In order for an album as misguided as Kiss’ Music From “The Elder” to even see the light of day, a lot of things have to
Category: History
A peroxide-spiked British singer dubbed Billy Idol broke punk rock to the mainstream with Rebel Yell years before Nirvana or Green Day were hailed for
There’s no denying that Doors singer Jim Morrison was one of the most charismatic frontmen of his generation. Unfortunately he was one of the most
With 1976’s Rock and Roll Over, Kiss successfully managed a tricky balancing act between their own desires for creative growth and the demands of a
Genesis’ transitional Nursery Cryme served more as a signpost for future breakthroughs than a stand-alone accomplishment. The album eventually stood as Genesis’ first U.K. Top
The time-traveling Marty McFly took the stage on Nov. 12, 1955, in a high school gymnasium stuffed with fellow students who had no idea what they
As the impressive comeback Kiss mounted in the ’80s fizzled somewhere in the midst of the Crazy Nights tour, Paul Stanley realized some major changes
Following the Eagles’ spectacular implosion in 1980, the band’s former members — especially principal songwriters Don Henley and Glenn Frey — were eager to put the
With “Rockin’ in the Free World,” Neil Young fashioned a signature song that was at once timeless and very much of its era. But it
Ozzy Osbourne decided to announce his retirement in the fall of 1992, despite the fact that his career was riding high on the strength of