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“Speak For Me” was a highlight on Cat Power’s 2003 indie rock release “You Are Free” and featured Dave Grohl on the rhythm section. It has P.J. Harvey-ish tendencies but is a masterpiece in Randy W. Hall’s book.
The birth of what would come to be known as ‘psychedelic soul’ can be traced to this #8 pop track of Sly & the Family Stone, “Dance To the Music”. For me this 3 minute song exemplifies the best of one of the most eclectic and electric bands of all-time and is proto-funk. A true classic.
Metallica are one of the most divisive and important bands in heavy metal history. Over the course of a 30-plus year career they’ve released the blueprint for thrash all the way to regrettable country-tinged crap. As a companion to our “…And Justice for All” podcast here are Randy W. Hall’s Top 15 favorite Metallica songs ever.
Back on a cold winters day in 2003 Randy was bored and feeling like belting out some Babs when he thought Dan (then his roommate) wasn’t at home. He was wrong. In more ways than one.
No one was sure what to expect when New Order came back in 2001 after an 8-year layoff. What we got was pure “Crystal” Bernard Sumner-sung goodness!
In 1986 Gregory Abbott took the Billboard charts by storm with his one-shot masterpiece “Shake You Down” and he had the world by the tail. His career didn’t work out the way he probably saw it going, but damn it, no one can take this awesome tune away from him.
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CBGB and Max’s Kansas City were awesome places to be in 1976. The punk underground was beginning to peek out from obscurity and the Ramones were leading the pack for punk rock in America. From their debut album we’ve selected this little Dee Dee Ramone penned gem, 53rd & 3rd, as our track of the day.
This week Dandy Classic is counting down their Top 10 favorite Hip-Hop/Rap tracks of all-time. Since there are millions of songs out there, as I like to do, here are the best of the rest, my #’s 11-25.
How many great songs talk about hitting the bottle with Ronald McDonard? Just this one. “Down At McDonnelzzz” by the Electric 6 is a combination of Prince falsetto-meets-crazy-guitar-meets-dance-floor.
