Contemporary Pop/Rock Archives

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

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 4, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

In the decade or so preceding War, the world saw a decline in rock & roll as bands became more...

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

Almost ten years ago, after seeing the first Lord of the Rings movie, I decided to read The...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 31, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s too bad that I came across Sgt. Pepper for academic reasons. Not that school had anything to...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 29, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Steely Dan achieved early success with their 1972 debut record Can’t Buy a Thrill and in 1974 they...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 26, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Springsteen’s most popular album, Born in the U.S.A., was recorded with the E Street Band and...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 20, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Five years ago, a tiny Irish movie called Once took the world by storm. I first heard of it when...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 19, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s easy to overlook the enormity of the fact that Bob Dylan has been making music for five whole...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 15, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

It wasn’t long after I started listening to Bruce in high school that I stumbled upon a link to...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 13, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

While on the surface The Beatles (usually referred to as “The White Album”) may seem...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 11, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Steely Dan is one of the first classic rock bands I got into when I was fifteen or sixteen,...