Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti 50th Anniversary- Jimmy Page 2-10
Fifty years on, Led Zeppelin's 1975 double album Physical Graffiti's sonic slam has not diminished one iota in strength, sheer number of exceptional songs, the band at peak performance, and Jimmy Page's impeccable production. Funky "Custard…
Phil Collins- No Jacket Required 40th Anniversary 2-3
Even four decades after release, Phil Collins' third solo album, No Jacket Required, is formidable because of how artistically satisfying it remains as well as how commercially successful it quickly became. And Collins was so prolific in this…
Black Crowes- Shake Your Moneymaker 35th Anniversary- Chris & Rich Robinson 1-27
Put on your soul shoes the week of January 27 for the thirty-fifth anniversary Shake Your Moneymaker with Chris Robinson and brother Rich of the Black Crowes here In the Studio.
Pretenders 45th Anniversary- Chrissie Hynde 1-13-25
To be completely honest, the almost instant appeal of The Pretenders debut, practically from the outset in January 1980, caught me and not just a few of my American radio brethren off guard. Rock'n'roll in general, and rock radio in particular,…
Rush- Permanent Waves 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 1-6-25
We may not have realized it as The Eighties dawned in January 1980, but the Permanent Waves that were emanating from Rush's latest then were indeed indelible. For the first time, the majority of America's rock radio stations relented in their…
Guess Who- American Woman 55th Anniversary- Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman 12-30
Guess Who songwriters Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman were a prolific pair from the very outset with hits "Laughing, "Undone", "These Eyes", and "No Time", but none of them were bigger or more timely than "American Woman" in December 1969.
With…