‘Swallow My Pride’: The overlooked 1988 song that built grunge
The heart of Seattle’s sound
From The Vault Archives: 06/2026
Black Sabbath almost ruined America’s most famous classic rock song in 1976
A colliding of rock giants…
The one singer Donald Fagen wished he could be: “I’m really envious”
Having the best of both worlds.
The 1975 album Don Henley called Eagles’ first great work: “The best we had done”
The first nugget of brilliance.
The forgotten guitarist who played Woodstock 1969 with Jimi Hendrix: “What you doing?”
“We’d like for you to come up and join us…”
The most powerful guitar riff Eddie Van Halen heard: “It engulfs you”
Grabbing you by the throat with one note.
The 1980s genre Neil Young never wanted to hear again: “It doesn’t grab me”
Nothing that grabbed him.
The 1990s singer Linda Ronstadt called one of the greatest: “The best I’ve ever heard”
Her own unique character.
The forgotten 1999 song Tom Petty called one of his greatest: “My best songs ever”
Flying too far under the radar.
The 1997 Foo Fighters classic that even Bob Dylan was envious of: “That’s a great song, man”
“It was fucking terrifying”.
The 1966 Rolling Stones song that Mick Jagger fell out of love with: “It’s not very good”
The wrong kind of attitude.