What Came Next...

Violator was Depeche Mode's international breakthrough after spending the latter part of the 1980s on the verge of worldwide success.  The album didn't depart much from their style, but a surprising e...

21 Apr 20247min

After the revolutionary In the Court of the Crimson King in 1969 King Crimson did a tour behind the record, which was a hit in the UK and a cult favorite in the U.S.  Problem was, by the end, Robert F...

14 Apr 20245min

After achieving international success with the 1987 Diesel and Dust and a hit single, "Beds Are Burning", Midnight Oil could have decided to go mainstream pop and capitalized on their success.  Instea...

7 Apr 20247min

After scoring a number two hit with "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" in 1986 the public were quick to write off the Georgia Satellites as a one-hit wonder novelty act.  There was much more to them, as ev...

31 Mar 20244min

Arch Enemy's addition of Angela Gossow on vocals for their 2000 album Wages of Sin was revolutionary at the time.  No other death metal band had a female singer, and Gossow certainly proved that she c...

24 Mar 20245min

Kansas, after working hard for years, finally had a top-five hit with "Dust in the Wind" from their 1977 album Point of Know Return.  Thinking it was time to move away from the progressive sound they ...

17 Mar 20245min

The Cars was a successful debut album, containing a list of songs that played like a new wave best-of.  Candy-O, the follow-up, sold even more, despite not all the songs being up to the same level as ...

10 Mar 20245min

2112 proved to be the album that Rush needed to save their contract with Mercury Records.  The follow-up, A Farewell to Kings, was even more ambitious.  Challenging themselves in different ways and fu...

3 Mar 20246min