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Michael's Top 40
Est. 2001
My favorite 40 songs of the week, and other music-related thoughts
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Michael's Number Ones: "Slither" by Velvet Revolver
If you're a basketball fan, then you're familiar with the concept of a supergroup. Rather than build a team from the ground up, just...

Michael Trimboli
Jul 17, 20248 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "No Such Thing" by John Mayer
The nerds usually have the last laugh. By the time you get to junior high school, that notion can seem hard to imagine. You're entering...

Michael Trimboli
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "Breathing" by Lifehouse
Sometimes there's an imbalance between how much you love an artist versus how much the public loves them. After the massive success of...

Michael Trimboli
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "It's Been Awhile" by Staind
I guess when you're around 15 years old, you have to go through a phase of angst. How long that phase lasts probably depends on your...

Michael Trimboli
Nov 12, 20238 min read
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Michael's Number Ones: "Jaded" by Aerosmith
DATE WEEKS February 10, 2001 1 By 2001, Aerosmith really had nothing left to prove. They had been a cautionary tale about the excesses of rock and roll, until an unlikely comeback brought them to even greater success. They got their only #1 on the Hot 100 with an out-of-character ballad that's one of my least favorite songs of the 90s. When they released their 13th studio album Just Push Play in 2001, they were taking a victory lap around the music industry, as they playe

Michael Trimboli
Jul 16, 20237 min read
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