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Article: The songs that spoke to us.(Time Out!)(Main event)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 28, 2003
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Byline: Mark Guarino Daily Herald Music Critic
Picking the ten greatest rock songs is not for the indecisive. I know - it took me many days to cobble together the following ten songs. My criteria? I wanted a list that represented major rock innovators while including songs that became major influences and represented the insurgent spirit great rock music is all about.
1. "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
Dylan's songbook is a world unto itself so picking his definitive work is quite a task. But "Like a Rolling Stone" makes it easy. It has the grandeur of ten songs sewn together. Written in 1965, it pointed rock into an entirely new direction ...