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The Top Ten Smoothest Songs

The Top Ten Smoothest Songs

Laszlo Jurasinski, Just Like the Ocean, Under the Moon
May 29, 2024
The Ballad of Billy Joel: Part II

The Ballad of Billy Joel: Part II

Thomas Steele, A Moderately Annoyed Old Boy
May 29, 2024
Let's Make Some Music

Let’s Make Some Music

Charles Sutton, Unresolved Cynic
May 1, 2024
The Ballad of Billy Joel

The Ballad of Billy Joel

Thomas Steele, Last of the Big Time Writers
May 1, 2024
Songs of the Vietnam War

Songs of the Vietnam War

Chase Collings, Son of Middling Fortune
March 20, 2024
Image source: Columbia Records.

Power Ballads

Laszlo Jurasinski, Thorn In The Rose
February 13, 2024
Rolling Stone's Top 250 Guitarists

Rolling Stone’s Top 250 Guitarists

Charles Sutton, Not A Certified Guitar Player
February 7, 2024
Yea or Nay: Christmas Music Edition

Yea or Nay: Christmas Music Edition

Thomas Steele, The Last Christmas Crooner
January 17, 2024
The Logic of Pretzel Logic

The Logic of Pretzel Logic

Laszlo Jurasinski, The Major Dude Who'll Tell You
November 29, 2023
Now and Then

Now and Then

Liam Clark, Beatlemaniac
November 16, 2023
Aja album cover.

Aja!

Laszlo Jurasinski, He's Got the News
November 16, 2023
Do You Want To Do The Monster Mash?

Do You Want To Do The Monster Mash?

Chase Collings, Crypt-Kicker Five Roadie
October 30, 2023
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