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Posts tagged with Album Stories

‘Both Sides Now’: Behind Joni Mitchell’s Mature Masterpiece Album
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‘Both Sides Now’: Behind Joni Mitchell’s Mature Masterpiece Album

With her ‘Both Sides Now’ album of 2000, Joni Mitchell looked to songbooks of the past in order to demonstrate her interpretative prowess.

‘Dookie’: How Green Day Dragged US Pop-Punk Into The Mainstream
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‘Dookie’: How Green Day Dragged US Pop-Punk Into The Mainstream

Filled with sharp pop-punk anthems, Green Day’s breakthrough album, ‘Dookie’, struck a chord with disaffected youth in the post-grunge world.

‘Under The Pink’: Why Tori Amos’ Second Album Still Gets Under The Skin
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‘Under The Pink’: Why Tori Amos’ Second Album Still Gets Under The Skin

‘You have to go through it to understand it,’ Tori Amos said of ‘Under The Pink’, an album that stays in the mind long after it’s over.

‘Slide It In’: How Whitesnake Shot Off Like “A Runaway Train”
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‘Slide It In’: How Whitesnake Shot Off Like “A Runaway Train”

The stalwart rockers’ profile-raising sixth album, ‘Slide It In’ did the trick for Whitesnake in the US – with help from a timely remix.

‘Love Is Here’: Starsailor Talk Their “Golden Era”
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‘Love Is Here’: Starsailor Talk Their “Golden Era”

Defining the ‘New Acoustic Movement’, Starsailor’s debut album, ‘Love Is Here’, is ‘the start of our journey’ says frontman James Walsh.

‘Young, Gifted And Black’: Aretha Franklin’s Move Into Adult-Oriented Soul
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‘Young, Gifted And Black’: Aretha Franklin’s Move Into Adult-Oriented Soul

Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted And Black’ album delivered on all fronts: she really was everything its title claimed – and more.

‘Hotspot’: A Slow-Burn Classic In Pet Shop Boys’ Rich Body Of Work
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‘Hotspot’: A Slow-Burn Classic In Pet Shop Boys’ Rich Body Of Work

With especially pertinent timing, ‘Hotspot’ found Pet Shop boys dialling down the hedonism as the world was plunged into a unique crisis.

‘Boys For Pele’: How Tori Amos Unleashed The Fire Within
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‘Boys For Pele’: How Tori Amos Unleashed The Fire Within

An astoundingly complex exploration of masculinity and femininity, ‘Boys For Pele’ remains Tori Amos’ most ambitious album.

‘Live At Massey Hall 1971’: Solo Neil Young At His Very Best
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‘Live At Massey Hall 1971’: Solo Neil Young At His Very Best

Later called ‘the album that should have come out’ after ‘After The Gold Rush’, ‘Live At Massey Hall 1971’ captures Neil Young in full glory.

‘Court And Spark’: Joni Mitchell’s Commercial And Creative Breakthrough
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‘Court And Spark’: Joni Mitchell’s Commercial And Creative Breakthrough

Putting the idea of Joni Mitchell as a sensitive folk singer to bed, ‘Court And Spark’ was a jazz-infused triumph that changed her career.

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