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The 7 Best Rock Songs of All Time (according to Stephen Pedersen of Criteria)

I’m not big on “best of all time” lists, but these are the songs that hit me at the exact right moment and never let go. Every one of these rewired how I hear music and, in a lot of ways, how I write it. Some are obvious, some are a little left of center, but all of them stuck with me for a reason. This is less about ranking and more about impact. These are the ones that changed everything for me. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / Smashing Pumpkins - "Bury Me" I put these two tunes...