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Costumes and unique cover songs are among the treats offered by rock's biggest stars at these shows.

The guitarist's unique self-taught style has been cited as a major influence by many younger stars.

There were long car rides, tiny stages and embarrassing situations on the way to stardom.

Simmons' car reportedly "careened across several lanes of traffic" before hitting another vehicle.

From sharing the stage with puppets to malfunctioning props, many of the mockumentary's best scenes have actually happened to rock's biggest stars.

"I thought, 'You know what, you a--hole? That's not a bad thing!"

Streaming services have made it easier for fans to skip their least favorite songs from even the most consistently strong albums.

If it weren't for good luck, things could have been much more tragic.

Soundtracks of the 1990s were big business, helping to promote films. But how many hit soundtrack songs can you still tie to the movies they were featured in?

Do you know your ABCs of Rock? We hope so as there are well known rock bands for every single letter of the alphabet.

It's only fitting that we share with you the best rock songs of 1985 the way we did it back then .... with a mixtape.

Well that's rad. These 31 rock and metal albums have hit the four decade mark. How many of these 1985 records have you listened to?