My Taste in Music

Songs of the day, albums of the month, and why I like them

grunge

  • Song of the day May 28th, 2025

    State of Love and Trust – Pearl Jam Originally penned for the Cameron Crowe staple of the 90s, Singles, “State of Love and Trust” quickly became a fan favorite among Pearl Jammers. As someone who typically seeks out live performances, it’s no surprise that I prefer a couple of live renditions to the studio recording, Read more

  • Song of The day April 29th, 2025

    A History of Bad Men – Melvins I got hip to (the) Melvins way too late in the game, as I didn’t get into “heavier” stuff until the end of college, really. Nowadays, I understand why these guys are so revered by so many of my favorite artists. The “sludge” sound that they are known Read more

  • Song of the day January 7th, 2025

    Nothing Lady – Dempsey Honestly, for the life of me, I cannot remember where I first heard this song. It just reappeared on shuffle one day, and I was hooked on it for about a week or so. There’s not a whole lot out there on the band itself, Dempsey, other than some seemingly defunct Read more

  • Song of the day November 7th, 2024

    Hummer – Smashing Pumpkins Certain groups or musicians have certain sounds or tones associated with them, and the Smashing Pumpkins would certainly fall under “fuzzy.” Really, not until more recently did I become a real fan of the SP, with most of my listening history being limited to what was on the radio or “90’s Read more

  • Song of the day September 11th, 2024

    River of Deceit – Mad Season Oh what could have been. When you take Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, John Saunders of The Walkabouts, Barret Martin of Screaming trees, and Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, arguable the greatest vocalist of the 90’s grunge movement, and throw them in a studio, you get Mad Season. Read more

  • Song of the day September 5th, 2024

    Crown of Thorns – Mother Love Bone For those familiar with the backstory and history of the grunge explosion in the 90s, that for the most part came out of Seattle, it’s impossible not to mention Mother Love Bone. Fronted by singer Andrew Wood, their time as a group was tragically cut short by Wood’s Read more

  • Songs of the day July 17th, 2024 (A day late)

    Dead & Bloated – Stone Temple Pilots If you’ve listened to a rock radio station, or streamed some sort of 90s rock radio on Spotify or Apple, chances are you have come across STP and probably this song. Best known for its jarring and blunt intro, vocalist Scott Weiland is actually singing into the pickup Read more