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Don Henley - Dirty Laundry - this track accurately depicted much of modern journalism, especially the broadcast variety. A masterful lyrical performance.

Don McLean - American Pie - the title track off of his hit album from 1971, "American Pie" skillfully told of the heartbreak of losing music icons of the day(for those who don't know - the loss of Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly in a 1959 plane crash - it would become known as "The Day The Music Died") and the chronology of one man and his generation. In the song were large amounts of musical allusions, usually only titles, but all was masterfully woven to create one of rock and roll's indomitable classics.

Eagles - Hotel California - by the middle and late 1970s, the hippies of the 1960s made it clear that they weren't driven by love and fellowship of man. Most were driven by sex and drugs, as suspected by many when the global cultural revolution heaved years earlier. This was highlighted in the title track from the group's 1976 album Hotel California. California came to be seen as a place of excess, especially by band members, and the state, as a hotel, became a creative symbol.

Foo Fighters - Everlong, Monkey Wrench, My Poor Brain

Most of the work of Jimi Hendrix. In a tragically short career, he displayed fire not evident in guitarists to that point, and is argued by many to be the greatest of all time. His rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock remains one of the most recalled live performances of any song by any artist ever.

John Paul Jones's 1999 instrumental album Zooma. Known best as the bassist of Led Zeppelin, Jones gave fans of bass and of instrumental rock something to cheer with the solo release. Excellent riffs permeate the album, which is highlighted by "Zooma," "Grind," and "Snake Eyes," which ends in classical fashion (literally, by way of the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jones). It featured selections which only need words to become mainstream rock hits, as well as tracks that screamed of the Zeppelin days.

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12-04-01, 02:19 PM	#47
thinker Posts: n/a	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Henley - Dirty Laundry - this track accurately depicted much of modern journalism, especially the broadcast variety. A masterful lyrical performance. Don McLean - American Pie - the title track off of his hit album from 1971, "American Pie" skillfully told of the heartbreak of losing music icons of the day(for those who don't know - the loss of Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly in a 1959 plane crash - it would become known as "The Day The Music Died") and the chronology of one man and his generation. In the song were large amounts of musical allusions, usually only titles, but all was masterfully woven to create one of rock and roll's indomitable classics. Eagles - Hotel California - by the middle and late 1970s, the hippies of the 1960s made it clear that they weren't driven by love and fellowship of man. Most were driven by sex and drugs, as suspected by many when the global cultural revolution heaved years earlier. This was highlighted in the title track from the group's 1976 album Hotel California. California came to be seen as a place of excess, especially by band members, and the state, as a hotel, became a creative symbol. Foo Fighters - Everlong, Monkey Wrench, My Poor Brain Most of the work of Jimi Hendrix. In a tragically short career, he displayed fire not evident in guitarists to that point, and is argued by many to be the greatest of all time. His rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock remains one of the most recalled live performances of any song by any artist ever. John Paul Jones's 1999 instrumental album Zooma. Known best as the bassist of Led Zeppelin, Jones gave fans of bass and of instrumental rock something to cheer with the solo release. Excellent riffs permeate the album, which is highlighted by "Zooma," "Grind," and "Snake Eyes," which ends in classical fashion (literally, by way of the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jones). It featured selections which only need words to become mainstream rock hits, as well as tracks that screamed of the Zeppelin days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More on this topic later.