Category: Classic Revisiting

Slint, ‘Spiderland,’ 1991 Slint’s second and final studio album, Spiderland, stands as a cornerstone in the evolution of post-rock and math-rock, revered for its innovative structures and profound influence on subsequent generations of musicians. This album, recorded over four days in August 1990, was a transformative piece that challenged the prevailing norms of rock music at…

Sade, ‘Love Deluxe,’ 1992 The early ’90s were characterized by a dissolution of genre boundaries, with R&B, hip-hop, rock, jazz, and even country intertwining in unprecedented ways. Within this kaleidoscopic music scene, Sade’s fourth studio album Love Deluxe offered a comforting sense of familiarity and understated elegance. Love Deluxe embodies the delicate balance between strength…

The Beatles, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” 1967 The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band marked a pivotal moment in music history and pop culture; a seminal work in the genre of psychedelia. This is where The Beatles’ imaginative production approach was at full display: it defied traditional boundaries and resulted in a project that…

The Microphones, ‘The Glow, Pt.2’, 2001 And we went all the way up to the small town where I’m fromWith foggy air and the wind and the mountain topsAnd we clung to rocks and we looked offYou held my hand, you almost got to start feeling meI finally felt like I was breathing freeAnd under…

The Rolling Stones, ‘Exile On Main Street,’ 1972 Exile On Main Street stands as a quintessential work in The Rolling Stones’ discography and a pinnacle of rock music. The album emerges from an atmosphere of turmoil and transformation for the Stones. Facing financial difficulties and the threat of severe taxation in the UK, the band…

Ms. Lauryn Hill, ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,’ 1998 Ms. Lauryn Hill’s debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, defies simple categorization, moving seamlessly between genres such as neo-soul, R&B, hip-hop, and reggae, standing as a monumental achievement in the landscape of contemporary music. The concept of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one steeped in introspection…

Fleetwood Mac, ‘Rumours,’ 1977 Listen to the wind blow, down comes the nightRunning in the shadows, damn your love, damn your liesBreak the silence, damn the dark, damn the light And if you don’t love me nowYou will never love me againI can still hear you sayingYou would never break the chain  Released on February…

A Tribe Called Quest, ‘The Low End Theory,’ 1991 A Tribe Called Quest’s sophomore album, The Low End Theory, heralded a transformative moment in hip-hop, melding jazz influences and socially conscious lyrics with minimalist, innovative production. The title The Low End Theory encapsulates the duality of both its sonic and social implications. According to group member Phife Dawg, the…

Carole King, ‘Tapestry,’ 1971 Snow is cold, rain is wetChills my soul right to the marrowI won’t be happy ’til I see you alone again‘Til I’m home again and feeling right Carole King’s Tapestry is a landmark album that melds lyrical brilliance, compositional elegance, and intimate production to create a work of enduring significance and is my…

The Beatles, ‘Rubber Soul,’ 1965 The Beatles’ sixth studio album, Rubber Soul, can be seen as a conceptual departure from The Beatles’ earlier works, focusing on more complex, mature themes and experimental sounds. The album title itself is a playful pun derived from a comment made by Paul McCartney about a critic describing the Rolling Stones…