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With Halloween right around the corner, you're probably thinking about what songs to include on your killer party mix. But choose wisely-- a bad song can kill a Halloween party faster than a swarm of zombies. For
While Fleetwood Mac have been relatively quiet of late, Lindsey Buckingham has used the long gap between Mac albums (their last was 2003's 'Say You Will') to release a series of increasingly excellent solo records that hark back to his blistering work on 'Tusk.' While 2006's 'Under the Skin' was a hushed folk-rock affair, 2008's 'Gift of Screws,' and the newly released 'Seeds We Sow,' are a reminder that Buckingham is one of best (and most underrated) singer-songwriters working today.
From his classic hits with Fleetwood Mac to his acclaimed solo albums, Lindsey Buckingham is one of rock's most enduring icons. In addition to his brilliant songwriting, Buckingham's furious bluegrass-style finger-picking on songs like 'Big Love' and 'I'm So Afraid'
Rock stars love to give the proverbial (and sometimes literal) middle finger to the establishment, and there's no better way than with a shocking album cover. As the recent kerfuffle over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' cover being banne
'Love it to Death'
Alice Cooper caught flack for pulling the old “thumb in the zipper” trick, causing Warner Bros. to release censored versions of the album. This one proves the maxim that peopl
'Nothing's Shocking'
Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell created the sculpture of nude conjoined twins himself. Unfortunately, few people saw it, as record stores insisted on wrapping the album
'Yesterday and Today'
The Beatles' squeaky-clean, Bieber-esque image took a hit after they posed with meat and decapitated dolls for this creepy cover. (An alternate image of the band posing glumly next to a steamer trunk is easil
'Street Survivors'
The image of Lynyrd Skynyrd surrounded by flames wasn't controversial at first. Sadly, three days after the album was released, band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, as well as several crew members died in a tragic plane crash while en route to Baton Rouge. An alternate photo of the band against a black backdrop replaced the sadly ironic
