My Taste in Music

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

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  • Song of the Day December 3rd, 2024

    Black No.1 (Little Miss Scare All) – Type O Negative Once again, apologies for the late post. In all honesty, this song would’ve been much more appropriate for the month of October rather than December, but hey. Type O Negative was a band that I had always heard the name of but never really listened… Read more

  • Album of the month – November 2024

    It’s Too Late to Stop Now – Van Morrison Apologies for the late post. Per usual, I’ll highlight my three favorite tracks from the album with potential bonus tunes. Van the man. I’ve written about him before, actually in my second post ever, featuring his song “Caravan” performed live from The Last Waltz, so I’ll… Read more

  • Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix

    XI•XXVII•MCMXLII – IX•XVIII•MCMLXX Read more

  • Song of the Day November 20th, 2024

    My Way – Limp Bizkit An appreciation of the Bizkit boys A lot of people think that the Red Hot Chili Peppers consist of three of the greatest musicians that ever lived, and Anthony Kiedis. As in, he doesn’t live up to the rest of the members of the band. I disagree. I don’t think… Read more

  • Song of the day November 15th, 2024

    Earthquake – Graham Central Station Happy Friday! One of the most influential people in American music is Larry Graham. Especially when it comes to the bass, how it’s played, and how it’s used in music. I mean the guy essentially created the technique known as slapping, which is almost universally recognized as not only the… Read more

  • Song of the day November 14th, 2024

    My Name Is Mud – Primus Primus is far and away one of the stranger bands that I’ve been checking out lately, and I haven’t gotten super into them, but my surface level impressions are reminiscent of a less serious but equally as talented Tool. Music for nerds, I’m sure some people would say. Les… Read more

  • Song of The day November 12th, 2024

    Hybrid Moments – The Misfits I would consider myself a Misfits enjoyer, having always been aware of their influence, but until a few months ago, I hadn’t explored much (essentially none) of their catalog. Gotta say it took a minute, but I get the allure. I’m interested in diving into more of their stuff. One… Read more

  • Song of the day November 11th, 2024

    Guitar Man Upstairs (Live) – Mike Cooley (Drive By Truckers) Happy Monday! Over the weekend I got to see the Drive By Truckers again, this time performing one of my favorite albums of all time, Southern Rock Opera, in its entirety at The Tabernacle. One of the lighter and fun songs off that album is… 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

  • Album of the Month, October 2024

    Live from Moscow 1979 – Elton John with Ray Cooper My appreciation for Elton John came at a young age, thanks to my mom, but I’ll admit I’m not very familiar with his deep cuts or anything like that. I love him as a person and really enjoy listening to him sing, as well as… Read more