“Such a clever song”: Jeff Lynne on the one song he wished he wrote
The beauty behind simplicity.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 03/2026
The classic rock song Slash thinks is a cut above anything else: “As good as rock gets”
Rock perfection with the bare essentials.
“It’s powerful, almost godlike”: The song Linda Ronstadt said would make its writer sick
Absolutely horrified.
The band David Crosby called the best since The Beatles: “I’ve always been a fan”
The finest collection of musicians.
The concert Dave Grohl called “the most brutal, vulgar display of power known to man”
The height of musical brutality.
The rock pioneer Tom Petty thought everybody underrated: “Considering how important he is”
The epitome of true rock and roll guitar.
The Genesis song Tony Banks thought was way too simple: “Almost too banal”
Too rudimentary for the prog giant.
The groundbreaking Pink Floyd album David Gilmour called “incredibly naff”
Flimsy melodies behind musical storytelling.
“Never in a million years”: the singer Stevie Nicks thought was too big to work with
Making her songs legendary.
“The mushiest lyrics”: The one album Billie Joe Armstrong wanted to delete from history
Not the best showing.
