Rock and Culture Anniversaries

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

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

Sessions for this breezy U.S. chart-topping single were actually a painstaking drag.

After burning tapes from dozens of other concerts, they had just two shots at completing a crucial live album.

Keyboardist "cut the ice" in the studio, allowing the group to ditch the drama and focus on music.

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.

They didn't seem capable of letting this one be.

At the time, he said the long delay was the "worst thing that ever happened to me."

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