The 1970s were a crucible for musical innovation, witnessing the birth and evolution of numerous genres, including progressive rock, glam, punk, and disco. While we all know the blockbuster albums ...

From sun-soaked harmonies to confessional folk, these 17 classic Laurel Canyon albums defined a countercultural golden age ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s.

The Wrecking Crew grabbed all the notoriety in the 60s when it came to ace West Coast session players on a multitude of hit records. The Section, a loose collection of aces that often brought their ...

The 1970s were a mad, wonderful time in rock. From krautrock to psychedelia and way beyond, here are 15 of the decade's most ...

Music videos in the 1980s were to music what the album cover art of the 1970s was to musicians. You bought hook, line, and sinker into these albums based on their cover art, not the snippets you might ...

But like most cultural phenomenons, it didn’t just appear out of thin air. The sound, the swagger, and even the spectacle had been long since brewing throughout the duration of the 1970s and was ...

The first decade of solo albums after the Beatles split did not start out the way many expected. As implausible as it might have sounded at the time, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came roaring into ...

Billy Joel's 1977 magnum opus, "The Stranger," is hailed by many as an album that defined the New York experience with its sound. But Joel wasn't the only sound in town at the time, as the City that ...

Somebody's got to put food on the table. These 1970s classic rock albums were definitely cash grabs, but they are also great records, too.