Power 96 Cool One

I wrapped up last week's Power 96 Cool Ones with my favorite single from the Black Keys, "Howlin' for You, " from their sixth studio album, Brothers. Released on May 18, 2010, this album would prove to be their breakthrough effort into the mainstream music scene and charted at No...

Thursday's Cool One came from a real cool band from Palo Alto, California, known for their eclectic blend of different styles of music and their lengthy instrumental jams while performing in concert. I'm talking about the Grateful Dead and the tune I picked was "The Music Never Stopped" from their eighth studio album, Blues for Allah, released on September 1, 1975...

On Wednesday I dug up a deep track from The Doobie Brothers for the Power 96 Cool One. Back in 1975 they released their fifth studio album, Stampede, which was also was the final record to feature lead vocalist Tom Johnston. He would be replaced by Michael McDonald on their following album, 1976's Takin' It to the Streets...

Have you ever had one of those days where you felt really good when you woke up but then you got to work and your mood suddenly slid a little south? That was yesterday for me and in those instances thank god for Metallica, especially their earlier work...

Not only is Robert Plant a phenomenal vocalist as the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, but I've thoroughly enjoyed most of his solo work as well. Which is why I chose "29 Palms" from his sixth solo studio album, Fate of Nations, as Monday's Power 96 Cool One...

I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend! Looking back to last Friday I almost couldn't  remember what the Power 96 Cool One was but then it came back to me, Mr. Big's "Take Cover." Taken from their fourth studio album, Hey Man, this single was released during the alternative rock era and didn't fare well on the charts, failing to even make its mark...

Thursday's Power 96 Cool One was the title track of their third full-length studio effort titled "Elephant Riders" from a band called Clutch. This is a band that was formed in 1991 in Germantown, Maryland, but based out of Frederick, Maryland...

I've been picking out Power 96 Cool Ones for so long now I'm sure I've ended up repeating a few, and Wednesday's choice may have been one of those repeats. That's okay, Hardline's "Hot Cherie" is still a Cool One, and well worth the repeat airing...

On Tuesday I decided I wanted to use a track from The Pretenders as my Power 96 Cool One but I didn't want to trot out the same old hits you normally hear on classic rock stations. So I dug deep and came up with this nugget, released as a single in 1981, titled "Message of Love" found on Pretenders II...

Monday's Power 96 Cool One was Boston funk-metal band Extreme's "Kid Ego" from their self-titled debut released in March 1989. Extreme made it to No. 80 on the U.S. Billboard 200. "Kid Ego" was the only release from the album to chart, coming in at No...