40th Anniversary Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Is There Anybody Out There?: Pink Floyd’s The Wall at 40

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 1 Comment 1979, 40th Anniversary, Alan Parker, David Gilmour, Gerald Scarfe, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Wall

Just how much does Roger Waters’ hallucinogenic post-war opus reflect on these modern times?

Hard Rock Power Pop Records Rock

Gonna Raise Hell: Cheap Trick’s ‘Dream Police’ at 40

September 20, 2019September 23, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Bun E. Carlos, CHEAP TRICK, Dream Police, From Tokyo to You, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Rockville, Tom Petersson

The RNR Globe looks back at Mike Damone’s favorite Trick album

Dub/Reggae Punk

The First Cut Is The Deepest: The Slits’ Classic Debut Turns 40

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Ari Up, Cut, Dennis Bovell, Island Records, Palmolive, Punky Reggae Party, Reggae, Teresa Pollitt, The Clash, The Police, The Ruts, The Slits, Typical Girls, Viv Albertine

They were a band willing and able to transcend their peers’ three-chord pop songs and political sloganeering to create something that really did chip away at the rock ‘n’ roll myth

New Wave

Real by Reel: XTC’s Drums and Wires at 40

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Jordan Blum 1 Comment 1979, 40th Anniversary, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Drums abd Wires, XTC

It might not be one of their best albums, but it certainly was a most important one

New Wave Rock

New Wave’s Ne Plus Ultra: The Cars’ Candy-O Turns 40

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, The Cars

With their second LP, the Boston band downshifted into mainstream success

Records Rock

The Long Run at 40

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Long Run, Timothy B. Schmidt

The Eagles’ sixth LP brought the band continued success as well as the beginning of the end

Blues Hard Rock New Wave

Unmarked Exit: Led Zeppelin’s ‘In Through the Out Door’ at 40

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, In Through The Out Door, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

The last proper studio album from Bonzo and the boys gets the fresh reassessment it deserves

Pop

Gonna Take Off My Pants: Randy Newman’s Born Again at 40

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Born Again, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Land of Dreams, LIttle Criminals, Randy Newman, Rider in the Rain, Waddy Watchel, Warner Bros.

Was the pop bard simply not made for the times in 1979?

Country and/or Western North Americana

Shake Hands With The Devil at 40

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Kris Kristofferson, Shake Hands With The Devil

Kris Kristofferson’s ninth album was hated by critics but wears well decades later

Pop Rock

Let’s Talk About Night Owl

August 9, 2019August 13, 2019 Jedediah Smith 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Can I Have My Money Back?, Gerry Rafferty, Michael McDonald, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Thompson, Stealer’s Wheel, The Humblebums, Walter Egan

40 years later, Gerry Rafferty’s 1979 LP has aged quite well, all things considered, yes?

New Wave Power Pop

The Records’ The Records at 40

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Be Stiff Tour, Joe Strummer, John Wicks, Mutt Lange, Shades in Bed, The Records, The Records' The Records, Virgin Records, Will Birch, Will Burch

They are a band whose name is impossible to Google, but well worth the extra work once you discover them and their classic first LP also known as Shades In Bed