In 1972, not long after signing to Elektra, a 29-year-old folk singer/songwriter namedHarry Chapinreleased his debut album,Heads & Tales, spawning the hit single "Taxi." Later that year, he'd release his sophomore album,Sniper & Other Love Songs, and receive his first GRAMMY nominati...
“Our producer, Flood, and I looked at each other and I told Trent, ‘Well, you had the pop single for the record until you said ‘fuck’ in every line of the chorus.’ Trent started laughing and he said, ‘I know.’ He did it on purpose because he didn’t want, necessarily, t...
Heat wave or not we know we have many more super hot, sweat-dripping days ahead. While we humans can't wait to find AC, jump into a cold swimming pool, or what ever we need to do to cool off, our furry, four-legged best friends just want to sprawl out in the sun and soak it...
Be it their productions of “Madama Butterfly,”“Elektra,” the surrealist take on Humperdink’s “Hansel and Gretel,” or Julie Taymor’s uniquely Julie Taymor version of “The Magic Flute,” the last two of which are performed every year as the “family operas” during the holiday ...
while "On Reflection" is best known for its dizzying a cappella counterpoint. But the band did emphasize tighter structures and more melodic choruses on the funky "Free Hand" and "Just the Same." Gentle Giant pulled off a magic trick on this album, wringing out maximum fun from ideas that...
Elektra 15. The Doors, 'L.A. Woman' (1971) Following 1969's misguidedThe Soft Parade, the Doors dialed down the artifice on the next year'sMorrison Hotelby revisiting the blues-rock that underlined their first two albums. For 1971'sL.A. Womanthey went even deeper in the blues. There'...
The Reviewniversebeckons, coveringJames Stokoe’s Won Ton Soup, Elektra Assassin, Goddess, Wildcat, Green Arrow, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown, someFred Eggcomics and probably some other stuff. After some final complaints it’s off you go, back to the...
2Elektra 215 Votes 3Red Guardian 203 Votes 13 Deadpool 338 votes Pros: The Merc with the Mouth has all of the best survival skills rolled into one insane chimichanga. Not only does Wade Wilson have years of the most extreme military training around and is trained in a...
Elektra 11. Motley Crue, 'Dr. Feelgood' (1989) Nikki Sixx’s 1987 heroin overdose provided the impetus for the members of Motley Crue to get sober. The legendarily debauched rockers emerged clean, lean and not-so-mean on 1989’sDr. Feelgood, their first and only album to top the Bill...
Elektra 15. The Doors, 'L.A. Woman' (1971) Following 1969's misguidedThe Soft Parade, the Doors dialed down the artifice on the next year'sMorrison Hotelby revisiting the blues-rock that underlined their first two albums. For 1971'sL.A. Womanthey went even deeper in the blues. There'...