My Taste in Music

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

rock music

  • 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 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 October 9th, 2024

    Soul Sacrifice – Santana Recorded at The Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 16th, 1969, in Bethel, New York Probably my favorite performance from the entire Woodstock festival, Santana‘s “Soul Sacrifice” is an otherworldly experience to listen to. Also apparently quite otherworldly for Carlos to play, as many people have been told the tale 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 July 2nd, 2024

    Caravan – Live from The Last Waltz – Van Morrison The world is a better place with Van Morrison in it. I was taught that at a young age by my mom, and I will be forever grateful to her for that. She first introduced Van the Man to me with her favorite song of Read more