Album Retrospectives

Cryptic Rock devotes time to reflect on legendary music albums from yesteryear. For special anniversaries we provide intelligent articles with historical perspective about the importance of your favorite albums.

Rush – Moving Pictures 35 Years Later

Diane WoodchekeDiane WoodchekeFebruary 12, 2016

Rush is in a league all their own. Many have tried to follow but few have been able to come close. Originally formed in Canada in 1968, their musical style has changed throughout their forty-five plus year career, but what has not changed since ... Read More

Stabbing Westward’s Wither, Blister, Burn, & Peel 20 Years Later

Jason RhodeJason RhodeJanuary 22, 2016

Hailing from Macomb, Illinois, while just college students, Christopher Hall and Walter Flakus set out to start a band, and that band was Stabbing Westward. With Hall on vocals/bass, Flakus on keyboards, and Jim Calnin on guitar, it was not until the band’s Columbia Records ... Read More

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run 40 Years Later

Wayne HillsWayne HillsDecember 31, 2015

Ludwig van Beethoven wrote symphonies in the early 1800s, performed by countless orchestras, they are considered masterpieces that will continue to be appreciated for centuries. More recently, the rhythm and lyrics of the big bands of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman from ... Read More

Modern English’s Pillow Lips 25 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaDecember 30, 2015

The English band known as Modern English may be regarded paradoxically as popular and obscure at the same time – popular because their 1982 single “I Melt With You” remains to this day a favorite radio staple in many countries; obscure, for many people recognize ... Read More

Mötley Crüe – Bringing the Theatre of Pain 30 Years Later

Jason RhodeJason RhodeDecember 30, 2015

As much life as American Heavy Metal band Mötley Crüe has lived throughout their thirty-four-year career, it would easily have broken an ordinary band. Given that, they have persevered to be able to retire at the end of 2015, with all original members, Vocalist Vince ... Read More

Cypress Hill III: (Temples of Boom) – Impactful Two Decades Later

KelleyAnne BujoldKelleyAnne BujoldDecember 29, 2015

In 1986, DVX, now known as Cypress Hill, was formed. Mainly known for being the first Latino Hip Hop group coming out of the West Coast, Cypress Hill paved the way for what has been described many times as a Stoned Funk; a mix ... Read More

Album Retrospectives

Rush – Moving Pictures 35 Years Later

Stabbing Westward’s Wither, Blister, Burn, & Peel 20 Years Later

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run 40 Years Later

Modern English’s Pillow Lips 25 Years Later

Mötley Crüe – Bringing the Theatre of Pain 30 Years Later

Cypress Hill III: (Temples of Boom) – Impactful Two Decades Later

Rush – Moving Pictures 35 Years Later

Stabbing Westward’s Wither, Blister, Burn, & Peel 20 Years Later

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run 40 Years Later

Modern English’s Pillow Lips 25 Years Later

Mötley Crüe – Bringing the Theatre of Pain 30 Years Later

Cypress Hill III: (Temples of Boom) – Impactful Two Decades Later

This Week in Horror Movie History – Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Pieces (1982)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Wishmaster (1997)

Interview – Alan Averill of Primordial

Interview – Kevin Martin of Candlebox Talks The Long Goodbye

Interview – Sean Young

Ignitor – Horns and Hammers (Album Review)

North by Northwest (4K Ultra HD Edition Review)

Bush – Sixteen Stone (30th Anniversary Vinyl Review)