Rock and Culture Anniversaries

He had Edgar Allan Poe, Pink Floyd and, most of all, partner Eric Woolfson to thank.

They sounded like everybody — and nobody — else.

In the end, these stumbles were just another part of their legend.

This album concluded their transformation from symphonic-rock pioneers to synth-pop hitmakers.

This LP arrived during a low ebb in the relationship between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

This was one of the few times in the early '80s when Pete Townshend shared a truly great track with the band.

Anyone looking for the match-light moment when they exploded onto the national scene needs to search no further.

Only two members had enjoyed longer tenures when he was let go. They were the only two who mattered.

Coming off his first No. 1 single and in the middle of a nasty cocaine addiction, he made one of his best albums.

Like many albums in his extensive discography, this one didn't start the way it ended up.