests that Petty may have been ready for a new band, if only for an album or so, and the solo record presented the opportunity to explore a Heartbreaker-less life.
Read MoreThe Grouch & Eligh’s ‘Say G&E!’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective
On their third collaborative album, the duo re-dedicate themselves to improving their lives, as well as the world around them, in the hopes of creating a more livable place for themselves and their families.
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When ‘Pretty Toney’ keeps it raw, it reinforces that there are few artists that can compete with Ghostface’s vivid imagery and gutter sensibilities.
Read MoreBananarama’s Eponymous Second Album ‘Bananarama’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective
With their second album, the supposed curse of the “sophomore slump” proved to be no bother for the trio of Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward whatsoever.
Read MorePrince’s ‘Musicology’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
Much like ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ many years before it, ‘Musicology’ was a little more of a concerted effort by Prince to remind a wider audience of just how good he is.
Read MoreShyheim’s Debut Album ‘AKA The Rugged Child’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Like other demographics throughout hip-hop’s history, the rise of adolescent emcees to prominence was hard-fought and somewhat heroic, with Shyheim as a pioneering influence.
Read MorePulp’s ‘His ‘N’ Hers’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
‘His ‘N’ Hers’ began a classic three-album arc of breakthrough–triumph–disaffection for the band that made them one of the key cultural forces of the 1990s in the UK.
Read MoreNas’ Debut Album ‘Illmatic’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Regardless of your background, a close listen to this album is enough to transport you to the project staircases and benches Nas used his talent to eventually escape.
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Hole’s second LP is a grunge album to its core, Courtney Love’s furious wail punctuating every track, the band ripping through each song like a punk rock pack of hyenas.
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