This morning when it came on the radio, I wasn’t exactly ready to hear “I Guess I Just Feel Like” by John Mayer. And yet, it was the perfect song at the perfect time. Every once in a while I go beyond allowing myself to feel hurt. I get down in those feelings like aContinue reading “I guess I just feel like…”
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Zach Bryan Splits Credits with John Mayer in “Better Days”
Over the past few years, John Mayer has become one of my more favored artists to listen to. I’m pretty sure it started when I heard “I Guess I Just Feel Like” for the first time and thought that somehow John was writing things straight out of my own mind. Of course, he’s got theContinue reading “Zach Bryan Splits Credits with John Mayer in “Better Days””
That time Taylor Swift sang the National Anthem
Country music has some strange things going on these days. On one end you have the more traditional sounding hitmaker Lainey Wilson (check out my take on her video for “4x4xU”) but at the very same time, there’s the TikTok propelled “Bar Song” by Shaboozy and the country song nobody was really asking for inContinue reading “That time Taylor Swift sang the National Anthem”
My 7 Favorite Guitar Riffs in Songs
One of my favorite parts of any song is a guitar solo. Whether it’s an acoustic guitar or electric, I’m usually in awe of anyone who can strum so well, so effortlessly. The other day I was listening to John Mayer’s “I Guess I Just Feel Like” and it occurred to me again how muchContinue reading “My 7 Favorite Guitar Riffs in Songs”
10 Mostly Modern Songs with Ostinato
For my entire life I didn’t know what I was hearing, something I loved, is called “ostinato.” It’s a repeating phrase or rhythm and I’m always obsessed with it. The first song I remember catching my attention as a young kid was “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. So I’ve compiled a list ofContinue reading “10 Mostly Modern Songs with Ostinato”
Out of the Wilderness 