L.A. Woman was the final statement from the original incarnation of the Doors, and its grooves contain a little of everything that made this band
Category: History
 
                
            When Duran Duran released their second single, “Careless Memories,” in spring 1981, momentum was on their side. The band’s debut, “Planet Earth,” had reached No.
 
                
            Stevie Wonder’s legacy-securing streak of five milestone albums between 1972-76 didn’t come out of nowhere. He built toward those successes with the transitional Where I’m
 
                
            If Exile on Main St. is considered the Rolling Stones’ creative peak – and it often is – then Sticky Fingers helped get them most
 
                
            When Crocodile Dundee debuted in Australian theaters on April 24, 1986, star Paul Hogan wanted it to be his country’s pioneering blockbuster. “I’m planning for
 
                
            For the Eagles’ debut self-titled album in 1972, Don Henley and Glenn Frey purposefully chose to not write songs together, opting instead to write on their own and bring
 
                
            Eagles were an ascendant country-rock band by 1974, with a handful of hits to their name. With their third album, On the Border, they began courting
 
                
            Kiss were living the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle by the time they teamed up with producer Bob Ezrin to record their fourth album, Destroyer. And
 
                
            Alan Parsons was mulling over the idea of starting his own group. All he needed was the right collaborator. He’d find both, along with plenty
 
                
            “Take It Easy” became one of the Eagles’ signature songs – but it originally belonged to someone else. Jackson Browne had emerged as a rising

