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“Come & Go” by JuiceWRLD & Marshmello: The 3rd Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
When I first saw this next song was one of the highest charting songs on the Alternative charts one day this summer, I was baffled – Juice WRLD, the late trap artist, having a hit on a rock chart? No disrespect to a man who tragically died just days after his 21st birthday, but this couldn’t be. But…
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“Pneuma” by Tool: The 4th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
For years, I have balked at further exploring Tool’s discography. When I was getting into harder music as a teenager, I never heard of Tool. By the time I was aware of them in college and grad school, Tool’s progressive metal ran counter to my interest in the British alternative scene of the 90s. My biggest problem…
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“Used To Like” by Neon Trees: The 5th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
Time for even more negative ranting in a best list: 2010 was a terrible year for music. There are many reasons why I think this, and I’ll probably mention it more in the future, so I’ll try to keep it short in this case. But for the cases of this list, 2010 was the year the music…
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“Hell N Back” by Bakar: The 6th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
Ok, so… As I hinted on the last list, I get pretty angry at pop and non-rock acts performing well on the alternative and rock charts at the expense of less well-known rock artists. Let me explain myself. In the history of music, indie has generally been a genre where rock artists who don’t fit in with…
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“If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” by The 1975: The 7th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
In 2020, I did a top ten list for the best songs from bad albums. It was a topic I pretty much wanted to do from the moment I started doing Top Ten lists, as it’s always fascinated me when a bad band or a band doing poorly on a project get it right, if only…
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“Death By Rock And Roll” by The Pretty Reckless: The 8th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2021
Sorry to whine and complain about it again, but THE TOP TEN OF THE MAINSTREAM ROCK YEAR-END LIST SUCKED! I mean, look at it. Out of 13 songs that got nominated for my worst list, four were from the top ten. The one that made it, “Inside Out” by Five Finger Death Punch, was yet another lazy,…
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“Wolf Totem” by The Hu: The 9th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
As I mentioned at the beginning of the worst list, this was the first Mainstream Rock chart I went through in detail. After going through the entire top 50, I can now understand why so many people hate current rock music these days… a lot of it sounds the same. Can you tell me the difference between…
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“Someone Else” by Rezz & Grabbitz: The 10th Best Rock & Alternative Song of 2020
So… I spent a lot of time complaining about drops on the worst list. How they were boring, how they were lame, how they were irritating and obnoxious at worst. I get that it’s a regular feature in music now, to the point that even rock music is beginning to use them, meaning that I now have…
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Honorable Mentions for 2020
SINS OF OMISSION Here is my new innovation to the year-end list: The sins of omission. This is a segment where I will go over great singles or other notable songs from this year that deserved to make the list, but didn’t become a hit. Because radio and the music industry are stupid. And this year’s nominee for…
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The Top Ten Best Rock & Alternative Songs of 2020
Hello everyone and THANK GOD THIS YEAR IS OVER. I mean, let’s be honest. No one is going to get nostalgic over this year. It was the year of the worst crisis our nation has faced since World War II and the most turbulent year since the 1960s were finally laid to rest. With all the horrible events…
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