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The Top 25 Greatest Moments in Rock Music

The Top 25 Greatest Moments in Rock Music. (According to Entertainment Weekly Magazine). 25-21. #25: Pete Townshend smashes his first guitar (Summer ‘64) #24: “The Message” sweeps America (July ‘82) #23: Bruce Springsteen makes the cover of Time and Newsweek (3/15/75)

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The Top 25 Greatest Moments in Rock Music

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  1. The Top 25 Greatest Moments in Rock Music (According to Entertainment Weekly Magazine)

  2. 25-21 • #25: Pete Townshend smashes his first guitar (Summer ‘64) • #24: “The Message” sweeps America (July ‘82) • #23: Bruce Springsteen makes the cover of Time and Newsweek (3/15/75) • #22: Phil Spector produces “He’s A Rebel” (July ‘62) • #21: Madonna plays “the virgin” at the MTV Video Music Awards (9/14/84)

  3. 20-16 • #20: Led Zeppelin record “Stairway to Heaven” (January ‘71) • #19: “Heartbreak Hotel” unleashes Elvis-mania (3/10/56) • #18: Keith Richards writes (and almost loses) the “Satisfaction” riff (5/6/65) • #17: The Monterey Pop Festival (June 16-18, ‘67) • #16: American Bandstand goes nationwide (8/5/57)

  4. 15-9 • #15: Sgt. Pepper’s ushers in album rock (6/1/67) • #14: The Sex Pistols’ ruckus on the Thames (June ‘77) • #13: MTV begins broadcasting (8/1/81) • #12: John meets Paul at a church social (7/6/57) • #11: The Ramones debut at CBGB (8/16/74) • #10: James Brown records Live At The Apollo (10/24/62) • #9: Woodstock (Aug. 15-17, ‘69)

  5. 8-2 • #8: “Teen Spirit” airs on MTV, unleashing a generation’s rage (9/29/91) • #7: Berry Gordy Jr. founds Motown (January ‘59) • #6: KoolHerc “invents” hip-hop (July ’73) • #5: Michael Jackson ignites Motown 25 (3/25/83) • #4: Dylan goes electric (7/25/65) • #3: Elvis’ Sun sessions begin (7/5/54) • #2: Chuck Berry records “Maybellene” (5/21/55)

  6. And the winner is…. • #1: Meeting the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (2/9/64)

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