TO MARK ITS 25th anniversary, Spin magazine posted the 125 best albums of the past 25 years. Even though it’s merely the opinion of the magazine’s editors and contributors, the reaction has been caustic in some cases, chiefly because the magazine named “Achtung Baby” by Dublin’s U2 as the top album. Of course, the...
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I RECENTLY SAW a video of an acoustic version of the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You,” which is easily my favorite song by the band. But it was one of those things. I had forgotten how much I like the song until I saw the video today. There’s nothing especially groundbreaking about the song....
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AS I WATCHED Genesis, Abba, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Cliff and the Hollies get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night, it reminded me yet again of an essential band that continues to be ignored, even though it became eligible in 2005 for inclusion. It’s difficult to criticize anyone who gets...
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