Album Genre: Rock

Emotional Rescue is the 15th British and 17th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1980. Upon release, it topped the charts in both the US and UK.

Even as Skyscraper shot up the charts behind the momentum of its ultra-saccharine lead-off single “Just Like Paradise,” it was abundantly clear to anyone paying attention that the wheels were already falling off the David Lee Roth bandwagon. Simply put, the collaborative spirit that had given their manic debut Eat ‘Em and Smile such legitimacy … Read more

After 15 years at the helm of British rock legends Queen, singer Freddie Mercury finally released his first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, while the band was on hiatus in 1985. As Queen’s vocal signature and creative leader, it was only natural that many aspects of the group’s sound would carry over into Mercury’s solo … Read more

…Famous Last Words…, the eighth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, was released in October 1982. The album was the studio follow-up to 1979’s Breakfast in America and was the last with guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Roger Hodgson, who left the group to pursue a solo career. …Famous Last Words… reached number 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums … Read more

Tug of War is the fourth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1982. It is the follow-up to the 1980 album McCartney II, and his first official solo album after the dissolution of Wings in April 1981. The recording sessions for the album reunited McCartney with producer George Martin. Tug of War was … Read more

Tonight is the sixteenth studio album by David Bowie, released in 1984. Bowie described the album, released immediately after his previous album’s tour wrapped up, as an effort to “keep my hand in, so to speak,” and to retain the new audience that he had recently acquired. The album reached number one in the UK … Read more