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that Rolling Stone is talking about, which explains the absence of Robert Johnson or Louis Armstrong, or -- probably more importantly -- "I Got Rhythm, " which, along with the standard 12-bar-blues progression, is the most common chord progression in Jazz.
But if it's rock 'n' roll, there are really only five tunes:
1) I Want To Hold Your Hand
2) Satisfaction
3) My Generation
4) Like A Rolling Stone
5) Johnny B. Goode (For a second, I thought Chuck Berry was missing from the Rolling Stone list -- a firing offense for the editor if you ask me. "Maybelline is not the best choice for Berry, however)
These are not necessarily my favorites tunes by these artists, or even my favorite artists, but I think these are the ones that belong in the time capsule to illustrate rock 'n' roll. Anything after 1980 at the lastest is just rehash of what came before. What about "alernative"? What about it? It sounds like like any other rock I've ever listened to. The only new sound is rap, but I don't care for it.
