Soft Rock with John Christensen

This week, on Taste the Music, John Christensen draws a straight line from hair metal to acid jazz, and leaves nothing in between. The lanking upright bass player’s 2024 album, Soft Rock, absolutely rips. There are riffs, like the first lines of the opening track, The Loudest Whisper, that sound like an arena rock band could have played them.

With rock gods Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai as major influences, John's music has a harder edge to it, yet, John’s melodies are like his overall personality; there are subtleties. A 13/8 time signature here. A delicate chord change there. A transition from one ballad to another that makes you feel like redemption might just be around the corner for the human race.

Thanks to the caring and thoughtful John Christensen for joining us today on another episode of Taste the Music. You can find all of John’s music, including his brilliant album, Soft Rock, at https://johnchristensenmusic.com. This episode was written and produced by Mark Griffin. Taste the Music was created by Whitney Mann and Mark Griffin.