When Songs Speak Softer Than War

Bob Dylan, “Masters of War” and the Language Music Refuses Series: Great Songs · Format: Essay…

5 Great Songs That Changed What Rock Could Be

Series: Great Songs · Format: List Feature · Site: SlaveToMusic Five songs that did not just…

Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Three Little Birds” – The Sound of Quiet Resistance

Artist: Bob Marley & The Wailers · Song: Three Little Birds · Album: Exodus · Year:…

Led Zeppelin, “Whole Lotta Love” – The Song That Turned the Studio Into an Instrument

Artist: Led Zeppelin · Song: Whole Lotta Love · Album: Led Zeppelin II · Year: 1969…

The Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter” – When the Storm Becomes a Song

Artist: The Rolling Stones · Song: Gimme Shelter · Album: Let It Bleed · Year: 1969…

Heart of Gold – Time, Search, and Fragile Light

Heart of Gold There are songs that try to impress.And then there are songs that simply…

The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” – When Evil Gets a Groove

Artist: The Rolling Stones · Song: Sympathy for the Devil · Album: Beggars Banquet · Year:…

Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums – A Curated Guide to the First 200 Records on the List

Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums is a curated guide to the first 200 records in Rolling…

Diamond Life, Cool That Doesn’t Need Distance

Artist: Sade · Album: Diamond Life · Year: 1984 · Label: Epic · Rank: 200 /…

Slanted and Enchanted, Indie Rock Learns to Smirk

Artist: Pavement · Album: Slanted and Enchanted · Year: 1992 · Label: Matador · Rank: 199…

The B-52’s, Party Music from Another Planet

Artist: The B-52’s · Album: The B-52’s · Year: 1979 · Label: Warner Bros. · Rank:…

Meet the Beatles!, The Moment Pop Became a Phenomenon

Artist: The Beatles · Album: Meet the Beatles! · Year: 1964 · Label: Capitol · Rank:…

Body Talk, Pop That Dances Through the Heartbreak

Artist: Robyn · Album: Body Talk · Year: 2010 · Label: Konichiwa · Rank: 196 /…

Songs of Leonard Cohen, Intimacy in a Low Voice

Artist: Leonard Cohen · Album: Songs of Leonard Cohen · Year: 1967 · Label: Columbia ·…

Bad, Pop Perfection Under Pressure

Artist: Michael Jackson · Album: Bad · Year: 1987 · Label: Epic · Rank: 194 /…

Willy and the Poor Boys, American Rock Without Ornament

Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival · Album: Willy and the Poor Boys · Year: 1969 · Label:…

Licensed to Ill – Hip Hop Goes Loud and Goes Wide

Artist: Beastie Boys · Album: Licensed to Ill · Year: 1986 · Label: Def Jam ·…

At Last! – A Voice That Turns Time into Feeling

Artist: Etta James · Album: At Last! · Year: 1960 · Label: Argo · Rank: 191…

“Layla” by Derek and the Dominos

Layla is the moment Eric Clapton stopped hiding behind the guitar and stepped forward as a…

Tommy – Rock as Myth and Theatre

Artist: The Who · Album: Tommy · Year: 1969 · Label: Decca / Track · Rank:…

Dig Me Out – Precision, Urgency, and No Apologies

Artist: Sleater-Kinney · Album: Dig Me Out · Year: 1997 · Label: Kill Rock Stars ·…