In this edition of the Tuesday Top 5, I am ranking the top 5 Non-Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Bands / Singers. I'm a metalhead through and through, but sometimes it's OK to slow it down and not ALWAYS headbang your way through music. Below is my list of my top 5 bands / singers NOT to headbang to.
5) Bob Seger
I got really into Bob Seger when I listened to a greatest hits collection on repeat in my car for months at a time in high school. Then it just expanded from there like wild fire. He's a tremendous song writer and his music is timeless.
Key Listen: Turn the Page, song
4) Eric Church
My girlfriend turned me on to Eric Church as they both have the same alma mater. The more I listen to him, the more I am impressed by him. His brand of country music is much heavier and more based in hard rock than any other country artist. The thing that most impresses me about Eric Church is his desire to be his own person and artist. He doesn't care that he redefined what popular country music was, he kept expanding his horizons and pushing himself creatively. He is also one of the best live performers of any genre.
Key Listen: Caught in the Act, live album
3) The White Stripes
My first White Stripes experience was actually "Fell in Love with a Girl" because of the Lego based music video. After that it was Seven Nation Army, and then I was hooked. I went through a big White Stripes period in college when Icky Thump came out. They will probably never get back together, but the music they left behind is some of the most respected music of their generation.
Key Listen: Ball and Biscuit, song
2) Queen
I challenge you to find someone who doesn't recognize the stomp, stomp, clap of We Will Rock You. Queen's music is just so anthemic and powerful that you feel like you can conquer the world when listening to it. The other side of Queen also has some of the most soulful, heartfelt ballads of all time. Listening to a Queen album is one of the best emotional Rock n' Roll roller coaster rides. Queen is your victory music, your sad music, your sing-a-long music, etc.
Key Listen: Queen Rock Montreal, live album
1) Pink Floyd
I am one of the biggest Floyd-heads around. They are my all time favorite band. They are prog rock legends because of The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall, as everyone knows. What people don't know is that someone of their best music came from when they were figuring out how to move forward after losing their first driving force, Syd Barrett, and gaining an excellent singer and guitarist in David Gilmour. Keep reading Turn Up That Racket and you'll learn all about my love for Pink Floyd.
Key Listen: Meddle, album
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