Song of the day.............Dave Matthews Band with "Crash Into Me"

Today's song of the day comes from the Dave Matthews Band. An incredibly talented group of musicians for sure. The "Crash" album is just a great album. I don't typically listen to Dave Matthews Bandish type of music, but when I do I listen to "Crash." It's just got a little bit of everything. I've always really liked the song "Crash Into Me" off of this record. I'm not sure exactly what Dave is singing about, but the music is just beautiful. One of my favorites from DMB for sure.

Dave Matthews Band with "Crash Into Me"

Song of the day.........Brad with "Price of Love"

How about some new stuff from the band Brad for your Monday? I love these guys. Shawn Smith has such a soulful voice, and is absolutely amazing. He's in my top ten rock vocalists for sure. I've really liked all of the material that this band has dished out over the years. I saw them perform two nights in a row up in Seattle, saw them once up on the hill in Boulder at Tulagi's, and then again the next day down at Independent Records down in Denver. That day I got to meet all of the band members. What a great group of guys, and what a great band!!!!

Brad with "Price of Love"

Song of the day.......V.A.S.T. with "Three Doors"

With some things it's all in the name. That certainly is the case with the band V.A.S.T.(Visual Audio Sensory Theater). All of their albums are so incredibly well done. At the center of it all is singer/songwriter Jon Crosby, who is honestly one of the top songwriters in my opinion of the last decade. The engineering and recording of the instrumentation and the sampling of monk chants is just so brilliant. I remember seeing them live at the KTCL Big Adventure concert in Denver that year, and they played on the 2nd stage. I don't know if there was anyone left at the main stage as it was just packed out there to see these guys.

Their debut album was one of the best albums that I ever bought in the '90's, and featured this song titled "Three Doors."

V.A.S.T. with "Three Doors"

Song of the day.........The Out Crowd with "If You're Cool"

Back in the early '90's I remember a friend of mine playing The Dandy Warhols "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" track and just being flat out amazed. That turned me on to this group of Portland based bands that have bios that link to one another. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Out Crowd. If you want to watch an amazing rock documentary look no further than "Dig." It is an incredible movie about these amazing bands. Specifically the movie does highlight the career of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, which for most of the bands career had Matt Hollywood on lead guitar. Matt left The Brian Jonestown Massacre at some point and created The Out Crowd.

I got a chance to see them open up for The Dandy Warhols when they came to Denver years ago, and they put on a great show. Their debut album is great as well. This is one of the highlights off of that album and is called "If You're Cool."

The Out Crowd with "If You're Cool"

Song of the day..........Queen with "We Will Rock You"

It's hard to say that there is a more popular song played at stadiums for sporting events. If you get a ticket to a sporting event, you can almost guarantee to hear this song at least once during your attendance at the stadium. A very simple song, but simplicity equals greatness on this Friday's song of the day.......I'm a little late at getting this one posted.

Queen "We Will Rock You"

Song of the day.............Audioslave with "Show Me How To Live"

I know that I've already talked about my respect for the band Audioslave in previous posts. Their brief career brought us some really great music. Their self-titled debut album was just amazing. One of the songs that got quite a bit of airplay upon the release of the album was this song "Show Me How To Live." Great song, and an interesting Tom Morello guitar solo. Not a whole lot going on with the solo other than quick toggling of the pickup selector switch. The guy can make sounds with his guitar that I've never heard others make.

Then you add Chris Cornell, who I think is one of the greatest rock vocalists of our time. Just an amazing band.........

Audioslave with "Show Me How To Live"

Song of the day..........The Cult with "Rain"

Everything I hear by the '80's band The Cult I like. I honestly think this is one of the best bands from the '80's. Their music just has this great guitar tone. "Rain" is a perfect example of the guitar tone that I'm talking about. I'd like to know how he gets his guitar to sound like that. It sounds great. This is a great video of the band playing "Rain." What a great band........

The Cult with "Rain"