Song of the day..........Nirvana with "In Bloom"

I was in middle school/high school when the Seattle scene really broke out. Out of that scene came bands such as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Candlebox, and of course Nirvana. Nirvana has often been credited for the breakout success of their Nevermind album bringing attention to the other bands at the time. That may be a justified argument considering the depth and power of Nirvana's 2nd official album. Every track is just phenomenal, and every song just sounds great and holds up over time. I am a huge Pearl Jam fan, but have always had a tremendous amount of respect for what Nirvana did over their short career. Nevermind has always been a favorite album of mine, and "In Bloom" is one of the highlights for me.

The song, to me, almost feels like a jab at the rock/pop music of the time. Where most of Nirvana's songs are very aggresive, this one is kind of a very calculated pop/rock song. When you watch the actual video that was released for this you see the band playing on a TV talk show similar to the Ed Sullivan Show. Again, I think it's all kind of a jab at Top 40 music if you will, and I like it. Check out "In Bloom."

Nirvana with "In Bloom"

Song of the day.......Deftones with "Change (In The House of Flies)"

This is one of my favorite songs from the early 2000's. This track is off of the Deftones album "White Pony," and was a big hit for them when that album came out. It's just a great song. I've always really liked the Deftones, and I will always remember when I saw them on the Warped tour, and all of the people that were crowd surfing. I've never had a concert experience like that since. Give it a listen. I think you will like this track too.

Deftones with "Change (In The House of Flies)"

Song of the day.........Aaliyah with "Are You That Somebody"

Why not some modern Pop and R&B for your Friday? Today's song of the day is from Pop star Aaliyah. I have to admit I kind of like the bass line and it's kind of catchy. I'm not sure though that I like the sample of a baby laughing that is played throughout the track. After a couple of times that gets a bit old. Not a bad song though. I know I'm typically a rock guy, but every once in a while I don't mind a little pop music. Especially since it's Friday!!! So, check it out!!

Aaliyah with "Are You That Somebody"

Song of the day...........Kid606 with "Hold It Together"

Just a quick instrumental track of beats etc. from Kid606. Today's song of the day is "Hold It Together" off of his 2005 Resilience album. Enjoy.

Kid606 with "Hold It Together"

Song of the day.........Iggy Pop with "Search and Destroy"

I should first say that I'm not a big fan of Iggy Pop to be honest. I've just never been that into his music. There are a couple of songs of his though that are so much a part of the punk rock scene that it's hard not to take notice of them. One of those is "Search and Destroy." It's a classic Iggy song, and below is a link to a great live version of this track.

Iggy Pop with "Search and Destroy"

Song of the day........Brad with "Revolution"

Pearl Jam's band members have created some amazing side projects over the years. One of my favorites is guitarist Stone Gossard's side project Brad. It really is a bit unfair to call it a side project as they have had a great deal of success and really are independent of the band Pearl Jam. My favorite album by them is the album "Welcome To Discovery Park" named after a park north of Seattle. It just has a great mix of hard rock songs, and great acoustic rock songs. One of the heavier songs on the album is "Revolution," which sounds like the guitars are in a open tuning and just full of distortion. Shawn Smith adds his amazing vocals, and it just completes the song.

Brad with "Revolution"

Song of the day.........Pearl Jam with "Light Years"

This is one of my favorites off of the 2000 "Binaural" Pearl Jam album. Binaural is one of my favorite albums, and it just had some amazing songs on it including "Light Years." The lyrics and music are just so beautiful.

Pearl Jam with "Light Years"