Golden Soul: the gig Rick Rubin called “the greatest musical experience”
Everything a concert should be.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2024
The first song Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne wrote together: ‘That opened it all up to me’
Flashes of musical brilliance.
Sammy Hagar on the band that reinvented metal: “They just opened it up”
The next generation of headbangers.
The song Ringo Starr said ruined him as a rock singer: “I blame that band”
Stripping him of his credibility.
Not Enough: The one album Eddie Van Halen was always pissed about
Not nearly as powerful as they should be.
The U2 song The Edge said they couldn’t match: “Never as good”
That one magical take never heard again.
The classic Pink Floyd song inspired by Randy Newman: “The chorus I just love”
A dark and grisly tale.
The Nirvana track Krist Novoselic thought defined Seattle: “It’s the quintessential grunge song”
The ominous sounds of the Pacific Northwest…
The song that made Hayley Williams want to be a musician: “It changed how I thought about music”
Shifting one’s perception of music.
