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‘Rock musicians looking for a way out,’ Talking Heads ripped up the rulebook with ‘Fear Of Music’, resulting in a classic album.

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These days, some say rock’n’roll isn’t relevant anymore, but the best rock bands suggest that it hasn’t just survived, it will live forever.

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An alluring debut from Fleetwood Mac’s soaring siren, ‘Bella Donna’ found Stevie Nicks shining as a solo star.

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Rising out of ‘beautiful chaos’, ‘The Soft Parade’ found The Doors using horns and string sections to build an ornate new sound.

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Hauntingly beautiful, Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ isn’t just a landmark record, it’s a simply timeless work of art.

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Another smart missive from a fearless songwriter, ‘The Envoy’ found Warren Zevon bringing synthesisers into his sound.

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Joy Division’s much-missed singer, Ian Curtis, was an unforgettable performer with dextrous lyrical skills which are still unsurpassed.

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A ‘love song to Scotland’ that became an emotion-filled football anthem, ‘Sunshine On Leith’ is The Proclaimers’ defining moment.

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With Brian Eno’s encouragement, Talking Heads embraced funk and African music to set themselves apart from their contemporaries.

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With his second solo album, ‘The Principle Of Moments’, Robert Planet readily embraced change in order to outstrip his illustrious past.

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