My Taste in Music

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

grunge

  • 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 October 28th, 2024

    Do The Evolution – Pearl Jam Happy Monday! I’ve mentioned my love for Eddie Vedder‘s voice before; he sings with a certain intensity that has become synonymous with grunge and the 1990s Seattle music scene. One of my favorite albums from start to finish is Pearl Jam‘s debut, Ten, which was the album I listened 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