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4314. The Hollies - On a Carousel

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From: Hollies' Greatest ; Year: 1968 (1967); Genre: Rock/Pop This one started playing in my mind today; I had other songs in mind for today's pick, but when a song that I haven't heard in a while pops into my head I try to choose it. This one has a really interesting melodic structure and the verses and chorus contrast in a way I really like. Hear On a Carousel on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Guess Who - Flying on the Ground is Wrong My song pick 2 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Warakurna My song pick 3 years ago today: The Outfield - Your Love My song pick 4 years ago today: Jefferson Starship - Jane My song pick 5 years ago today: Deep Purple - My Woman From Tokyo My song pick 6 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Pioneers Over c. My song pick 8 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Race With Devil on Spanish Highway My song pick 9 years ago today: Fa

4313. The Kinks - Good Day

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From: Word of Mouth ; Year: 1984; Genre: Rock Despite the use of a drum machine on this track it still has a lot of charm and is a good song, but it would've been better with a live drummer in my opinion. Hear Good Day on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Elton John - Bennie and the Jets My song pick 2 years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Radio Free Albemuth My song pick 3 years ago today: Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine My song pick 4 years ago today: Zakk Wylde - Way Beyond Empty My song pick 5 years ago today: XTC - Travels in Nihilon My song pick 6 years ago today: The Kinks - Long Tall Sally My song pick 7 years ago today: The Beatles - And I Love Her My song pick 8 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Alien Chase on Arabian Desert My song pick 9 years ago today: Alice Cooper - Go To Hell My song pick 10 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond My song pick 11 years ago today: The Doors - Riders On The Storm

4312. Georges Bizet - Carmen Overture

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From: Carmen (opera); Year: 1875; Genre: Romantic Period/classical Even if you don't know this piece by title, you definitely should know it; the Carmen Overture is a very, very heavily used melody into this day. Hear the Carmen Overture on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Helpless My song pick 2 years ago today: Rose Royce - Car Wash My song pick 3 years ago today: Camel - Never Let Go My song pick 4 years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Legend My song pick 5 years ago today: Curved Air - Heaven (Never Seemed So Far Away) My song pick 6 years ago today: Alestorm - Rum My song pick 7 years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Slave to the Rhythm My song pick 8 years ago today: Pink Floyd - San Tropez My song pick 9 years ago today: Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz My song pick 10 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Pigs On The Wing Parts 1 and 2 My song pick 11 years ago today: Charlie Parker - Blues For Alice

4311. Tee Set - Ma Belle Amie

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From: Ma Belle Amie ; Year: 1970 (1969); Genre: Rock/Pop Another one of those "gifts" from the recesses of my mind that happened to come to my consciousness. I cannot even begin to remember when I last heard this song, but I still kind of like the hooks and the arrangement of it mostly. For those who don't know, neither did I earlier today, this one comes from the Dutch band Tee Set, which had a few hits, but this one was their biggest at least on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Hear Ma Belle Amie on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Curved Air - Phantasmagoria My song pick 2 years ago today: Roxy Music - Out of the Blue My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver My song pick 4 years ago today: Primus - Shake Hands With Beef My song pick 5 years ago today: Cher - Dark Lady My song pick 6 years ago today: Curved Air - U.H.F. My song pick 7 years ago today: Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons My song

4310. Black 47 - Hard Times

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From: Last Call ; Year: 2014; Genre: Celtic Rock/Indie Rock It's kind of sad knowing that this is the last song on Black 47's final album, but this track is a good sendoff for such a great band; it really encapsulates their sound over the years. Hear Hard Times on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Rainbow - Stone Cold My song pick 2 years ago today: For Squirrels - Disenchanted My song pick 3 years ago today: AC/DC - Jailbreak My song pick 4 years ago today: R.E.O. Speedwagon - Roll With the Changes My song pick 5 years ago today: Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel My song pick 6 years ago today: Mudhoney - Something So Clear My song pick 7 years ago today: Sylvia - The Matador My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - By-Tor & the Snow Dog My song pick 9 years ago today: Uriah Heep - Stealin' My song pick 10 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way My song pick 11 years ago today: Ludwig van Beethoven - WoO59 - Fur Elise

4309. Gloryhammer - Legend of the Astral Hammer

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From: Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards ; Year: 2015; Genre: Power Metal/Symphonic Metal Was listening to some of their music whilst out running errands and as usual it felt like a great pick for today. This one is very big and bombastic sounding with all the neat fantasy elements thrown in for good measure. Hear Legend of the Astral Hammer on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: John Fogerty - Rockin' All Over the World My song pick 2 years ago today: Iain Matthews - Gimme An Inch Girl My song pick 3 years ago today: Marmalade - I See the Rain My song pick 4 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Long Shadows My song pick 5 years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Let Me Be the One My song pick 6 years ago today: Finntroll - Ett Norrskensdåd My song pick 7 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV Anh. 117a, 117b - Polonaise in F Major (from Anna Magdalena Notebook II ) My song pick 8 years ago today: Exist†Trace - Requiem My song pick 9 y

4308. The Moody Blues - Stop!

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From: The Magnificent Moodies ; Year: 1965; Genre: Rock/Pop Here's some early Moody Blues for ya; almost a totally different sound that the band is known for. Hear Stop! on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Panama Red My song pick 2 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same My song pick 3 years ago today: Argent - Trapeze My song pick 4 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Play the Bass My song pick 5 years ago today: Weather Report - Orange Lady My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Wild Spirit My song pick 7 years ago today: Wings - Jet My song pick 8 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Welcome Home My song pick 9 years ago today: Puhdys - Alt Wie Ein Baum My song pick 10 years ago today: Christian Pezold - Minuet in G Major (Anna Magdalena Notebook II), BWV Anh. 114 My song pick 11 years ago today: Berlin - The Metro

4307. Steeleye Span - Sir James the Rose

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From: Rocket Cottage ; Year: 1976; Genre: Progressive Rock/Folk Rock/Hard Rock As with most of this album, most of the music is a little harder than their normal fair. This, their rendition of Sir James the Rose can get a wee bit raucous during the choruses, but I love that rhythm section; a very good song. Hear Sir James the Rose on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Friends My song pick 2 years ago today: Hot Butter - Telstar My song pick 3 years ago today: Nazareth - Hair of the Dog My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Pony Boy My song pick 5 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play My song pick 6 years ago today: Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - A Farewell to Kings My song pick 8 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Robbery With Violins My song pick 9 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Dark Ages My song pick 10 years ago today: The Blind Boys of Alabama - Am

4306. 4 Non Blondes - Spaceman

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From: Bigger, Better, Faster, More! ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Rock Here's yet another one that I was sure I had already picked a long time ago; it's my favourite song from this short-lived band from the early 1990s. Hear Spaceman on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Black 47 - I Got Laid On James Joyce's Grave My song pick 2 years ago today: Queen - Keep Yourself Alive My song pick 3 years ago today: Brass Construction - Changin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Stealers Wheel - Right or Wrong My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Before and After My song pick 6 years ago today: Stratovarius - Atlantis My song pick 7 years ago today: Alestorm - Pirate Song My song pick 8 years ago today: Steve Vai - The Attitude Song My song pick 9 year ago today: Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley (from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) - Science Fiction/Double Feature My song pick 10 years ago today: Puhdys - Bas Buch My song pic

4305. Gerry Rafferty - Island

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From: City to City ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock Been listening to this album a lot lately for some reason. This song has a lot of charm; I especially love the steel guitar and saxophone. Hear Island on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: White Zombie - Black Sunshine My song pick 2 years ago today: The Headhunters - Actual Proof My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Old Ghosts My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - The Wreckers My song pick 5 years ago today: Ian Anderson - After These Wars My song pick 6 years ago today: Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal My song pick 7 years ago today: Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died My song pick 8 years ago today: Muse - Starlight My song pick 9 years ago today: Styx - Lorelei My song pick 10 years ago today: Three Dog Night - Never Been To Spain My song pick 11 years ago today: Concrete Blonde - Joey

4304. Chicago - Beginnings

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From: The Chicago Transit Authority ; Year: 1969; Genre: Progressive Rock I had Beginnings come on my playlist and I knew I had my pick today. This is an awesome song in many ways; one of those that I really like every aspect of it and how it was written/recorded. Hear Beginnings on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Frijid Pink - Rainbow Rider My song pick 2 years ago today: Savatage - Summer's Rain My song pick 3 years ago today: John Denver - Everyday My song pick 4 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker My song pick 5 years ago today: Carmen - I've Been Crying My song pick 6 years ago today: Banchee - 38 My song pick 7 years ago today: Xerath - Unite to Defy My song pick 8 years ago today: John Fogerty - Centerfield My song pick 9 years ago today: The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today My song pick 10 years ago today: John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Road My song pick 11 years ago today: Nirvana - Lithium

4303. Humble Pie - Get Down To It

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From: Eat It ; Year: 1973; Genre: Hard Rock This one popped into my mind today and I decided to choose it today. The song really goes along quite well with that nice hard edge to it. Hear Get Down To It on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - Exiles My song pick 2 years ago today: Soundgarden - By Crooked Steps My song pick 3 years ago today: Brave Belt - Never Comin' Home My song pick 4 years ago today: Marillion - The Uninvited Guest My song pick 5 years ago today: Rammstein - Nebel My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - The Necromancer My song pick 7 years ago today: Les Elgart - Bandstand Boogie My song pick 8 years ago today: Oomph! featuring Nina Hagen - Feiber My song pick 9 years ago today: The Guess Who - Minstrel Boy My song pick 10 years ago today: Metallica - Nothing Else Matters My song pick 11 years ago today: Steely Day - Rikki Don't Lose That Number

4302. Mastodon - Andromeda

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From: Emperor of Sand ; Year: 2017; Genre: Progressive Metal/Sludge Metal Off to the races so to speak on a very busy day; nothing like listening to some Mastodon to get the blood going. Hear Andromeda on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Deep Purple - King of Dreams My song pick 2 years ago today: Counting Crows - Round Here My song pick 3 years ago today: Devo - Through Being Cool My song pick 4 years ago today: Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus My song pick 5 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - G.C.S. My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Big Money My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Lifebeats/Prelude/The Silver Cord/Re-Assuring Tune My song pick 8 years ago today: The Doors - When the Music's Over My song pick 9 years ago today: Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tank My song pick 10 years ago today: Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Karn Evil 9 My song pick 11 years ago today: Kenny Rogers & the First Edition - Just

4301. Rammstein - Los

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From: Reise, Reise ; Year: 2004; Genre: Industrial Metal/Neue Deutsche Härte Rammstein has been coming on my playlist a lot lately; thought it was a sign to pick another one. Whilst not the among the best songs on the album in my opinion, it's still a good song, which will give you your Rammstein fix. Hear Los on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Pine Martin's Jig My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Making Memories My song pick 4 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Let’s Go Down to Funksville My song pick 5 years ago today: The Saxons - The Saxon War Cry My song pick 6 years ago today: Queen - Princes of the Universe My song pick 7 years ago today: Supertramp - Rudy My song pick 8 years ago today: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Alexander's Ragtime Band My song pick 9 years ago today: Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again My song pick 10 years ago to

4300. Pallas - Ghost

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From: Beat the Drum ; Year: 1998; Genre: Progressive Rock Made it to 4300! I'm kind of picking an "epic" song because I cannot think of an apropos titled track, but this is an excellent track and worthy of an "odometer rollover pick." This one has all that prog/rock goodness throughout to keep anybody entertained for 8+ minutes. Hear Ghost on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: UB40 - Here I Am (Come and Take Me) My song pick 2 years ago today: The Charlie Daniels Band - Long Haired Country Boy My song pick 3 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Lodi My song pick 4 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - All I Can Do Is Write About It My song pick 5 years ago today: Frank Zappa - Montana My song pick 6 years ago today: Boston - Don't Look Back My song pick 7 years ago today: Beat Crusaders - Hit in the USA My song pick 8 years ago today: ABBA - Thank You for the Music My song pick 9 years ago today: Genesis - Home By

4299. 10cc - Good Morning Judge

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From: Deceptive Bends ; Year: 1977; Genre: Rock The start of another busy workweek and felt like picking something a bit less usual per my normal tastes. This one from 10cc seemed to fit wot I was thinking pretty good. Hear Good Morning Judge on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere My song pick 2 years ago today: Fletcher Henderson and Louis Armstrong - Money Blues My song pick 3 years ago today: Weather Report - Palladíum My song pick 4 years ago today: Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman My song pick 5 years ago today: Peter Gabriel - Steam My song pick 6 years ago today: Phil Collins - Something Happened on the Way to Heaven My song pick 7 years ago today: Pallas - Rise and Fall, Part 2 My song pick 8 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Black Blade My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Waidmanns Heil My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Rock Island My song pick 11 years

4298. Raspberries - Go All The Way

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From: Raspberries ; Year: 1972; Genre: Rock Got an old record player working last night that was kaput and one of the songs I had going was this one. The Raspberries always have a big sound, especially with this one, which is also a very deceptively complex song. Hear Go All The Way on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Thermals - Test Pattern My song pick 2 years ago today: Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie My song pick 3 years ago today: The Beatles - For You Blue My song pick 4 years ago today: Boston - I Had a Good Time My song pick 5 years ago today: Sky - FIFO (suite) My song pick 6 years ago today: Faith No More - Easy My song pick 7 years ago today: Pallas - Rise and Fall, Part 1 My song pick 8 years ago today: Counting Crows - Mr. Jones My song pick 9 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin Out My Back Door My song pick 10 years ago today: The Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions My song pick 11 years ago today: The Torn

4297. Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Keep On Chooglin'

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From: Bayou Country ; Year: 1969; Genre: Blues Rock This one's been on my mind off and on for about a month now; finally getting around to pick it. Keep On Chooglin' is definitely one of their longer "album oriented" tracks with a heavy blues influence. Hear Keep On Chooglin' on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Luther the Anthropoid (Ape Man) My song pick 2 years ago today: Pallas - Falling Down My song pick 3 years ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway My song pick 4 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Whiskey Man My song pick 5 years ago today: Alphaville - Forever Young My song pick 6 years ago today: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls My song pick 7 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) My song pick 8 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus My song pick 9 years ago today: Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) My song pick 1

4296. Parliament - (Gloryhallastoopid) Pin The Tail On The Funky

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From: Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky) ; Year: 1979; Genre: Funk Funky Friday upon me again, the title-track off of Parliament's '79 release seemed like a perfect for the occasion. Hear (Gloryhallastoopid) Pin The Tail On The Funky on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Marillion - That Time of the Night (The Short Straw) My song pick 2 years ago today: The J. Geils Band - Love Stinks My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Of Rage and War My song pick 4 years ago today: Frank Black - Headache My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Two Fingers My song pick 6 years ago today: Paul Simon - Hobo's Blues My song pick 7 years ago today: Megadeth - Sweating Bullets My song pick 8 years ago today: Kristoph Klover - Fire in the Sky My song pick 9 years ago today: David Bowie - The Supermen My song pick 10 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home   My song pick 11 years ago today: Garbage - Push

4295. The Police - Don't Stand Too Close To Me

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From: Zenyattà Mondatta ; Year: 1980; Genre: New Wave/Rock Kind of taken aback that I'm over 11 years into this blog and hadn't picked this one yet, which is one of The Police's biggest hits. Both the music and the lyrics work excellently together to make a truly wonderfully written/arranged song; really, there's so much to listen to on this one. Hear Don't Stand Too Close To Me on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Mastodon - The Wolf is Loose My song pick 2 years ago today: Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Black Mamba My song pick 4 years ago today: Michael Martin Murphey - Medicine Man My song pick 5 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun My song pick 6 years ago today: Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear My song pick 7 years ago today: Carmen - Purple Flowers My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Keine Lust My song pick 9 years ago today: Big

4294. Genesis - Behind the Lines

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From: Duke ; Year: 1980; Genre: Progressive Rock Am in the mood for some '80's era Genesis music this morning; went with this rather dramatic sounding song with the neat opening overture. Hear Behind the Lines on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - Emotion Detector My song pick 2 years ago today: Al Di Meola - The Wizard My song pick 3 years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - Dark Wings of Steel My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Flash Light My song pick 5 years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Breakdown My song pick 6 years ago today: Marillion - Garden Party My song pick 7 years ago today: Alestorm - Heavy Metal Pirates My song pick 8 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Sympathy for the Devil My song pick 9 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Bounce My song pick 10 years ago today: The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes My song pick 11 years ago today: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Tears of a Clown

4293. Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel

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From: Fallen Angel ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock This is a very good late '70s track from Uriah Heep, I really like the rhythm and chord choices of this track, but the lyrics are somewhat repetitive. Hear Fallen Angel on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Depeche Mode - Strangelove My song pick 2 years ago today: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl My song pick 3 years ago today: Aerosmith - What it Takes My song pick 4 years ago today: Queen - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - The Trees My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Orion My song pick 7 years ago today: Genesis - The Return of the Giant Hogweed My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - The Seeker My song pick 9 years ago today: Queen - The Show Must Go On My song pick 10 years ago today: Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55   My song pick 11 years ago today: Blind Mellon - No Rain

4292. Peter Frampton - Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way

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From: Frampton ; Year: 1975; Genre: Rock The other night my band improved some Frampton at a show and it went over pretty good, so I thought I'd add another one of his songs to my blog. Hear Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way on YouTube. Hear the Frampton Comes Alive version on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Hawkwind - Nuclear Drive My song pick 2 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Dirt My song pick 3 years ago today: Kool & the Gang - Funky Man My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Too Many Too My song pick 5 years ago today: Metallica - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth My song pick 6 years ago today: Guns 'N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle My song pick 7 years ago today: Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture Main Title/Klingon Battle My song pick 8 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Welcome to the Machine My song pick 9 years ago today: Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only My song pick 10 years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite

4291. Tool - Vicarious

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From: 10,000 Days ; Year: 2006; Genre: Progressive Metal I absolutely love the sound of this track; it's fast becoming one of my favourites from the band. The rhythm is exquisite with all its different time signatures and such. Hear Vicarious on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Nena - Ich häng' an dir My song pick 2 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Under the Influence of a Groove My song pick 3 years ago today: Redbone - Come and Get Your Love My song pick 4 years ago today: Petula Clark - A Sign of the Times My song pick 5 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Wrathchild My song pick 6 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Paradise City My song pick 7 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Shunt and Shuffle My song pick 8 years ago today: Def Leppard - Waterloo Sunset My song pick 9 years ago today: John Denver - Spirit My song pick 10 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People My song pick 11 years ago today: David Bowie -

4290. Wolfmother - Enemy Is In Your Mind

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From: New Crown ; Year: 2014; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Had them on my mind today and wanted to pick another one from the band anyway. As true with most their music this one has a definite '70s metal sound to it, but I can also feel a noted '90s grunge sound/influence in this one. Hear Enemy Is In Your Mind on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Cure - More Than This My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Dedicated to Lydia My song pick 3 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Toccata My song pick 4 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll My song pick 5 years ago today: Queen - Invisible Man My song pick 6 years ago today: Journey - Stone in Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Banker Bets, Banker Wins My song pick 8 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle My song pick 9 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Sails of Silver   My song pick 10 years ago today: Duran Duran - Ele

4289. Dayton Sidewinders - Something

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From: Let's Go Down To Funksville ; Year: 1968; Genre: Funk/Soul/Jazz Here's a beautiful and exquisite cover of the Beatles classic done in a funky jazz style, perfect for closing out the workweek. Hear Something on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Lovin' Spoonful - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? My song pick 2 years ago today: Duran Duran - Out of my Mind My song pick 3 years ago today: Kansas - Journey from Mariabronn My song pick 4 years ago today: Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe My song pick 5 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Takin' Care of Business My song pick 6 years ago today: Return to Forever - Jungle Waterfall My song pick 7 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Best of Both Worlds My song pick 8 years ago today: Northern Kings - Don't Stop Believin' My song pick 9 years ago today: King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet My song pick 10 years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Slang My song pick 11

4288. Small Faces - Itchycoo Park

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From: There Are But Four Small Faces ; Year: 1967; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Recently this song came to my mind after many decades of not hearing it, even at that I had not listened to it that much. Funny enough, my memories hooked to this song are from an old Commodore 64 game I believe was called " Street Beat ." It was a game where you went around a city in a sandbox style where you were supposed to make random people dance. Funny enough, all the places and landmarks in the game were named after places in popular songs; one of which was Itchycoo Park. It's hard for me to not think about this game when hearing this song. Hear Itchycoo Park on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Night in the City My song pick 2 years ago today: The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink My song pick 3 years ago today: Cesar 830 - Bridges My song pick 4 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - So Damn Cool My song pick 5 years ago today: Rage Again

4287. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

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From: Heaven and Hell ; Year: 1980; Genre: Metal Absolutely love the sound of this Dio-era of 'Sabbath; there's just something I find quite enjoyable about the music of this time period of the band. Hear Heaven and Hell on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel My song pick 2 years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water My song pick 3 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Dance Legless, Russian My song pick 4 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Groove On My song pick 5 years ago today: Primus - Tommy the Cat My song pick 6 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer My song pick 7 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly My song pick 8 years ago today: Queen - Good Company My song pick 9 years ago today: Wolfsheim - Über's Jahr My song pick 10 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Man In The Box My song pick 11 years ago today: INXS - Disappear

4286. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind

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From: Labour of Lust ; Year: 1979; Genre: Rock/Pop Had this song on my mind as I was sitting down to make my post today, so, as always and since I like it, I'm picking it. The sound has a dated quality about it, which I believe is intentional and done quite well. Hear Cruel To Be Kind on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Elvis Costello - Alison My song pick 2 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Coming Back to Life My song pick 3 years ago today: Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge My song pick 4 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream My song pick 5 years ago today: King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare My song pick 6 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here My song pick 7 years ago today: Dudley Moore Trio - Yesterdays My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - With You There To Help Me My song pick 9 years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Things to Come My song pick 10 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - Ha

4285. Def Leppard - Foolin'

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From: Pyromania ; Year: 1983; Genre: Hard Rock Saying hello to a new month, which happens to be April Fools' Day , so I had to pick an appropriately titled song and this one just happened to pop into my mind. Hear Foolin' on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes My song pick 2 years ago today: Roxy Music - Sentimental Fool My song pick 3 years ago today: Azteca - A New Day on the Rise My song pick 4 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Evil Woman My song pick 5 years ago today: The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool My song pick 6 years ago today: Bee Gees - I Started a Joke My song pick 7 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Fools Never Die My song pick 8 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Can You Handle It? My song pick 9 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain My song pick 10 years ago today: Styx - Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) My so