55 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin’s Debut Becomes a Hard Rock Paradigm55 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin’s Debut Becomes a Hard Rock ParadigmThis eponymous debut was full of firsts, beyond the ‘I’ frequently tacked onto its title nowadays.Eduardo RivadaviaEduardo Rivadavia
When the Faces Said Bye With ‘Live: Coast to Coast Overture and Beginners’When the Faces Said Bye With ‘Live: Coast to Coast Overture and Beginners’A mixed bag of concert performances, the album relied too heavily on cover songs and solo material.Dave SwansonDave Swanson
42 Years Ago: Aerosmith Release Their First Album42 Years Ago: Aerosmith Release Their First AlbumWhen Aerosmith’s eponymous debut slipped unassumingly onto record stores in January 1973, most critics could barely tell them apart from fellow longhaired upstarts the New York Dolls.Eduardo RivadaviaEduardo Rivadavia
42 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Gets Going With ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.’42 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Gets Going With ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.’It would take a few years before anybody realized it, but a rock 'n' roll revolution was launched from an unlikely place on Jan. 5, 1973. Dave LiftonDave Lifton
48 Years Ago: The Doors’ Debut Album ReleasedThe Doors' self-titled debut album was released on Jan. 4, 1967.Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci
The Day Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Lost His Arm in Car CrashThe Day Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Lost His Arm in Car CrashOne of the scariest stories in recent rock history ultimately became one of the most inspiring, too. Matthew WilkeningMatthew Wilkening
When Bruce Springsteen Got Hit in the Face With a Lit FirecrackerWhen Bruce Springsteen Got Hit in the Face With a Lit FirecrackerThe incident happened on Dec. 31, 1978, on the second-to-last-night of the 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' tour.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
When George Harrison Was Nearly Killed in His Own HomeWhen George Harrison Was Nearly Killed in His Own HomeThe former Beatles star attempted to tackle the intruder, and ended up being stabbed repeatedly in the chest.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
47 Years Ago: Bob Dylan’s ‘John Wesley Harding’ Album Released47 Years Ago: Bob Dylan’s ‘John Wesley Harding’ Album ReleasedWhen Bob Dylan's ‘John Wesley Harding’ album was released on Dec. 27, 1967, fans didn’t know what to make of it.Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci
39 Years Ago: Joe Walsh Joins the Eagles39 Years Ago: Joe Walsh Joins the EaglesJoe Walsh joined the Eagles in December 1975.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
How Ace Frehley Was Almost Electrocuted at a Kiss ConcertHow Ace Frehley Was Almost Electrocuted at a Kiss ConcertThe near-fatal production snafu occurred at a gig in Lakeland, Fla., right after they played "Detroit Rock City." Sterling WhitakerSterling Whitaker
Seven Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Reunite for 02 ConcertSeven Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Reunite for 02 ConcertOn December 10, 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited for their first full-length concert in nearly thirty years. Ryan ReedRyan Reed