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Strange Love Playlist Jim Morrison said people are strange but love can be stranger, and here's the playlist to prove it.... Read More

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The Greatest Opening Guitar Riffs Ever

What's the greatest opening guitar riff? SMGM documents the 10 best of all time. But...
March 3, 2023
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Featured, Lyrics, Pop/Rock

Bruce Springsteen “Mary’s Place”

Whether Mary's dress waves or sways to open Thunder Road, a character named Mary recurs...
July 18, 2021
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Classic Rock, Featured, Holidays, Top 10 List

The Top 10 Best American Bands

To celebrate Independence Day, So Much Great Music went through the painstaking process of choosing...
July 2, 2021
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Featured, Movie/Media Clips, Top 10 List

Top 5 Movie Songs by Fictional Bands

Real movies, fake bands: the So Much Great Music countdown of the best 5 songs...
November 7, 2022
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Classic Rock, Featured, Weird Counts

Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”

It’s doubtful you would ever think of Steely Dan as a “guitar solo” band, and...
November 29, 2019
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Classic Rock, Featured, Top 10 List

The 10 Most Perfect Albums

In search of perfection: So Much Great Music makes the case for the 10 most...
October 22, 2021

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