Going into the mid-’70s, the Electric Light Orchestra had managed only modest hits with “Showdown” and a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven.” If
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U2’s fourth album arrived just a little more than a year and a half after its punky predecessor War became a surprise platinum-selling hit. On
The Kinks’ self-titled debut album is perhaps rightly separated by “You Really Got Me” and songs that are not “You Really Got Me.” Released on
Just to let you know that they weren’t messing around with their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour, the Police followed it up less than a year
The artistic reemergence barely hinted at on Neil Young’s bluesy 1988 return to Reprise Records, This Note’s for You, was realized a year later. Freedom was
After spending a year in mourning, Paul McCartney made a roaring return to rock ‘n’ roll. He had lost his wife and frequent musical collaborator
With an explosive new album at the top of the charts and millions of fans all over the world, Motley Crue were one of the
It took the bedraggled castaway 52 seconds to wade out of the sea, collapse on the sand, crawl towards the camera and say: “It’s…” before
Paul Stanley laid down some important ground rules before he agreed to let Kiss end their decade-long studio exile with Sonic Boom. Unlike some of
In the spring of 1984, Saturday Night Live was in a state of unrest. The legendary sketch show had lost many of the stars who