SONG: "I Don't Trust My Memories Anymore"
ARTIST: Chris Shiflett
ALBUM: "Lost At Sea"
YEAR: 2023
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Santa Barbara, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 1985 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"I Don't Trust My Memories Anymore" appears to be about how happy and fond memories of an old relationship have now turned painful because she is no longer a part of his life. It's hard for the vocalist to savor the good memories when the hurt and pain of her being gone far outweigh them.
CHRIS SHIFLETT DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2010 - Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants (w/ The Dead Peasants) (RCA Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2013 - All Hat And No Cattle (w/ The Dead Peasants) (SideOneDummy Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2017 - West Coast Town (SideOneDummy Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2019 - Hard Lessons (East Beach Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2023 - Lost At Sea (Bluelan Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON CHRIS SHIFLETT:
Hailing from Santa Barbara, California, Chris Shiflett has been in and around music dating back to 1985. While I'm gonna focus on his solo career for my song of the week. His first big breaks came in 1995, when he joined legendary punk rock outfit No Use For A Name and the punk rock super cover band Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. He stayed with No Use till 1999 when he became lead guitarist for the Foo Fighters which is his current main focus to this date. He left, or was kicked out, of Me First in 2019, depending on who you listen to! From 2004 till 2008, he fronted a band called Jackson United. Now let's focus on his solo material. In 2010, Shiflett released his debut solo album "Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants". A far cry from his skate punk sound with No Use or his arena rock sound with the Foo Fighters, this album focused on Americana and honky tonk vibes. He released his second album along with The Dead Peasants in 2013 called "All Hat And No Cattle". In 2017, he dropped "The Dead Peasants" and just released albums under his own name. I think this allowed him to not only explore country music but expand a little more into other genre's that were highly influential for him. His first album just under his own name would be "West Coast Town". In 2019 he dropped "Hard Lessons" and in 2023, Shiflett released his most recent album, "Lost At Sea". Chris Shiflett is a super talented musician as shown by how seamlessly he can shift from punk rock to shredding arena hard rock to country/Americana finger picking. There's a ton of reasons to like Chris Shiflett. He was hugely influenced by Ace Frehley of Kiss! Kiss was my favorite band as a kid and Ace rules! He was also in No Use For A Name, arguably my favorite punk rock band! Who doesn't like Me First And The Gimme Gimmes? You gotta really stink to not like that band! Foo Fighters are arguably the biggest rock band on the planet right now. Also one of my favorite bands! The thing I also love about Shiflett is his country songs harken back to old country, not the stuff you hear on the radio now that just sounds like pop music. I appreciate what guys like Chris Shiflett, Mike Ness and Tim Barry do with their versions of Americana/country. They really respect the craft and the origins which, in my mind, makes them better than any so called "country" artist on the charts today!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Brian Fallon
Dave Hause
Mike Ness
Aaron Lewis
Tim Barry
TEN CHRIS SHIFLETT SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Liar's Word
2. Guitar Pickin' Man
3. West Coast Town
4. Sticks & Stones
5. Dead And Gone
6. Get Along
7. A Woman Like You
8. Overboard
9. Look The Other Way
10. Welcome To Your First Heartache
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