Thin Lizzy's 10 Best Songs: Bustin' Out Dead or Alive!
February 6, 2025
Thin Lizzy was a strange proposition – a bunch of tough guys led by a mythology-obsessed Irish poet. The public never exactly knew where to place the band. However, time’s the healer, and the group’s relatively short but remarkable discography proves that…
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 10 Best Songs
February 4, 2025
Lynyrd Skynyrd didn’t invent Southern rock, but they were responsible for the rebellious, renegade style that most would associate with the genre. Confident players and down-to-earth people, Lynyrd Skynyrd was a dangerous band and one of the best groups that ever…
It’s official: we’re in the era of top-tier American artists that many pop listeners worldwide have never heard of. We’re in the era where the same artists win the Grammy every time they put on new music and where not enough people care enough to complain…
All the 40 Bob Dylan Albums Ranked: The Midwestern Shakespeare
January 30, 2025
There’s Bob Dylan, Shakespeare and Michelangelo as far as many Western art fans are concerned. And, making my job of ranking the songwriter’s albums is the fact that he’s produced more material than his William and Mickey combined.
But Dylan’s…
Top 10 Songs by Misfits: Legacy of Brutality
January 30, 2025
Misfits came to punk rock as men on a particular mission – to horrify and to seduce. In the process of bringing their highly melodic, horror-obsessed, muscular punk to a small, dedicated fanbase, they also created a musical style.
The legend of the Misfits grows…
Fleetwood Mac wasn’t a band; it was a soap opera with incredible music. Started out as a brilliant blues vehicle for guitar Peter Green’s playing and carried on with some success as a sophisticated rock outfit after his departure; it was, however, the…
Top 10 Songs by Iggy Pop and The Stooges: Gimme Danger
January 28, 2025
The Stooges were the band who understood what made rock music sound dangerous. They returned it to its most basic, blues-based ingredients. And, in singer Iggy Pop, they had a magnetic performer willing to put himself at any risk in order to get a reaction from the crowd.
Top 10 Songs by The Clash: The Only Songs That Matter
January 27, 2025
The Clash promised to become the only band that mattered. And they kept to their word, not just by being the most politically motivated of all the original punk-rock bands. They also created a body of work that soaked in the sounds of the time.
The Clash are one of the…
Top 10 Songs by The Doors and Playlist: The Lizard King's Legacy
January 26, 2025
The Doors were defined by confrontation and an acute desire to break down boundaries. Their original run as a band was as short as it was influential. By the time it was over, the pop charts were filled with Jim Morrison clones and groups challenging the format of radio…