1998

Rock 

The Cowsills Prep Release of Lost ‘90s LP

October 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1998, 2024, Atlantic Records, Bob Cowsill, Global, Omnivore Recordings, Susan Cowsill, The Cowsills

Global due out on Nov. 8 via Omnivore Recordings 

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Folk Indie Rock Rock 

Elliott Smith’s XO (Deluxe Edition) Released on Vinyl

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1998, DreamWorks Records, Elliott Smith, Interscope Vinyl Collective, Miss Misery, Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Group, XO

Physical version of the digital reissue now available as part of Interscope vinyl subscription service

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Bruce Rock 

Take ‘Em As They Come: Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks at 25

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Tracks

Reflecting on the Boss’s career-spanning box set

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Bossa Nova Funk Hip Hop 

Flow Against Know: Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty Turns 25

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys, Cibo Matto, Grand Royal, Hello Nasty, MCA, Mike D, Mixmaster Mike

Saluting the last great LP from Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D

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Punk Reggae Rock 

Streetwise Professors: Rancid’s Life Won’t Wait Turns 25

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Buju Banton, Epitaph Records, Lars Frederiksen, Life Won't Wait, Matt Freeman, Rancid, Tim Armstrong

Looking back on the West Coast punk rockers’ greatest album

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock 

Right In Time: Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road at 25

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1998, 25th Anniversary, American Recordings, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams, Mercury Records, Rick Rubin, Roy Bittan, Steve Earle

Inside the resonant timelessness of her greatest album

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Punk Rock 

Stuck in the Sky: System of a Down’s Self-Titled Debut Turns 25

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Aerosmith, American Recordings, Daron Malakian, Eminem, John Dolmayan, Mike Patton, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Sugar, System of a Down

Looking back on a punk-metal milestone

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Folk Rock 

Hesitating Beauty: Billy Bragg & Wilco’s Mermaid Avenue at 25

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Billy Bragg, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue, Wilco

Looking back on a sonic monument to legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

See You In Hell: Monster Magnet’s Power Trip at 25

June 16, 2023June 17, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, A&M Records, Dave Wyndorf, Ed Mundell, Matt Hyde, Monster Magnet, Powertrip, Space Lord

Celebrating one mother mother of a rock album

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Folk Rock 

Shawn Mullins: Back from the Print Shop

June 1, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1998, 2023, Atlanta, Georgia, Live at the Print Shop, Lullaby, Shawn Mullins, Soul’s Core

25 years after his biggest hit, the Atlanta songwriter continues to hone his craft

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Opened Twice: Jeff Buckley’s Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk at 25

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 2 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Back In NYC, Genesis, Grace, Jeff Buckley, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, Tom Verlaine

Honoring the legacy of his abrupt final album

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Alternative Rock Experimental Indie Rock Noise Pop Rock 

Your Neck Is My Favorite: Sonic Youth’s A Thousand Leaves Turns 25

May 12, 2023May 13, 2023 Dan Weiss 2 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, A Thousand Leaves, Geffen Records, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Sunday, Thurston Moore, Wharton Tiers

How do you explain your favorite album?

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Temptation Waits: Garbage’s Version 2.0 at 25

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Angelfish, Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Garbage, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Version 2.0

Looking back on the group’s forward-thinking second album

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Blues Hard Rock Rock Zep 

Most High: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant’s Walking into Clarksdale at 25

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Charlie Jones, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin, Michael Lee, Most High, Robert Plant, Walking Into Clarksdale

The Led Zeppelin duo’s second offering found them opting for more subdued sounds

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Dream Pop Electronic Hip Hop Soul 

Inertia Creeps: Massive Attack’s Mezzanine at 25

April 20, 2023April 23, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, 3D, Angel, Daddy G, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Mezzanine, Mushroom, Robert De Naja, Teardrop, Tricky, Virgin Records

Looking back on the Bristol greats’ darkest album

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