With “Cult of Personality”‘s thunderous opening riff, followed by a crushing onslaught of drums and bass behind a volcanic Corey Glover vocal, Living Colour’s breakthrough song
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The four painted faces of Poison’s C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett made their debut in 1986 on Look What the Cat Dragged In.
Aerosmith had already cemented their miraculous comeback by mid-1988 with a pair of Permanent Vacation smash hits, “(Dude Looks Like a Lady)” and “Angel.” But even in
Roger Waters’ self-proclaimed requiem for the postwar dream moved inexorably toward “Not Now John,” the thunderingly corrosive penultimate song on Pink Floyd’s The Final Cut.
After eight albums and almost as many years kicking around just outside of mainstream success, Bob Seger finally had a hit record with 1976’s Night
Buffalo Springfield were always a house of cards caught in a hurricane. Neil Young was – and still is – famous for going wherever his
After spending several years dabbling in global rhythms and songforms – and kicking off his solo career in the wake of Simon & Garfunkel’s dissolution
“Runnin’ With the Devil” simultaneously altered the trajectory of rock and announced Van Halen’s arrival. A cover of the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” served
The friendly title and bold front cover of Bruce Springsteen’s 1973 debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, made it seem like the small seaside town
Journey lost singer Steve Perry for a second time on May 7, 1998. The first time, back in the ’80s, Perry’s exit had been voluntary – the