Izzy Stradlin had experienced more than his fair share of debauchery by the time Guns N’ Roses released their Use Your Illusion albums on Sept. 17, 1991, and he
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Nirvana didn’t set out to define a generation of music fans, but that’s exactly what they did with their classic 1991 album Nevermind. The group’s debut,
Pinkerton took the Weezer sound to strange and magnificent heights. The album — released on Sept. 24, 1996 — didn’t hone in on the practiced
By the time Red Hot Chili Peppers released their 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the band had already experienced a dizzying array of highs and
On Sept. 24, 1994, Saturday Night Live welcomed a new face behind its Weekend Update desk: Norm Macdonald. The segment — a weekly skewering of
On a double album full of sprawling, genre-bending opuses, Guns N’ Roses delivered arguably their most dazzling technical achievement with Use Your Illusion II‘s “Locomotive.” Clocking in
The comedy rock duo Tenacious D was already delighting fans and fellow musicians alike, years before their 2001 debut album. “We were like the most
By his own admission, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan arrived at the punk movement just a step or two after its late-’70s explosion. McKagan began to tune
Metallica lost bassist Cliff Burton in the early morning of Sept. 27, 1986, when their tour bus crashed during a trip across Europe. The previous
Like many huge rock bands, U2 didn’t emerge fully formed and ready for stardom. The group’s very first meeting on Sept. 25, 1976, was casual