Big 4

There's over 30 albums to choose from, but these are the essentials as far as we're concerned.

These artists rock your world and haunt your dreams.

The territory south of the Mason-Dixon Line has always been musically fertile.

Marijuana and rock music have a long history together.

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?