Editorial
All the R's on My iPod and Spotify: No Pirate Jokes
At the end of each month I do an article where I put
my iPod on shuffle and talk about the first ten songs
that come up. Now I am going to take a different
approach in what may be part eighteen (at the rate I
am going, I should finish in 2015) of a 26-part
series. I am going letter by letter and discussing all
the bands I have on my iPod, and now Spotify, that
begin with that letter. Every band, from metal bands
to, well, you'll see. Time for part eighteen and I
like it.
R.E.M. - I like Andy Kaufman. R.E.M. is just the
messenger.
The Raconteurs - If The White Stripes released an
album tomorrow I would run out and buy that. Having
said that, I no longer have any interest in anything
else Jack White.
Radiohead - If you watch one video on this list, watch
this one all the way through. I know it is tough in
this YouTube world of short attention spans but I
think it is worth it.
Rainbow - I also recommend looking for Joey
Belladonna's cover of 'Man on a Silver Mountain' from
the Dio memorial.
Rammstein - I was going to link to 'Pussy' but I did
not want my new computer to get loaded with porn
viruses.
The Ramones - Damn you KKK!
Rasputina - I like Marilyn Manson and chicks with
cellos. This is called a win-win.
Reacharound - This was very popular on WAAF in Boston
when I was in college. I went to college in Ohio so
this must have been on a lot in the summer.
Rebel Meets Rebel - I am loyal to all things Pantera.
Is that sometimes a bad idea? Hell yeah.
Red Fang - Does anybody in the hard rock world make
better videos?
The Replacements - Dear hipsters, respect your elders.
Reveille - Rap metal from Massachusetts. The official
video for this song (which is not embeddable) was
taped at a Godsmack show I was at back in the day at
the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.
Reverend Horton Heat - Really, when is it not martini
time? What a fun band.
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Sweet name.
Richie Havens - Hippies can go play in traffic, but
this is a hell of a song.
Rival Sons - A little derivative? Probably. But still
pretty kick-ass.
Roadrunner United - An uneven album but anything with
Peter Steele gets a thumbs up from this lanky fella.
Rocket From the Cyrpt - I think they are singing
something about a rope.
The Rolling Stones - Now that is an opening riff.
Rollins Band - Put the man out of your mind and
focusing on the Led Zeppelin cover.
Ronnie Wood - Eddie Vedder sings back-up. He could
sing front-up and it probably wouldn't help. But I am
a loyal Pearl Jam fan.
Roy Orbison - If his voice does not move you then you
are probably dead or deaf.
Rush - While I am a fan of 'Subdivisions', I am not a
fan of subdivisions.
