Deep Purple enjoyed the enviable title of being heavy metal heavyweights, but despite this, there was one disastrous album that nearly destroyed them entirely.

Deep Purple is still kicking after more than half a century. The foundational heavy metal band recently announced their new album =1, which will drop on Friday, July 19. Fans should expect the ...

Credit: Getty Images/Paul Natkin At the end of the ’80s, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan was asked to name the best album of that decade. He chose Prince’s classic double album 1999.

Show more In the summer of 1984, Prince released Purple Rain - his sixth studio album, which accompanied his film of the same name. This combination transformed Prince into a worldwide star.

At the end of the ’80s, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan was asked to name the best album of that decade. He chose Prince’s classic double album 1999. Many years later, McKagan told Classic Rock why ...