Category Archives: Music

Battle for Best Rock Song In History: Day 2

Posted on August 26, 2013 by g-mo

The results for Day 1 are below, and please peruse- for now though, Day 2 playlist is below. The votes are due Friday at 5 PM EST/2 PM PST! We’ll keep operating like that- a set of match-ups for the … Continue reading →

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Battle for the Best Rock Song In History: Day 1

Posted on August 23, 2013 by g-mo

Note: Votes due Monday, August 26th at 11 PM EST/8 PM PST And we’re off! Today’s matches include 4 categories w/ 4 songs each: Killin’ It In ’86 (Group 13) Late 60’s Bay Area Psychedelia (Group 6) Great-grandpa Gets Down: … Continue reading →

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Battle for Best Rock Song In History Groups Up

Posted on August 22, 2013 by g-mo

Set up some pages today: will continue working tomorrow, but here is the info on the tournament (also under the Music tab up top, which has gone through some significant updates as well)….and here are the groups for the first … Continue reading →

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Bonus Tracks: 2000 and Beyond

Posted on August 20, 2013 by g-mo

So one last commentary before we get started on this huge tournament (10 rounds.) I’ve been collaborating with some folks over the last few weeks to try to identify a good and diverse selection of songs that came out in … Continue reading →

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Music Moments: “Til I Hear It From You” by Gin Blossoms (1)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by g-mo

It was 1995. The deck was wet. It was the winter, an indoor alabaster pool with 8 lanes and starting blocks standing like sentinels to launch a given competitor into the abyss spotlife of being underwater. Swimmers that were faster … Continue reading →

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MIRST Competitors Release (13 of 13): The 90’s (1990-?)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by g-mo

Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading →

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MIRST Competitors Release (12 of 13): Heavy Metal, Rap, & The Rise Of Alternative Rock, 1980-1989

Posted on August 14, 2013 by g-mo

Updated: It’s been brought to my attention that even as a rudimentary overview, there are some inaccuracies in the “metal” section. I definitely defer to the experts, as this isn’t my strong area of knowledge and I’m just trying to … Continue reading →

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MIRST Competitors Release (11 of 13): I Want My MTV, 1980-1989

Posted on August 13, 2013 by g-mo

On August 1, 1981, MTV launches as a 24 hour cable television network only showing music videos. This completely changes the landscape of the music business- comparable to the rise of FM radio 15 years earlier. In its first three … Continue reading →

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MIRST Competitors Release (10 of 13): Mainstream Rock, Punk, & New Wave, 1975-1979

Posted on August 11, 2013 by g-mo

As explained in the Rock Monster post, rock and roll in the early 70s split out of a prism into an eclectic group of stylistic cousins. The late 70s saw a consolidation of these styles back into each other from … Continue reading →

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MIRST Competitors Release (9 of 13): Black Pop, Reggae, & The Rise Of Disco, 1970-1977

Posted on August 9, 2013 by g-mo

Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading →

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