My Taste in Music

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

rock

  • Album of the Month – September 2024

    Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures Sometimes the universe aligns, and we get lucky enough to experience something like Them Crooked Vultures. The brainchild of none other than Dave Grohl, he was able to make one of the best hard rock records, performed by some of the greatest musicians of our lifetime. Dave on… Read more

  • Song of the day September 25th, 2024

    Mississippi Queen – Mountain Every now and then, certain songs will pop back up into my regular rotation for a period of time, then disappear for a while, and then the cycle repeats. “Mississippi Queen” is one of those songs. I’ve listened to the Mountain hit multiple times a day for the past few days,… Read more

  • Song of The Day September 12th, 2024

    Hysteria – Muse Muse is one of the best three-piece bands of all time, period. Put on a Muse album and the sounds that those three guys are able to create would make you think there are 10 people playing on every song. Amazing musicianship and insane levels of creativity is how I would describe… 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(s) of the Day September 10th, 2024

    Ten Million Slaves & Hey Joe – Otis Taylor Otis Taylor is a really cool artist I’ve been a fan of for a while now. Ten Million Slaves was the first song I came to know by him after hearing it in the great Johnny Depp movie, Public Enemies, about John Dillinger. He’s an incredibly… Read more

  • Song of the Day September 9th, 2024

    A.H.Q – the Will Overman Band Another tune from my high school years, a good buddy of mine introduced me to this one on a trip to Destin. A.H.Q by the Will Overman Band is a fun little southern rock song that is a laid back listen, great for sharing some drinks with a friend.… 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

  • Song of the day September 4th, 2024

    Alabama – Cross Canadian Ragweed CCR or CCR? Most folks are only familiar with one, without giving any credence to the other. (HA!) Cross Canadian Ragweed, one of the most influential (and best) alternative country/rock outfits of all time. I first came across these guys either my senior year of high school, or my freshman… Read more

  • Song of the Day September 3rd, 2024

    Graveyard Shift – Uncle Tupelo Before there was Wilco, there was Uncle Tupelo. If you’re a fan of Jeff Tweedy or Wilco, you’re probably familiar with the aforementioned trivia, with Wilco forming after singer Jay Farrar departed from the influential but never quite breaking into the mainstream Uncle Tupelo. In their six-year lifespan as a… Read more

  • Album of the Month – August

    Live at Plan 9 July 13th, 2006 – Drive-By Truckers I featured a Drive-By Truckers song that was really a Jason Isbell song, so I decided to make it up to them by featuring an entire album of theirs. I was debating about which studio album to look at, but ended up going with one… Read more