It's time for a new entry in the S-Tier songs series. For an explanation of what that's about as well as a list of the other songs, head here. Today's song is very well-known, in many cases it's the band's only known song in America. Many people know the song without knowing who the group …
Category: S-Tier Songs
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 8
I'm now into the 8th edition of S-Tier Songs. These are songs I consider the best of the best. For more information as well as a list of prior “inductees,” head to this page. Today it's high time I included an extreme metal tune in the mix. Rock is great and all but there have …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 7
I've left this series alone for a bit, it's time to break out the S-Tier songs and induct another A-lister. In brief, these are songs I consider the best of the best, sort of my own personal song hall of fame. For more about it and the songs added to date, head to this page. …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 6
It's time for a new entry onto the list of S-Tier Songs. Here's the page with the list of the others and an explanation of what I'm doing. I'm going back to 1991 and the tail end of popularity for hair metal. While much of that scene began to sputter out in the summer before …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 5
In 1987 rock was king and it had hair. Everyone was on board the hair train – every new band, no matter their actual sound, made sure their luscious locks were on prominent display in press photos and videos. Many old guard rockers, such as Heart, joined in on the hair party. Rock some tunes, …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 4
It's time for another edition of S-Tier Songs. For a rundown of what this is all about and also who has made it in thus far, head here. Today the honor goes to my favorite band and what is often considered their best song. Let's go straight for it. Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 3
It's time for the third installment of S-Tier Songs. For an outline of the parameters and a master list of every S-Tier song, head to this page. This week is Oasis week on the blog, a day ahead of the theatrical release of the Knebworth documentary. On that note, my next pick for induction into …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 2
This is the second edition of my S-Tier songs. Simply put, these songs are the best of the best. Now that I'm going more into this, with several futher additions to come in the next few months, I have created a page to catalog these songs. On the page you'll also find some parameters I've …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. One
I talk about albums at least once a week when I do the Album of the Week feature on Mondays. And I do listen to albums on a pretty regular basis. My main form of music listening and evaluation is the album. However, in the end with music, it's still about the songs. Some albums …