Features tagged with Happy Anniversary

We celebrate U2's first monumental step forward as The Unforgettable Fire turns 30 years old.

The mysterious circumstances surrounding Jeff Buckley's death meant his sole studio album was always likely to become a cult favourite. However, in the twenty years since its release, its influence and beauty show that it's one of the finest albums of its generation.

It's twenty years since Portishead released one of the most inventive, atmospheric and beguiling albums of recent times. Here, Luiza Lodder takes us back, track by track.

Metallica's second album is a landmark for both thrash metal and the band itself. Evolving from the sound of the band's debut, Ride The Lightning is a ferocious and frenetic record that gave birth to some of Metallica's best known songs. 

Blur's third album is not only the highlight of a career of highlights. It is also the seminal Britpop album and one of the best releases from the 1990s. With sixteen songs that refuse to stay still or fit into any boxes, this is the sound of a band trying its absolute hardest, and their work certainly pays off.

As the Pixies classic turns 25, Carl Purvis looks at why Doolittle still endures, quarter of a century on.