“Over My Hot Head, The Wire Was Sparking”: The Breeders’ Pod At 30
Many great albums are defined by a singular theme or context, but finally unleashed, Kim Deal feels everything at once on her quintessential band’s debut LP
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30th Anniversary
Stronger Than Hate: Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains at 30
Brazilian thrashers opened up a whole new can of worms with its third studio album
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Sowing Success: Tears For Fears’ The Seeds of Love at 30
The third classic from Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith saw them channeling their inner Fabs
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Mr. Big turns 30
American supergroup’s debut album set a new precedent for hard rock musicianship in 1989
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Calm Like A Bomb
A look back at The The’s decade-ending 1989 classic Mind Bomb
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Alice Cooper Kept His Foot In The Gutter And Kept Reaching For The Stars With Trash
A look back at the Coop’s polarizing collaboration with pop spin doctor Desmond Child for its 30th anniversary
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Former Double Trouble Keyboardist Reese Wynans Reflects On 30 Years of In Step
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s final album with his longtime band remains a testament to the late guitarist’s talents as a musician and songwriter
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Thirty Years of Workbook
As Bob Mould continues to enjoy his best life as a solo artist in 2019, his 1989 solo debut remains his most enigmatic
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Galaxie 500’s On Fire At 30
The RNR Globe talks exclusively with Dean Wareham on his old group’s sophomore masterpiece
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Over Our Heads: King’s X’s ‘Gretchen Goes to Nebraska’ Turns 30
Why the celebrated, soulful art-metal trio’s sophomore classic remains the best of their career
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In Dreams: Chris Isaak’s Heart Shaped World at 30
The San Francisco crooner struck platinum by finding a middle ground between ominous and amorous on his classic third LP
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Brothers Of Ours: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe at 30
In 1989, four key members of Yes aimed to restore the band’s classic sound to its original glory under a new name
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Tin Machine Turns 30
Along with Soupy Sales’ boys and guitar maverick Reeves Gabrels, David Bowie rebooted his sound in 1989 through his love for college radio
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The Last Cougar: John Mellencamp’s Big Daddy at 30
Indiana’s finest took a big step forward at the close of the decade that defined him
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Can’t Stop Running: Todd Rundgren’s ‘Nearly Human’ at 30
The Wizard of Mink Hollow closes out the 80s with an underrated classic
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