Favorite Albums | #54: U2 – War (1983)

Favorite Albums | #54: U2 – War (1983)

In the decade or so preceding War, the world saw a decline in rock & roll as bands became more and more self-indulgent, with five-minute guitar solos and ten-minute drum solos that served no real purpose. The Ramones’ 1976 self-titled debut is generally considered...

Favorite Albums | #56: Radiohead – Kid A (2000)

Favorite Albums | #56: Radiohead – Kid A (2000)

As its cover suggests, Kid A is bizarre, icy and abstract, even by Radiohead standards. Their first three albums, Pablo Honey (1993), The Bends (1995) and OK Computer (1997), are more or less guitar-based and fit comfortably into the alternative rock canon. Radiohead...