After two acclaimed but commercially under-appreciated albums, Bruce Springsteen finally achieved the mainstream success he wanted with 1975’s Born to Run. But he learned about
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To capture a truly great rock ‘n’ roll photograph, you need a few things: access to the band, a good vantage point, a careful sense

Can it get more dramatic than having your face plastered on the front of Time and Newsweek during the same week? For Bruce Springsteen, the

It’s a brave soul indeed who announces their appreciation for St. Anger without expecting a barrage of negativity in response. Metallica’s 2003 record is without a doubt the

Hated by many, defended by some and misunderstood by nearly all, Metallica’s St. Anger has gone down as one of the most contentious albums in metal history.

The Moody Blues struck a just-right note of nostalgia as the conclusion of their lengthy experiments in synth-pop drew near. Sur la Mer was, in

“We used to joke that the first album should be called The Cars’ Greatest Hits,” guitarist Elliot Easton has often said, including in the liner

The Rolling Stones’ first single was both auspicious and inauspicious in one fell swoop.On one hand, the version of Chuck Berry’s “Come On” released on

The Rolling Stones entered 1978 pinned in by disco on one side and punk on the other, stuck in a creative rut that led some

Tom Petty was pissed off, punky and sneering on the first single from his second album with the Heartbreakers. He also had his heart breaking