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‘Jazz’: How Queen Proved They Could Do Anything They Liked
Queen were aware that topping the anthems on News Of The World would take some doing, so decided on a more eclectic approach. The result was the Jazz album.
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‘Green’: The Album That Thrust R.E.M. Into The Eye Of The Storm
R.E.M. released ‘Green’ to coincide with the US presidential election. Michael Stipe said they intended the album to be a gesture of hope and encouragement.
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‘Made In Heaven’: The Aptly Named Album That Drew The Curtain On Queen
Queen's fifteenth studio album, Made In Heaven, came out on 6 November 1995 and was a set of thirteen tracks painstakingly put together from a period spanning 1980 to 1995.
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‘Gone Troppo’: When George Harrison Let Loose
George Harrison’s Gone Troppo is an album that has improved with age; put it on and cast your mind back to a time when the world was a very different place.
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‘Mutations’: Chilled-out Beck Records Joyful 1998 Set In Two Weeks
The sonic shift in the album revealed an even deeper, joyfully melodious exploration of Beck’s individuality.
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‘Cloud Nine’: George Harrison’s Triumphant Return To Pop
George Harrison’s ‘Cloud Nine’, co-produced with ELO’s Jeff Lynne and a serious return to form, also included his third US No.1 ‘Got My Mind Set On You’.
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George Harrison – Wonderwall Music
The first solo album by a member of the Beatles, George Harrison's Wonderwall Music was heavily influenced by Ravi Shankar and The Byrds.
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‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’: U2’s Beautiful Days In A New Millennium
There was a whole lot happening in U2’s world in 2000, but most of all there was 'All That You Can't Leave Behind,' described by Rolling Stone as their third masterpiece.
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‘Live At The Olympia’: R.E.M.’s Gift To Its Loyal Fans
R.E.M. booked a five-night stand at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, lasting from 30 June to 5 July 2007, with advance billing referring to the shows as “public rehearsals”.
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‘Boy’: U2 Begin Their Epic Album Adventures
The 1980 album laid the exciting ground rules for what U2 could be.
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John Lennon’s Tragic Rebirth On ‘Double Fantasy’
The 'Double Fantasy' album, released three weeks before John Lennon's passing, has become something of a requiem for John's 40 years on earth.
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‘Mind Games’: John Lennon’s Introspective Journey
John Lennon's 1973 album Mind Games, touched on many themes and vignettes from John’s life – but this time avoided overtly political themes.
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‘News Of The World’: Making Headlines Around The Globe For Queen
Queen's sixth album, ‘News of the World’, was a return to their original 'rootsier' sound. The world was waiting and didn’t we just love the Queen’s Jubilee year of 1977.
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R.E.M. – The Final Years
So was it really the end of the world as we knew it when R.E.M. split? Maybe, but as this overview of the band’s final albums suggests, there's plenty of music to celebrate.
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How Debut Album ‘Murmur’ Spread The Word About R.E.M.
The record R.E.M. emerged with remains one of the most compelling and otherworldly debut albums in rock history. Filler-free and the passing of time have merely added to the record’s timeless allure.
