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Five Songs Inspired by Albert Einstein
Five Songs Inspired by Albert Einstein
In honor of his birthday
Buddy Gott
Mar 14
How the Hell Did I Forget About Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band?
How the Hell Did I Forget About Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band?
My memory lapses usually don’t extend to music
Paul Combs
Mar 13
“We’re An American Band”
“We’re An American Band”
Grand Funk Railroad rocked the house in the Seventies
Barry Silverstein
Mar 11
3 Incredible Jesse Malin Covers
3 Incredible Jesse Malin Covers
Rock on to these amazing songs and vote
Alex Markham
Mar 8
Four of the Best Tom Petty Covers You’ll Ever Hear
Four of the Best Tom Petty Covers You’ll Ever Hear
They’re a fine tribute to a legend gone too soon
Paul Combs
Mar 7
Brit Blues Bands of the Sixties
Brit Blues Bands of the Sixties
Emerging rock superstars were part of all three of them
Barry Silverstein
Mar 4
The Peer Pressure Was Too Strong
The Peer Pressure Was Too Strong
The running writing challenge that wasn’t a writing challenge but started to run. And run. And run
Alex Markham
Feb 27
Let’s Run! A Rate-a-Record Mini Marathon on “Running” Songs
Let’s Run! A Rate-a-Record Mini Marathon on “Running” Songs
A prompted musical writing challenge where you decide who crosses the finish line
Arpad Nagy
Feb 27
The 100 New-To-Me Albums Challenge, Part 1: Albums 1–10
The 100 New-To-Me Albums Challenge, Part 1: Albums 1–10
Covering the years 1965–2025 and featuring a mixture of rock, pop, country, jazz & more
Buddy Gott
Feb 26
Running Up That Hill… Of Choices
Running Up That Hill… Of Choices
Rate-A-Record rolls again
Francis B.
Feb 25
“Bus Stop” was the Go Song for The Hollies
“Bus Stop” was the Go Song for The Hollies
That’s when this Brit band raced up the international charts
Barry Silverstein
Feb 24
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide from These Songs
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide from These Songs
And you don’t want to
Paul Combs
Feb 23
Battle of The ‘Running’ Songs
Battle of The ‘Running’ Songs
A new Rate-A-Record which requires no running or any other type of exercising from you
Buddy Gott
Feb 22
A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Down
A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Down
Ten Songs or Artists linked to Medicine
Mark Holburn
Feb 21
Bob Dylan’s Original or These Brilliant Covers: You Decide Which is Best
Bob Dylan’s Original or These Brilliant Covers: You Decide Which is Best
A Subterranean Homesick Rate-A-Record
Paul Combs
Feb 19
None Of My Exes Lives In Texas
None Of My Exes Lives In Texas
They all live in south-east England actually
Alex Markham
Feb 18
Was “Bubblegum Pop” Bad for Rock?
Was “Bubblegum Pop” Bad for Rock?
It was more influential than you might think
Barry Silverstein
Feb 17
Abbey Road’s Most Iconic Song
Abbey Road’s Most Iconic Song
It’s not Come Together, The End, or Something; it’s a haunting, groundbreaking track that closed their final chapter.
Daniel Van Auken
Feb 13
Ten Songs That Somehow Turn 30 in 2025
Ten Songs That Somehow Turn 30 in 2025
Wasn’t 1990 just ten years ago?
Paul Combs
Feb 9
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