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 &...
Best Of Rock: 10 (or so) Never-Sung-About Unsung Heroes Of Rock & Roll
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There are a host of studio musicians, unknown arrangers, producers, writers, artists — gals and guys of every stripe, background and from every era — that...
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 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 Rock And Roll Misrumors
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
The legend behind song meanings…
Who was actually in (or out) of a famous band at the time of some equally famous recording?
What is really being said...
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 Ways To Recognize A Fake Vintage Rock Fan
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
With AI on the rise, we all need to be ever more vigilant on what is coming from a real source and what could be manufactured...
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 Concert Stalwarts
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There’s not much you can count on these days, but leave it to certain Vintage Rock acts to not always deliver fantastic shows and music, but...
Best Of Rock: Rock N’ Roll Refusals
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There are those moments when you refuse, reject, say ‘no thanks’ — and though the minute passes with nary a notice — and later you come...
