Tag: album anniversaries
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Episode 450: Devo – ‘Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!’
Forty years ago, Devo released its debut album. And it still sounds great today! Maybe better.
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Episode 449: The Byrds – ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’
It’s album anniversary time. Fifty years ago, the Byrds, with new member Gram Parsons, released one of the most spectacularly strange albums of all time, “Sweetheart of the Rodeo.”
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Episode 358: PJ Harvey – ‘Rid of Me’
Twenty-five years ago, PJ Harvey exploded onto the alternative scene with “Rid of Me.” Like a bomb.
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Episode 357: Pixies – ‘Surfer Rosa’
The Pixies’ debut full-length album, “Surfer Rosa,” was released 30 years ago, first in the UK, then a few months later in the U.S. We discuss its unique sound, as well as its impact.
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Episode 356: Pere Ubu – ‘The Modern Dance’
Anniversaries Week continues! Today, we explore the sonic soundscape that is Pere Ubu’s ‘The Modern Dance,’ released in 1978. It was post-punk before that was even really a thing.
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Episode 22: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ turns 40
Forty years ago, Fleetwood Mac released an album that sold 20 million copies in the U.S. and, until “Thriller” came along, held the record for the most weeks at No. 1. And yet, “Rumours” sounds better today than it did then. Jim and Patrick pay tribute.