In purely commercial terms, Aerosmith’s improbable resurrection after seven years in career purgatory began in 1986. That year, frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry
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Eric Clapton’s best album wasn’t credited to him, and he wasn’t even in a real band. In a long career that stretches from the Yardbirds
Even the most distinguished career has to start somewhere. For Billy Joel’s life as a chart-topping solo artist, that first step started in a Los
Led Zeppelin officially became Led Zeppelin on Nov. 9, 1968, at the Roundhouse in London. The band had been up and running for only a
Queen took a few minutes of rehearsal on Nov. 10, 1975 – and a few thousand pounds – to knock out a promotional clip for
In order for an album as misguided as Kiss’ Music From “The Elder” to even see the light of day, a lot of things have to
A peroxide-spiked British singer dubbed Billy Idol broke punk rock to the mainstream with Rebel Yell years before Nirvana or Green Day were hailed for
There’s no denying that Doors singer Jim Morrison was one of the most charismatic frontmen of his generation. Unfortunately he was one of the most
With 1976’s Rock and Roll Over, Kiss successfully managed a tricky balancing act between their own desires for creative growth and the demands of a
Genesis’ transitional Nursery Cryme served more as a signpost for future breakthroughs than a stand-alone accomplishment. The album eventually stood as Genesis’ first U.K. Top