MAD Magazine Recurring Features
Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues
| Article Title | Performers and Albums | Writer / Artist | Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Diana Ross - Swept Away, Led Zeppelin - Coda, Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II, Paul Simon - Greatest Hits, Etc., Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium 1, Tina Turner - Private Dancer, Neil Diamond - I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight, The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Various - We Are The World, Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna, The John Lennon Collection, Elvis Presley - A Legendary Performer - Volume 4, Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle - Greatest Love Songs | Desmond Devlin / — | 262 — Apr 1986 |
| More Badly-Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Prince And The Revolution - Parade, Madonna - True Blue, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Live/1975-85, Billy Joel - The Bridge, Mick Jagger - She's The Boss, L.L. Cool J - Radio, Run-DMC - Raising Hell, Fat Boys - Big & Beautiful, Various - The Wrestling Album, Cyndi Lauper - True Colors, David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em And Smile, Philip-Michael Thomas - Living The Book Of My Life, Menudo, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi - Seventh Star, Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park | Desmond Devlin / — | 270 — Apr 1987 |
| Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Vanilla Ice - Extremely Live, ZZ Top - Recycler, Damn Yankees, White Lion - Mane Attraction, Winger - In The Heart Of The Young, Skid Row - Slave To The Grind, Cinderella - Heartbreak Station, The Boys, Perfect Gentlemen - Rated PG, Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony, The Simpsons Sing The Blues, Maurice Jarre - Ghost (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Various - Dirty Dancing (Original Soundtrack), Michael Kamen - Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Paul Simon - The Rhythm Of The Saints | Desmond Devlin / — | 311 — Jun 1992 |
| Even More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Madonna - Erotica, Luke - In The Nude, Joey Lawrence, Eddie Murphy - Love's Alright, Various - The Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album), Ice-T - Home Invasion, The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys | Desmond Devlin / Irving Schild (photos) |
327 — May 1994 |
| Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | 2Pac - Me Against The World, Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York, Yanni With The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - Live At The Acropolis, Barney's Favorites Vol. 2 (Featuring Songs From Imagination Island), Cypress Hill - Black Sunday, Ace Of Base - The Sign, Van Halen - Balance, Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, Jimi Hendrix - The Ultimate Experience, The Jerky Boys 2 | Desmond Devlin / Paul Coker |
339 — Sep 1995 |
| Even Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill, The Beatles - Anthology 2, The Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo De Silos - Chant II, Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits, Salt 'N' Pepa - Very Necessary, Busta Rhymes - The Coming, Geto Boys - The Resurrection, Various - ESPN Presents Jock Jams Volume 2, Rod Stewart - Unplugged ...And Seated, Tony Bennett - MTV Unplugged, Eric Clapton - Unplugged, Vanessa Williams - The Sweetest Days, Mariah Carey - Daydream | Desmond Devlin / — | 355 — Mar 1997 |
| Badly Needed CD Warning Labels — The Hip Hop Edition | Coolio - It Takes A Thief, The Best of Shaquille O'Neal, Tupac Shakur - Makaveli, Space Jam motion picture soundtrack, MC Ren - The Villain in Black, Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever, Puff Daddy and The Family - No Way Out, Capone -N- Noreaga - The War Report, Ghetto Mafia - Straight from the Dec, Scarface - The Untouchable, Junior Mafia - Conspiracy, Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth, Death Row Greatest Hits | Desmond Devlin / — | 365 — Jan 1998 |
| Even Yet Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels For Rock Albums | Armageddon The Album, The Brian Setzer Orchestra - The Dirty Boogie, Squirrel Nut Zippers - Perennial Favorites, Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Van Halen - III, John Mellencamp - John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions, R.E.M. - Up, Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe, Godzilla motion picture soundtrack, Men In Black motion picture soundtrack, Stuttering John - Everybody's Normal But Me, Fiona Apple - Tidal, Ultimate Country Party, Chef Aid: The South Park Album, Back to Titanic, The 3 Tenors - Paris 1998 | Desmond Devlin / — | 379 — Mar 1999 |
| All-New Even Yet Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Looking Forward, Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time, Marilyn Manson - The Last Tour On Earth, Rosie O'Donnell - A Rosie Christmas, Sting - Brand New Day, Melanie C - Northern Star, Geri Halliwell - Schizophonic, Celine Dion - All The Way... A Decade Of Song, Barbra Streisand - A Love Like Ours, 98° - 98° And Rising, Stone Temple Pilots - Nº4, Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause, Jennifer Lopez - On The 6, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias - Enrique, Marc Anthony - From The Beginning | Desmond Devlin / — | 393 — May 2000 |
| Even Yet Still Further More Badly-Needed Warning Labels For Today's Hottest CDs | Janet Jackson - All For You, Aerosmith - Just Push Play, Enya - A Day Without Rain, Jennifer Lopez - J.Lo, DMX - The Great Depression, Jay-Z - The Blueprint, Ol' Dirty Bastard - The Dirty Story: The Best Of ODB, O-Town, Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits, Bon Jovi - One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001, Mariah Carey - Glitter, Afroman - The Good Times | Desmond Devlin / — | 414 — Feb 2002 |
excerpt from Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums — from #262, April 1986