Classic Rock

Heading into 1983, David Bowie hadn’t placed an album in the Top 10 since 1976’s ‘Station to Station.’ His ‘Berlin Trilogy’ (made up of 1977’s ‘Low’ and ‘Heroes’ and 1979’s ‘Lodger’) and 1980’s ‘Scary Monsters’ were critical hits, but they didn’t sell all that well. With his artsy experimental records behind him, Bowie once again got serious about his commercial career, tapping Nile Rodgers -- the mastermind behind the bestselling disco group Chic -- to co-produce 1983’s ‘Let’s Dance.’

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Van Halen's fifth album, 1982's 'Diver Down,' turns 31 years old today (April 14). As a hastily-recorded collection featuring only four full-length original songs, this record should by all rights be a disaster.

Instead, it's just about the most fun thing you can play at your next summer family picnic.

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Eddie Van Halen gives an update on his health, while David Lee Roth shows off his command of the Japanese language, in a video greeting for Van Halen fans posted by Tokyo-based concert promoter UDO.

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The auction house that tried to sell some gullible soul a piece of what was supposedly George Harrison's half-eaten toast is still the weirdest music memorabilia sale we've ever heard of -- but this one comes pretty close to topping the list.

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After nearly a year, the Who's 'Quadrophenia and More' tour is entering its final leg, with a run of European dates set to conclude on July 8 in London.

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Rush's induction page on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web site has been completed -- and it leaves out original drummer John Rutsey, creating a stir among long-time fans.

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Neil Young was already having a pretty lousy decade when ‘This Note’s for You’ was released on April 11, 1988. It didn’t start out that awful, with the folksy ‘Hawks & Doves’ and the Crazy Horse album ‘Re-ac-tor’ in 1980 and 1981, respectively.

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Fans searching for an answer as to why Emerson, Lake and Palmer are unlikely to ever play again need only listen to their final reunion performance, drummer Carl Palmer says. For him, their set at 2010's High Voltage Festival was simply not up to the group's lofty standards -- despite a lengthy acclimation period beforehand.

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Here are the Stones at their best, rehearsing for an appearance on Saturday Night Live back in 1978.  The epitome of the raw energy of rock 'n roll.

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Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says he was flattered by comments his former bandmate David Lee Roth made about wanting him back in the famous group recently. As he jokingly noted, "He never used to talk like that when we were all playing together."

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