Songs About Fucking is the second and final full-length studio album by the punk rock band Big Black, released in 1987 by Touch and Go records, and reissued in 2018. The album includes a rendition of Kraftwerk’s “The Model” in a remixed version from that which appeared on Big Black’s then-recent single. The compact disc … Read more
Crest of a Knave is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1987. The album relied more heavily on Martin Barre’s electric guitar than the band had since the 1970s. However, several tracks still featured drum machine instead of a live drummer. Keyboardist Peter-John Vettese was now absent and it … Read more
Feeling no doubt burdened by the various claims of being the new Sex Pistols, and likely fed up with accusations that the walls of feedback were their own trick, the Reid brothers underwent a bit of a rethink with Darklands. The end result must have fallen squarely between two camps — hardly eligible for sunny … Read more
Diesel and Dust is the sixth studio album by Australian rock group Midnight Oil which was released in August 1987 by Spirit Music label under Columbia Records. Diesel and Dust was produced by Warne Livesey and the band. It is a concept album about the struggles of Indigenous Australians and environmental causes, issues important to … Read more
The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release The Unforgettable Fire, U2 aimed for a harder-hitting sound on The Joshua Tree within … Read more
Love Is for Suckers is the fifth album by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. It was strongly influenced by hair metal bands, A lot of conflicts were associated with this record which would eventually lead to the band splitting up. The material was originally meant to be a solo album by Twisted Sister’s lead … Read more
The Fat Boys enjoyed their biggest year in 1987. Their film Disorderlies proved much more commercially resilient than anticipated, and this LP earned their only platinum certification, while becoming the lone Fat Boys album to make the pop Top 10 (peaking at #8). They also landed a Top 20 single with an updated version of … Read more