A great Animals song that, while a hit back in the day, rarely pops up on Oldies or classic rock stations, unless the station is doing some “deep cuts from the vault” type thing. Too bad, because this is a really unusual and terrific song that’s the equal of “House of the Rising Sun” in my opinion.
Break out the Bushmills! Geldof gives the Pogues a run for their money with this rollicking ode to apathy and nihilism. Despite the subject matter, I guarantee it will get your toes a-tappin’.
R.E.M. rocks harder than they ever have on this loving homage to early 1970s glitter rock. “Bomb” and the 1996 album it came from (“New Adventures in Hi-Fi”) are terrifically underrated and worth checking out if you’ve never heard them or dismissed them back in the day, as many did.
Track 69 (chuckle, chuckle) from 1993’s “Kerosene Hat.” Wonderfully catchy and rockin’ in the traditional Cracker mode. I dare you not to be singing along after the first minute or so.
A gem from 1985’s “Tim” album. The accompanying video was considered “radical” and “ironic” back in the day, though nowadays, after 10 seconds, you get the idea and the concept doesn’t seem that clever. Still, it’s a great song and it beats pickin’ cotton and waitin’ to be forgotten.
Henry dishes on meeting David Lee Roth and his feelings on “the Van Halen.”
The one Johnny Thunders song most people know and would agree is a classic. Covered by everyone from Guns ‘n’ Roses to Ronnie Spector. Put to great use not only in Martin Scorsese’s “Bringing out the Dead” but also on “The Sopranos.”
More great pseudo-Bowie from Love and Rockets, circa 1987. It does sound a little overproduced (as most music does from the 1980s) but it also sounds great under headphones. From the stellar “Earth, Sun, Moon” album.
Most people these days know the very good Tom Petty cover, but the original is terrific in its own right. My favorite Byrds song.
With the controversy over “Cop Killer,” often overlooked was the stellar playing of the band assembled for Ice-T’s metal band Body Count. “C Note” is a fine update of early Funkadelic, this time courtesy of Ernie C., Body Count’s severely underrated lead guitarist.
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