Fountains Of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)

When you're a serious music fan, it's hard not to feel a sense of personal loss when one of your musical heroes passes.  I still remember John Lennon's murder.  I was 14, deep into my submersion into classic rock, and the Beatles in particular, and it was just devastating.  (It also initiated my lifelong dedication to the cause of gun safety.  I sit on the Board of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and encourage you to get involved.)

More recently -- Bowie, ...