Articles by: JC Mosquito

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 5, Now What?!

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 5, Now What?!

In the end, the lack of an easily identifiable, marketable image is a two-edged sword.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 4, Rainbows, Snakes and the Glory Road

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 4, Rainbows, Snakes and the Glory Road

Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale and Ian Gillan explore new sounds during a hiatus.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 3, Mistreated

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 3, Mistreated

Enter bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and vocalist David Coverdale.

More Perfect Playlists: Bad Company – Bad Company; Straight Shooter (1974-75)

More Perfect Playlists: Bad Company – Bad Company; Straight Shooter (1974-75)

Let’s rearrange the first two albums by those meat-and-potatoes rockers Bad Company.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

It’s the most recognizable heavy-rock guitar riff ever. Isn’t that enough?

More Perfect Playlists: The Beatles – Revolver (1966)

More Perfect Playlists: The Beatles – Revolver (1966)

Let’s start by getting rid of “Yellow Submarine.” Buy the soundtrack if you feel that strongly about it.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 1, Chasing Shadows

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 1, Chasing Shadows

Deep Purple somehow still isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Let’s fix that.

More Perfect Playlists: Led Zeppelin – IV, Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti

More Perfect Playlists: Led Zeppelin – IV, Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti

Let’s rearrange some of our favorite moments from Led Zeppelin.

More Perfect Playlists: Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)

More Perfect Playlists: Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)

Aerosmith’s ‘Rocks’ is a contender for best album in their catalog, so why mess with it? The answer is actually another question.

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Worst Beatles Song Ever?: ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ (1969)

The Beatles’ “Ballad of John and Yoko” is a wet noodle of a song, standing beside its much bigger and stronger siblings.