Thirty years ago Friday, one of the most consequential days in modern music history occurred when Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Soundgarden all released seminal albums. To celebrate the occasion, we’re looking back on September 24, 1991, by diving into the legacy of Nevermind and The Low End Theory, plus using math to determine whether any other release day in the past three decades stacks up.
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September 24, 2021
The Biggest Album Release Dates in Modern Music History, Ranked
September 24, 1991, is often called the biggest release day in history. We came up with a formula to see whether that was the case.
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September 24, 2021
The Eternal Beat of ‘The Low End Theory’
Thirty years ago Friday, A Tribe Called Quest released their seminal second album. It’s at once steeped in a rich tradition of Black music and like nothing else that’s come since.
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September 24, 2021
The Night Before Nirvana Changed Forever
Thirty years ago, the now-legendary Seattle trio played their last concert before the release of ‘Nevermind.’ Here’s a story about a band on the cusp of stardom.