Rock and Culture Anniversaries

When dealt with individually, these tracks stand as some of the best moments in their lengthy canon.

Politics became much more prominent, and the result was the biggest hit of his post-Eagles career.

Talk about breaking the law.

Loathed by critics and written off as a novelty act, they were actually a genuine rock 'n' roll band.

Comeback for the band's most commercially successful lineup was contentious from the start.

He emerged from a lengthy recording hiatus with songs that were livelier – and more Beatles-esque – than anything he'd done in years.

Once simply a successful musician, he became one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

Pete Townshend wanted to capitalize on the album as a continuous art form.

By the late '80s, he wasn't interested in singing the hits. This would be the path toward reinvention.

This remains one of his nerviest, most brutally honest, and most often-forgotten projects.