NOVEMBER 30
ON THIS DAY IN 1982, MICHAEL JACKSON RELEASES THRILLER, THE BIGGEST-SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME. THE RECORD PUSHED GENRE BOUNDARIES WITH A BLEND OF POP, ROCK, AND FUNK.
BORN ON NOVEMBER 30, 1955: BILLY IDOL. THE SPIKY-HAIRED PUNK-ROCKER-TURNED-MTV-ICON BECAME A FIXTURE OF THE ‘80S WITH HIS SNARLING VOCALS AND REBEL STYLE.
ON THIS DAY IN 1968, DEEP PURPLE RELEASE THEIR SECOND STUDIO ALBUM THE BOOK OF TALIESYN IN THE U.S. THE ALBUM SHOWCASED THEIR EARLY PSYCHEDELIC ROCK SOUND BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO HEAVIER METAL.