1998

Pop 

Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello: An Uncommon Bond

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 2023, Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager, Elvis Costello, Hal David, Mercury Records, Painted From Memory, Taken From Life, UMe

A new box set retraces the connection between the two pop auteurs

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Rock 

Do The Evolution: Pearl Jam’s Yield at 25

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Do The Evolution, Eddie Vedder, Given To Fly, Jack Irons, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Seattle, Stone Gossard, Wishlist, Yield

Is it the band’s best studio album?

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Alternative Rock Electronic jazz Pop 

You Make It Easy: Air’s Moon Safari at 25

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, Air, Astralwerks, Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Moon Safari, Nicolas Godin, Sexy Boy, Stereolab

The French band’s debut album was a perfect fit in the post-modern late 90s

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Blues Rock 

From Babylon to Buenos Aires: The Rolling Stones Revisit Their 1998 South American Extravaganza

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, Bridges To Babylon, Bridges To Beunos Aires, Charlie Watts, Darryl Jones, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Mick and the boys went deeper into their catalogue on the second live set from the Bridges To Babylon Tour

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Rock 

The Boss Underscores the Completion Principle

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks turns 20

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Pop Rock 

At Their Most Beautiful

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 John Everhart 2 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

R.E.M.’s Up at 20

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Electronic Hip Hop Pop Rock 

Blame Is The Cure

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 1998, 20th Anniversary, Mike Doughty, Soul Coughing, Warner Bros.

Soul Coughing’s El Oso turns 20

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Artful Americana

October 20, 2018July 27, 2022 Justin Joffe 1 Comment 1998, 20th Anniversary, David Berman, Drag City, Pavement, Silver Jews, Stephen Malkmus

20 Years Later, The Silver Jews’ ‘American Water’ remains a profoundly surreal document of otherness at home

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Electronic Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

The Value of Shock

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails

Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals at 20

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Pop Punk Rock 

To Incorporate Little Girls

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Courtney Love, DGC, Hole

Hole’s Celebrity Skin at 20

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Hip Hop Soul 

Five Reasons Aquemini Went Platinum

October 1, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Big Boi, OutKast

Looking at the stunning success of OutKast’s third album 20 years later

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Hip Hop Soul 

1, 2, 3… How the Best Alliance in Hip-Hop Came to Be

September 28, 2018 Daniel Offner 1 Comment 1998, 20th Anniversary, Black Star, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey

Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star at 20

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Pop 

Mark Oliver Everett Vents Tragedy and Despair

September 21, 2018November 7, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Eels, Mark Oliver Everett

30 years ago, The Eels release Electro-Shock Blues

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Pop 

Lots of Dreams That Aren’t There

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Matador Records

Belle and Sebastian’s The Boy With the Arab Strap at 20

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Who Turned the Light Out?

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Jeremy Enigk, Sub Pop Records, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE

Sunny Day Real Estate’s How It Feels to Be Something On at 20

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