If these songs are the suggested gateway, it's one I won't be entering. Too each his or her own, but to me the most interesting aspect of the songs presented here is that this group found a way to make an Iggy classic sound boring.

Isle of Lucy

Never heard of this guy, or his band. Neither here nor there, but "I hate this song because classic rock radio playlists are shit" is a trite and pointless statement that says preciely nothing about the song in question. Fail.

Once there were mountains…

This movie should culminate in The Rock facing down his arch-nemesis, The Paper. Maybe his former lesser enemy The Scissors shows up at the last minute to help out…

Gimme a van Heflin (or a Van Halen)

That's Shiny McShine, you philistine!

Anyong

"David Bowie!"
"That's my name. Well…not really."

This makes me sad. Taste the sad, Michael.

Oh, douche, thy name is Nugent.

Just finished this (Valentine's Day present from Mrs. Monkey, which may seem odd, but makes sense to both of us, so screw off). Great read. While the book is overwhelmingly condemnatory (and justifiably so), Wright goes out of his way to present some level of balance in his argument. He makes the case that any…

After years of voyeurism, I finally registered simply to throw down this gauntlett: The Real Me/Quadrophenia from the Who's Quadrophenia. OK - technically I Am the Sea is the first track, but come on. Come On!