Nothing’s Shocking brought Jane’s Addiction to audiences around the world. For a brief time, it also broke them up. The band was already firing on
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Bad Company faced criticism over ’80s-era changes in their sound. The group’s singer Brian Howe felt money and success had taken away their muse for the blues.
Diamonds and Pearls came together during a weird time – for Prince, and for music in general. After his critical stumble on Graffiti Bridge, Prince
Topping a four-times platinum album on a quick turnaround can be a challenge, even for a supergroup. Asia learned that the hard way with their sophomore
When Devo’s debut album arrived in late August 1978, nothing else sounded quite like it. Even by the standards of the late ’70s – the era
Released Aug. 28, 1978, “Beast of Burden” confirmed the Rolling Stones’ return to form while also serving as an apology between bandmates. Included in 1978’s Some
Elvis Costello wanted a hit. That is until he got one. No one could blame him for worrying. As work got underway on Punch the
The surviving members of the Doors decided to call it quits on Aug. 30, 1973, after two years and two albums without their late singer Jim
Commercially, the Byrds weren’t exactly at the top of their game in 1968. Their fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, released in January, topped out
If fans learned one thing about Tom Petty over his four-decade career, it’s that he won’t back down, even when his bosses asked him to. The Cost