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The Top 10 Best American Bands
To celebrate Independence Day, So Much Great Music went through the painstaking process of choosing...
July 2, 2021

Bruce Springsteen “Mary’s Place”
Whether Mary's dress waves or sways to open Thunder Road, a character named Mary recurs...
July 18, 2021

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

The 10 Best Rock Frontmen
Who's at the front of all rock frontmen: So Much Great Music makes the case...
May 6, 2022

Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”
It’s doubtful you would ever think of Steely Dan as a “guitar solo” band, and...
November 29, 2019

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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