The Cars were the perfect mix of cool artsiness and rock’n’roll heart. Ric Ocasek’s songs put an ironic spin on rock catchphrases – shake it up, let the good times roll – but still invited you to clap along.
Ace of Spades is one of the great rock songs of all time. But the album? There’s more to it than just the most iconic Motorhead track. Love Me Like a Reptile and Shoot You in the Back marry with Ace of Spades to form a zero-fat start to a shot-of-adrenaline album. Over and ...
from the rock'n'roll crowd-pleasers to the acoustic anthems. This list includes every Oasis single, but true fans know there are other great songs to vote on besides the radio hits. Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova are the most commonly played Oasis songs, but the band has so much more...
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Further Reading:“Hotline TNT Filter Heartbreak Through Dizzying, Distorted Guitar Rock” Listen/Buy:Rough Trade|Amazon|Apple Music|Bandcamp|Spotify|Tidal Jeff Rosenstock:HELLMODE There’s a loose formula to Jeff Rosenstock songs: shouted choruses, rapidfire tempos, even faster strumming. But the DIY...
With its spaghetti-Western-style acoustic figures and grandiose arena-rock guitar harmonies, the first minute of “Battery” opensMaster of Puppetsin appropriately dramatic fashion, but then it’s off to the races with a bracing thrash assault. A shout-out to the San Francisco metal scene that...
extreme, more than words, best rock songs of the 1990s A&M Extreme, "More Than Words" (1991) Though most of Extreme’s music was heavier, the Boston rockers saw their commercial breakout with the acoustic ballad “More Than Words,” which they had to fight with their record company to ...
analyzing what was hot and what left a lasting impact in the rock world. Throughout this list, you'll see certain bands definitely having a peak period with multiple entries close together, starting off at the top of the list withLed Zeppelinplacing a pair of songs as the best in the fi...
Neil Young originally recorded the acoustic 'Homegrown' in 1974, and at one time it was poised as a sequel to the hit 'Harvest.' But Young got cold feet over the songs' hyper-personal subject matter (he'd just broken up with the mother of his first son) and released the loud and ca...
Neil Young originally recorded the acoustic 'Homegrown' in 1974, and at one time it was poised as a sequel to the hit 'Harvest.' But Young got cold feet over the songs' hyper-personal subject matter (he'd just broken up with the mother of his first son) and released the loud and ca...