William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Message From a Drum ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock/Soul For some reason I just wanted to listen to and pick another song from Redbone today. This one's got a great mix of harder rock and soul in their distinct style; a really great song to listen to. Hear When You Got Trouble on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Then Came the Last Days of May My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Audition My song pick 3 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Driving Song My song pick 4 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Dry County My song pick 5 years ago today: Soundgarden - Storm My song pick 6 years ago today: Megadeth - Go To Hell My song pick 7 years ago today: The Scorpions - Loving You Sunday Morning My song pick 8 years ago today: Paul Mauriat - L'amour est bleu "Love is Blue" My song pick 9 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper My song pick 10 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Ripple My son

From: Sneakin' Around ; Year: 1992; Genre: Jazz/Blues/Country Here's some more beautiful music from the masters of the guitar: Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. It's an interesting take on the classic song and is just amazing how they pull it off. Hear their rendition of Summertime on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Still Burnin' My song pick 2 years ago today: Brave Belt - Scarecrow My song pick 3 years ago today: Roman Holliday - Don't Try to Stop It My song pick 4 years ago today: Grateful Dead - Dark Star My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Rock it My song pick 6 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - In the Stone My song pick 7 years ago today: America - You Can Do Magic My song pick 8 years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K. 1a - Andante in C My song pick 9 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Help is on the Way/Slipknot! My song pick 10 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Nobody Kn

From: I Sing the Body Electric ; Year: 1972; Genre: Jazz Fusion For some reason I had this record on my mind this morning and, as I always do, took it as a sign I needed to choose another song from it. This song has a very middle eastern flare/feel to it, (as you could probably tell by the title), with a mix of jazz fusion, which makes it very unique sounding. Hear The Moors on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Stratovarius - S.O.S. My song pick 2 years ago today: Asia - Without You My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead) - One More Saturday Night My song pick 4 years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick 5 years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - The Camera Eye My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkind - Dying Seas My song pick 8 years ago today: Quasar - Mission 14 My song pick 9 years ago today: Derek and the Dominoes - Key to the Highway My song pick 10

From: Rock Love ; Year: 1971; Genre: Blues Rock The Gangster is Back is one of the live recordings from Rock Love and is a neat little blues rock piece that those who know his musical style should like. Hear The Gangster is Back on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pearl Jam - Oceans My song pick 2 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Mountains of the Moon My song pick 3 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Not My Cross to Bear My song pick 4 years ago today: Savatage - Prelude to Madness My song pick 5 years ago today: Traffic - Rock 'n' Roll Stew Parts 1&2 My song pick 6 years ago today: Chris Squire - Lucky Seven My song pick 7 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The Chain My song pick 8 years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones My song pick 9 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon My song pick 10 years ago today: Return To Forever - The Magician My song pick 11 years ago today: The Gipsy Kings - Hotel California M

From: Bent Out of Shape ; Year: 1983; Hard Rock Needed some straight-up early 1980s hard rock; Rainbow really fit my bill quite well; this song is among my favourites from their classic album Bent Out of Shape . Hear Fool For The Night on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Grateful Dead - Unbroken Chain My song pick 2 years ago today: The (Dixie) Dregs - Kat Food My song pick 3 years ago today: King Crimson - Fracture My song pick 4 years ago today: Sly & The Family Stone - Luv n' Haight My song pick 5 years ago today: Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides My song pick 6 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower My song pick 8 years ago today: Nightwish - The Carpenter My song pick 9 years ago today: Return to Forever - Sofistifunk My song pick 10 years ago today: Savatage - 24 Hours Ago My song pick 11 years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - The Rubberba

From: Enlightened  Rogues ; Year: 1979; Genre: Southern Rock/Blues Rock I was watching television the other day and happened upon a program that featured this album; sure brought back some memories. Originally I got an old stereo 8-Track tape of Enlightened Rogues and listened to it a lot back in the day. I still have it somewhere but with 30 years and 4 major moves I've kind of lost it; now I've been listening to it again and I forgot how much I liked it. Anyway, this was, I believe the last track on the tape and was part of my main "path" through the 4 tracks; it's one of my favourites on the album for sure. Hear Sail Away on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Soundgarden - Ty Cobb My song pick 2 years ago today: ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure My song pick 3 years ago today: Audioslave - Exploder My song pick 4 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Still the Same My song pick 5 years ago today: Alestorm - Magnetic No

From: Five Bridges ; Year: 1970; Genre: Progressive Rock This is a great little eccentric piece which blends a Bob Dylan song with a piece from J.S. Bach, which works really well I have to say. Mark it up to the genius of Keith Emerson and company. Hear Country Pie/Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway My song pick 2 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Opening (Statement)/He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior) My song pick 3 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Spacebase My song pick 4 years ago today: ABBA - Two for the Price of One My song pick 5 years ago today: Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Queen and Country My song pick 7 years ago today: Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne My song pick 8 years ago today: Steppenwolf - Monster/Suicide/America My song pick 9 years ago today: Max Roach - Valse Hot My song pick 10 years ago today: Nig

From: I Robot ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock This is a pretty dynamic track, I love the way it keeps building throughout the song. One of The Alan Parsons Project's best songs in my personal opinion. Hear Don't Let It Show on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Commons Brawl My song pick 2 years ago today: Maddy Prior - Catseyes My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Conquer or Die! My song pick 4 years ago today: Steve Vai - You Didn't Break It My song pick 5 years ago today: UB40 - Kingston Town My song pick 6 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The Ghost My song pick 7 years ago today: Blondie - Dreaming My song pick 8 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 244 - St. Matthew Passion My song pick 9 years ago today: UB40 - Tears From My Eyes My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro Tull - 10.08 to Paddington My song pick 11 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Mayhem, Maybe My song pick 12 years ago today: The Ki

From: Operation: Mindcrime ; Year: 1988; Genre: Progressive Metal This album has been on my mind over the last little bit and I thought I'd choose another track from it. I love this entire album the music is just as deep as the lyrics and story line throughout; such an amazing piece of work. Hear The Mission on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: C.W. McCall - Four Wheel Drive My song pick 2 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Neon Knights My song pick 3 years ago today: Savatage - Chance My song pick 4 years ago today: Megadeth - A Secret Place My song pick 5 years ago today: Wings - Live and Let Die My song pick 6 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Are You Happy? My song pick 7 years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Creep My song pick 8 years ago today: The Moog Cookbook - Come Out and Play My song pick 9 years ago today: Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say? My song pick 10 years ago today: John Cafferty & Th

From: Let's Go Down to Funksville ; Year: 2002 (1968); Genre: Soul/Jazz This is a beautiful instrumental piece in a lot of ways; I love the horns/winds section. Hear Phoenix on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Police - Synchronicity I My song pick 2 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Dogs My song pick 3 years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - See You on the Other Side My song pick 4 years ago today: Queensrÿche - If I Could Change it All My song pick 5 years ago today: Kleeer - You Got Me Rockin' My song pick 6 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Test of Time My song pick 7 years ago today: Deborah Harry and Robin Zander - Send Love Through My song pick 8 years ago today: Megaherz - Jagdzeit My song pick 9 years ago today: Alabama - Mountain Music My song pick 10 years ago today: Boston - Higher Power My song pick 11 years ago today: Fire Bomber (Hummingbird) - Seventh Moon My song pick 12 years ago today: Crabby Appleton - Go Back

From: Born on a Pirate Ship ; Year: 1996; Genre: Alternative Rock Been a busy day thus far and thought I'd just "spin the wheel" again and randomly came up with this song. Like with a lot of their music it's light-hearted and a fun track to listen to. Hear Shoe Box on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jigsaw - Mystic Harmony My song pick 2 years ago today: Chet Atkins - The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish My song pick 3 years ago today: Alice in Chains - What The Hell Have I My song pick 4 years ago today: Iain Matthews - Shake It My song pick 5 years ago today: The Kinks - Moving Pictures My song pick 6 years ago today: Stahlhammer - Fiend Hört Mit My song pick 7 years ago today: The Doors - Soul Kitchen My song pick 8 years ago today: Megaherz - Hurra – Wir Leben Noch My song pick 9 years ago today: Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild My song pick 10 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - The Bertha Butt Boogie My song pick 11 yea

From: Shadow of the Moon ; Year: 1997; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock I have not picked one from Blackmore's Night in ages, so it seems like a good time to do so. This is a real pretty song in many ways, especially the vocals and flute. Hear Play Minstrel Play on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Acres Wild My song pick 3 years ago today: Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose My song pick 4 years ago today: Bootsy's Rubber Band - Vanish In Our Sleep My song pick 5 years ago today: The Who - Another Tricky Day My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Beneath, Between & Behind My song pick 7 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Last of a Dyin' Breed My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Subdivisions My song pick 9 years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K. 525, Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major " Eine Kleine Nachtmusik " My song pick 10 years ago today: For

From: Rain Dances ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock I really like the driving rhythm section throughout this one, of course the keyboards are another draw for me. Hear Highways of the Sun on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Guess Who - Three More Days My song pick 2 years ago today: Heart - White Lightning & Wine My song pick 3 years ago today: Audioslave - Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye My song pick 4 years ago today: Eric Burdon & The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood My song pick 5 years ago today: The Who - 905 My song pick 6 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - 2112 My song pick 8 years ago today: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog My song pick 9 years ago today: Tesla - I Wanna Live My song pick 10 years ago today: Rammstein - Eifersucht My song pick 11 years ago today: Duran Duran - Lay Lady Lay My song pick 12 years ago today: Genesis - Mam

From: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars ; Year: 1972; Genre: Glam Rock Made it to 4700 songs picked thus far and I thought this nice one from David Bowie would be a great pick for the occasion. Hear Star on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Standing in the Rain My song pick 2 years ago today: David Bowie - Five Years My song pick 3 years ago today: Queen - Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley My song pick 4 years ago today: Don Henley - Sunset Grill My song pick 5 years ago today: Bad Company - No Smoke Without a Fire My song pick 6 years ago today: Freddy Taylor and His Swing Men from Harlem - Viper's Dream My song pick 7 years ago today: Mr. Big - Tempermental My song pick 8 years ago today: Heart - Crazy on You My song pick 9 years ago today: Billy Thorpe - East of Eden's Gate My song pick 10 years ago today: The Delegates - Convention '72 My song pick 11

From: Mingus ; Year: 1979; Genre: Jazz Heard a song from this album on the way home yesterday evening and it's been on my mind ever since; I had to pick another one from it. I love the music especially the bass playing and Joni Mitchell's vocals are as beautiful as ever. Hear God Must Be a Boogie Man on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Uncle Jam My song pick 2 years ago today: Hawkwind - Looking in the Future My song pick 3 years ago today: Stratovarius - Lifetime in a Moment My song pick 4 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Nightmare My song pick 5 years ago today: Steve Vai - Rescue Me or Bury Me My song pick 6 years ago today: The Police - Spirits in the Material World My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Silver River Turning My song pick 8 years ago today: George Frideric Handel - HWV 57 - Samson My song pick 9 years ago today: Argent - God Gave Rock and Roll to You My song pick 10 years ago today: Dio - Killing the

From: Sacred Heart ; Year: 1985; Genre: Metal A normal story for me: I heard some Dio this morning and am picking one. I absolutely love the upbeat and uplifting nature of this song, which is very much in the "wheelhouse" of the late-great Ronnie James Dio. Hear Hungry For Heaven on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Argent - Pure Love My song pick 2 years ago today: Boz Scaggs - Breakdown Dead Ahead My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction My song pick 4 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Love is Blue My song pick 5 years ago today: B. B. King - Someday, Somewhere My song pick 6 years ago today: Rose Royce - Funkin' Around My song pick 7 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' for You My song pick 8 years ago today: Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) My song pick 9 years ago today: April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen My song pick 10 years ago today: Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Daahoud My so

From: Journey Into Space ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock I've had their music on my mind for the last little bit and, as usual, it got me in the mood to pick another one of their songs. This one has their signature sound throughout, but somewhat to the point of sounding like some of their other songs. However, this is still a very good song to hear if you like Jigsaw's music at all. Hear Journey Into Space on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Kiss - Heaven's on Fire My song pick 2 years ago today: The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love My song pick 3 years ago today: Gentle Giant - Words From The Wise My song pick 4 years ago today: King Crimson - I Talk to the Wind My song pick 5 years ago today: Pure Essence - Wake Up, Pts. 1&2 My song pick 6 years ago today: Eric Clapton (Derek and the Dominoes) - Bell Bottom Blues My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day My song pick 8 years ago today: Ale

From: Sparkle and Fade ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Rock For me this is kind of a feel good song that brings back good memories; hard to believe that it's been 25 years since it was released. Hear Santa Monica on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Icehouse - Electric Blue My song pick 2 years ago today: Jackson Browne - The Load-Out/Stay My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Turn Your Back My song pick 4 years ago today: Band of Horses - Casual Party My song pick 5 years ago today: Bachman & Turner - Neutral Zone My song pick 6 years ago today: Xerath - The Glorious Death My song pick 7 years ago today: John Fogerty - Premonition My song pick 8 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - The Joker My song pick 9 years ago today: Elvenking - The Wanderer My song pick 10 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street My song pick 11 years ago today: Scorpions - Rhythm of Love My song pick 12 years ago today: Supertra

From: Vapor Trails ; Year: 2002; Genre: Hard Rock This one has got a good straight-up rock feel with a touch of the progressive rock goodness; definitely more recent Rush sounding. Hear The Stars Look Down on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Welch - Outskirts My song pick 2 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Take It Easy (In Your Mind) My song pick 3 years ago today: Sammy Hagar - Heavy Metal My song pick 4 years ago today: Return to Forever - Flight of the Newborn My song pick 5 years ago today: Hawkwind - Choose Your Masques My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Force Ten My song pick 7 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Someday Never Comes My song pick 8 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Time My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Amerika My song pick 10 years ago today: Cream - White Room My song pick 11 years ago today: Steely Dan - Deacon Blues My song pick 12 years ago today: The Guess Who - Laughing

From: All-American Alien Boy ; Year: 1976; Genre: Rock I was listening to this song the other day and immediately fell in love with this track. What really got me liking this one was Jaco Pastorius' amazing bass playing; they even let him solo, which is awesome. Hear All-American Alien Boy on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Duran Duran - Hold Back the Rain My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush - Ghost of a Chance My song pick 3 years ago today: Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage My song pick 4 years ago today: Asia - One Step Closer My song pick 5 years ago today: Michael Martin Murphey - Secret Mountain Hideout My song pick 6 years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - The Mighty Ride of the Firelord My song pick 7 years ago today: Argent - Liar My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Time We Left This World Today My song pick 9 years ago today: Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) My song pick 10 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight R

From: Here's Little Richard ; Year: 1957; Genre: Rock 'N Roll I learned the other day that Rock 'N Roll great Little Richard passed away. Man when you talk about musical legends he's one that has to be in the conversation, especially when it's about musicians from the last 100 years. Hear Long Tall Sally on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Across the River My song pick 2 years ago today: Autograph - Turn Up the Radio My song pick 3 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Two Magicians My song pick 4 years ago today: Genesis - Silent Sun My song pick 5 years ago today: The Winery Dogs - Elevate My song pick 6 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Bloody Reunion My song pick 7 years ago today: Alice In Chains - Down in a Hole My song pick 8 years ago today: Tower of Power - What is Hip? My song pick 9 years ago today: Hawkwind - Sentinel My song pick 10 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli

From: Hold Me ; Year: 1984; Genre: Rock/Pop I've been picking a lot of songs because I've had either the artist or one of their songs on my mind; well today's no different I guess. I had some of the late-great Laura Branigan's songs running through my mind today; this one just seemed like a good one to choose. Hear Spanish Eddie on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Zapp - Funky Bounce My song pick 2 years ago today: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart My song pick 3 years ago today: The Verve - Weeping Willow My song pick 4 years ago today: Boston - The Journey/It's Easy My song pick 5 years ago today: Carmen - Shady Lady My song pick 6 years ago today: Nightwish - Nymphomaniac Fantasia My song pick 7 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter My song pick 8 years ago today: The Who - My Wife My song pick 9 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge My song pick 10 years ago today: Queen - These Are The

From: The Stone Roses ; Year: 1989; Genre: Alternative Rock I had them on my mind today and since I have yet to pick one of their songs I especially wanted to today. Hear Fools Gold on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dire Straits - Setting Me Up My song pick 2 years ago today: Buddy Holly - Everyday My song pick 3 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Rupi's Dance My song pick 4 years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - It's All Been Done My song pick 5 years ago today: Woody Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby My song pick 6 years ago today: David Bowie - Fame My song pick 7 years ago today: Van Der Graaf Generator - Aquarian My song pick 8 years ago today: Elvenking - Your Heroes are Dead My song pick 9 years ago today: Mr. Big - Still Ain't Enough for Me My song pick 10 years ago today: Steve Vai - Celluloid Heroes My song pick 11 years ago today: Toto - Africa My song pick 12 years ago today: Santana - Stone Flower

From: Gigaton ; Year: 2020; Genre: Alternative Rock Had music from Pearl Jam incessantly running through my mind today; it was enough for me to check out their newest album and give it a listen. This is one of the songs that immediately caught my attention and I thought it would make an excellent pick. Hear Retrograde on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - Epitaph My song pick 2 years ago today: Heart - Bad Animals My song pick 3 years ago today: Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence My song pick 4 years ago today: Lawrence Gowan - (You're a) Strange Animal My song pick 5 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Frisky My song pick 6 years ago today: Bob Seger - Main Street My song pick 7 years ago today: Nightwish - Scaretail My song pick 8 years ago today: Beat Crusaders - Japanese Girl My song pick 9 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Amish Paradise My song pick 10 years ago today: The Pet Shop Boys -

From: Rainier Fog ; Year: 2018; Genre: Alternative Metal I finally got around to listening to this album the other day and I have to say I am definitely pleased by what I heard. The music video to this song really made me laugh; you'd have to know about old Rainier Beer commercials to get the jokes in the video. Hear Rainier Fog on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Savatage - Skraggy's Tomb My song pick 2 years ago today: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Countdown My song pick 3 years ago today: a-ha - The Blood that Moves the Body My song pick 4 years ago today: Mr. Bungle - Carousel My song pick 5 years ago today: Tears for Fears - Cold My song pick 6 years ago today: Clarence Carter - Patches My song pick 7 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - 21st Century Man My song pick 8 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare to be Stupid My song pick 9 years ago today: AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock

From: Salisbury : Year: 1971; Genre: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock I love music that is interesting and also like lyrics that tell a story; this song contains both, so of course I like it. Hear Lady in Black on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Russkaja - Cheburaschka My song pick 2 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Let the Record Play My song pick 3 years ago today: Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Funkin' for Fun My song pick 5 years ago today: King Crimson - Fallen Angel My song pick 6 years ago today: Uriah Heep - Blind Eye My song pick 7 years ago today: Blink 182 - Don't Leave Me My song pick 8 years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 211 - Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht My song pick 9 years ago today: Queen - Stone Cold Crazy My song pick 10 years ago today: Nightwish - She Is My Sin My song pick 11 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Black My song pick 12 years ago today: Kansas -

From: Spectres ; Year: 1977; Genre: Hard Rock I had some BÖC pop into my head as I was getting ready to make today's blog post, so I'm taking it as a sign to pick another one of their songs. I like the mix between mellower and harder sounds on this song, it's quite good. Hear Death Valley Nights on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Ray Stevens - The Streak My song pick 2 years ago today: Faith No More - Sunny Side Up My song pick 3 years ago today: Parliament - Do That Stuff My song pick 4 years ago today: Primus - Eyes of the Squirrel My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Gift or Roses My song pick 6 years ago today: Paris - Starcage My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Big Dumb Sex My song pick 8 years ago today: King Crimson - Cirkus, Including: Entry of the Chameleons My song pick 9 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By My song pick 10 years ago today: Blink-182 - Adam's Song My song pick 11

From: Fish Out of Water ; Year: 1975; Genre: Rock I had a bunch of his music from this album running through my mind today. This is such a beautiful song in so many ways; I love the orchestral accompaniment. Hear You By My Side on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blind Melon - Galaxie My song pick 2 years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - All That Glitters Ain't Gold My song pick 3 years ago today: Suede - Breakdown My song pick 4 years ago today: The Pretenders - Brass in my Pocket My song pick 5 years ago today: Savatage - There in Silence My song pick 6 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Revival My song pick 7 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition My song pick 8 years ago today: Soundgarden - Pretty Noose My song pick 9 years ago today: S.M.V. - Mongoose Walk My song pick 10 years ago today: The Delgados - Come Undone My song pick 11 years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - China Grove My son

From: The Sport of Kings ; Year: 1986; Genre: Hard Rock Had Triumph on the brain a bit today; thought I'd add another one of their songs to the blog. Anyway, this one has a lot of what you could call their normal sound to it; it's a very empowering piece musically. Hear Somebody's Out There on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Primus - DMV My song pick 2 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Soaring Through a Dream My song pick 3 years ago today: Wishbone Ash - Baby the Angels Are Here My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Rhinosaur My song pick 5 years ago today: Jigsaw - Love Fire My song pick 6 years ago today: Dream Theater - The Enemy Inside My song pick 7 years ago today: The Ventures - Joy My song pick 8 years ago today: Gackt - Cube My song pick 9 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Meet on the Ledge My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Losing It My song pick 11 years ago today: The Beatles - Yesterday My song pick 12

From: Don't Cry Out Loud ; Year: 1978; Genre: Pop I have not heard this one in ages; it was playing some in my mind for the last couple of days. It would be, I guess, categorized as "mom and dad music." My mom played it quite a bit whilst I was younger and haven't heard it a lot since. Hear Don't Cry Out Loud on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Lighthouse - Magic's in the Dancing My song pick 2 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Down to the Line My song pick 3 years ago today: The Guess Who - Bus Rider My song pick 4 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Crystals My song pick 5 years ago today: The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me My song pick 6 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Hot Fun My song pick 7 years ago today: Beat Crusaders - Moon on the Water My song pick 8 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Haifisch My song pick 10 years ago today: T

From: Who ; Year: 2019; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock Finally got around to check out The Who's newest album. Though it's still not the same without John Entwistle on bass, but I suppose it has been that way since Keith Moon died too. That being said, it's nice to hear new material from the band and it's pretty good to boot. Hear Ball and Chain on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Rolling Stones - Saint of Me My song pick 2 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Dodgy Bastards My song pick 3 years ago today: Nirvana - Blew My song pick 4 years ago today: Faith No More - I Started A Joke My song pick 5 years ago today: Bobby Lyle - Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It) My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Nursie My song pick 7 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb My song pick 8 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Sligo Maid My song pick 9 years ago today: Eddie Money - Gimme Me Some Water   My song pick 10 years ago today: