Depends. Kitschy cliched music can still rock hard, as long as you don't snort in pseudo-postmodernistic irony at everything that's not independent, 'authentic' music.
Yes, I'm looking at *you*.
Covers:
Gun - "Word Up" (Cameo cover)
The Lemonheads - "Mrs. Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel cover)
Metallica - "Astronomy" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
Originals:
The Pixies - "Debaser"
Therapy - "Screamager"
Pearl Jam - "Yellow Ledbetter"
Oasis - "Fucking in the Bushes"
Alice Cooper - "Feed my Frankenstein"
Iron Maiden - "Fear of the Dark"
Rock. No doubt about it. Go to
www.audiogalaxy.com, download the satellite, set it up, download the songs, and listen. Then go and buy the albums.
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