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Choosing an album's lead single can be tricky. It should be a great song (but not the album's best) that accurately represents the sound of the album as a whole. However, these five artists chose lead singles for their albums that didn't quite sound like the album's other songs. Here are five lead singles that misrepresent their albums. -
7 Great Alt-Rock Songs Where The Lead Vocalist Doesn't Sing: Oasis, The White Stripes, and more
For most bands, one of their most identifiable aspects is the sound of the lead singer's voice. However, every once in a while another band member will step out in front and take the lead, sometimes even at the suggestion of the lead singer. Here are seven greatest alt-rock songs where someone else in the band sings lead. -
8 Classic Alt-Rock Albums and Their Original Titles: Green Day, Blur, and More
Very few things in music are presented in their original, unedited forms. Songs, as well as albums, are often re-written and re-structured over and over again before they're finished, and this is often the case with artwork and titles as well. Here are eight classic alternative rock albums that weren't released under their original names. -
11 Initial Thoughts On The Pixies "Silver Snail" Video
Today, the Pixies released the video for its song "Silver Snail," from its new album Indie Cindy. Here are all of my thoughts on the video after watching it just one time. -
8 Songs Written About Other Musicians: Nirvana, Nick Cave, and more
A vast majority of musicians write about things that they either love or hate, whether it means certain places, politics, or even other musicians. Here are eight songs written about other musicians. -
6 Famous Artists Who Have Self-Released Their Music: Joan Jett, Nine Inch Nails, and more
Countless underground artists choose to self-release their music not by choice, but by necessity, as interested record labels are difficult to come by. However, some huge, major label artists choose to self-release their own music as a way of circumventing the industry system. Here are six famous artists who have self-released their own music. -
6 Bands Who Shouldn't Have Switched Producers: The Black Keys, R.E.M., and more
It's usually a good idea to try out new things, especially when it comes to music, but these six bands probably should have stuck with the producers who brought out their best sound. -
6 Songs with studio banter: The Beatles, Radiohead, and more
There are probably thousands of hours of recording studio banter between musicians that have been thrown away by engineers, but sometimes, artists choose to leave these little bits of conversation in the album's finished version. Here are six songs that have studio banter in them. -
Eight Totally Bizarre Guitar Solos: Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, and more
The most renowned guitar solos in rock history are soaring and highly melodic, like David Gilmour’s ethereal passages in “Comfortably Numb,” or the epic guitar duel between Don Felder and Joe Walsh at the end of “Hotel California”. These eight solos listed here are way too strange to ever get such recognition, but they’re definitely worth checking out anyway. -
Six Classic Albums from the ‘80s That Don’t Sound ‘80s: Slayer, Nirvana, and more
Though each musical era has its own peculiar trends, no decade can compete with the ‘80s when it comes to bizarre, distinctive record production. Anyone can identify a ‘80s song immediately: chorus on the guitars, reverb on the drums, cheesy synths, and a cold atmosphere. Virtually every album released during the decade succumbed to this style, with these notable exceptions… -
Pixies, Julian Casablancas added to Coachella 2014, day-by-day set times revealed [SCHEDULE]
The set times for this weekend's three-day Coachella festival have been released, and two more acts have been added to the lineup. Pixies and the Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas are both set to play the Mojave tent on Saturday. -
Pixies launch campaign for fans to design album artwork for upcoming 'Indie Cindy'
Last week, Pixies announced their first album since 1991, Indie Cindy. Now they have launched a competition for fans to create artwork for the LP to be used as a limited-edition lithograph print, offered as a bonus item for those who purchase the effort at independent record shops, NME reports. The winner of the contest will be offered a $500 cash prize and a copy of the design autographed by the band.
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