My Taste in Music

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

Atlanta

  • Let the Good Times Roll/Franklin’s Tower/Gimme Some Lovin’/Wharf Rat – Live at the Omni 3/28/89 – The Grateful Dead Part of what makes The Grateful Dead so beloved is their differentiation of setlists and improvisational skills. No show was ever the same, which is why the market for live Dead shows is so incredibly large. Read more

  • 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

  • Can You Do It For Me – Jai’Len Josey I first heard this song in the back of a car with some of my really good friends in college, and I believe we were heading back to Carrollton (where I went to school) from Atlanta via I-20. It was pretty late at night and I Read more