Most of us know our fair share of Beatles songs, and we've all heard "Piano Man," "Alive," "Free Fallin'" and "With or Without You." But there's so much more to these bands than the hits that have been played to death on the radio. Maybe you consider yourself a Billy Joel or U2 fan because you own some Greatest Hits collections. Sorry, doesn't qualify. You need to go deeper. Forget "Man on the Moon" and check out REM's Murmur and Lifes Rich Pageant albums. Everyone knows Metallica rawks, but have you ever heard the best tracks off their first album, Kill 'Em All? And you can have "Beast of Burden" -- we'll take the Stones' "Jigsaw Puzzle."
Each month we'll do our best to expose you to the hidden gems that a band's casual fan most likely has never heard. Click the images below to check out some of our more recent playllists, or browse our full list of Deep Cuts to the right. For all of you true fans out there, we'd love to hear your thoughts or suggestions on our Deep Cuts playlists. Everyone else, happy digging!
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Deep Cuts Blog
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Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:00:09
Deep Cuts: The Clash: (Written by Una Persson)
For a band that was together for only 10 years, The Clash looms large in rock music history. They were one of the most successful bands to come out of the original wave of British punk rock in the late ‘70s, stand as icons for the entire punk rock movement (along with ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:26:04
Deep Cuts – Paul McCartney: If you’re Paul McCartney, you’ve had a lot of albums and singles released under your name. Many of these have been worldwide hits, no doubt. But you’ve also found the time to put things out that weren’t released as singles or just became little bits of treasure to certain circles of fans. If you’re Paul ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:22:37
Deep Cuts: Soundtracks: There was a time when the soundtrack ruled, dude. Bands would actually beg their managers to get them on the soundtrack to a hit movie. By the mid-‘90s, however, the tables had turned; bands would hold out for more money before they agreed to have their song appear on a soundtrack, since the bands figured ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:28:31
Deep Cuts: Stone Temple Pilots: Written by Bill Clark
Stone Temple Pilots are one of those bands for whom, in hindsight, it’s easy to wonder how they did as well as they did, given the music scene at the time. 1992’s Core landed right smack in the middle of the grunge era, but STP’s sound from the get-go veered more towards ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:43:49
Ruby Tuesday: Freiheit, “Tears Are A Girl’s Best Friend”: Back in 1989, when Cameron Crowe rounded up John Cusack, Ione Skye, and John Mahoney and produced one of the greatest teen romances of all time (duh, of course we’re talking about “Say Anything…”), he also found time to compose a rather memorable soundtrack as well. The film’s money shot, of course, belonged to Peter ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:49:39
Deep Cuts – The Cure: The Cure is one of those groups that seems to split its own fans right down the middle. Do you like the melancholy and gloomy side of Robert Smith’s creativity, or are you one of the listeners who enjoys his more accessible and pop-friendly work? Sometimes you can certainly like both, but there are definitely ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:30:36
Deep Cuts: Morrissey & The Smiths: They doth call him the Pope of Mope, and it’s a title he’s earned a hundred times over…and then some. Whilst fronting the Smiths in the mid-1980s, Morrissey quickly became known as the poster child for all those lonely teenagers who craved love and acceptance but were finding it hard to come by, and when ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:34:14
Flashback Friday #1 – Greetings To The New Feature: No one asked for it, but here it is, anyway: a new feature on ESDMusic which, hopefully, will become a regular reason for you to visit the site…provided, of course, that we can come up with enough material to maintain it. But, frankly, when you hear the premise, I think you’ll agree that ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Fri, 25 May 2007 14:23:54
Deep Cuts: Squeeze, “Love Circles”: Inspired by the ever-interesting Jefitoblog, which has been offering up a lot of love to Squeeze lately (including the first half of his Idiot’s Guide to the band as well as some hard-to-find live MP3s), I thought I’d similarly pay tribute to one of my favorite songs by the band, taken from one of their ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]
Sat, 12 May 2007 04:35:51
Deep Cuts: Beck: I became a Beck convert when I saw him perform “Debra ” at the KROQ Acoustic Christmas in 1999. At the time, I was only familiar with “Loser, ” “Devils Haircut ” and “Where It’s At, ” but I really dove into his back catalog after seeing him live. Even though he’s widely regarded as ... [Continued at EatSleepDrink Music. Comments?]