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Stuff. ♪ >> alan, turn it off for a second so we can talk. ♪ shot in the dark one step away 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 i'm satan? do i have horns -- i know i'm a bit strange-looking but do i breathe fire and have horns? >> critics say there's 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 ...

>> you had to have that sexy kind of thing, you know. i'm coming out of a gold mold, ann has a welding iron and she's 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 can't 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 in physi...

>> 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 couldn't 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's bad, he knows how to dance. >> he's so sexy and so gorgeous. >> he's exciting! >> michael jackson is the man of the '80s. >> mtv starts to get pressure from cbs records, which was michael jackson's label. >> rock 'n' roll, in itsel...

"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." that's a stupid name for an album. ♪ wake up late for school, man, you don't 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 thought we were going to lose it. ♪ you got to fight for your right to party ♪ >> then when we started listening to their music they really were funky and they could really get busy. so...

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 couldn't 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? >> we're not at all. we're the cure of the '80s. ♪ and i know i w...