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Hanging tree - Mark Lanegan & QOTSA

Dirty - Christina Aguilera

For me there's nothing special about Fenders. They're just a solid do it all tool. They sound decent on anything from jazz to doom metal and you can make a P or J cut through about anything. That's also the reason I'd probably only buy Mexican P bass rather than a fancy one.

Come as you are - Nirvana

I didn't want a Fender because everyone and their mum plays a Fender. I recently bought a Mexican P bass and now I understand why everyone plays them.

Feel the pain au chocolate - Dinosaur Jr

Communication breakdown - Led Zeppelin

Satellite - Lou Reed

Pass the dutchie - Musical Youth

Standing in the way of control - Gossip

Touch me I'm sick - Mudhoney

Danger High Voltage - Electric Six

Thunderbird - Seasick Steve

The ones you get bombarded with on social media are always deliberately controversial because it gets engagement and people replying to say how bad it is gets them bumped up the algorithm rankings. That's why a "Hardcore punks top 5 songs ranked" list will have Ed Sheeran at number 1.

Twisted Transistor - Korn

I'm enjoying some Black Sabbath this morning and reading an old interview with Tony Iommi. He says that Lennon was a huge influence on him in the early days of Sabbath. That surprised me, when I listen to Sabbath (which I do a lot) I don't hear Beatles. Maybe Beatles had a metal phase which I missed.

Just don't go doing a bit of DIY wiring unless you are absolutely positive they are fully discharged.

Intergalactic - Beastie Boys

Supersonic - Oasis

Mystery Man - Tom Petty (I think)

No one knows - Queens Of The Stone Age

James Bond - Iggy Pop

New Rose - The Damned

Stuck in the middle with you- Steelers Wheel

Although I never really got in to the Beatles, the majority of bands I really like name them as a major influence so for that reason, I am grateful that they made the music they did. Same goes for Little Richard, Jefferson Airplane, PJ Harvey, Cream and the original blues musicians from the deep south. I don't remember any of them mentioning Elvis as an influence.