Posts From Thomas Kintner

Aerosmith ‘Permanent Vacation’: A Rejuvenation

They’d lost their way as the ’80s lumbered along. Then, the Boston rockers remembered just who Aerosmith was. We take a look back at their classic comeback

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Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ Expanded: One of the Best-Sounding Live Albums Ever

After 40 years, ‘Stop Making Sense’ in all its forms remains ineffably compelling and still feels fully modern.

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John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’: The Turning Point

The album marked a turning point, and served as an overture for how he would bring his music into the world from that point forward.

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Pat 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.

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Dave Mason: ‘Alone Together’—Colorful Throughout

It’s often remembered for its multi-colored marble vinyl, but the former Traffic member’s solo debut also contained some of his finest songs

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Willie Nelson’s ‘Red Headed Stranger’ & the Unlikely Birth of Outlaw Country

The album defined him as an iconoclast comfortable on his own path, which he would follow in singular fashion for decades to come.

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Chicago’s Eclectic Debut Album: With Authority

Chicago’s speedy ascent was fueled by a landmark debut that made an immediate splash with critics and listeners, but it was more than a hit record.

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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Album: Crazy, Man, Crazy

The 1984 album yielded 5 hit singles and became one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time. It was his first LP to hit #1

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Joey Molland’s Badfinger: 2017 Concert Review

Joey Molland, the lone surviving member of the band’s defining era, spun through their hits and more at a Connecticut gig. We were there!

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Elvis Costello, Blondie Concert: Satisfying Variety

The show would have been a cutting-edge sensation if assembled in 1979, and somehow remains a remarkable enticement 40 years on.

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