Tag: rock

Song of the Day: December 28, 2024

Yard Act: We Make Hits We Make Hits on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vct334H6m-w https://open.spotify.com/track/7mYTcajvGEU4LZeHQ8V5w2?si=3e56dcfd77364e85 It's almost New Year's, so I'm going to focus the next few weeks of posts on my favorite music of 2024. This won't be a traditional Top 10 list format like I have done in the past. Instead, I'm going to … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 28, 2024 →

Song of the Day: October 12, 2024

ELO: Hold On Tight Hold On Tight on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkekqVPIc2M&list=OLAK5uy_mZi_Tyo-qQ0cTvWbV0uxCgfLaCMJF-Kys&index=12 https://open.spotify.com/track/6yBbmHFTxihIDFAerzDMGi?si=70de6638d7be4ee3 Saturday is lost classics day. Continuing my focus on artists who died in 2024, today I present a song by ELO. By the time that the band's ninth album, Time, was released in 1981, ELO had already released all of their most … Continue reading Song of the Day: October 12, 2024 →

Elbow: Charge Charge on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghmOMdL4fM&list=OLAK5uy_nctxNiioED97rNSf3sfF-2VRT0lJrvPXU&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3XrQdQTDP0aWGeUmfVMMb6?si=3f25664470454a33 Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, coming in at #7 is The Take Off and Landing of Everything by Elbow. This is not the best Elbow album, but at this point in my life any album by Elbow is under consideration for … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 5, 2024 →

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Cellophane Cellophane on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qwdxKkmhoc&list=OLAK5uy_nKJez7UEPUoD2YUkDXSti1iw5ll4GeZfs&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/0R0G0M1i5FxBzzFKNL9XLb?si=40f5cd8c89da46e6 Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, coming in at #8 is I'm In Your Mind Fuzz by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard had already released five albums in a little … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 4, 2024 →

AC/DC: Rock or Bust Rock or Bust on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NdHySPJr8I&list=OLAK5uy_nfj-ClCRuKN6o4qzzJFbpdeLG1XwIPfb0&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2vyae4DvSU2gs8OMOGwXF2?si=88eb669c17514bf4 Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, here is #9. Rock or Bust is an album by AC/DC. I’m not sure much more needs to be said. Rock of this type is all about the riffs, and Malcolm Young … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 3, 2024 →

Big Dipper: Ron Klaus Wrecked His House Ron Klaus Wrecked His House on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1F0KasHeM&list=OLAK5uy_kivAWoSzLZ6HIQkE8yhZknN_THzJMOcaI&index=18 https://open.spotify.com/track/1nR3HLwuLS34UV46olYwt0?si=031e86efa1a74f53 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is one of the greatest indie-rock anthems of the 1980s. Boston's Big Dipper were my favorite college-circuit band of the late '80s. Their initial EP and first two albums … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 10, 2024 →

Chumbawamba: More Whitewashing More Whitewashing on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZJSM4BdibE&list=OLAK5uy_nVq97p7od2PQ7J3fFX2dVAlwlKnAINBZo&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/14Rq8dD6rrv9vTxx4TFUMk?si=c4decf7f451c4169 Yesterday's selection was the new Water From Your Eyes cover of "The Good Ship Lifestyle" by Chumbawamba. The original version was released on Chumbawamba's breakout 1997 album Tubthumper. For most people, Chumbawamba are a one-hit wonder for the song "Tubthumping," and most people either … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 25, 2024 →

Wilco: A Shot In The Arm A Shot In The Arm on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOFRko-WWc4&list=OLAK5uy_n3djIm29MEXLYb1xXmweTIAMFmyOWNZyQ&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/7bLiOJtUpzZ1AIBFtCRQYk?si=8b1da69a87434e26 Concluding my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #1 is Summerteeth by Wilco. The third album by my favorite American band of the last 25 years holds many special memories for me. This … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 18, 2024 →

Foo Fighters: Next Year Next Year on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPN8JOeZxwQ&list=OLAK5uy_nXW11ek7ewhIPdMu0xD2eA7C6jTRs-pwM&index=8 https://open.spotify.com/track/1WwWjG2FGbBK6IkBBTknao?si=ea57d48bb9594468 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #3 is There Is Nothing Left To Lose by Foo Fighters. The first new television show that Ms. Faux and I watched together every week was Ed. Starring Tom Cavanagh … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 16, 2024 →

Porcupine Tree: Piano Lessons Piano Lessons on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQeaHtoeQFA&list=OLAK5uy_kVfc9l91-Ool9Vzyr1AqiQZ15LMZeGFw4&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/7929ObhGR4wADVc2SoDTKX?si=0ec92e510f404277 Continuing my list of the Top 10 albums of 1999, coming in at #4 is Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree. Progressive rock had faded away from popularity by the early '90s. The genre's heyday was in the late '60s and early '70s due … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 15, 2024 →