Mainstream Rock: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, “I Love Rock & Roll” (1982) Zack: The only way this song to could get worse would be to have some pigtailed, bubble-gum…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/bo2Aypi0R2c” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Blue Oyster Cult, “Burnin’ for You” (1981) Mike: One of exactly two Blue Oyster Cult songs I’m familiar with (I’m sure we…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/RZxkbWf0Xns” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Bryan Adams, “Run to You” (1984) Darren Robbins: This song was the exact turning point for Adams. Up until then, his music…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/epQi1YsVT3k” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: The Who, “You Better You Bet” (1981) Zack Dennis: Every time I get hooked in by Pete Townsend’s synthesizers, I feel kind…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/pdJzLpWFYJ4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: The Rolling Stones, “Mixed Emotions” (1989) Scott Malchus: This was the album when Keith and Mick supposedly started liking each other again….
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/jZ5zXXUJsyc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Metallica, “The Day That Never Comes” (2008) (download) Robert Cass: It’s time for me to come clean with all of you —…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/uAzF8iJ0gMw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Robert Palmer, “Simply Irresistible” (1988) Dw. Dunphy: Simply inescapable. It’s a big old, synth-laden AOR kind of rocker that does what it…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/5NEE8oURdM0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey” (1987) John C. Hughes: Puppets! Á‚ Well, marionettes. Á‚ Everything is better with puppets/marionettes. Á‚ Except for this. Jon Cummings:…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/9Z-fE1l9SZ4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Steve Winwood, “Higher Love” (1986) David Lifton: You couldn’t get a more perfect crossover record than this in 1986: A classic rock…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/0KL_fgWgK40″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Mike + the Mechanics, “Silent Running” (1985) David Medsker: I love Paul Carrack as much as the next guy, but is what…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/NVm3SmyMkFU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: The Tubes, “She’s a Beauty” (1983) Michael: I like this song a lot. I like “White Punks on Dope” even better. I…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/l7TUVOYAW28″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Asia, “Heat of the Moment” (1982) Vrabel: I have a buddy who’s a big Asia fan. And every single time my buddy…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/gXsVU6-_GFo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, “The Waiting” (1981) * Dunphy: It is, on its face, your standard Petty and Heartbreakers tune. Could’ve…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/QXrUKjTV7t0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Kiss, “Psycho Circus” (1998) Robert: In my best Paul Stanley impression, minus the made-in-Brooklyn falsetto: “Ya know something, people, we have been…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/RLRLhV9U0kQ” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Aerosmith, “Pink” (1997) David: Sweet Jesus. It’s that Aphex Twin album cover brought to life. Who asked for that? The funny thing…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PYxl-4oRu1U” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Spacehog, “In the Meantime” (1996) Pete: Haven’t thought about old Spacehog since, well, 1996. But this song did age well. Jeff: I…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/heQi0AZBH-0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Silverchair, “Tomorrow” (1995) John: It’s Jim Henson’s Kurt Cobain Babies! Zack: Everybody made such a big deal out of this band because…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/r-XtvR6-ckg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Pink Floyd, “Keep Talking” (1994) Scott: Could Gilmour sound more bored? No wonder he called Floyd quits. Although Momentary Lapse of Reason…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/eLhpHjmxNw8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Lenny Kravitz, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (1993) Zack: I remember when Lenny Kravitz was first thrust upon the music world…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/j6Ewh6Bk-Qo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Sting, “All This Time” (1991) Zack: There’s a certain element of playfulness to this song and its accompanying video that was a…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/j-zRFrm0HEM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: INXS, “Suicide Blonde” (1990) John: I was always appreciative of INXS for holding X back until 1990 so I could accurately say…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/QCtwGC5k2g4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Eric Clapton, “Pretending” (1989) Will: I’ve always felt like this song was the point where Clapton finally began to escape from the…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/dNHtvu-4cDw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: U2, “Angel of Harlem” (1988) David: This is when I started to get bored with U2. I liked a couple tunes from…
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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/xZ7L6MUUrTc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Lou Gramm, “Midnight Blue” (1987) John: Move over, Foreigner! There’s something blander! Zack: Despite Lou Gramm’s dreadful, dreadful hairstyle, I really enjoy…
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Mainstream Rock: Steve Miller Band, “I Want to Make the World Turn Around” (1986) Scott: Man, I really like this tune. Its moodiness and slinky backbeat really resonate. His guitar…
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Mainstream Rock: Men at Work, “Down Under” (1982) John: Forget “Lady Bump” Á¢€” Kath & Kim need to remake this. Kurt: Ah, the song that introduced the world to the…
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Mainstream Rock: Quarterflash, “Harden My Heart” (1981) Jason: As a kid, I always had to pass through Quarterflash before I could get to the Queen records in the store. Pissed…
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Mainstream Rock: Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, “Mas Tequila” (1999) Will: Where to start with this? Well, how about that Gary Glitter really deserves a co-write? Several times throughout the…
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