Artist: Styx Title: Pieces of Eight Year: 1978 Label: A&M For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Styx, ‘Pieces of Eight’
From The Stacks: Queensryche, ‘Empire’
If “transitional album” ever makes its way to Websters, Empire’s album cover should be pictured right next to the definition.
Deep Cuts: Snow Songs
The west coast of the United States experience some pretty unusual weather over the last week.
Deep Cuts: Discovery Songs
We just celebrated Columbus Day in the United States, one of our most contentious holidays.
Jethro Tull In A Thunderstorm
“Why would you pay good money to see Jethro Tull?” That’s the first question people asked me
Choose and Defend: The Only Concept Album We’ll Ever Hear
Here’s the scenario: It’s 2017, and that awful person you hate won the election. Just as you warned, he or she and his/her jackbooted thugs are imposing their horrible agenda upon the […]
Deep Cuts: Great Big Organs
My kids run across a crusty old song now and then that for them is a revelation. “Dad, have you ever heard this?” they excitedly ask. “Do you like it?” Usually my […]
Deep Cuts: In Defense of Styx
Let’s just get this out of the way right now: There won’t be very many deep cuts on this list. Styx is one of those rare situations where radio programmers have gotten […]
65. Wherein I Am Completely Wrong
“You just have to look at the facts,” I said. Matt didn’t even look up from our frog. “The only fact is that it sucks and nobody cares about it.” The frog […]
The Cutout Bin Revisited
Are you still awake? Sweet Dio’s crucifix, I started rambling about junior high school nine months ago and you have sat there the whole time, patiently staring at my record collection while I […]
Why It Matters 