Big 4

These bands created music that was greater than the sum of their parts.

This quartet of groups have come to embody the country's amazing musical journey.

The Great White North has provided far more than its fair share of excellent rock.

The scene birthed some of the biggest acts in rock history.

Goth rock, dynamic duos and more.

They called it the swinging city for a reason.

They provide a deft representation of the city's famous gumbo-pot diversity.

It's the decade that turned L.A. into America's hotbed for music -- but which bands best define the era?

CBGB legends, glam rock, fire-emitting instruments and more.

They say if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, and these four sure did.

We looked at every album by the 'Big 4' of grunge — Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam — and picked the best song off each.

Plenty of rock artists toured hard and released solid albums. But these four had the most seismic impacts.