This Friday I’m gonna change up from the usual classic rock I’ve been reviewing, and take a look at what all the kids are listening to these days. Rap and hip-hop music is what holds the top of the charts these days, but rap music has changed a lot in the short time it’s reigned. One artist that has managed to keep up with this … Continue reading Graduation – Kanye West
It’s Friday again, and it’s time to flashback. I missed last week as I was in the midst of a midterm marathon, but I’m coming back with one of my favorites. In January of 1978, Warren Zevon released his classic album Excitable Boy. Zevon is one of my favorite artists, combining an unmistakable rock and roll structure with folk song type lyrics. My dad showed … Continue reading Excitable Boy – Warren Zevon
Today, in recognition of what is undeniably a landmark event in the industry, we’ll be flashing back to 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2011. Last night at midnight, Lil Wayne, a titan of the hip-hop industry, dropped Tha Carter V, the fifth in his line of self-titled albums. In recognition of this event, I suggested to Commissioner Heff that I rank the previous four Carter albums … Continue reading Something Special: Tha Carters…Ranked
It’s Friday, and you know what that means. We’re flashing back to 1965 to, for the first time in Colossus music history, take a look at a Beatles album. In December of 1965, The Beatles were coming off a very successful American tour, and that prolonged exposure to America’s Motown, Soul, and Folk music helped the band to create Rubber Soul. The name of the … Continue reading Rubber Soul – The Beatles
It’s Friday, and therefore time for another flashback in music history. Today we’re looking into the work of music icon David Bowie, who released an astonishing 27 studio albums over the course of his career. We’ll be focusing in on his fourth album, Hunky Dory, the first album he released after signing his first record deal with RCA in 1971. David Bowie has a very … Continue reading Hunky Dory – David Bowie
Last week I was moving back into school, so I took last Friday off to get ahead on my studies. But I’m here now to throw it back to 1977, to take a look at Bob Marley’s ninth studio album Exodus. In December of 1976, seven armed men broke into Marley’s home and shot him in the chest and arm, so he decided to take … Continue reading Exodus – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Last week I sent Leo my review for Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited at 3 o’clock on Thursday. Maybe he was too busy listening to that boring new Mac Miller album. Anyways, thought I’d take the chance to hit you guys with a double whammy this Friday, throwing it back twice in one day, this time to 1982. Michael Jackson was at the top of … Continue reading Thriller – Michael Jackson
