Anniversaries

This was the nexus point between what could have been the end of group and an entirely new beginning.

"It really was time to cut with the past a bit," Mike Rutherford said at the time.

From career peaks and acclaimed artistic comebacks to ambitious mistakes, Sept. 12 is a busy day for album anniversaries.

Jeff Lynne had been building toward this for some time – but first, there was some housecleaning to do.

This tragedy cast a long shadow on the rock world and, in the days that followed, that shadow only lengthened.

It became one of the era's most popular hits.

Curse words, spitting beer, taunting other artists -- it really was a busy night for the Gallagher brothers.

He quite literally entered modern times with 'Modern Times.'

'Tattoo You' hit No. 1 and stayed there for nine weeks. That record still stands as the longest chart run the Rolling Stones have ever had.

They happened upon a huge slab of concrete while traveling back from a show. So, why not pee on it, right?