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Here's the conventional narrative: Genesis were a prog-rock band in the '70s and a pop act in the '80s. Not quite true. Accessible songs like "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" and "More Fool Me" ...

Bruce Springsteen’s first LP, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., was released on Jan. 5, 1973. Its arrival set into motion the career of one of music’s biggest icons. Throughout the ensuing decades, ...