LIST 19 - Rock Fights I Would Wanna See....

Neil Young vs. Johnny Van Zant   (the match-up we have all been waiting for)

Billy Korgan vs. Steven Malkamus (stop bitching and get in the ring)

Courtney Love vs. Liz Phair (mud wrestling?)

Sting vs. The Other Two Guys in The Police (over $$$ nonetheless)

Liam Gallagher vs. Noel Gallagher (brother bashing)

Glenn Danzig vs. Jerry Only (short guy kicks tall guys ass)

Steve Perry vs. Arnel Pineda (flaming against more flaming)

Joey Ramone vs. Johnny Ramone (All over a girl)

GG Allin vs. Sid Vicious (a battle of attrition)
Michael Stipe vs. Evan Dando (went 12 rounds)
Iggy Pop vs. Mick Jagger (Don King must have been involved)

LIST 18 - Over Rated "Great" Albums

Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Police - Synchronicity
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Pearl Jam - 10
REM - Monster
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
Metallica - Black Album
Michael Jackson - Thriller

LIST 17 - TV Rockers

Rock and Roll has always had a place in the American T.V sitcom.

The Mosquitoes - The coolest band ever to be stranded on a tropical island.

The Standells - They rocked the house on the Munsters.

Open 24 Hours - Johnny Slash's band of All-Stars

Drake Parker Band - He got to play his own songs on his own show.

Leather Tuscadero Band - Richie plays a mean sax and Chachi rocks the drums.

White Shadow Cast - They gave new meaning to singing in the shower.

Quincy Punx - "I dig pain, I feel it in my brain."

Doobie Brothers - They don't like being bootlegged.

Silver Platters - More pop but they were trying I guess.

Pinheads - Not from a sitcom but rather a hit movie by a sitcom star.

I know I missed some so please contribute.......

LIST 16 - Some of the Worst Songs Ever From the 1980's

It was an awkward time of music and fashion, especially because of MTV and the movie Flashdance.

Here are some personal low-lites from the pop music world.

Take On Me - A Ha   (falsetto and all)

Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead  (you did get high but didn't survive)

Every Song By - Air Supply (so gay, not that there is anything wrong with that)

True - Spandau Ballet (see above)

The Reflex - Duran Squared (JJ Jackson-ism)

Footloose - Kenny Loggins (didn't see the movie and didn't like the song)

That song that goes "Touch me once, touch me twice". I think I hate this one the most.

Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard (theme song for strip clubs everywhere)

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - Police (the title says it all)

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears (cliche, touche)

This Is Not A Love Song - Pil (this is not a good song)

Missing You - John Waite (not missing hearing this one)

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (David Coversong badly remade his own tune)

When We Were Fab - George Harrison (sentimental garbage)

When It's Love - Van Hagar (horrible and commercial as hell)

Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes version (Molly Ringworm-ism)

I have to stop now and go listen to some good music..........................

LIST 15 - Reunions that should have never happened

I don't like when professional athletes retire and then come out of retirement.

And it often stinks in rock and roll too!

PIXIES - Nothing like watching people who dislike each other play music together. Cha-ching.

SLINT - I think it was like $40-50 to see a band that no one saw when they were originally together.

MISFITS - Sans Danzing makes them not only a joke but a joke band.

STOOGES - With Watt or not, i just can't dig Iggy at 60 acting 19.

JANES ADDICTION - They said they never would and then they did. 

SEX PISTOLS - The bass player actually played his instrument. A true upgrade.

POLICE - Am I offending anyone? I hope so. I heard they sucked. And see Pixies comment.

EVERY LAME 1980's BAND IN EXISTENCE - Too many and too embarrassing to mention.

ROLLING STONES - Oh yea, they never retired. They are the Brett Farve of rock, just retire already!

EAGLES - $$$$$$$. More $$$$$. On a dark desert highway.........

PHISH - Jerry would be proud.

LIST 14 - Great American Rock and Roll Bands

 These are bands that I like, so make your own list.........

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

RAMONES

FUGAZI

REDD KROSS

BIG STAR

KOOL AND THE GANG

WILCO

PRETENDERS

MC5

REM

NEW YORK DOLLS

AEROSMITH

BAD BRAINS

BEACH BOYS

VELVET UNDERGROUND

MINOR THREAT

LIST 13 - Brother Rock

Notable bands with brothers in them minus Allman Bros., Kinks, Beach Boys, etc.

Redd Kross

Stooges

Bad Brains

Lymbyc Systym

Pontiak

No Means No

Ik Ben

AC/DC

Sly and The Family Stone

Oasis

Robert Randolph Band

Blasters

Free Design

Adolescents

LIST 12 - Albums I Bought for Less Than $10 that are now worth bucks

Sad to say but my old punk albums are worth more than my old baseball cards............

Life Is......Trilogy of Punk Comps. (New Underground Records) Pay no less than $100 each for these records?

Black Flag - Damaged 

Avengers - Avengers

Descendents - Milo Goes To College

Mood of Defiance -Now

Rat Music For Rat People Compilation Album

Gary Kail - Creative Nihilism 

Germs - GI

 

LIST 11 - Rock Duos

The White Stripes won't make this list.........

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD

LYMBYC SYSTYM

ROB AND RIC SESSION

LIGHTNING BOLTS

FLAT DUO JETS

RUINS

SUICIDE

NO AGE

TYRANNOSAURUS REX
LOCAL H

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
SILVER APPLES

SUNN O)))
EVENS

LIST 10 - Great Albums from 1970

Had to make a list of albums from the year of my birth.......

Todd Rundgren - Runt 

Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs

Pretty Things - Parachute

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Ringo Starr - Sentimental Journey

Love - Four Sail

Miles Davis - At Fillmore

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Soft Machine - Third

Deep Purple - In Rock

LIST 9 - 10 Rockers That Should Have Been Pro Athletes

Ozzy - Soccer (Mid Fielder)

Bruce Springsteen - Baseball (3rd Basemen)

Peter Buck -Basketball (Power Forward)

Frank Zappa -Swimming (Olympian)

Glenn Danzig - Jockey (Horse Racing)

Little Richard - Football (Cornerback)

Jack Black - Bowling

Mike Campbell - Basketball (Small Forward)

Andrew Scott - Track and Field

Johnny Ramone - Baseball (Relief Pitcher)

LIST 8 - Important Female Rock Drummers

They rock.

Sandy West

Janet Housden

Katherina Bornefeld 
Janet Beveridge Bean

Yoshimi P-We

Tara Jane O'Neil

Hilarie Sidney

Gina Schock

Sheila E

Janet Weiss

Lynn Truell

LIST 7 - Without Guitars

Good Bands without guitars.

Ruins

Dianogah

Medeski, Martin and Wood

Tumwater

Suicide

Double Dagger

Bad Plus

Morphine 

Silver Apples

Ben Folds Five

Lightning Bolt

LIST 6 - Favorite Rock Films

Must contain live footage of band but not necessarily one entire concert film.

Fugazi - Instrument

The Band - Last Waltz

Rocket From The Crypt - R.I.P.

Clash - Rude Boy

Jeff - Alive In The Basement

Doors - The Doors Are Open

Braid - Killing A Camera

Led Zeppelin - Song Remains The Same

Wilco - Ashes of American Flags

Rush - Exit, Stage Left

Metallica - Cliff 'Em All