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My favorite Jane's Addiction song is: The Mountain Song Honorable Mentions: Classic Girl and Just Because

All Of My Love. Thank you, very much

Am the only one who sees symmetry between these two songs? They're both songs that take the power of two great Rock bands and force that power into a conventional pop/rock songwriting formula. They're both driven by monstrous riffs and catchy as anything a pop artist would do. Personally, I...

Ok, I'm going to throw a theory out there. I just want to know if you would buy or sell this theory. Theory is: Great artistic leaders tend to subconsciously destroy their most fervent competitors. Example 1: The Beatles. I say they literally drove Brian Wilson to the loony bin. He tried...

Quick question for everybody, If U2 used more musiscianship, do you think it would enhance U2's style and substance or do you think it would take away too much of U2's core chemistry? For example, if Adam wanted to avoid playing eighth notes for an entire album and focus on some different...

Ok, get this. I was listening to some Rock channel on my XM satellite radio I got for Christmas. They have something going where they're playing the 5000 essential Rock songs in alphabetical order. So when I tune in, they're on "All Along the Watchtower". The announcer says they're going to...

Simple question, Which '90's bands that you used to think highly of, now sound dated in a way that turns you off to them? In other words which bands from that era aren't really timeless after all? For me, it's the Smashing Pumpkins. I'm going to exclude Siamese Dream because that's their only...

Is it just me or does it sound like William Orbit produced this Death Cab For Cutie track? I'm sure he didn't, but it sounds like his vein. Real New Age'y with a hard emphasis on some great guitar strumming.

Simple question, What's U2's best radio oriented song? By radio oriented, I mean kind of casual, easy to digest and not too serious. Something that fits in seamlessly with other songs on the radio. For example, WOWY is too emotionally intense for this category. It stands out a bit much on the...

Ok, all I'm doing with this thread is righting a wrong. I just went through the B&C band index and noticed not a single thread exists regarding Fleetwood Mac. That is outrageous. So this is the correction. Any and all things regarding Fleetwood Mac are welcome here. The good, the bad or the...

Since Jerry Garcia died 10 yrs. ago this week, I thought I'd start a thread where any Grateful Dead appreciators could reminisce one more time. Deadheads always have good stories. One of my ex-girlfriends was really into the Dead and turned me on to some of their hillbilly charms. I don't...

Things they used to do, but don't do anymore is the question posed here. If you could pull a sound or a song idea out of the past and ask them to explore it once again, what would it be? For me, it would be the use of Larry's drums in solo. "I Threw A Brick Through A Window" is a good example...

Ok, just once before I die I want to honestly say that at least one major rock artist was better in their 'older' years than in their 'younger' years. Strange thing is, I can't think of a single one. Red Hot Chili Peppers came to mind as a current possibility. The maturity and growth of their...

I think it's time Reznor ends NIN. They've been using the same 'color schemes' forever, now. There's just nothing else they can add to their preferred emotional territory. Another Reznor screamed 'fucking' will be overkill 10 times over. It's time for Reznor to find a new outlet or just go into...

Ok, I don't mean this thread to be disparaging to the Beatles, but I thought it'll be interesting to sift out some of the overrated songs from their catalog. There's this tendency to hold everything they did on an extremely high pedestal. Most of that is well-deserved, but some of their notable...

"Carnival" is smooth and right on point. Especially the guitar. It seems to articulate a theme of being disoriented very well. Is the rest of the album this on point?

Today's song discussion: "Never Win" by Fischerspooner Groovy, electronic new wave beats with finely timed vocals. What's there not to like? The guy can't sing, but it's made up for by some great double-tracked vocalizing. As long as Fishcherspooner keeps laying down the nerdy beats, they...

Never knew the Doors could sound so cornball. The first half of this song sounds like a bad musical. The second half with all the bass, conga and organ stuff going on is wicked. Just goes to show that the Doors are at their best when that rhthym section breaks out. Overall, I have no idea what...

Just for shits and giggles, I thought I'd rank the album closers. Feel free to criticise and throw your rankings into the ring, also. 1. Yahweh 2. Wake Up Dead Man 3. All I Want Is You 4. Love Is Blindness 5. The Wanderer 6. Mothers Of The Disappeared 7. MLK 8. Grace 9. 40 10. Is That...

Any thoughts on this Overseer album? "Horndog" is intense, but I've never heard anything else from the album.

Who are rock's biggest wastes of talent? The should've, would've, could'ves, in other words. The ones who had great talent, but never found the proper artistic avenue for that talent. My choice would be Eddie Van Halen. This guy should've been electric guitar's second coming (After Hendrix of...

I've never been able to figure out why "Love and Peace or Else" is called that. The 'or else' line is never used in the song. I've always theorized that the big riff represented the 'or else' factor, but I'm not exactly sure what the big riff is supposed to represent. A monster being let loose...

What do you all think are the greatest instrumentals in rock history? I'll define instrumental as at least a one minute section of it's host song. Off the top of my head, I'll go with "Light My Fire" by the Doors. That instrumental section has got to be the best piece of organ/keyboard playing...

Are these the ultimate non-sellout albums? If so, are they any better than record company financed albums? What are the best self-financed albums of all time? The only one I can think of right now is the Jimmy Eat World self-titled album in 2001. That thing sucked, though. My feeling is that...

Let's put the Eagles under the spotlight by naming what u think their best song, best album, worst song and worst album are Mine: Best Album: Hotel California Best Song: Hotel Califronia Worst Album: The Long Run Worst Song: Heartache Tonight