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.

The Primitives – Lovely At 30

After The Primitives released in 1988 its single “Crash,” this immediately became a chart-topping hit, placing at number-five on the U.K. Singles Chart and at number-three on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks. However, the English band spent six years more before it was able to ... Read More

U2 – War 35 Years Later

Ireland’s unwavering, glorious sons U2 soared to mountainous ranges after the worldwide success of their critically acclaimed fifth, 1987’s The Joshua Tree. However, in fairness to the prolific, enduring, and eternally relevant Post-Punk New Wave band that was formed in 1976, in Dublin, Ireland, they ... Read More

Camel’s Debut Album Turns 45

No music genre has ever escaped the claws and fangs of snobbery (at the least) and derogation (at most) from the tone-deaf ears and wicked hands of scoop-hungry media and only-hits music listeners. Pop, Hip-Hop, Metal, New Wave, and even the grandiose Progressive Rock have ... Read More