The 1975 album Don Henley called Eagles’ first great work: “The best we had done”
The first nugget of brilliance.
Author: Tim Coffman
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 1966 Rolling Stones song that Mick Jagger fell out of love with: “It’s not very good”
The wrong kind of attitude.
The singer Phil Collins never wanted to hear about again: “Soft, spineless music”
The wrong kind of comparison.
The 1970s singer Keith Richards loved singing with most: “Spend days at the piano”
The rock and roll troubadour.
“The only people”: The musicians Graham Nash thinks will still matter in 100 years
The masters of their craft.