Studio Album Archives

Favorite Albums | #24: Soundgarden – Superunknown (1994)

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 3, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Although no one knew it at the time, Superunknown was released a month before Kurt Cobain took his...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 2, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

A vitally important band in the history of rock & roll was the Yardbirds, which at different...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 31, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

When I was in high school, I bought the 1997 CD reissue of Are You Experienced with six extra...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 29, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I started to take a deeper interest in hip-hop when I got to college, since the library at the...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 28, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Pink Floyd really have six albums of note, although they have made many more than that: The Piper...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 27, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Purple Rain (1984) is, if possible, even more ’80s-sounding than Thriller (1982), and while I have...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 26, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Aja (1977) is frequently cited as Steely Dan’s signature work, but I consider Katy Lied to be...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 25, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

One of the great albums in alternative rock, The Bends was Radiohead’s artistic breakthrough, and...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 24, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

R.E.M. legitimized alternative music, signing with a major label (Warner Bros.) following the...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 22, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

My two favorite Rolling Stones songs are “Gimme Shelter” and “Midnight Rambler,” in that order, so...