Fake Guitar, Real Hits: Bon Jovi, Billy Idol, and the Unforgettable Music of 1987
It was a year of BIG moments—Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, on Black Monday the stock Market Crashed, and scientists spotted a supernova exploding in the depths of space. But back on Earth, music was having a supernova of its own. Some of the biggest albums ever to hit the charts made 1987 a candidate for the greatest year in music history, from Def Leppard to Guns N' Roses to REM, to U2 to The Cure and many more, led by incredible songs that were so unforgettable they still resonate today. Including a rock anthem, Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi…
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