Best Friend - Candle Box.  I've had this album for nearly a year and this is the first time it's ever come up on the Shuffle.  Candle Box can rock shit hard.  This song is great.  Kinda punky, kinda metal, a bit poppy.  Good stuff all around.

All Secrets Know - Alice In Chains.  It's a good thing that the band went on with a new singer and the same name.  Layne was an irreplaceable talent but the new guy holds his own.  Ultimately, this is Jerry's band and if he has someone…

Don't Be Sad - Dwight Yoakum.  Some nice line dancing Bakersfield twang to kick things off.  I'd probably dislike this song if it was another singer doing it.  Toby Keith doing this might prompt murderous rage. 

Missed The Boat - Modest Mouse.  Wait, a second.  This could be one of my all time favorite songs.  It's weird, wistful, has a snazzy bass line and sung with more than a little emotion.  If it got all heavy midway through there would be no doubt.  It just gets weirder,…

Blitzkrieg - Metallica.  German words work well as metal song titles.  Goosestepping sociopaths would love this.  It's very Wagnerian.  I might even be inspired to line up behind the leader and espouse the virtue of race purity if I wasn't such a worldly, open minded fellow and didn't have a deep appreciation for mulatto women.  It does rock by the way.

World To Come - Gorija.  I picked up this CD a few weeks ago and haven't spent much time with it.  This may be the first time…

Joy - Talib Kewli.  Really wordy rap.  I've enjoyed Talib here and there, but this is just a guy trying to fit as many words into a song as possible.  Positive rap kinda stinks too.  He tells stories about specific years too.  That shit is whack, yo.

Unbalanced Pieces - Soulsavers.  This may be too much of a plodding, sludgy song for me to fully enjoy right now.  Looking for all out aggressiveness or something upbeat.  I'd love it in a different mindset.

One…

The Spirit Of Radio - Rush.  There is a terrible movie out, Adventures Of Power, that might have ruined my Rush enjoyment.  The movie is about a weirdo that air-drums.  Rush is the pinnacle of "air-drumming" difficulty.  Neil Peart makes a cameo.  It'll be months before I can just listen to Rush without thinking of that bullshit.  I'd be rockin' my untainted ass off if I hadn't seen the movie though.

London - Queensryche.  Some untainted prog to lift my Rush taint.  Wait.…

Holiday - Green Day.  I don't care for this song at all and, thus, have very little to say about it.  Trying to find beauty and joy where I can.  Move on when it's not present.  Unless I really hate it.  

Dogs Of Light - TV On The Radio.  Tonight's Shuffle is starting off with a wimper.  There's no passion on this song.  It's gonna be nap time unless things pick up.

On The Corner - The Twilight Singers.  Alright!  Some decency pops in to liven things up.  It's…

Glass Sandwich - Primus.  There are a couple of people I've encountered today that need a knuckle sammich.  A glass sandwich may be too extreme though.  I usually like the songs that less plays on a stand up bass with a bow.  This one is included.  Creaky and spooky are good.

Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes) - Def Leppard.  High N' Dry is the domination.  Really rock heavy and not yet completely overproduced.  If they still made music like this I wouldn't hate them.  Yeah!…

Predator - Meat Puppets.  I dig this song even though it's lazy.  Too much like a sub par early 60's rock song.  Vanilla.  At the same time there is something intangible that makes it likable.  Dunno.  I've been really gassy lately and have cloudy judgement.  You're not allowed to come over.

Never Stop - Brand New Heavies.  Straight up funk/soul goodness.  Very influenced by old school Stevie Wonder.  If I was to dance to this song it would be exactly how Beavis dances to…

Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica.  The song is the domination but also the roots of the Black album.  Not that the Black album is pure crap, it's just not my favorite.  Domination plus.

Southern Accents - Johnny Cash.  Being a quasi southern dude, I don't enjoy this song as much as I should.  It's a fantastic Johnny Cash song but I don't have any real sentimental attachment to the content.  I know a lot of southern people and a lot of them are boobs.

Smoke - Ben…

Get What You Need - Jet.  AC/DC's kids came together to put together an AC/DC tribute band that performs "original" music.  I think that's how it works anyway.  Maybe Australians can only do one kind of music.  This dijareedoo isn't music.

Now Or Never - Godsmack.  Sully Erma is a slight gent that makes big music.  Are trolls tiny?  Maybe goblin is the word I'm looking for.  Sully is a goblin.  Godsmack is one of those bands that I like but don't have a lot of their music.…

Jingle Of A Dog's Collar - Butthole Surfers.  This is usually a slam dunk for me.  Don't know why but I'm not feeling it.  It needs an infusion of energy.  

Face Up - Rush.  Here's a bouncy little number that's much more enjoyable than the one before.  Minus the rappy shit, I really like this era in Rush's catalog.  It's accessible but the tweaky little prog parts are still there.  Great bass line too.  The drums remain complex.  If there's any complaint, it's a little light…

One Step Beyond - Karsh Kale.  Some electronica song that I've never heard before nor do I know how this ended up in my iTunes library.  It's okay I guess.  Not getting the urge to break out the glow sticks and ingesting Molly though.  Can't be that great I suppose.  On a side note, I have eaten a pound of Kale in the last four days.  Livin' healthy y'all!  If you were wondering, eating that much kale does make your shit green.

Take Me Home - Phil Collins.  Love me come PC.…

Stir It Up - Tesla.  Just added Psychotic Supper to iTunes today.  Tesla is the domination.  This song is fairly dominant itself.  It definitely follows the Tesla formula but that formula works.  The solo does go in a surprisingly funky direction though.  3 nooses.

As Is - Van Halen.  Nice!  Just added the new Van Halen today too.  I'm glad I didn't let that piece of shit Tattoo song sway my opinion on the album.  The album is a study in good rock music.  Yes, I'm a Dave over…

Camaro - Kings Of Leon.  Always enjoy the bass lines on a good Kings Of Leon song.  It's more like a riffy rhythm guitar than a traditional bass line.  Hope they get over the "exhaustion" and get back to making music as good as what's on Because Of The Times.

Stop The Noise - The Futureheads.  Back on Spotify again tonight listening to King's Of Leon radio.  I can see the relation to KOL here but it doesn't make it good.  The Brit singer is singing with a Brit accent.  Boo.…

It's another Spotify Shuffle.  Using Coheed And Cambria radio.  The computer that holds iTunes has given up the ghost.

Here We Are Juggernaut - Coheed & Cambria.   Yeah, that last album is as close to prog metal perfection as it comes.  It might be blasphemy but I like it more than most Rush albums.  This song is one of those that causes goosebumps whenever I hear it.  Hell, most of the album is like that.

Don't Stop - Main - interpartysystem.  Too much…

It's a Spotify radio night.  Tonight's selection is The Cult Radio.

Born Into This - The Cult.  This album fell a little flat after the greatness of Beyond Good And Evil.  This song is the hot shit though.  Think I saw that they are due for another release in a few months.  I will be purchasing it on the release day.  The coda here is nifty too.

Rock N' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company.  Hmmm.  I would never associate Bad Company with The Cult.  This is one of those…

Waves - Twilight Singers.  It's a goose pimple maker.  It's evil like Sabbath but almost puts me in the mind of The Cure.  Big stretch I know but it's the best I could come up with.  Anyway, this song dominates in all regards.  That whole album is in my top ten OAT.

Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) - Chris Isaak.  Smooth jazz Isaak is tolerable.  Might be the only smooth jazz that is remotely tolerable too.  He does go a little Blue-Eyed Soul in there too so that's a plus.  I…

My Enemy - Skid Row.  This band would have been the biggest thing in the world if ego didn't get in the way.  This isn't too far away from the early 90's sound of GNR or Metallica.  Hard edged enough to keep the headbangers satiated but mainstream enough to bring in the masses.  They're a more palatable Pantera in some regards.

The Beautiful Ones - Prince & The Revolution.  There is nothing negative to say about anything on the Purple Rain album.  I really enjoy the way…

Be Invited - Twilight Singers.  Nice spooky track from Dynamite Steps.  It's probably the weakest track on an impeccable album.  It would be great with a harder edge to it.  Otherwise it's just good.  Fantastic production though.

I Don't Believe In Love - Queensryche.  You know what?  I love this song.  Guess I do believe in some kinds of love.  The solo is one of my all time favorites.  It's not flashy but is difficult nonetheless.  It fits the song.  Tate's vocals are spot…

Selling The Drama - Live.  This is a college party background song.  It's probably playing in some frat house right now.  I'm not sure why I even own this.  It's good enough but nothing I've ever adored.  Maybe it's one of the few CD's that made the transition from shitty college apartments to slightly less shitty houses.

Dreamline - Rush.  I dig Roll The Bones and I don't care what your opinion is.  This song is about Star Wars?  Maybe traveling whores?  It rocks nonetheless.…