The historical significance of the 1956 Elvis Presley debut album
The self-titled Elvis Presley LP remains a favorite, influential and best seller 69 years after its original release on RCA Victor. We revisit this seminal Rock album
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Record Reviews
“Black Sabbath”: Unleashed on Friday the 13th February, 1970
What could be more appropriate for Black Sabbath to release their self-titled debut in 1970 than a Friday the 13th? On this day, Sabbath unleashed an album that revolutionizes the 1970’s music scene and music history forever. We revisit the outstanding Black Sabbath debut
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The Doors’ Solid Rock of “Morrison Hotel”
On February 9, 1970, The Doors redefine and reinvent themselves with a solid Rock album that was a drastic departure from their previous (and failed) attempt at making orchestral music. We look back at this timeless Rock classic that even inspired the name of a famous restaurant chain
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There are absolutely no lows on David Bowie’s masterpiece “Low”
Released on January 14th, 1977, the first album of the famous “Berlin Trilogy,” “Low” was at the date the most experimental and “Avant Garde” of all Bowie’s album
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Why “Blackstar” must not be remembered as David Bowie’s goodbye album
With “Blackstar” Bowie achieved to recap his whole career, it’s an ensemble of every music style he ever tried, there is a little something from every phase, but, again, it’s not a copy, that’s the perfection of it, it’s an evolution
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The musical and lyrical perfection of “Songs of Leonard Cohen”
The debut album by Leonard Cohen was released on this day in 1967, besides containing many of Cohen’s most beloved and oft-covered songs, it’s musical and lyrical perfection
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Revisiting “Ten”, the timeless debut of Pearl Jam turns 33
“Ten” remains for some Pearl Jam’s best, or at least, the favorite for non-fans of the Seattle band that still dispute “Ten” as a Grunge album or a FM Rock album. We look back at this Rock music landmark released on August 27, 1991
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