Category: LISTS

  • Let Them In!

    Let Them In!

    There are so many other great bands that haven’t made the cut either.  Groups like The Guess Who, DEVO, Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies, Soundgarden and on and on.  I surmise that the walls are only so big and that this “committee” can only select few, but my rebuttal is C’MON MAN! 

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  • Getting to Know John Lennon

    Getting to Know John Lennon

    A Ranking of John Lennon’s Solo Records I just finished watching the film Nowhere Boy which is a lovely movie about the early days of John Lennon (pre The Beatles).  The movie, based off the book by his sister Julia Baird entitled, “Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon“, is a remarkably beautiful…

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  • Five Fantastically Fake Formations 

    Five Fantastically Fake Formations 

    “Fake Bands” from Film and TV Listen, making a list is hard. I even have a tough time putting together an itemized gathering of grocery needs, let alone ranking bands, songs, venues, movies or the like. So, this is going to be challenging because I am keeping it to five and I refuse to put…

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  • Under the Influence

    Under the Influence

    Three Albums that Shaped My Life This article is about that classic question. That one you get at 1am at the bar when you’re with your music loving friends and winding down the evening’s festivities. At least it’s the one you get from my friends anyway. That question is usually something around the likes of,…

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  • Great Opening Songs from Great Debut Albums

    On our Facebook page this month, we featured a song a day from our monthly theme. This month, great opening songs from great debut albums. Both criteria were required, and I decided to eliminate a few great opening songs from mediocre albums, and vice-versa. It turned out to be a fun, crowd-sourced endeavor with input…

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  • Best Foreigner Songs of All-Time

    Best Foreigner Songs of All-Time

    After leaving Spooky Tooth, guitarist Mick Jones put together a talented cadre of musicians for his next project. The only thing missing was a singer. Jones dug out an old album handed to him from a young singer in up state New York. Liking what he heard, he flew the unknown vocalist into NYC for…

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  • Best Cars Songs of All-Time

    Editor’s Note: We are just jumping back into this music blog thing – this time with a focus on classic rock of the 20th Century. We’d be so appreciative if you visited our Facebook Page to give us a Like! The Cars Best Songs When they “broke on to the scene” in 1978, this quintet…

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  • Ranking Pink Floyd’s Studio Albums From Worst to First

    Pink Floyd’s Best Album? I’ve wanted to write this article for a long while, but honestly struggled putting this together because the task was so daunting. In my world, Pink Floyd is one of the greatest rock bands ever, and their catalog is filled with fantastic music. But what was the best from one of…

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