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Ann has a welding iron and shes like this amazon welder woman or something. >> we felt lost in the theater of it. it got to the point where the videos were more important than the songs. >> it did feel like, i cant steer the ship anymore. where is it going, you know? where are we headed? >> i think heavy metal is the true rock n roll of the 80s. rock n roll is basically music made by people who were thinking with their crotches. ♪ ♪ [ bleep ] like a beast >> heavy metal is not something new ...

From you ♪ ♪ shot in the dark >> you turn on your television set and you see this weird, beastly presentation that was birthed in the pit of hell. >> where do they get this information from that im satan? do i have horns -- i know im a bit strange-looking but do i breathe fire and have horns? >> critics say theres something seriously wrong with metal music, outrageous by design, that it may have contributed to a number of teenage suicides. >> has rock n roll finally gone too far? a growing n...

Assassination. >> it was like in one moment the 60s and the 70s got murdered. >> in his life hes given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. were here to prove that love is not dead, even though john is. >> you know, you start the decade with the death of a beatle. you dont really know where youre going to go from that point, you know, culturally or musically. >> for a while it seemed there was nothing new on the horizon. announcing the latest achievement in home entertain...

You its outrageous filth and that if i could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, i would. >> fans felt im capable of making my own decisions about the music i want to listen to. i dont need tipper gore deciding that this is too obscene for me. >> the next witness will be mr. frank zappa. >> the establishment of a rating system voluntary or otherwise opens the door to an endless parade of moral quality control programs based on things certain christians dont like. i think you shoul...

>> in all candor, i would tell you its outrageous filth and that if i could find some way constitutionally to do away with it, i would. >> fans felt im capable of making my own decisions about the music i want to listen to. i dont need tipper gore deciding that this is too obscene for me. >> the next witness will be mr. frank zappa. >> the establishment of a rating system voluntary or otherwise opens the door to an endless parade of moral quality control programs based on things certain christia...

♪ we go down to the river and into the river we die ♪ >> at this point a lot of it is about being there, which is why we havent done too much of the video thing. a lot of it, it allows too much distance. like what our band is about, its about breaking down distance. ♪ at night i wake up >> bruce was all about credibility and intelligence and integrity. so how would he translate his music and his attitude toward the world to what seemed like this frivolous world of the music video? bruce is...

>> when he does that moonwalk, if you were sitting on the couch by the end of it, you were on the floor in front of the tv. you couldnt believe what you were seeing. >> i would say the moonwalk was really one of the first viral moments that affected rock history. the next week "thriller" started selling a million copies a week. >> i like michael jackson because he can sing good, hes bad, he knows how to dance. >> hes so sexy and so gorgeous. >> hes exciting! >> michael jackson is the man of the ...

The past 20 years from the days of the beatles and the rolling stones where british bands seem to be better at it than americans. >> the police have sold 4 million albums in one year. "rolling stone" chose them as best new band of the year. taking note of the swirling, dreamy, soaring quality of the sound. ♪ giant steps are what you take ♪ ♪ walking on the moon >> it was incredible to see them. and i couldnt believe what i was hearing out of three people. i was shocked. >> i once read that...

"raising hell" has sold more than a million copies in just 13 weeks. a first for a rap record. >> the album is called "licensed to ill." thats a stupid name for an album. ♪ wake up late for school, man, you dont want to go ♪ ♪ you ask your mom please but she still says no ♪ >> hip-hop was our baby. this was our culture. this was our music. we created it. and then, here come the beastie boys and we were afraid we were going to lose it. ♪ you got to fight for your right to party ♪ >> t...

To be better at it than americans. >> the police have sold 4 million albums in one year. "rolling stone" chose them as best new band of the year. taking note of the swirling, dreamy, soaring quality of the sound. ♪ giant steps are what you take ♪ ♪ walking on the moon >> it was incredible to see them. and i couldnt believe what i was hearing out of three people. i was shocked. >> i once read that you were called the pink floyd of the 80s. what do you think of that? >> were not at all. were...