Aerosmith produced the multiplatinum-selling albumsPermanent Vacation(1987) andPump(1989). The latter featured theGrammy Award-winning “Janie’s Got a Gun,” and it marked a return to the hard rock success ofToys in the Attic. The band followed withGet a Grip(1993), an album that generate...
with a headline that read, “Boston’s Biggest Export.” Aerosmith also proved to be the loudest, proudest, and highest-grossing Boston product when it releasedRocksin 1976. That album, touted as the band’s best yet, catapulted Aerosmith into the national touring circuit, where drugs, alcoho...
The group initially rose to fame during the mid-1980s after being discovered by musician and producer John Ratcliff, and had continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s.A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album, Hunting High and Low, in 1985. That album peaked at ...
There were high hopes for Brian Johnson, who came on board AC/DC after the death of Bon Scott, but did anyone expect that his arrival would signify one of the biggest selling albums in rock history? With the help of producer Mutt Lange, AC/DC crafted a timeless rock album filled with ...
There were high hopes for Brian Johnson, who came on board AC/DC after the death of Bon Scott, but did anyone expect that his arrival would signify one of the biggest selling albums in rock history? With the help of producer Mutt Lange, AC/DC crafted a timeless rock album filled with ...
Permanent Vacation was released in September 1987, becoming a major hit and the band’s bestselling album in over a decade with over 5 million copies sold in the US alone. Three singles, “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”, “Rag Doll”, and “Angel, all reached the Top 20 of the Billboar...
Originally released in 1989, Pump remains one of Aerosmith’s best-selling albums, being certified septuple platinum by 1995. All four of the album’s singles, including “What It Takes” and “The Other Side” made it into the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, and the second single “...
Douglas worked as an engineer on Lennon's Imagine album (1971), and produced his 1980 comeback album Double Fantasy, which Douglas still considers the biggest achievement of his own career. "John was the easiest artist I ever produced. When he stepped out to the microphone, he was in your...
impressive streak of multi-platinum albums, Motley Crue really buckled down for their fifth album. They got sober and brought in producer Bob Rock to tighten up their songs and pump up their sound. Their hard work was rewarded with five hit singles and the biggest-selling album of their ...
One of the band’s biggest hits, “Dream On,” has amassed 1,001,249,355 streams on Spotify. It’s a testament not only to the band’s legacy, but to their ability to achieve success in a new age and remain relevant right up to their farewell tour. The fact that “Dream On” ...