Posts From Thomas Kintner
John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’: The Turning Point
The 1985 album served as an overture for how he would bring his music into the world from that point forward.
Read MorePat Benatar and ‘Crimes of Passion’: Her Best Shot
She has remained the thing she set out to be, an artist who made her own seat at the table and turned it into a remarkable rock music legacy.
Read MorePete Townshend ‘Empty Glass’: The Who Album That Wasn’t
Although it’s fully satisfying on its own, the 1980 album, the most successful of his solo releases, has been called a Who record that never was.
Read MoreHuey Lewis & the News’ ‘Fore!’: Cementing a Deep Pop Legacy
The band’s 1986 release was their second to reach #1 thanks to four Top 10 singles.
Read MoreJethro Tull ‘Thick As a Brick’: Don’t Sit This One Out
Equal parts ambitious and meticulous, the band’s 1972 best-seller is a smartly produced collage whose appeals remain undimmed.
Read MoreStyx ‘Paradise Theatre’: Where Prog Met Pure Pop
The album was the band’s greatest success but with the members no longer on the same page, it was also the beginning of the end.
Read MoreLinda Ronstadt’s ‘Heart Like a Wheel’ Breakthrough
After her first four albums, followers of country-rock knew there was something special about her. On her fifth, they found out what it was
Read MoreThe Ambitious ‘Nilsson Schmilsson’ LP Revisited
Noteworthy for its scope and ambition, the album was justifiably rewarded with worldwide success that took Nilsson to the next level of stardom.
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