The Story and Meaning of the Lyrics of “No Rain” by Blind Melon
December 2, 2025
Hippies, much like punk-rockers, have a habit of reappearing every couple of generations. And that’s very much what it seemed like fate had in store when it provided Blind Melon with “No Rain,” one of the biggest hits of the 1990s, and one of the greatest alternative…
The Story and Meaning of the Lyrics of “Mysterious Ways” by U2
November 30, 2025
U2 is a very, very serious band made up of sober, solemn individuals. But it’s when the group allows itself to go a little wild that things really start to happen in all the right ways. That is, in my estimation, what occurred for the electro-driven and…
Top 100 Greatest Bassists of All Time (In My Opinion)
November 27, 2025
The most underrated member of a band is, almost without fault, the bass player. Then again, the reason why a band’s sound works or not will typically be the ability of the bass player.
Hidden behind the greater crowd-pleasers of a band, the singers, lead guitarists…
Neutral Milk Hotel’s music was a minor miracle, a perfect set of songs and performances that happened in a particular space in time. It can never happen again! Neither Jeff Magnum nor its horde of imitators will be able to reach for it. But what do we have left? Songs…
Top 10 Songs by Golden Earring
November 19, 2025
“Dutch?!” That was likely the reaction of most listeners around the world upon learning the origin of one of classic rock’s most Anglo-American-sounding bands, Golden Earring. The group, for the most part, wrote bombastic, bass-heavy songs that seemed…
Smash Mouth was only cool for a brief moment, really. And even that seems hard to believe now that you’ve heard their two hits a million times and paired with all sorts of ridiculous-looking media. But “Walkin’ on the Sun” wasn’t just one of the…
Top 10 Songs by The J. Geils Band
November 15, 2025
The J. Geils Band was made up of mad, bad, and dangerous to know blues players who, by the 1980s, had become a successful pop group. Fans of either one or the other era were never quite able to reconcile the two extremes. Still, I believe that both are worth your time. The…
The Story and Meaning of the Lyrics of "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains
November 14, 2025
Layne Staley bared his soul in numerous songs and countless heartfelt performances. Sadly, while most who heard him emphasised, few were able to help. As we are on the eve of Staley’s personal journals being released to the world, it’s time to look back on…
Marilyn Manson’s greatest trick was convincing all listeners that he was their enemy. That level of controversy had not been utilised properly by a rockstar for a long time. It turned “The Beautiful People” into one of the biggest rock songs of the 1990s, and, in my…