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Fri

June 24, 2011

Music

Another 10 Interesting Stories Behind Classical Compositions
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Relating back to the list "10 Interesting Stories Behind Classical Compositions", it is sad that so many people have found it to be boring. This is another 10 great pieces with 10 great stories, hoping to spread the... Read more
— by fliegendeholländer

Recent comment by jrm1000

"I wish you self-serving groundlings would write a list or shut up" hmmmm an interesting concept! Let's see I...

Wed

June 1, 2011

Music

Top 10 Rock Bands that Succumbed to Disco Fever
134 Comments
In 1978 disco was thriving and cocky. In that same year it had a hit contract out on it. The proverbial assassins? Rock traditionalists who weren’t comfortable with the sexual ambiguousness and song-oriented... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Cat

How were the bee gee's ever a fuckin rock band......... ?!?!?

Sun

May 15, 2011

Music

Top 10 Summer Music Festivals
264 Comments
The mainstream music industry doesn’t often smile upon the independent music community. The radio does very little to support steadfast musical idealists and seems to have little tolerance for actual instruments... Read more
— by Ryan Thomas

Recent comment by Sarah

Have you ever been to one in another country?

Fri

May 6, 2011

Music

11 Iconic Guitar Combinations
117 Comments
It's said 'a poor musician blames his instrument'. But what about good musicians? Do they claim their accomplishments are solely the result of their own efforts? Not really. Most of them thank co-writers, band mates... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

Recent comment by peter8172

Was this list intentionally meant to be 11 guitarists or is it in reference to the "Amplifiers" of Spinal Tap...

Thu

April 7, 2011

Music

Top 10 Best Known Classical Melodies
133 Comments
If you think Classical music is boring, or that you don't know enough about it to ever get your foot in the door, think again. Here are the 10 most well known melodies in Classical music history, and we guarantee that... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by Danielle

Dumb comment Julius. Beethoven IS the bridge between "classical" and "romantic." Wagner and Richard Strauss are certainly not...

Sat

March 26, 2011

Music

Another 10 Rock Songs Longer than 10 Minutes
116 Comments
This is the third and last list of long rock songs. I urge you to view the first and second list if you haven't to be aware of their entries. As is consistent with the first two lists, the minimum duration for a song... Read more
— by Nic Swaner

Recent comment by Hippie

Although the songs aren't usually over ten minutes, Carry On and Southern Man off of CSNY's 4 Way Street are...

Wed

March 23, 2011

Music

Top 10 Unlikely Top 10 Hits
85 Comments
Top 10 hits have always included instant classics and crossover hits from soul, country, and more recently rap and hip-hop. But every now and then a song is released and becomes a huge hit that was totally unexpected... Read more
— by Brian A. Davis

Recent comment by peter8172

"Beth" by KISS, No.2 ; 1976

Sun

February 13, 2011

Music

10 Great Composers Who Died Young
73 Comments
Rock stars die young. It seems to be part of the job. By contrast many people think classical composers are old farts with long, grey beards, who write dreary music for even older farts. It does take a while to master... Read more
— by MarcelF

Recent comment by Verpa

I expected to see Juan Arriaga (1806-1826) and Thomas Linley the Younger (1756-1778) on the list ... they're at least...

Mon

January 31, 2011

Music

Top 10 Instrumental Songs from the ’60s
153 Comments
There is little argument that no other decade gave rise to so many different genres and musical acts as the 1960's. From the music that helped fuel the counter culture revolution to the influence of the British... Read more
— by Salvador Barajas

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