By the Way – Melodías por encima del flex funk
El 9 de julio de 2002 Warner Bros. publica By the Way, octavo álbum de estudio de los Red Hot Chili Peppers, grabado con Rick Rubin tras sesiones de escritura en el Chateau Marmont.
Never Mind The Bollocks – One album, maximum noise, Virgin 1977
On 28 October 1977 the Sex Pistols released Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols on Virgin, cut at Wessex Sound with Chris Thomas and Bill Price.
The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
Middle of the Road de The Pretenders (1983, Learning to Crawl): Hynde tras las pérdidas, rocker con armónica, Chris Thomas.
Hole – Courtney Love’s band that punched through grunge
Hole formed in Los Angeles in 1989 around Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson: Pretty on the Inside first, then Live Through This and Celebrity Skin as US alternative went mainstream.
Mano Negra – Patchanka that crossed borders by force
Mano Negra formed in Paris in 1987 around Manu Chao. Patchanka (1988) put French, Spanish, and brass in the same songs.
Sham 69 – If The Kids Are United
If the Kids Are United, single Polydor 1978 de Sham 69, convierte un grito de grada Hersham en estribillo slogan punk.
Blur – Song 2
Song 2 de Blur (1997): consigna de Coxon para asustar al sello, woo-hoo, corte fuerte de dos minutos, avance en Estados Unidos.
Coldplay – Clocks
Clocks de Coldplay (2002): tresillos de piano tardíos en A Rush of Blood, Martin, Buckland, Champion, Berryman.
Californication – Frusciante de vuelta, California en la lengua
El 8 de junio de 1999 Warner Bros. publica Californication, séptimo álbum de los Red Hot Chili Peppers y el primero con el regreso de John Frusciante tras la salida de Dave Navarro.
Nirvana – Come as You Are
Come as You Are, de Nevermind de Nirvana (1991), es el single de riff con pedal chorus que invita y advierte al mismo tiempo.