August 2021
Album – HYSTERIA (Def Leppard)
Released August 3, 1987 It is Def Leppard's best-selling album to date, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawning seven hit singles. The album charted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart. Hysteria was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, referring to his 1984 auto accident and the ensuing worldwide media coverage surrounding it. It…
Find out more »Album – REVOLVER (The Beatles)
Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 5 August 1966, accompanied by the double A-side single "Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine". The album was the Beatles' final recording project before their retirement as live performers and marked the group's most overt use of studio technology to date, building on the advances of their late 1965 release Rubber Soul. It has since become regarded as one of the greatest and most…
Find out more »Album – RIVER OF DREAMS (Billy Joel)
Released on this day in 1993, River of Dreams is the twelfth and final studio album by Billy Joel. The album presented a more serious tone than found in Joel's previous albums, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love. Since the release of the album, Joel stopped recording studio albums. He continues to tour, record occasional singles and released a classical album featuring solo piano performed by Hyung-ki "Richard" Joo titled Fantasies & Delusions in 2001. The album…
Find out more »Album – LYNYRD SKYNYRD (pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut album from American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on this day in 1973. Several of the album's songs remain among the band's most well-known: "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone" and "Free Bird", the last of which launched the band to national stardom. The album was certified gold on December 18, 1974, and double platinum on July 21, 1987, by the RIAA. The album also peaked at 27 in the Billboard…
Find out more »Album – WHO ARE YOU (THE WHO)
Who Are You is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Who, released on 18 August 1978 by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and MCA Records in the United States. The album peaked at number 2 on the US charts and number 6 on the UK charts. Who Are You was the Who's last album to feature Keith Moon as their drummer, who died three weeks after it was released. The ironic nature of the text "Not…
Find out more »Album – SLIPPERY WHEN WET (BON JOVI)
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 18, 1986 by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. The album features many of Bon Jovi's best-known songs, including "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", and "Wanted Dead or Alive". Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was named by…
Find out more »Album – ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Are You Experienced is the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in North America on August 23 by Reprise, Are You Experienced reached number five on the Billboard 200. The LP was an immediate critical and commercial success, and it is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. The album features Jimi Hendrix's innovative approach to songwriting and electric guitar playing which soon established a new direction in psychedelic and…
Find out more »Classic Albums Top To Bottom – MOONDANCE (VAN MORRISON)
Tonight at 9:00, we’re playing this classic album in its entirety… Van Morrison - MOONDANCE TOP TO BOTTOM! Hear it the way it was meant to be heard, tonight at 9:00
Find out more »Classic Albums Top To Bottom – GREATEST HITS (ELTON JOHN)
Tonight at 9:00, we’re playing this classic album in its entirety… Elton John - GREATEST HITS TOP TO BOTTOM! Hear it the way it was meant to be heard, tonight at 9:00!
Find out more »Album – GRACELAND (Paul Simon)
Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on August 25, 1986. 35 years ago today! Graceland features an eclectic mixture of genres, including pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, isicathamiya, and mbaqanga. Simon wrote songs inspired by recordings made in Johannesburg, collaborating with African and American artists. Graceland became Simon's most successful studio album and his highest-charting album in over a decade; it is estimated to have sold up to 16 million copies worldwide. It…
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