We interrupt the Un-Sainted Nick theme for our fourth annual listing of the most viewed posts of the prior year.
Through our (usually) two-week long themes, our international roster of writers address many different kinds of music, and bring different perspectives to their pieces. In our top 10, we have discussions about musicians who left us in the past year, pioneer independent artists, classic Brazilian music, the Vietnam War, fake Beatles, astronauts, the Mets, and the marriage of punk and reggae. Our posts throughout the year included folk, rock, prog, power pop, country, comedy and other genres.
So, in case you missed them, here are the most viewed posts from the last calendar year. But they are only a small sampling of what you will find in our archives, which we invite you to explore. Also, we invite you to like us on Facebook, so that you won't miss anything.
Fittingly, our number one post of the year honored the death of one of the fathers of rock and roll.
1. In Memoriam--Chuck Berry
2. Burn/Fire--Have Love Will Travel
3. In Memoriam--Dead Guitarists
4. Burn/Fire--Fire Door
5. Mar* Songs-- Águas de Março
6. Aliens--Calling Occupants of Planetary Craft
7. July-- Mama Bake a Pie (Daddy Kill a Chicken)
8. Punk--Punky Reggae Party
9. July--Armstrong
10. Amaze--We're Gonna Win The Series
Because so many of the most viewed posts are from early in the year, which makes sense, since they were available to view on the site for the longest, below are the top posts for each of our themes not represented in the total top 10:
Sinking & Falling--Fall Back Down
Breakup Songs--Without You
Women--Woman
Steps & Stairs--Gimme Three Steps
Jokes, Pranks & Fools--Fooled Around And Fell in Love
May/Might--You Might As Well Pray
Gems & Stones--Neil Diamond
Speak/Talk--Talk Dirty To Me
Remedies--Cure For AIDS
Forgotten?--Focus
Trio--The Three Stooges
Wine--Killer Queen
Leaves--All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)
Homecoming--A Sort of Homecoming
Trick/Treat--A Trick of the Tail
Arlo--Alice's Restaurant Massacree
Leftovers--Women: At The Purchaser's Option
Extra--Eurotrash Girl
Un-Sainted Nicks (through year-end)--Christmas At The Airport
Thanks so much for reading our work this year. If you are interested in joining our staff, contact information can be found at the top right of the blog.
And we promise more great music and writing in 2019!!
