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This became their fifth and final universally adored masterpiece, but it wasn't easy.

Much had changed since their introduction on 'Appetite for Destruction.'

He said he did the solo on the third radio single from 'Thriller' for free.

If you can't help hearing the strains of Paul Simon's 1975 hit 'Still Crazy After All These Years' every time you look at a turkey, this anniversary post is for you.

After just over two years as a band, Cream gave their final performance on Nov. 26, 1968. The concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall In England. Cream's decision to disband took fans by surprise, though simmering tensions within the band, primarily between Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, came to a head, as Eric Clapton was losing interest in the band. They embarked on a 'farewell tour' of 19 citie

At this point, he'd yet to record a proper pop album as a solo artist.

‘The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society’ was both ahead of and behind the times when the British rockers released the album in November 1968. A critical success, but commercial disappointment at the time, the ‘Village Green’ LP eventually became the Kinks’ bestselling studio album, prompting frontman Ray Davies to once refer to it as “the most successful flop of all time.”

In a way, this is the least self-conscious album they ever made.

As the end of the '70s neared, they found themselves at a commercial and creative crossroads.

By the time they began this second album, the five members were barely speaking to each other.

Even though the album barely dented the Top 40, it quickly became a million seller.

In 1969, everybody had a hard year, and everybody had a good time. It was a year in which history seemed to be tripping over itself -- the moon landing, Woodstock and Altamont, and the slow disintegration of the Beatles.