Top 20 songs of 1998 (#1-10)

1. Do The Evolution- Pearl Jam

2. In Hiding- Pearl Jam

3. Psycho Circus- KISS

4. Push It- Garbage

5. Out of Control- The Rolling Stones

6. Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve

7. Time of Your Life- Green Day

8. Lotus- R.E.M.

9. Given to Fly- Pearl Jam

10. Saint of Me- The Rolling Stones

Top 20 songs of 1998 (#11-20)

11. The Unforgiven 2- Metallica

12. Celebrity Skin- Hole

13. Sex and Candy- Marcy's Playground

14. Wish List- Pearl Jam

15. Showerhead- Eve 6

16. Inside Out- Eve 6

17. King Nothing- Metallica

18. I Think I'm Paranoid- Garbage

19. My Hero- The Foo Fighters


20. Walk Unafraid- R.E.M.

Freddie King: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/freddie-king/bio/

Official Site: http://freddiekingsite.com/





Freddie King was an influential blues artist. He combined Chicago with Texas blues to create his own sound. King also featured a multi-racial band. His work influenced Dickie Betts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others. Freddie King died on December 28, 1976 due to stress and a terrible diet consisting of Bloody Marys.


Have You Ever Loved a Woman (1960):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLmZCZ1sXY




Hide Away (1961):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54HwF8mVlaw

Don Kirshner: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/don-kirshner/bio/

Official Site: http://www.donkirshner.com/



Don Kirshner produced ABC's In Concert series for nearly a year. In September 1973, he launched Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. The series lasted eight years. The show featured live vocals as opposed to lip synching. This set the show apart from others.


Rock Concert:
Rush (1974):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1c8YReQJAs



KISS (1977):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L8ykxoXvcY



Devo (1979):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqSta1K6B24




　

Top 10 Bob Seger songs

My top 10 favorite Bob Seger songs...

Night Moves

Against the Wind

American Storm

Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

Like a Rock

Mainstreet

Turn the Page

Still the Same

Roll Me Away

The Fire Inside

Cosimo Matsassa: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/cosimo-matassa/bio/



Cosimo was a recording engineer and studio owner. He opened a recording studio in 1945 and moved to a larger installation in 1955. He focused on the "New Orleans Style" and died in 2014.

The Fat Man (1950) by Fats Domino: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIz1cPfTRW4

Tom Dowd: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/tom-dowd/bio/



Tom Dowd was a recording engineer. He popularized eight-track recording and stereophonic sound. Dowd passed away in 2002.

Glyn Johns: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/glyn-johns/bio/



Glyn Johns is a recording engineer and producer. He rescued The Beatles Get Back sessions, which eventually became Let It Be under Phil Spector. He also worked on albums ranging from Who's Nextby The Who to Ryan Adams' Ashes & Fire. Johns is renowned for his "Glyn Johns Method" of drumming with a groundbreaking mic arraignment that is still used today.

Top 15 songs of 1999 (part 2)

My favorites...hope I did not forget one.

1. Whiskey in a Jar- Metallica

2. Mas Tequila- Sammy Hagar

3. Sleep Now in the Fire- RATM

4. Maria- Blondie

5. Smooth- Santana w/Rob Thomas

6. Learn to Fly- Foo Fighters

7. Back to Good- Matchbox 20

8. The Great Beyond- R.E.M.

9. Desert Rose- Sting

10. Bawitdaba- Kid Rock

Top 15 songs of 1999 (#11-15)

My favorites only....

11. Lit Up- Buckcherry

12. Turn the Page- Metallica

13. Get Born Again- Alice in Chains

14. Promises-Def Leppard

15. Last Kiss- Pearl Jam

15. When I Grow Up- Garbage

Van Halen: Beautiful Girls (1979)

David Lee Roth fractured his foot doing a jump during a photo shoot for Van Halen II. The injury postponed Van Halen's tour while Roth healed. The album did very well with the public and convinced many new fans to purchase the debut album. Here is one of the album's iconic tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9h2m06sFQ

Ted Nugent: Stranglehold (1975)

Rock n Roll had hit a wall by 1974. Ted Nugent represented the next generation which helped reenergize the genre in the mid-70s. Although Bruce Springsteen is credited with saving rock n roll, Nugent, KISS, and other acts also emerged to reinvigorate the music scene in the face of evil disco. This song is just a classic jam.

Live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHDA5nHlDrQ



Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c3d7QgZr7g

Led Zeppelin: Travelin' Riverside Blues (1990)

Led Zeppelin covered this old Robert Johnson classic in 1969. However, the band did not release the song as a single until 1990 with the boxset compilation. Zeppelin's version is not a straight cover. Rather, it is more of a tribute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1JAhFAQigY

R.E.M.: Driver 8 (1985)

"Driver 8" refers to a southern railroad that existed until 1979. The train has since been incorporated into Amtrak. IMO, this is one of the great underappreciated gems of the 1980s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuFId1RYSZE