‘The Sire of Sorrow’: The mystery of Joni Mitchell’s darkest song
“Let me spit out my bitterness”.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 1971 song David Crosby tried to give to George Harrison: “Changed my life”
It’s one of his most loved songs.
The strange, petty feud between Rod Stewart and Sting: “Miserable fucker”
“Where’s his sense of humour?”
The 1997 Metallica song James Hetfield always struggled to sing: “Not too inspiring”
“The middle of the road stuff.”
The 2013 song Josh Homme thought nobody should ever hear: “Really difficult personally”
Rip it up and start again.
The 1971 prog masterpiece, Geddy Lee and “the greatest bass parts ever written”
Expanding the vocabulary of the bass guitar.