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…
Jimi Hendrix wasn’t just the premier guitar hero of the 1960s. He wasn’t only a magnetic performer. Hendrix was also a great songwriter and excellent band leader.
Today I am celebrating the legacy of one of the greatest rock artists by counting down the 10…
"Everlong" Meaning by Foo Fighters Explained
December 29, 2024
Foo Fighters in the mid-1990s seemed like a band destined to become a well-respected, moderately successful alternative rock band. But then “Everlong” happened.
The song drastically changed the career trajectory of the group and proved that Dave Grohl was a…
The Real Meaning of blink-182's "Adam's Song"
December 28, 2024
Late 1990s blink-182 had a long way to go if they were to prove that they weren’t just immature kids who wrote songs about farts and made music videos of them running naked through the streets. “Adam’s Song” was the first tune that made the world…
"Yellow Ledbetter" Meaning by Pearl Jam Explained
December 20, 2024
“Yellow Ledbetter” is one of the rare rock songs that can get an adult to sob uncontrollably. Yet, there are some who suggest that this is a nonsense tune where the lyrics don’t mean anything.
Powered by Mike McCready’s excellent guitar work and…
The 100 Best Punk Bands of All-Time: Great Rockin' Swindles
December 16, 2024
Punk-rock was an attitude at first, but it was doubled with an eye-catching fashion sense and a good marketing ploy. Then, it very much became a sound – something powerful enough to cut through any speaker and distinguish itself from disco rhythms and grandpa guitar…