Critical respect has been a long time coming for the Eagles, who didn't exactly help their cause much with last year's mediocre double disc Long Road Out of Eden -- which, despite (or maybe due to) being available only at Wal-Mart, wound up as one of 2007's top-selling albums. The quintessential Americana band long before there ever was such a term, the Eagles' music sparked a sea change in country music with 1994's tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, and did at least as much a
The Purple One made a downpour sound goodFor us Floridians, a few consecutive days of rain can feel rather depressing. We're the Sunshine State, damn it, and demand clear, blue skies 365 days a year! To help get you through the gray gloom that lurks outside your window here's a highly subjective list of the greatest songs of all time featuring the "rain" in the title. Let us know what we missed.
1. "Purple Rain," PrinceA moving, melodic, pop-soul ballad featuring a killer guitar solo, his purple
Cat PowerMonday, July 13, 2009Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale
Better Than: Seeing Chan Marshall break down.
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In the '90s, there was a lo-fi revival that positioned itself against what it saw as the pseudo-sensitivity of commercially-successful alternative rock in bands like the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. At the forefront was Stephen Malkmus, the witty, sensitive Pavement vocalist and guitarist. And in what seemed to be part of one side of that ultimate battle in v
