When an independent artist signs onto a major label, it’s inevitable that the change won’t please everyone. There are sure to be dissenting fans who have claimed ownership over the artist and decry them as a “sellout,” a “traitor,” a…
From the Record Crate: Bob Dylan – “Nashville Skyline” (1969)
The end of the 1960s sported constant and violent rioting, Nixon, the Vietnam War, and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. both taking place a year prior to Dylan’s LP- an ungodly way to head into…
From the Record Crate: The Doors – “The Doors” (1967)
On the surface, 1967 was a year of riot and protest, the emergence of discotheques in America, and a social movement regarded by many as “The summer of love.” When you take a turn away from the major records of…
From the Record Crate: Evanescence – Fallen (2003)
Founded by lead singer Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody in 1995 after meeting at a youth camp, goth rock band Evanescence diligently worked for seven years before signing with Wind-up Records in 2002. The then-duo already had multiple EPs…
From the Record Crate: Styx – “Kilroy Was Here” (1983)
In the popular consciousness, this is the album that put a halt to Styx’s music career and caused the band to break up. While music critics can debate that assertion until the cows come home, when you actually listen to…
From the Record Crate: Kate Bush – “The Kick Inside” (1978)
On February 17, 1978 the 19-year-old British singer Kate Bush finally released her debut record The Kick Inside to the world. Although Bush seems remarkably young for such a debut, she was even younger when she began to write some…
From the Record Crate: Elton John – “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player” (1973)
In January 1973, Elton John was already four years into his pop career but was ready to release his sixth studio album. That album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, would become his most successful album up to…