My Taste in Music

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

ron mckernan

  • It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (Live, 1966) – The Grateful Dead More Dead! Oh no! I’ve just been on a major kick lately. I tend to prefer covers of Dylan songs to them being sung by Bob himself. It took me a really long time to “get” The Grateful Dead; maybe it’ll happen for Read more

  • Smokestack Lightnin’ (Live at the Fillmore East 2/13/70) – The Grateful Dead I have been hesitant to post any Dead on the blog, but I’ve been on a kick for the past week or so. (My Deadheadiness comes and goes throughout each year.) My hesitation typically comes from the length of a lot of their Read more