The Final Cut is the twelfth studio album by Pink Floyd, released on 21 March 1983 through Harvest Records, and produced by Roger Waters, James Guthrie, and Michael Kamen.During the recording of The Wall, Waters, Mason, and Gilmour noticed a change in the behavior of keyboardist Richard Wright, who was appearing in the studio without contributing to the album. Wright left the band after the recording sessions, on friendly terms […]

Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by Deep Purple and was released on December 10, 1974 by "EMI" in Europe and by "Warner" in America.The album divided fans and critics since the jazz and funk influences were now evident in the band's playing style. This change in Deep Purple's style was also the reason for the departure of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore after a few months."Stormbringer" sold relatively well and although […]

5, as its title suggests, is the fifth studio album by J. J. Cale, released in 1979 and was his first album in three years.By 1979, Cale had recorded four albums, his debut Naturally being his most commercially successful and containing the minor hit "Crazy Mama". While his albums did not sell well, Cale enjoyed great success as a songwriter when other artists recorded his songs, such as Eric Clapton's […]

Caravanserai is the fourth studio album by Santana, released on October 11, 1972, and marked a significant turning point in the career of Carlos Santana, as it was a departure from his first three albums. In contrast to the fusion sound of salsa, rock and jazz that had become the band's trademark, the album focused primarily on jazz orchestral pieces. All except three of the songs are instrumental. The album […]

Brothers In Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985 through Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It spent a total of 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (including 10 consecutive weeks between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United […]

Before The Flood is a live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and the Band, released on June 20, 1974, by Asylum Records in the United States and Island Records in the United Kingdom. It was Dylan's first live album, although live recordings of earlier performances would later be released. It is Dylan's 15th album and the seventh by the Band, documenting their joint tour in 1974. It reached number […]

Projections is the second album by American blues rock band Blues Project. Produced by Tom Wilson and released by Verve/Folkways Records in November 1966, the album was their first studio release to feature a more rock-oriented sound. The album cover features the band in a photo by Jim Marshall.Shortly after the release of this album, Al Kooper left the band in the spring of 1967 to form Blood, Sweat & […]

Hiatt Comes Alive Αt Budokan? is the twelfth album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt and his first live album, released on November 22, 1994. The recordings were made during the artist's tour from February 26 to May 30, 1994 in the United States, with the title a parody of Peter Frampton's album title, Frampton Comes Alive! and albums released by many artists that contained Live At Budokan in their title, such […]

The Howlin' Wolf Album is a 1969 album by Howlin' Wolf, with members of the Rotary Connection as his backing band. It combined blues with psychedelic rock covers of several of Howlin' Wolf's classic songs. Howlin' Wolf did not particularly like the album, a fact noted on the album cover, which instead of a photo has the phrase "This is Howlin’ Wolf’s new album. He doesn’t like it. He didn’t […]