Rock and Culture Anniversaries

All four members left the band at some point in the last 18 months of their existence.

First single with Don Felder helped them court a rock AM-radio audience.

Turnover behind and in front of the camera led to an unusual finale.

Tribute to the actor signaled a sonic shift away from country rock.

Without it, they might never have rebounded from crushing disappointment to complete 'Abbey Road.'

Keyboardist "cut the ice" in the studio, allowing the group to ditch the drama and focus on music.

This album is perhaps rightly separated by "You Really Got Me" and songs that are not "You Really Got Me."

Emerson Lake and Palmer struggled to capture '70s-era live shows that were perhaps more outsized than their studio albums.

No one was reported to have suffered any long-term ill effects, though several people went to a hospital.

Their debut song could be the first example of niche marketing in rock history.

He set a goal of "punching out of the Fleetwood Mac microcosm." Mission accomplished.

Revisiting this classic song's history and continuing legacy.