Music Rules

With the advent of the I-pod, it forced people to think of what songs they would want to put on there. I tend to lean toward harder rock or blend music such as Sublime (RIP Bradley) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My taste in music also tends to be eclectic; I can listen to the Grateful Dead then segue into 10,000 Maniacs into Triumph into Disturbed into Everclear into Social Distortion...

The one song that gets me singing like a complete idiot in my truck is Plowed by Sponge, it's one of those songs that reaches deep into my soul. Usually after it's over I can't talk above a whisper after imitating that dude's voice. Another is Father of Mine from Everclear, that song was definitely written from the heart. The last is Re-align by Godsmack, that guys voice is unbelievable.

The best albums of the year ten years according to me, who unlike real music critics actually buys and listens to music because I like it, are the following (not in any order):

I will post two tonight and continue this every Friday:

Audioslave-Audioslave
Chris Cornell is the best singer of this generation, kind of like Paul Rodgers of Bad Company was in the 70's/80's. His voice can go from here to here without taking away from the quality of the finished production. Although I don't agree with Tom Morello on anything politically, and still haven't forgiven him for leading Rage Against the Machine in playing the Mumia Abu Jamal benefit, tyhe dude can straight play the guitar. He and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains are groundbreaking.

Sublime-Sublime
Probably my favorite album ever. Unfortunately Bradley Newell died before he go the opportunity to enjoy success. That's what you get for being a junkie. This album starts with Garden Grove with funky lyrics and many references to Lou Dog into What I Got, which was classic Bradley Newell with lyrical changes that span a huge range. Next is Wrong Way about a guy saving a pre-teen from the underworld of prostitution. April 29, 1992 tells how the band got their furniture and equipment from smashing a few windows during the Rodney King riots. The CD ends with Doin' Time, a bluesy/Ska/Rock song that kind of defies description. I highly recommend this album to anyone who likes music with an edge. What a damn shame the idiot booted heroin until it killed him.