Liam Gallagher on the bands who dominated the 1990s
Making history all over again.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 10/2024
“That doesn’t sound right to me”: The classic song Billie Joe Armstrong thought sounded ugly
The ugly sounds of pure rock.
“It just clicked”: Geddy Lee on the most painless album Rush ever made
The palatable side of progressive.
“Larger than Life”: The two singers Chris Cornell thought he could never emulate
The absolute height of theatricality.
“It’s lacks authenticity”: The genre Don Henley never understood
Having no authenticity to speak of.
“A lot of what I do I learned from him”: The artist who taught Prince everything about the guitar
All that a guitar hero should be.
“The electric energy”: Lars Ulrich names one of the greatest live records ever made
The true mark of any good performer.
“I play these same albums over and over”: The band Tom Petty claimed to be the biggest fan of
The beginning of brilliant jangle pop.
“Great stuff, isn’t it?”: The solo George Harrison considered one of the greatest
Saying a lot with a little.
“The first things I do”: The one song Dave Grohl always plays when he picks up a guitar
The primal need to play it.
“It was beautiful”: The guitar solo Paul McCartney thought no one could play
The impossible techniques.
“The best it’s ever been”: The U2 album Bono said displayed his best vocals
The sound of the vulnerable man behind it all.