My Taste in Music

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

Seattle

  • 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

  • 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