1983

Blues Rock 

Rude Mood: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s Texas Flood at 40

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1983, Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall, Pride and Joy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Texas Flood, Tommy Shannon

How the guitar legend’s debut set the scene for a landmark career

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Art Pop Funk New Wave Pop Rock 

Slippery People: Talking Heads’ Speaking In Tongues at 40

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Burning Down The House, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Girlfriend Is Better, Jerry Harrison, Sire Records, Slippery People, Speaking in Tongues, Swamp, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

Looking back on the band’s most successful album

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Pop Rock 

Still Standing: Elton John’s Too Low For Zero at 40

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Chris Thomas, Davey Johnstone, Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, I'm Still Standing, Kiki Dee, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Pretenders, Too Low For Zero

Inside the album that got the Rocket Man out of his New Wave era slump

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Where Eagles Dare: Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind at 40

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Nathan Carson 3 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, EMI, Iron Maiden, Nicko McBrain, Piece of Mind, Steve Harris, The Trooper, Where Eagles Dare

Looking back on the metal giants’ phenomenal fourth album

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New Wave Rock 

Saved By Zero: The Fixx’s Reach the Beach Turns 40

May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Cy Curnin, One Thing Leads To Another, Reach the Beach, Saved By Zero, The Fixx

Revisiting the London New Wave greats’ sophomore masterpiece

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Alternative Rock Dance Dance Rock New Wave Post-Punk Rock 

We All Stand: New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies at 40

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Age of Consent, Bernard Sumner, Depeche Mode, Gillian Gilbert, Ian Curtis, Interpol, Joy Division, LCD Soundsystem, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Hook, Power Corruption & Lies, Stephen Morris, The Cure, The Killers

Looking back on the Manchester greats’ transitional second album

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Color Me Impressed: The Replacements’ Hootenanny at 40

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Deborah Sprague 5 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Color Me Impressed, Hootenanny, Lovelines, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson, Twin/Tone, Within Your Reach

It might not be their best offering, but it’s definitely their most Mats-like

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Dub/Reggae Hardcore Punk 

Big Takeover: Bad Brains’ Rock for Light at 40

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1983, Attitude, Bad Brains, Big Takeover, Daryl Jenifer, Dr. Know, Earl Hudson, HR, Ric Ocasek, Right Brigade, Rock for Light, Washington D.C.

Reflecting on the D.C. band’s unstoppable second album

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Art Pop Pop Rock 

This Serious Moonlight: David Bowie’s Let’s Dance at 40

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, China Girl, David Bowie, EMI, Let's Dance, Mike Garson, Modern Love, Nile Rodgers, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Looking back on the Duke’s biggest pop hit

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Alternative Rock Folk Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock 

Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.’s Murmur at 40

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Athens, Bill Berry, Georgia, IRS Records, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Murmur, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Celebrating the mumbling brilliance of the Athens band’s debut LP

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Irish Rock 

This Is The One: Thin Lizzy’s Thunder and Lightning at 40

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Brian Downey, Ireland, Irish, John Sykes, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy, Thunder and Lightning, Warner Bros. Records

Reflecting on the Irish greats’ final studio album

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Blues New Wave Rock 

Sharp Dressed Men: ZZ Top’s Eliminator at 40

March 23, 2023February 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Eliminator, Fairlight, Frank Beard, Gimme All Your Lovin', Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Synthesizers, Texas, Warner Bros. Records, ZZ Top

How the Texas trio learned to stop worrying and love the synthesizer

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New Wave Pop Soul 

How Spandau Ballet Embraced Their Inner Soul Boys 40 Years Ago on True

March 16, 2023 Jim Allen 3 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Al Green, Altered Images, Bananarama, Duran Duran, Gary Kemp, Grover Washington Jr., Marvin Gaye, Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley, Trevor Horn, True

The third time was the charm for the New Romantics-turned-R&B merchants

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Like A Song…: U2’s War at 40

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., New Year’s Day, Seconds, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Surrender, The Edge, Two Hearts Beat As One, U2, war

Looking back on the album that broke the band in the United States

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Punk 

Time Has Come Today: The Ramones’ Subterranean Jungle at 40

February 24, 2023May 19, 2026 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments ” Ramones, 1983, 40th Anniversary, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Richie Ramone, Subterranean Jungle, The Ramones

Looking back on the band’s return to their punk roots

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