Creedence Clearwater Revival (or CCR for short) didn’t stick around for long, Their first album was released in 1968, and their last in 1972. Yet despite the brevity of their recording career, few other bands from the era have managed to leave such a lasting legacy. Widely regarded as one of the greatest American rock…
Collective Soul is an American rock band based out of Atlanta, GA. It started up in 1992. After which, Collective Soul proceeded to release their first studio album through an indie record label called Rising Storm Records. Its success earned the band a contract with Atlantic Records, which was a clear sign that the band…
The Black Keys recorded their first four albums in drummer Patrick Carney’s basement with around $3500 worth of scuzzy equipment. It might not have been the ideal setting, but it lent itself to some of the most powerfully visceral blues-rock this side of the 21st century. Ten albums into their career, and the band have…
In October 2021, Tears for Fears announced plans to release their first album of new material in 17 years. Titled The Tipping Point, the album (their seventh) is due to hit the shelves in February 2022. If you either weren’t around in the 1980s or don’t listen to anything made pre Y2K, you might have…
After starting her career as a purveyor of wholesome, countrified pop, Olivia Newton-John went stratospheric in 1981 when she swapped nice for naughty on the multi-platinum selling Physical. Since then, she’s gone through several different reinventions, become a prominent environmental campaigner, survived cancer, and launched multiple businesses. Through it all, she’s remained one of the…
Tori Amos has been the most convincing singer in the pop industry for almost three decades. She combines musical composition knowledge with skillful poetry, sharp wit, and southern Gothic overtones. For a significant part of her solo music career, Tori has traversed various political and personal themes. Ranked below are the sixteen albums she has…
Toni Braxton began her performing career in the late 1980s with The Braxtons. After drawing the attention of LA Reid and Babyface, she was signed to LaFace Records as a solo artist, releasing her chart-topping debut solo album in 1993. Since then, she’s won multiple Grammys, sold over 70 million albums worldwide, and become one…
Since forming in 1973, Cheap Trick have enjoyed spectacular highs and equally spectacular lows. When they’re good, they’re very, very good, and when they’re bad, they’re… well, not horrid, but not necessarily a band you’d pay to listen to. But if there’s one thing that sets them apart from their peers, it’s their capacity…
Kenny Rogers began his recording career in the 1950s with the Scholars. After that, he performed with several other bands before finally tasting success with The Final Edition. When the band broke up in 1975, Rogers took his first steps toward solo success with his debut solo album, Love Lifted Me. His second album, Kenny…