Dr. Nelson Winston

Over the years, I’ve been subject to a lot of songs from my parents. As the heads of the household, my mom and dad usually controlled what was being played in the house.  And thus, many of the songs on my parents’s ITunes accounts were played hundreds of times.  Because I heard some of these…

Rock, and especially alternative rock, is my favorite music genre.  I’ve chosen to go over rock and alternative from 1990 to the present because it is rock music, and not pop music, that is my first love.  Part of the impetus of this blog is to use 2020, my first year covering the best and…

For the first time, the number one song of 1992 comes with an asterisk.  While my number one song of the year is a great song, I mean it when I say… it is not my favorite song of the year.  My favorite song of 1992, in any genre, is my final sin of omission. …

The final two sins of omission are going to run long compared to the typical entries, as we are going over what I consider two monumental achievements in the history of rock music, one from each side of the Atlantic.  To begin, let’s head over to the UK, where Nirvana’s rise and the explosion of…

Probably the biggest reason why 1992 stands out as a good year for rock and alternative is not the songs that hit it big in 1992, but the songs that weren’t on the charts.  Some of these songs were highly influential in rock music history, while others are longtime personal favorites of mine.  Some of…

Hello everyone, and welcome back to 1992. Looking back on my worst list, I have to admit it.  I may have exaggerated the disappointment of the year as a whole.  Yes, 1992 was not as great of a year as I had hoped, since there was a multitude of mediocre hair metal and blues rock…

RECAP A look at the lousy presents I got for my birthday before we move on to the crap-infested birthday cake… #10: INXS had “Not Enough Time” to revive their careers. #9: I am too sexy for “Deeply Dippy” and Right Said Fred. #8: The only “Tears In Heaven” Eric Clapton caused are in regards…