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LEFT: Bruce Springsteen, in a black blazer, holds the Fender Esquire that he used in recording sessions and concerts from 1975 onward. RIGHT: Chris Thompson guitar and vocals of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Cardiff Castle Gig supporting Queen 10/9/1976

Springsteen hated it. Behind the most famous misheard lyric in rock history

By Andrew Daly published

The song caused their guitarist to quit, opening the door for Chris Thompson, who played guitar and sang on what became the band first number-one hit

Music
MIke Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' (Virgin); Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy' (Atlantic); Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' Warner Bros./Island; Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Harvest/Capitol); Lou Reed 'Berlin' (RCA); New York Dolls 'New York Dolls' (Mercury); David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane' (RCA); Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' (Tamla)

50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why

By Christopher Scapelliti published

With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree

Albums, Singles & New Releases
Bob Dylan, 1966

Here’s Why Bob Dylan Was Essential to the Birth of Psychedelic Rock

By Christopher Scapelliti published

From the Beatles and the Byrds to Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane, the folk legend laid the groundwork for all

Guitarists