The one 1982 album that officially killed Led Zeppelin: “Oh my God, no”
The official end of the line.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2026
The one musician who “100% improved” The Beatles: “Everybody was happier”
Feeling like a band again.
The new wave band David Bowie was desperate to work with: “They’re extraordinary”
Getting a little bit weirder.
The two rock stars who made Pete Townshend want to quit music: “Forcing my retirement”
Outshining his greatest work.
The 1966 song Stevie Nicks thought would make Lindsey Buckingham hate her: “I don’t care”
Getting more resentful.
The 1970s songwriter Linda Ronstadt knew never made a bad song: “At the top of his talent”
The exact right kind of emotion.
The one person Dolly Parton never wanted to talk to again: “In a million years”
Having nothing good to say.
The one singer Brian Wilson couldn’t look in the eye: “It was a little tense”
Never getting on the same page.
The punk band Kurt Cobain knew was ahead of everyone: “A dream come true”
The best of the punk scene.
The 1980s musician Joni Mitchell could never agree with: “We’d be stalemated”
The right person but the wrong partner.
The 1966 track Geddy Lee crowned as the first metal song: “Influential”
The beginning of true heaviness.