Audio Vault

It took eight albums to break Rush into the stratosphere, but they finally did it in 1981, with perhaps their greatest album, "Moving Pictures."

What do you do when you have one of the best albums of the late 80's, and are headed into a new decade? You re-invent yourself, and make another unforgettable album to kick off the 90's, "Achtung Baby."

The third album for ZZ Top was their breakthrough album, Tres Hombres. The album hit the top ten while "La Grange," became a classic.

The Cars brand of new wave made a huge splash in the late 1970's. In fact, their debut album ended up being the 4th most popular album of that year, and would be just a preview of the bands future success.

In the late 70's, the Stones were branded irrelevant. With disco and punk rock entering the picture, the odds of success couldn't have been more slim. However, with 1978's Some Girls record, they proved the critics wrong again.

Stevie Ray Vaughan's landmark album that he recorded at Jackson Browne's studio in three days. The album also featured his classic "Pride and Joy."

The groups third album was another in a string of successful releases for the bay area band. They would follow the album with a performance at Woodstock, that wouldn't be used for the soundtrack or film.

The final released album from the Beatles that had the concept of a live studio record. What it ended up being was the beginning of the end.

After having a drummer lose an arm, the odds were stacked against Def Leppard. however, the band came out of it more focused than ever, with their most successful album to date.

The album that re-invented the band in the 1980's. Not only did they change their image visually, but they added drum programming and synthesizers to the blues, making them bigger than ever.