Rock and Culture Anniversaries

After their smash 1978 debut, the only question was how big the follow-up album would be.

"The Power of Love" became their first chart-topping smash, but it didn't exactly begin with lofty expectations.

Without it, they might never have rebounded from crushing disappointment to complete 'Abbey Road.'

Chaffing at their country-rock roots, they regrouped to construct a "nasty track with pretty vocals."

He borrowed drummer Steve Smith for a hit song inspired by his band’s hit “Faithfully.”

There was momentum to keep, and America still to be conquered.

Ironically, they struggled mightily while trying to piece together this easygoing song.

The synth-pop duo's first LP was ignored in the U.S., but two years later they had a No. 1 album and single.

It's still a touchstone moment in every band profile, an obligatory part of every interview and a set-list stalwart.

His arrival led to critically lauded triumphs like '2112' and multiplatinum smashes like 'Moving Pictures.'