Chris Cornell will be remembered among the great singers in rock and roll. Though I'm certain this won't be the last release we get from Cornell's estate, his latest album, No One Sings Like You Anymore, which just came out on vinyl, is, in my opinion, a fitting and appropriate final chapter to Chris' 30 year career.

Mark pays tribute to his dad on his birthday by highlighting an album that he tried to get Mark to listen to during his teenage years by comparing it to Metallica. Though not “like Metallica”, Grand Funk Railroad’s Live Album is a classic album full of great songs and inspiring vocals and guitar from Mark Farner that you should definitely check out.

Black Sabbath has come back with a reissue of their two classic early 1980s albums featuring Ronnie James Dio: Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules. I’m going to talk about Mob Rules here because it’s my favorite, but similar sentiments apply to both.

This is the fourth album from The Pretty Reckless. Taylor Momsen and band have created what feels like the soundtrack to the past several years, from the passing of Chris Cornell in 2017 to a year of civil unrest, turmoil, and of course, pandemic. It’ll definitely be on my list of top new albums of 2021.