Rock and Culture Anniversaries

Soaring "Philadelphia Freedom" name-checked the cradle of independence just in time for the U.S. Bicentennial.

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.'

Cool old-school-meets-new-school cast played four shows meant to raise money for war-torn country.

Hopes for a global resurgence ended in Arizona after 80 tense concerts.

This late-period triumph couldn't have been created in a more offhanded manner.

One album and a tour, then it was over.

Success was born out of getting-reacquainted sessions held in early 1988 in Barbados.

This album is perhaps rightly separated by "You Really Got Me" and songs that are not "You Really Got Me."

No one was reported to have suffered any long-term ill effects, though several people went to a hospital.