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![88 Facts About the Summer of 1988](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/07/attachment-1988_header.jpg?w=980&q=75)
88 Facts About the Summer of 1988
A look back at the music, films, news, and pop culture that made the summer of 1988 a unique season in history.
![Gov’t Mule, ‘Peace … Like a River': Album Review](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/06/attachment-fantasy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gov’t Mule, ‘Peace … Like a River': Album Review
Warren Haynes and band return with Billy Gibbons, Billy Bob Thornton and more quality blues rock.
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Winger, ‘Seven': Album Review
Thirty-five years after debut, New York hard rockers, original lineup still intact, return with seventh LP.
![45 Years Ago: REO Speedwagon Breaks Through With ‘Tuna Fish’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/03/attachment-REO_TunaFish.jpg?w=980&q=75)
45 Years Ago: REO Speedwagon Breaks Through With ‘Tuna Fish’
They'd established a fan base between coasts but had been largely ignored in hotspots like New York or Los Angeles.
![50 Years Ago: Bob Seger Digs Deep on Underrated ‘Back in ’72’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/01/attachment-COVER_BobSeger_BackIn72.jpg?w=980&q=75)
50 Years Ago: Bob Seger Digs Deep on Underrated ‘Back in ’72’
How could something this awesome escape the attention of a wider audience? Because he hates it.
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Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’ at 40: The Story Behind Every Song
These tracks changed the game for hard rock in 1983.
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Santana Albums Ranked Worst to Best
Carlos Santana & Co. have been supernatural musical shape-shifters for 26 albums. Here's how those records rank.
![What a Wonderful Soundtrack: The Music of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/12/attachment-GMV.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What a Wonderful Soundtrack: The Music of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’
Companion to the Robin Williams film is a great snapshot of mid-'60s radio.
![Richard Marx, ‘Songwriter': Album Review](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/09/attachment-Richard-Marx-Songwriter-Album-Image.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Richard Marx, ‘Songwriter': Album Review
Four EPs show off veteran's versatility in multiple genres.
![15 Years Ago: Foo Fighters Leave Their Comfort Zone With ‘Echoes’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/09/attachment-Grohl-Echoes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
15 Years Ago: Foo Fighters Leave Their Comfort Zone With ‘Echoes’
Dave Grohl and company stretched what Foo Fighters' music could sound like on their sixth album.
![How Familiar Lovers at the Berlin Wall Sparked David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/09/attachment-David-Bowie-Heroes-Single-Image-RCA.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How Familiar Lovers at the Berlin Wall Sparked David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Classic song reached only No. 24 on the U.K. chart and failed to chart at all in the U.S.
![30 Years Ago: Elton John Returns From Addiction With ‘The One’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/06/attachment-12.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 Years Ago: Elton John Returns From Addiction With ‘The One’
The 1992 album gave legend his first Top 10 hit in 16 years.