Music to Blow Your Mind
powerful, genre-spanning music that motivates with danny gordon
featuring artists like
AC/DC, KXM, Intronaut, Elephant Gym, Metallica
Music changes our perception and gets us motivated to move our bodies and our minds.
This list includes songs from different genres that connect with the soul because of their mood and how they express a feeling through effortless technical ability or power of simplicity in their groove.
You can’t deny it when something hits you in the chest and makes you scream for more.
Cougars, Not Kittens-Whores
5 October 2020
This week’s track “Cougars, Not Kittens” is a brutal riff laden jaunt full of everything that makes this band a new favorite of mine. There’s no fat or superfluous wanking, just straight forward killer hard as fuck rock.
Maria También- Khruangbin
29 September 2020
“Maria También” is super funky and a great showcase of their soulful mix of Asian inspired funk, surf, and soundtrack-esque textures.
Hand Of Doom – Black Sabbath
22 September 2020
It’s nearly impossible to pick one song from this record, they all kill. Hand of Doom is not one of the “hits” but always stuck out for me and is a favorite of mine.
Saturnine & Iron Jaw- All Them Witches
15 September 2020
It opens with soundscapes and atmosphere before kicking into a massive stoner rock gallop at 2:30 and doesn’t look back. There is nothing about this song I don’t love and it’s been on heavy rotation all week.
Firecracker- Yellow Magic Orchestra
8 September 2020
This week’s track is “Firecracker” the second song off their debut record from 1978. It’s a funky combination of disco esque pop with a big dose of traditional Asian themes and melodies. It’s a quirky, weird, and super fun song that always makes me smile and remember why I love music.
Unfuck The World- Prophets Of Rage
1 September 2020
The title of this week’s track says it all. There is a lot going on in the world and it’s hard to not get angry, it’s also a great time to support each other and make some intense but needed changes.
Mess – Killradio
25 August 2020
Hard hitting, thoughtful, and catchy song about the state of the planet- If you haven’t heard these guys, you’re missing out, and this is a great place to start!
Do The Right Thing – Kung Fu
17 August 2020
For this week’s selection I’m going back to some funky roots. Kung Fu is a funk band full of incredible musicians who mix old school funk with jazz and heavy rock on occasion…
The Morning After – Faith No More
11 August 2020
Faith No More was the band that cemented a lifelong love, eh maybe obsession, with music…
The Most Dangerous Animal Is Me – Scissorfight
4 August 2020
In the early 2000s a close friend turned me on to the band Scissorfight. I instantly was hooked by their combination of low tuned stoner groove metal with a twist of New Hampshire country attitude and tongue in cheek sense of humor…
Back In The Village – Iron Maiden
28 July 2020
I’ve been remiss to not have an Iron Maiden tune on this list yet. One of my all time favorite bands, Maiden cranked out five of the best metal (and any genre really) albums ever between 1980-84 and changed the face of music…
The Less I Know The Better – Tame Impala
21 July 2020
If Shuggie Otis and John Lennon had a baby it would be Tame Impala. Master minded by songwriter producer Kevin Parker his project combines the things I love most about these influential artists…