RockStories

In 1984, few rock bands were riding higher than Sheffield, England-based quintet Def Leppard. But then, things got very low on December 31, 1984, when their drummer, Rick Allen, lost his arm in a very serious car crash. But instead of looking for another drummer, Def Leppard found a way to help their bandmate and brother return to a new, modified drum kit. And then, they recorded the most popular...

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that a man named George Orwell wrote a dystopian novel about a society where “Big Brother” watched our every move. Or maybe it was the fact that we were about to launch into the computer age with the introduction of something called the ‘Macintosh.’ But something seemed very futuristic about the year “1984,” and perhaps it was that momentum that steered V...

Few bands could endure the death of a key member, and immediately produce the most successful album of their career. But that's exactly what happened when ACDC turned tragedy into triumph with the release of "Back in Black" in 1980. On this episode of RockStories, you'll hear the story of Bon Scott's passing, and how this legendary Aussie quintet was able to not only survi...

While music is art, and art is subjective, there exists one album in the history of rock music that is viewed by many as, objectively, the "greatest rock album of all time." And yet, the artists who created this timeless classic elected to remain anonymous upon its release, opting instead for symbols to represent them. Led Zeppelin's fourth studio album — henceforth known as Led Zep...