Yeah, I always found STT really cool and different without being the slightest bit alienating. I can see where some might find it weird. I found it awesome. And while the casual listener might see that outro as a single-chord drone, there's a helluva lot of arranging and building going on top of that single chord…

Oh, Sean O'Neal! Never stop beating a joke to death! We love it so!

It wouldn't be an AV club "best of" list without vaulting Kanye to yet another unearned laurel. The dude's music is as empty as his baby mama's head. Don't you realize if you stop paying attention to him he'll melt away?

"Nothing Compares 2 U" was recorded prior to Sinead's take—by Prince proteges The Family, which featured Wendy Melvoin's sister.

Glad to see I'm not the only grammarian who felt the need to have that clarified.

Never considered STP "grunge." They kinda got lumped in because "Plush" so shamelessly aped Pearl Jam—but on the whole, Weiland & Co. were far more AOR than anything else.

Pretty sure the low-thump percussion makes for 5 musical elements

No shit. I'd be happy to have booze for compensation. Those whiny union musicians (who probably aren't themselves musicians but their lawyers) price themselves out of a gig.

No shit. I'd be happy to have booze for compensation. Those whiny union musicians (who probably aren't themselves musicians but their lawyers) price themselves out of a gig.

But he does love those numbers.

But he does love those numbers.

Nice cover. Pretty faithful to the original with some nice new touches.

Nice cover. Pretty faithful to the original with some nice new touches.

"Nicks Tribute?"

"Nicks Tribute?"

Stevie-like flourishes all over this track. The syncopation and snaking flow to the lyrics, the zig-zagging Rhodes lines, the warbly background vocals. Very cool vibe. Frank's got something going on here. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

Stevie-like flourishes all over this track. The syncopation and snaking flow to the lyrics, the zig-zagging Rhodes lines, the warbly background vocals. Very cool vibe. Frank's got something going on here. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

Jenny Agutter was BARELY (see what I did there?) naked in the film.