New Reviews for April 26, 2024
Reprise
2023 concert recording that captures loose, comfortable performances of the proto-grunge rock songs of the artist's 1990 album Ragged Glory.
![Pyromania [40th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=MkrAYKg4lkF9zsAK6sweUASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=&f=3)
Mercury / UMR
A 40th anniversary edition containing previously-unheard demos, out takes, mixes, and live shows from the era.
![Rebel Yell [Deluxe Expanded Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=mTg46b6OFBD_4nfk75qYJJhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=&f=3)
Capitol / UMR
Upon its 40th anniversary, Billy Idol's best album was expanded to a double-disc set.
![Tanx [50th Anniversary Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=_fDfTkSqsiM6Lmq7BFKWYD6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=&f=3)
Edsel
50th anniversary of the release contains a bonus disc of 23 fascinating 'work-in-progress' versions and demos.
Polyvinyl
Working again with producer S. Carey, Mike Kinsella's 11th solo outing finds him a little older and more accepting but far from contented.
Trouble in Mind
Philadelphia group explores a more rock-geared reading of their gnarled noise rock, with live drums replacing drum machines for the most part.
Mello Music Group
The first beat tape from the prolific Michigan hip-hip producer shows that he mastered his reflective style at the beginning of his career.
Secretly Canadian
The Los Angeles singer/songwriter impresses with a dramatic debut that walks a line between intimate, pained balladry and theatrical baroque pop.
In Memoriam
Editors' Choice for March, 2024
AllMusic Staff Pick
- April 26, 2024
1974
Although they were often dismissed as a fluffy singles group in their day, Sweet crafted a handful of strong albums in the mid-'70s that sported some surprisingly muscular hard rock. Released 50 years ago today, Sweet Fanny Adams' heavy metal masterpiece is the title track, a seedy portrait of juvenile delinquency whose brutal lyrics anticipate the grim imagery of punk rock. The song's vivid lyrics are effectively brought to life by a blinding succession of speed metal guitar riffs that are fleshed out by the kind of spacy synthesizer work that later graced "Fox on the Run."
