I've had the theme for this weeks #threetunetuesday sponsored by 
Then again, sometimes they are totally unplanned and I have to push my regular schedule to fit them in. That's not the case here.
I've been on the fence about this weeks theme for a while now. 
To be honest, even as I write this, I am still not sure what I am going to do. I kind of feel like one of the songs is a dead giveaway for what the theme is. I have a feeling within just a couple minutes of me posting this, someone is going to get it.
Maybe I am wrong though, there are plenty of weeks that
Contest Time!
Alright, I made up my mind. I'm going to make this a contest. The first person that guesses the theme of the songs this week will get 5 HSBI donated to them from my 
If I had to list my top ten greatest albums of all time, it would be an excruciating task that would likely take me much longer than any sane person can imagine. There is little doubt in my mind that U2's The Joshua Tree would make that list. It was virtually the soundtrack of my teens. Between this album and Achtung Baby, I am shocked that I never wore out the CD's.
It's hard to pick out any one specific song that makes The Joshua Tree so good. There are several major hits from that album that most of you probably know by heart. If you dig a little deeper into the album, there are a couple of other ones that really get in your head and surprise you over time.
"Running To Stand Still" is one of those songs. It's got a haunting melody, it soft and subtle and crazy wild all at once. I think the best way I can describe it is a wave. It's like a wave crashing into the beach. It builds and builds and builds and then the crescendo and finally the soft splash of the water hitting the sand and then receding. It's hauntingly good.
I'll be the first to admit that I was a little late to the party when it comes to the Black Crowes. Okay, I was a lot late to the party. It wasn't until within the last ten years that I probably really got into them. Of course I remember when some of their biggest hits first came out on the radio, but for whatever reason, they didn't resonate with me as much as they do today.
I have one of their greatest hits albums saved as a playlist in my Spotify account and I have a feeling if I went back and looked, I have probably played that album over a hundred times in the recent past. The stuff is just that good. They were recently doing a tour where they played one of their best albums in its entirety for the show. I didn't get the chance to go, but I sure wish I would have. It's my goal to get some Black Crowes on vinyl even if it is a Walmart reissue.
"She Talks to Angels" is another haunting song that kind of builds into a rolicking good rhythm by the end of the song. It's actually such a good song that it inspired the final song I am going to share. I can still remember sitting in my bedroom on Saturday morning listening to the American Top 40 Countdown and this song playing.
Quite some time ago, 
The Hootie show was great and it brought back some really fond memories from the 90's and some of our younger years. I remember a time before I met
Of course now Hootie lead singer Darius Rucker is a solo country artist and I have had the chance to see him twice in that capacity. Although "Let Her Cry" was a big hit for Hootie and the Blowfish, he still plays it during his solo performances. I honestly think it is one of the best songs he has ever written and he attributes that to the Black Crowes.
I saw an interview with him and he was saying that he was trying to write a song like "She Talks to Angels" and that's where "Let Her Cry" came from. Those are some big shoes to fill and I think he did a fantastic job of it.
That's all I've got folks! Let's see who can be the first one to guess the theme this week. No obvious hints, just listen to the songs and see what you can figure out. If no one gets it in a couple of days, I'll give a hint, but I don't think that is going to be necessary.
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