Rock of Ages: Critics Name the Best All-Time Rock Songs

Rock of Ages: Critics Name the Best All-Time Rock Songs

Satisfaction Magazine Recruits Experts to Name the Best Songs in 10 Categories From Rock's Glory Years

CHICAGO, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone's got their list of all-time favorite rock 'n roll songs. But what about an expert opinion?

Satisfaction Magazine's ( http://www.satisfactionmag.com/ ) March-April issue turns back the clock to the glory years of rock 'n roll -- 1964 to 1980 -- and asks two generations of rock music writers and editors to name the best songs in 10 categories. The lists range from the Best Air Guitar Songs to the best In the Mood, Dance and Rock Anthems. The tunes they selected include picks from the British Invasion, the San Francisco Sound and Southern rock, much of Motown and even some funk and reggae.

On their collective playlist, the Beatles edge Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan for most-mentioned artist. The Allman Brothers and Aretha Franklin and, yes, Michael Jackson, among others, all notch multiple mentions. But Queen and The King and bands from Led Zeppelin to Zapp also show up.

Mark J. Miller, Satisfaction's Editorial Director and Publisher, expects the lists to generate disagreement among the magazine's readers -- and that's fine with him. "We're inviting readers to send us their own top ten lists, and we plan to post them all at http://www.satisfactionmag.com/boomertunes . That's going to be half the fun with this piece." Readers are encouraged to e-mail their lists to Miller at editor@satisfactionmag.com . And for readers who do like the reviewers' selections, most of the tunes are available for download on http://www.satisfactionmag.com/boomertunes via a link to the iTunes Music Store.

Satisfaction's review committee of nationally-known rock music writers includes author and Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony De Curtis; Alan Light, former editor of "Spin," "Vibe" and "Tracks" magazines, and a former senior writer at Rolling Stone; Abe Peck, Sills Professor at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University and former music news editor of "Rolling Stone; Daney Smith, former editor-in-chief of "Vibe"; and Tom Vickers, a 30-year veteran of the music industry and music writer.

Also featured in this issue of Satisfaction:

* Chicago's millionaire explosion: More than 100,000 Chicago
households are worth $1 million or more, excluding real estate. If
you've built a fortune, how do you manage it? Satisfaction presents a
special section focused on Smart Wealth Management.
* Boomers head back to campus: Demand grows for new residential
communities adjacent to universities.
* The Peace Corps still wants you: It's not just for kids!
About six percent of Peace Corps volunteers are over the age of 50.
* Career coaches are hot: They can help you find the best-fit next
career. But how do you find a good coach?

About Satisfaction

Satisfaction is a bimonthly Chicago-area magazine devoted to helping a generation make the most of an exciting new time of life. Our unique perspective gives readers an indispensable guide to the new choices facing Baby Boomers in areas such as, making the leap to a second career; planning ahead for retirement and estate management; real estate and buying second homes; and enjoying new travel, learning and fitness options. Learn more at http://www.satisfactionmag.com/ .

Satisfaction is published by Tribune Media Services (TMS), a business unit of Tribune Publishing. TMS is a leading domestic and international provider of information and entertainment products for print, electronic and on-air media. It distributes television and movie listings and related editorial content under the TMS and Zap2it brands; syndicates and licenses comics, features and opinion columns; creates and syndicates a variety of online information products; licenses editorial content from national periodicals; and manages national advertising networks. Through its Knight Ridder/Tribune partnership, TMS also markets news and features, information graphics and multimedia content. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Glens Falls, N.Y., Dallas, Houston, Milwaukee, Amsterdam, London and Hong Kong, TMS is a subsidiary of the Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB). For more information about TMS and its products and services, visit http://www.tms.tribune.com/ .

Contact:
Jan M. Guszynski
(312) 222-4717
jguszynski@tribune.com

Source: Tribune Media Services

CONTACT: Jan M. Guszynski of Tribune Media Services, +1-312-222-4717,
jguszynski@tribune.com

Web site: http://www.satisfactionmag.com/
http://www.satisfactionmag.com/boomertunes
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