Father's Day (#28)

hey folks! since it's father's day season, i thought it would be appropriate to ask my old man to give us a father's day playlist. so here it is... give it up for my pops, dave churchill!

First off, let me say thanks to all the S.O.S bloggers who have expanded my musical tastes. We tend to get stuck in the generation we grow up in when it comes to style, fashion, thinking and music. As a child of the 70's this was especially true for me on the music end of things. I grew up on classic rock, Motown and, unfortunately to some extent, disco. Joey, Danny and my wife Terri have for the most part pushed me into listening to some new stuff. At first I was very resistant. How could I forsake my classic rock roots? What would my friends say? My co-workers? My generation?

Well, I gave it a shot, and boy am I ever glad I did! I love this new stuff! I drive truck for UPS and have a lot of time to listen to the radio. So I went and invested in satellite radio. Most of the time I'm listening to an alt-rock station which is where I discovered most of the stuff on my playlist here. And you know what else? Now when I do listen to my classic rock stuff it's not quite as stale. It's fresh and it still sounds good. Classic rock will always be my musical base that I'm jumping off of, but I gotta say you kid's are really putting out some kickin' tunes.

So without further ado, here's some of the music that's been keeping me truckin' down the road. I only wish I could've put more on here. There's a lot of really good music out there....

Listen to Dave's playlist!
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1) Little Black Submarines:  The Black Keys - This Led Zeppelin-esque tune really had me the first time I heard it. This is one band I've been listening to a few years now. A dispatcher at work burned three CD's for me to listen to and I was hooked. I really like these guys and if anybody has an extra ticket for when they're in town later this summer give me call.

2) Crystal Vases:  The Last Royals - I'll be honest. This is the only song I've ever heard these guys do, so for all I know they're one hit wonders, but if any of their other stuff is as good as this little number, count me in. I heard a little blurb on the radio where they were discussing how they made this song. If you listen at the beginning, somebody's playing a ukelele which they had pulled out of a dumpster somewhere. They decided to restring it and feature it in a song to show that you can bring something back from the trash heap to being very useful and productive, yes even beautiful. I love that they did that....

3) Lazy Eye:  Silversun Pickups - These L.A.-based rockers have a little bit of the Smashing Pumpkins sound to them. Maybe I need to go back and give the 'pumpkins another shot because I was never a big fan of theirs but everything I'm hearing from these guys is pretty good. Lazy Eye is the first song I ever heard them do and it remains a fav.

4) April Fool:  Manchester Orchestra - A few years ago I heard the two Joeys (Churchill and Cavalier) gushing over some band called Manchester Orchestra and all I heard was "blah, blah, blah...".  Then earlier this year I'm rolling down the road listening to my alt-rock station and this song comes on. Wow! I was blown away at how GOOD these guys are! To me, they hit ya right in the gut with some classic, hard rock, guitar riffs coupled with great vocals. If I could get NDY (my band) to do this song, I could die and go to heaven. This whole album, Simple Math, is A+ in my book. Plus, Danny totally sounds like Andy Hull.  How could I not like these guys?

5) Charlie Brown: Coldplay - Off their latest release, this is one of my favorites. The whole CD is good. Coldplay will go down as one of the greatest bands of all time. I know some of you may argue with this, but you should really respect your elders.

6)  Trojans:  Atlas Genius - This song grabbed my attention the first time I heard it and within 6 months it was No. 1 on the Alt-Nation top 18 weekly countdown. It stayed there for quite a while. After you hear this song I think you'll know why...

7)  Strange Attractor:  Animal Kingdom - This is a recent addition to my playlist. "The light in your eyes, well, it's pulling me in." I love that line. It reminds me of my wife. 'Nuf said.

8) Jump Into The Fog: The Wombats - I love the grungy keyboards on this number.

9) Reunion: M83 - I loved "Midnight City" and this song was an amazing follow-up tune.

10) Easy Way Out: Gotye - Thank you Danny...

11) Get Burned: Sleeper Agent - This song and "Get it Daddy" are the only two songs that I've heard from this group so far. Loved them both.

12) Cough Syrup: Young the Giant - This song also rode along the top of the Alt Nation top 18 for a number of weeks. It is a unique blend of movement, vocals and acoustic guitar. If I had a top ten for last year this one would be close to the top. "A dark world aches for a splash of the sun." Love it.

13) Allies: Mutemath - I saw these guys in concert a while back and got a whole lot drunker than I intended. I guess I was so wrapped up in the music that I lost count of the drinks I was pouring down my throat. I'm very grateful that I can remember the concert. That drummer must have made a deal with the devil. He can do things that shouldn't be humanly possible. I love Mutemath. One of my favorite bands. Thanks for the tickets Danny. Best Christmas gift ever!

14) Your Touch: The Black Keys - Did I mention that I like this band?

Thanks for putting up with the old guy. I promise I'm not going through a mid-life crisis, but your music gave this baby-boomer a lot of good miles driving for Big Brown all night long. Thinking about this song list made my father's day weekend a little more funkified.