Richard ChallenJul 13, 202011 minPat Benatar – “Heartbreaker”“Heartbreaker” is easily the heaviest song of Benatar’s whole career. I’m not sure another comes close.
Richard ChallenJul 10, 20209 minToto – “99”“99” is adult-rock at its most immaculate and expensive. Everyone plays with a light touch; even the syncopations sound like laughter.
Richard ChallenJun 26, 202010 minLinda Ronstadt – “How Do I Make You”“How Do I Make You” is the sound of SoCal’s prom queen letting her hair down—or, more accurately, chopping it all off.
Richard ChallenJun 22, 202016 minPink Floyd – “Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)”An improbable blockbuster that distilled one man’s psychodrama down to three minutes of pseudo-disco performed by schoolchildren.