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Classic Album
After disbanding The Revolution in 1986, Prince returned as a one-man-band with a double album bristling with ideas, experimentation, eclecticism and superb musicianship, which saw him cement his position as…
Classic Album: The White Room – The KLF
Subsidised with the proceeds of an 80s novelty hit, the eccentricities, the vision and ambition of KLF, combined with their taste for acid house and anarchy, resulted in one of…
Classic Album: Autobahn – Kraftwerk
In 1974, Kraftwerk created an electronic epic. Autobahn was an album which saw man and machine working in perfect harmony. It was a pivotal step forward for contemporary music –…
Classic Album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics
Stifled and frustrated by their time in The Tourists, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox packed their bags to form Eurythmics. With a new sound and a new image, their second…
Classic Album: Songs From The Big Chair – Tears For Fears
After inviting us into the Mad World of their debut The Hurting in 1983, Tears For Fears returned with a new sound and outlook two years later, brimming with the…
Classic Album: The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Still adored nearly 30 years on, The Stone Roses rescued indie rock from shambling student bands and fired Manchester into a bright new musical future. Classic Pop charts the making…
Classic Album: Songs Of Faith And Devotion – Depeche Mode
Following up the enormous success of Violator almost broke Depeche Mode. But despite Dave Gahan’s heroin addiction and inter-band fighting, with Songs Of Faith And Devotion they eventually created a…
Classic Album: Club Classics Vol. One – Soul II Soul
Emerging from the underground sound system scene, Jazzie B and his collective of Funki Dreds gathered to make an album which incorporated a fusion of styles and influences to create…
Classic Album: Welcome To The Pleasuredome
The old adage decrees that the brightest star shines half as long and no group encapsulated that more than Frankie Goes To Hollywood, who made more of an impact in…
Classic Album: Architecture & Morality
Merging the machinations of German electronica with warm Merseyside melodies and otherworldly choral samples, on their third album, Architecture & Morality, OMD struck the perfect balance between experimentalism and commercial…