A Show of Hands is a live album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989. The band released a video of the same name, originally on VHS and laserdisc, the same year. A DVD version was released as part of a box set in 2006, and as an individual DVD in 2007. The … Read more
Even though it’s the official greatest-hits compilation of the Scorpions’ ’80s releases, The Best of Rockers ‘n’ Ballads is actually missing some of their best rockers and ballads. While it contains such hits as “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” “Blackout,” and “The Zoo,” the 12 songs listed simply don’t give the listener a good impression … Read more
“Ghost Nation” is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band, Hunters & Collectors. It was co-produced by the band with Clive Martin and issued on White/Mushroom Records on 27 November 1989. It reached No. 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart, No. 29 in New Zealand. The album helped Hunters & Collectors win the award … Read more
As strong a buzz as Queen Latifah created with her debut single of 1988, “Wrath of My Madness” and its reggae-influenced B-side “Princess of the Posse,” one would have expected the North Jersey rapper/actress’ first album, All Hail the Queen, to be much stronger. Though not a bad album by any means, it doesn’t live … Read more
Girl You Know It’s True is a 1989 album that was the U.S. debut of German pop group Milli Vanilli. In 1989, several songs from Milli Vanilli’s Europe-only release All or Nothing were repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It’s True. The album was a major success in America, producing five top-five hits, of which … Read more
You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 is a double disc live album by Frank Zappa, spanning from December 10, 1971 to December 23, 1984. It was released in 1989. “Sharleena” had been previously issued as a flexi disc in Guitar Player magazine. All the songs on disc one are by the 1984 … Read more
Streetcleaner is the second release and the debut full length album by British industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released on November 13, 1989, on Earache Records. Streetcleaner received positive reviews, and was hailed as a creative masterpiece. Ned Raggett of Allmusic said, “Streetcleaner doesn’t so much grind as crawl, but it does with an … Read more
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire/Warner Bros. Records. The music took a more hardcore, aggressively guitar-driven direction. As with most of Ministry’s work, the album’s lyrics deal mainly with political corruption (“Thieves”); cultural violence (“So What”); environmental degradation, … Read more