By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor From his first LP back in 1973, Bruce Springsteen proved himself a powerhouse of rock and roll, both onstage and on record. Seemingly with each release, he would raise the stakes, and summon the fire, as he rose above the 'swamps of Jersey.' By 1975, the masses had […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Back in 1980, the music landscape was full of all sorts of sounds from punk to post-punk to new wave, disco hangover, heavy metal, roots rock, you name it. It was into that landscape that the debut album by Kevin Moore, 'Rainmaker,' landed. Released on the Parliament related […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The post 'Nevermind' world of music in the mid-1990s truly was the wild wild west. It seemed at the time, that any new band, regardless of genre, was being run up the flagpole to see who would salute. This was a world where, at least temporarily, Beck, Butthole […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor This is a love letter to Love 'Forever Changes' Some albums are hits right out of the gate, others take a while to build an audience before breaking big. Then, there are those albums that linger for decades, every once in a while, new ears discover it, and […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor It’s hard to believe that 45 years have passed since The Knack first blasted out of radios everywhere with their solid gold hit, ‘My Sharona.’ Released June 18, 1979, the authoritative drum beat, and magically simple guitar riff, was an instant fixture on both FM and AM radio. […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Formed in the late 1990s, Coldplay rapidly ascended the rails of pop music success. Over their first two albums, 'Parachutes,' in 2000, and 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head,' in 2002, they were winning fans all over the globe. Songs like 'Yellow,' 'Sparks,' and 'Clocks' all scored […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor "I was so proud of it," Pete Yorn told Spin about his debut album,'Musicforthemorningafter.' "I remember when I was making it, I felt like I didn’t compromise anything." Yorn released his debut album back in 2001, and the album has not only aged gracefully over the past twenty […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor After a few early singles, U2 made themselves known on a larger scale with their incredible debut album, 'Boy,’ in the fall of 1980. From the first shimmering notes of 'I Will Follow,' it was clear there was more going on here than your average 'rock' band. Despite […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Emmylou Harris is an American treasure. Her full tally of contributions to American music is “real, and spectacular,” to quote a phrase. In love with music since childhood, it seemed like destiny she would make that path her home throughout life. Her interest led her into the folk […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The band behind this week’s ‘Essential’ album, partially defined the path of early 80s guitar-based music, in an era where synthesizers had taken over. R.E.M. had their own ideas about where music in the new decade should be headed. Without taking one thing away from their entire, glorious […]
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