The Beatles
Any song accompanied by a piano and violin
The chord progression of George Michael’s “Praying for Time“
“Come On Eileen”
Key changes
Mike Viola
The Edge’s guitar playing
Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound
The British Invasion of the 80s
“Isn’t it a Pity” by George Harrison (both versions)
The 7/4 signature of Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill”
Handclaps
Aimee Mann’s angst
The final measures of “The End,” [...]

I think I have an unwritten rule for my blog that says if I write a post about U2, I must follow with one about R.E.M. They are infused almost as one band into my collective psyche; I followed them religiously during the mid- to late-80s. And so, a few weeks after my top 10 U2 [...]

Listing your favorite U2 songs is kind of like listing your favorite vegetables. Everyone usually the same thing on their list,  and well, nobody really cares.
That being said, I’ll go ahead and list my favorite U2 songs anyway. And with me, It’s even worse: I’m a fan of their classic sound: Soaring anthems with the [...]