1.- Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones - Ramones
Classic Punk Rock when that style was just making it's first steps in the mid-70's. This song sounds very much like it was conceived and recorded in a garage...in a good way : short and sweet like most punk tracks, the lyrics are simple and go full circle in an enigmatic way (which is another way of saying they make little sense). Hey Ho! Let's Go!
2.- Cherry Pie - Warrant - Cherry Pie
Glam Rock at it's loudest and Rock Anthem for the ages, this song can be heard almost every time a guy on TV fantasizes about a girl with a soapy sponge and bucket (very pedestrian). Lyrically sound, they do not stray far from the obviously sexual context. That being said, chances are you'll be singing this one without realizing it.
3.- Savior - Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
This is a more new-age type of Punk Rock even though it doesn't always sound like it. The best thing about this track is the high energy that's nearly tangible and the crazy pace of it all. The title itself speaks volumes of the lyrical context but they'll only matter if you care to learn them. In short Rock for Rock's sake.
4.- Slither - Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Members of Guns 'N' Roses, Stone Temple Pilots and Wasted Youth came together to make one of the greatest Heavy Metal songs of all time. To clarify, this is not you're average headbanger noise fest, it's unique for it's genre and it shows once you give it a listen. Dark lyrics and some of the best guitar rifts brought to you by the one and only Slash make this track Rock legend.
5.- Wire To Wire - Razorlight - Slipway Fires
Indie Rock constitutes more than a third of my music collection and this track can tell you why. Slight detour from the previous four, it is still a Rock song even though the general laid back nature of the instrumentals and vocals wouldn't say so. This was an instant listen and love track for me as I hope it will be for you.
Classic Punk Rock when that style was just making it's first steps in the mid-70's. This song sounds very much like it was conceived and recorded in a garage...in a good way : short and sweet like most punk tracks, the lyrics are simple and go full circle in an enigmatic way (which is another way of saying they make little sense). Hey Ho! Let's Go!
2.- Cherry Pie - Warrant - Cherry Pie
Glam Rock at it's loudest and Rock Anthem for the ages, this song can be heard almost every time a guy on TV fantasizes about a girl with a soapy sponge and bucket (very pedestrian). Lyrically sound, they do not stray far from the obviously sexual context. That being said, chances are you'll be singing this one without realizing it.
3.- Savior - Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
This is a more new-age type of Punk Rock even though it doesn't always sound like it. The best thing about this track is the high energy that's nearly tangible and the crazy pace of it all. The title itself speaks volumes of the lyrical context but they'll only matter if you care to learn them. In short Rock for Rock's sake.
4.- Slither - Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Members of Guns 'N' Roses, Stone Temple Pilots and Wasted Youth came together to make one of the greatest Heavy Metal songs of all time. To clarify, this is not you're average headbanger noise fest, it's unique for it's genre and it shows once you give it a listen. Dark lyrics and some of the best guitar rifts brought to you by the one and only Slash make this track Rock legend.
5.- Wire To Wire - Razorlight - Slipway Fires
Indie Rock constitutes more than a third of my music collection and this track can tell you why. Slight detour from the previous four, it is still a Rock song even though the general laid back nature of the instrumentals and vocals wouldn't say so. This was an instant listen and love track for me as I hope it will be for you.
Xero & The Boombox Theorists
