Friday, August 7, 2015

The Best Rock Albums of 1993

Today's post in 50 Years of Music, a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the past fifty years, will include the best albums of 1993. I have covered 37 years of music in other posts (1965-92), which can be found by typing the year into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?
  • Nirvana- In Utero
  • Coverdale/Page- Coverdale/Page
  • The Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
  • Rush- Counterparts
  • Aerosmith- Get a Grip
  • Pearl Jam- Vs.
  • Radiohead- Pablo Honey
  • George Thorogood & the Destroyers- Haircut
  • Tool- Undertow
  • Anthrax- Sound of White Noise
  • Depeche Mode- Songs of Faith and Devotion
  • U2- Zooropa
  • Sting- Ten Summoner's Tales
  • The Flaming Lips- Transmissions From The Satellite Heart
  • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Greatest Hits (Compilation)
  • Paul McCartney- Off the Ground
  • Todd Rundgren- No World Order 
Lenny Kravitz- Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993)
Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by American musician/rock group Lenny Kravitz released on March 9, 1993. The album has been certified 2x Platinum in the United States. The album also charted at #12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Chart and reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Are You Gonna Go My Way includes five singles: "Are You Gonna Go My Way," "Believe," "Heaven Help," "Is There Any Love in Your Heart," and "Spinning Around Over You." The first single was a global success and charted at #1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart, as well as at #4 in the United Kingdom and France.

Notable of the album is that it has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, making it Kravitz's third most successful album in the United States. Also notable of Are You Gonna Go My Way is that the album features songs influenced by classic rock/pop artists, such as: Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Curtis Mayfield, Sly and Robbie, and Prince. Guitarist Craig Ross provides additional guitars on the album, as well as being credited for co-writing the hit single "Are You Gonna Go My Way" with Lenny Kravitz.

For a guitar cover by me of a hit single from the album with a backing track provided, click on the link to a YouTube video: Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Cover


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