Every American Wants A Clean Slate, But

'drive,' That's The One. I Love Dozens Of Songs By R.e.m., But That's The One, Even Though It Took Me 7 Or 8 Years To Start Liking It.

The Sax Solo As We Know It Today Would Not Exist Without Gerry Rafferty. His 1978 Soft-rock Classic 'baker Street' Has To Be The 'ulysses' Of Rock & Roll Saxophone, Giving The Entire Chorus Over To Raphael Ravenscroft's Sax Solo, Creating One Of The Seventies' Most Enduringly Creepy Sounds.

Thank You For The Music, Sleater-kinney. This Gang Of Three Was The Best American Punk Rock Band Ever. Ever.

The Times You Lived Through, The People You Shared Those Times With — Nothing Brings It All To Life Like An Old Mix Tape. It Does A Better Job Of Storing Up Memories Than Actual Brain Tissue Can Do. Every Mix Tape Tells A Story. Put Them Together, And They Can Add Up To The Story Of A Life.

Love Dies In Many Different Ways, And It's Natural For The Grass To Seem Greener On The Other Side. But It's Not A Competition; There's Plenty Of Pain To Go Around.