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The Top 10 Best American Bands
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Bruce Springsteen “Mary’s Place”
Whether Mary's dress waves or sways to open Thunder Road, a character named Mary recurs...
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Top 5 Movie Songs by Fictional Bands
Real movies, fake bands: the So Much Great Music countdown of the best 5 songs...
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The 10 Best Rock Frontmen
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Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”
It’s doubtful you would ever think of Steely Dan as a “guitar solo” band, and...
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The 10 Most Perfect Albums
In search of perfection: So Much Great Music makes the case for the 10 most...
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