Posts From Mark Leviton

Bonnie Raitt Gives It One More Try with ‘Green Light’: Review

Her time at Warner Bros. Records had been exhilarating, frustrating and highly creative, and her legacy there is still well worth exploring.

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Free: ‘Fire and Water’—More Than Just All Right

The album featured one of rock’s all-time classics in “All Right Now,” but there was much more to the band’s ferocious-yet-controlled ethic.

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1974’s Bad Company Debut Album: When Rock Fans Couldn’t Get Enough

Arising from the ashes of Free, the band pursued a more stripped-down hard-rock vision. By the end of 1974, they had a #1 LP and were headlining arenas.

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The Go-Go’s’ ‘Beauty and the Beat’: A Scene of Their Own

No matter the level of personal and professional drama, the musical legacy remains, with their first LP as an early peak.

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The Bee Gees’ ‘Main Course’: The Turning Point

Just when it seemed as if their career might be over, the brothers Gibb drastically altered their style. They would soon find out what success really was!

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‘Broken English’: The Return of Marianne Faithfull

The 1979 album shows the influence of punk, reggae and jazz, and the lyrics often flowed from her still-in-process romantic and artistic collaborations.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s ‘Texas Flood’: Out of the Gate

Recorded as a demo over a long holiday weekend, the album launched the career of the legendary bluesman and gave the genre itself a huge boost.

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Rod Stewart: ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’—Don’t It?

The man who once said, “I’m a rock star because I couldn’t be a soccer star,” broke through with his solo third album, which included the smash “Maggie May.”

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Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ @50: What the Man Said

Following the breakup of the Beatles, McCartney just wanted to be another band member. He finally got his chance (sort of) with this 1975 LP.

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13 Classic Triple Albums: When Rockers Expanded the Limits

In the classic rock era, some of the greatest artists expanded the limits of what was being released on vinyl. We look back at some of the best 3-LP sets.

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