Best 10 Songs by The Replacements: Bastards of Eternal Youth
February 11, 2025
The Replacements was the greatest rock band that nearly wasn’t. Exciting and strongly unpredictable, The Mats was a band that tried to self-sabotage itself at every step, yet, thankfully, failed.
It wasn’t just the incredible energy that the band delivered…
The 10 Best Songs by The Allman Brothers Band: One Way Out
February 10, 2025
The Allman Brothers Band brought mystery, skill, and, sadly, a hefty dose of tragedy to American roots rock. In the process, the group helped create Southern rock, as well as thousands of imitators.
But The ABB wasn’t just a group that collected some of the best…
The 10 Best Songs by Nine Inch Nails: The Perfect Drug
February 9, 2025
Nine Inch Nails was, initially, Trent Reznor’s attempt at hijacking rock music. It then turned into something of a bizarre cult. Later, it became a sophisticated industrial-rock experiment.
The Nine Inch Nails story is fascinating. And it’s worth much more…
Top 10 Songs by Elvis Costello: On the Beat!
February 8, 2025
Elvis Costello was, for a long time, a sophisticated musician living in incognito. He was supposed to be a punk rocker, after all. And while there’s plenty of anger captured in most of his early songs, Costello’s ability as a songwriter and arranger far exceeded…
The 10 Best Songs by Dire Straits: Telegraph Road
February 7, 2025
Dire Straits appeared to be a dying breed even in its heyday. Fancy dressers they were not? No dance moves, great haircuts or many tunes about girls and cars, either. What Dire Straits did have was incredible musicianship and an ability to write timeless classics. Dire…
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…