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“Ramblin’ Rose” (MC5, 1969)
“Brothers and Sisters! I want to see a sea of hands out there! Let me see a sea of hands! I want everyone to kick up some noise! I want to hear some revolution out there Brothers! I want to hear a little revolution! Brothers and Sisters, the time has come for each and every one of you to decide whether you are going to be the problem or whether you are going to be the solution! (That’s right!) You must choose Brothers, you must choose! It takes five seconds, five seconds of decision, five seconds to realize your purpose here on the planet! It takes five seconds to realize that it’s time to move, it’s time to get down with it! Brothers, it’s time to testify and I want to know, are you ready to testify? Are you ready? I give you a testimonial: the MC5!”

Please (U2 - 1997)
September, streets capsizing / Spilling over down the drains / Shards of glass, splinters like rain / But you could only feel your own pain
October, talk getting nowhere / November… December… remember / We just start it again
Please… please… please… / Get up off your knee there / Please… please… please… Please…
So love is big, is bigger than us / But love is not what you’re thinking of

Spangled (The Smashing Pumpkins, 2010)
Ever wondered how many Beatles seeds have been transplanted on Corgan’s head? Ask no more, here’s the little and soft “Spangled”.

Rusty Cage (Soundgarden, 1991)
There’s something for everyone in Badmotorfinger’s opener Rusty Cage: a vicious bass line, that killer guitar riff, an astonishing work from Cornell and a classy end. Enjoy!

Foo Fighters - Down in the Park (1997)
Dave Grohl’s team cover a Gary Numan’s classic from 1979, with a much appreciated work on the drums and a remarkable soft voice interpretation (?). From “The Colour and the Shape” bonus EP.

Rage Against the Machine - Revolver (1996)
Symbolic of a whole (rather debatable) second studio effort, “Revolver” works beautifully in its quiet-loud moments and in the almost-jazzy pace.

Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) (2004)
Just to keep warmed: “Suburbs” coming in a few weeks and “Rebellion” is still one of the best way to remember why you start caring for the band in first place. Or something like that.

The Vaselines - I Hate the 80’s (2010)
Don’t get it personal: “You want the truth, so this is it: I hate the 80’s ‘cause the 80’s were shit”.

R.E.M. - Accelerate (2008)
A pure R.E.M. rock song perfect to bang your head at. “Cause if heaven does exist with a kicking play list I don’t wanna miss it at the end of the world”.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Deep Kick (1995)
Six minutes of pure Peppers’ bliss, with that beautiful calm-before-the-storm spoken intro and the rowdy Flea’s bass guitar… One Hot Minute: the most underrated RHCP album.