Best Of Rock: 10 Keyboard Solos Not Played By Emerson Or Wakeman
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Far be it from me to make these lists easy. Uber fan as I am of knife-wielding Keith Emerson and cape-twirling Rick Wakeman, I thought it...
Best Of Rock: 10 Of The Saddest Songs
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There’s no accounting for what’s going to stop us cold and remind us of that long-lost ex, something that slices through our heart. For me, there...
Best Of Rock: 10 Obscure Song Openings
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There is the 'accidental' feedback at the start of the Beatles' "I Feel Fine," John Bonham's crash-and-burn iconic cymbal get-up-and-go of Led Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll,"...
Best Of Rock: 10 Concerts To Catch In 2014
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Looking at the roster of concerts for 2014, I feel a bit like Al Pacino in The Godfather III when he complains, “I thought I was...
Best Of Rock: 10 Ballsy Parts On Famous Songs
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
They thunder from your speakers, cause you to press pedal to the metal, fist pump in a concert crowd, get your blood boiling for the big...
Best Of Rock: 10 Rock & Roll TV Moments Of The 21st Century
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Discounting YouTube, anything one might catch off on Netflix or any other streaming service, and certainly pining for the days of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and The...
Best Of Rock: 10 Reasons Why Metal Is Cool
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
I’ve just survived a fully loaded, four-band strong summer metal show. Testament, Motorhead, Heaven and Hell and Judas Priest took and shook an outdoor shed in...
Best Of Rock: 10 Lyrics That Rattle The Brain
Best Of Rock: 10 Lyrics That Rattle The Brain
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Being in these jaded years of my late thirties — so late that I am 48 — I...
Best Of Rock: 10 Comeback Albums
Best Of Rock: 10 Comeback Albums
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
An episode of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show had Eddie Trunk and the boys attempting to cobble together a Top 5...
Best Of Rock: 10 Covers Uncovered
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
Most of us have heard (and love or like to various degrees) Elton John’s version of “Pinball Wizard,” John Lennon’s vocal-shredding on the Beatles’ “Twist &...
