Branigan
Artist: Laura Branigan
Community Score: 9.25

Laura Branigan became an international name with the release of "Gloria" from this, her debut album. That remake of an Italian pop hit entrenched itself in Billboard's Top Ten, peaking at number two and securing itself as an anthemic classic. While it perfectly fit her aggressive, dramatic voice, the second single, the over-synthesized and... Read More

Early Years, Vol. 1
Artist: The Bee Gees

Before moving to England in 1967 to successfully earn their fortune, The Bee Gees were one of Australia's most popular beat groups. They actually recorded quite a bit of material in the mid-'60s that ranks among their most rock-oriented, strongly recalling The Hollies and the lighter early Beatles with their strong melodies, harmonies, rhythm... Read More

T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities & Smash Hits)
Artist: The Tubes

The Tubes' reputation (or lack thereof) is built on their uninhibited '70s performances, and, to a much lesser extent, on the non-hits collected on T.R.A.S.H. Before ultra-clean David Foster production pushed the Tubes into the Top 40 in the '80s, this circus of the insane recorded with an eclectic array of talent, delivering bouncy, wavy... Read More

Deface the Music
Artist: Utopia
Community Score: 7.00

Having just scored their first big hits with Adventures in Utopia, Utopia inexplicably took a step into arcana with its follow-up, Deface the Music. Foregoing the radio-ready style of Adventures, Utopia delves deeply into Beatlemania, creating a swift, brutally funny and insanely catchy send-up of the Fab Four's entire career. Clearly, the high... Read More

The Best of Three Dog Night
Artist: Three Dog Night
Community Score: 5.00

Weighing it at a generous 20 tracks, The Best of Three Dog Night may be a little much for some casual listeners, yet it's unquestionably the definitive collection, featuring all of their hits, plus a nice selection of album tracks. There isn't anything major missing, and while some of the non-singles material isn't particularly strong, there are... Read More

Little Creatures
Artist: Talking Heads
Community Score: 7.40

Talking Heads' most immediately accessible album, Little Creatures eschewed the pattern of recent Heads albums, in which instrumental tracks had been worked up from riffs and grooves, after which David Byrne improvised melodies and lyrics. The songs on Little Creatures, most of which were credited to Byrne alone (with the band credited only with... Read More

Tonight I'm Yours
Artist: Rod Stewart
Community Score: 6.75

Though it lacks a truly great selection of songs, Tonight I'm Yours is a fine latter-day effort from Rod Stewart, and one of the last records that makes Rod sound like he's hip. Sporting a shiny new wave production, Tonight I'm Yours has a sleek, professional sound that can make even mindless rave-ups like "Tora, Tora, Tora (Out With the Boys)"... Read More

Can't Hold Back
Artist: Eddie Money
Community Score: 9.67

After Where's the Party's lack of recognition and poor sales, Eddie Money more than compensated for it with 1986's Can't Hold Back, an album which netted him three Top 40 hits and eventually gained platinum status. With some vocal help from Ronnie Spector and some exuberant sax work, "Take Me Home Tonight" emerged as Money's highest-charting... Read More

Genesis - ATLANTIC
Artist: Genesis
Community Score: 6.79

If Genesis still had one foot in the art rock world with Abacab, they jumped into pop with both feet on their eponymous release. Genesis used crisp, glossy production and mid-tempo arrangements designed for pop radio in the 1980s. After years of relative obscurity on this side of the Atlantic, one cannot blame the band, especially one so... Read More