The first single from Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town became a tale of two versions shortly after its release. “Prove It All
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Changing lead singers midstream tends to have an adverse effect on most rock bands, but Van Halen topped the charts with 1986’s 5150 after original
Led Zeppelin was fine-tuning “Over the Hills and Far Away” at live concerts through 1972, long before it appeared on Houses of the Holy. The creation
Rod Stewart had decided to move away from the mechanical sounds of his ’80s-era albums long before he taped one of MTV’s best-loved episodes of
Gene Simmons once referred to Ace Frehley as “without doubt, the laziest, most self-destructive person I’ve ever met.” The guitarist’s addictive and distractive personality most
Keith Moon climbed over his drum kit on May 25, 1978, took a bow, shook hands with fans and then walked off stage – unaware it
AC/DC was teetering on the brink of worldwide stardom when they released Powerage on May 25, 1978. This album didn’t quite get them there, but
By May 25, 1983, the man baptized Ronald James Padavona had already accumulated an incomparable musical CV including passages through numerous obscure ‘60s doo-wop groups,
Axl Rose didn’t last long with his initial L.A. band Rapidfire, only stopping long enough to record an early demo before exiting after a few
The first single by the Cars was just what music fans needed. Released on May 29, 1978, eight days before the Boston quintet’s self-titled debut album,