Aladdin Sane is the sixth studio album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records on 13 April 1973. It is the follow-up to the groundbreaking The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and was the first album Bowie wrote and released to achieve such a major impact on the music scene.The editors of New Musical Express, Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray, described the album […]

Abraxas is the second studio album by Santana, released in September 1970.The album's title comes from a line in Hermann Hesse's book Demian, referenced on the album's back cover:"We stood before it and had begun to freeze inside from the exercise. We questioned the painting, we scolded it, we made love to it, we prayed for it. We called it mother, whore, singer, slut, we called it our beloved, we […]

Bob Dylan At Budokan is a double live album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in April 1979 by Columbia Records. It was recorded during his 1978 world tour and consists mainly of the artist's "greatest hits". The performances on the album are radically different from the originals, using the same musicians who played on Street-Legal, but relying on a much larger band with a stronger brass and backing vocal […]

Salisbury is the second studio album by British hard rock band Uriah Heep, released in January 1971 in the United States and a month later in the rest of the world, through "Vertigo Records".The album introduced Uriah Heep to a "progressive" rock musical approach, with the album's title track, which lasts over 16 minutes and features a 24-piece orchestra, being a typical example. "Salisbury" also gave the band their first […]

Led Zeppelin II, as its title suggests, is the second studio album by Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 by Atlantic Records.The album was recorded between various tours by the group from January to August 1969.The tour to promote the album began in the United States on October 17, 1969, continuing in Great Britain and Europe from January to March 1970.The album was a great success, helping their first album […]

Dreamboat Annie is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by local label Mushroom Records in mid-1975. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976, through Mushroom Records' Los Angeles subsidiary. The album contained three commercially successful singles, two of which became mainstream […]

Seconds Out is the second live album by Genesis following 1973's Genesis Live. It was released as a double LP on 14 October 1977 by Charisma Records and was their last with guitarist Steve Hackett before his departure. The majority of the recordings were made in June 1977 at the Palais des Sports in Paris during the Wind & Wuthering Tour. One track, "The Cinema Show", was recorded the previous […]

Spooky Two is the second studio album by English rock band Spooky Tooth. It was originally released in March 1969, by Island Records and licensed by A&M Records in the United States.Spooky Tooth's sound on this album is driven by a robust instrument and guitar, charting a course that fluctuates between the evocative sound of Deep Purple or Atomic Rooster on the one hand and the fearless, bluesy hard rock […]

Bring On The Night is Sting's first live album and second of his solo career, recorded from May 29 to December 23, 1985 during live performances in Paris, Rome and Arnhem and released on July 1, 1986 by A&M Records.The album's title comes from a song by the Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs featured include new material by Sting from his solo studio album The […]