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

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge After hearing a song from this album in a movie I was watching it got me kind of sentimental; I had to pick another one from it today. Hate to Feel really exemplifies that slow, de-tuned, and heavy sound that really put them on the map; hard to believe that it has been over 30 years since it came out... boy, tempus fugit indeed.   Hear Hate to Feel on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - Sell My Soul   My song pick 2 years ago today: Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster   My song pick 3 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Expletive Delighted   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Hollies - On a Carousel My song pick 5 years ago today: The Guess Who - Flying on the Ground is Wrong My song pick 6 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Warakurna My song pick 7 years ago today: The Outfield - Your Love My song pick 8 years ago today: Jefferson Starship - Jane My song pi...

From: Rainier Fog ; Year: 2018; Genre: Alternative Metal/Sludge Metal Getting in a "Seattle" mood I guess today; wot a better band to do so with, right? Anyway, this track in particular has a very familiar feel and sound to it, reminds me a lot of their earlier material from the Dirt / Jar of Flies era; gotta love that drop tune and slow metal sound.   Hear So Far Under on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: C.W. McCall - Black Bear Road   My song pick 2 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Sheep   My song pick 3 years ago today: Bill Withers - Lean On Me   My song pick 4 years ago today: Small Faces - Itchycoo Park My song pick 5 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Night in the City My song pick 6 years ago today: The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink My song pick 7 years ago today: Cesar 830 - Bridges My song pick 8 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - So Damn Cool My song pick 9 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - R...

From: Rainier Fog ; Year: 2018; Genre: Alternative Metal It's a rather busy day today, and I have been really in the mood for some Alice in Chains music, especially from their most recent record. This is among my favourites from it; I really like the classic sound and feel they use in it.   Hear The One You Know on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Yes - Going for the One   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Phoenix   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Police - Synchronicity I My song pick 4 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Dogs My song pick 5 years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - See You on the Other Side My song pick 6 years ago today: Queensrÿche - If I Could Change it All My song pick 7 years ago today: Kleeer - You Got Me Rockin' My song pick 8 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Test of Time My song pick 9 years ago today: Deborah Harry and Robin Zander - Send Love Through My song pick 10 years ago today: Megahe...

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge Had this album on my mind today; boy I've picked a lot of songs off it already and it's truly a masterpiece album. Anyway, as I said, I only have a few songs off the record to pick, this is one that seemed to fit really good. I remember hearing this music a lot in my teenage years, it sure brings back some memories.   Hear Dam That River on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Funkadelic - Good Old Music   My song pick 2 years ago today: Vixen - Tangerine My song pick 3 years ago today: 3 Inches of Blood - 4000 Torches My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Rover My song pick 5 years ago today: UB40 - Impossible Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Funkadelic - Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1 My song pick 7 years ago today: Lenny Kravitz - Fields of Joy My song pick 8 years ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl My song pick 9 years ago today: Jaco Past...

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge I really felt like listening to some earlier Alice in Chains today; I'm kind of surprised I haven't picked this track yet. A great song in many ways and is brimming with that amazing Grunge sound from the early '90s.   Hear Rain When I Die on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Return to Forever - Spain   My song pick 2 years ago today: Asia - The Last to Know My song pick 3 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Childhood's End My song pick 4 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Take Hold of the Flame My song pick 5 years ago today: Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues My song pick 6 years ago today: Weather Report - Predator My song pick 7 years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Hejira My song pick 8 years ago today: Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon My song pick 9 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Light Years My song pick 10 years ago today: Band of Horses - Factory My song pick 11 years ago today: Rush -...

From: Rainier Fog ; Year: 2018; Genre: Alternative Metal Have had Alice In Chains on my mind for the last couple of days off and on; decided I'd go ahead and pick another of their songs. Hear Never Fade on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pink Floyd - Two Suns In the Sunset My song pick 2 years ago today: Marillion - Lavender My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Spy in the House of the Night My song pick 4 years ago today: Chicago - Saturday in the Park My song pick 5 years ago today: Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly My song pick 6 years ago today: Faith No More - We Care a Lot My song pick 7 years ago today: Nena - Rette Mich My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - New World Man My song pick 9 years ago today: Ten Years After - One of These Days My song pick 10 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Polly on the Shore My song pick 11 years ago today: The Guess Who - No Time   My song pick 12 years ago today: Jerry R...

From: Alice In Chains ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge I heard this song the other day and it's been in my head off and on ever since. I guess it is a great song to be "earwormed" by. Hear Again on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean My song pick 2 years ago today: Soundgarden - 4th of July My song pick 3 years ago today: Carmen - Dancing on a Cold Wind My song pick 4 years ago today: Jane's Addiction - Three Days My song pick 5 years ago today: Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful My song pick 6 years ago today: The Isley Brothers - The Pride (Parts 1&2) My song pick 7 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Spreading the Disease My song pick 8 years ago today: Fates Warning - Monument My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - Alien Shore My song pick 10 years ago today: Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town My song pick 11 years ago today: Bon Jovi - My Guitar Lies Bleeding ...

From: Alice in Chains ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge Had some classic Layne Staley era Alice in Chains on my mind today; this one was foremost in my mind. I love the heaviness all around of this song it's got their excellent sound in spades. Hear Grind on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Gloryhammer - The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny My song pick 2 years ago today: Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk My song pick 3 years ago today: Sky - Where Opposites Meet My song pick 4 years ago today: Jigsaw - Cry ('Til The Tears Run Dry) My song pick 5 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Piano Concerto No. 1 My song pick 6 years ago today: Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline - Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue?) My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Worse Dreams My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Charm My song pick 9 years ago today: Steve Vai - Call it Sleep My song pick 10 years ago t...

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: Jar of Flies ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge I heard this song yesterday during my travels and immediately wanted to pick it. Such a beautiful and powerful composition; such a deep song both musically and lyrically. Hear Don't Follow on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright My song pick two years ago today: Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy My song pick three years ago today: "Weird" Al Yankovic - Word Crimes My song pick four years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Come a Little Bit Closer My song pick five years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) featuring Freddy Taylor - I Can't Give You Anything But Love My song pick six years ago today: Rin' - Fuhen My song pick seven years ago today: Cream - Badge My song pick eight years ago today: Steeleye Span - Seven Hundred Elves My song pick nine years ago t...

From: Last Action Hero (Soundtrack) ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge Been listening to a bunch of '90s "grunge" since Chris Cornell passed away. It's amazing to think about all the frontmen to those bands who have died over the years; sadly Lane Staley was among those who left the world too soon. Anyway, this was one of two songs Alice in Chains did for the film Last Action Hero ; it definitely showcases their sound and style at the time greatly. Hear What The Hell Have I on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Iain Matthews - Shake It My song pick two years ago today: The Kinks - Moving Pictures My song pick three years ago today: Stahlhammer - Fiend Hört Mit My song pick four years ago today: The Doors - Soul Kitchen My song pick five years ago today: Megaherz - Hurra – Wir Leben Noch My song pick six years ago today: Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild My song pick seven years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - The Bertha Butt Boo...

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge I noted over the last few weeks that songs from Alice in Chains' Dirt album have been playing a lot on my phone's playlist, so I thought I should pick one, and wot better one than the title track. While some might say Dirt is very depressing, it's a very heavy, deep, and powerful song. Hear Dirt on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Kool & the Gang - Funky Man My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Too Many Too My song pick three years ago today: Metallica - (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth My song pick four years ago today: Guns 'N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle My song pick five years ago today: Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture Main Title/Klingon Battle My song pick six years ago today: Queensrÿche - Welcome to the Machine My song pick seven years ago today: Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only My song pick eight years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite...

From: Black Gives Way to Blue ; Year: 2009; Genre: Alternative Metal Got listening to some newer Alice in Chains the other day; there is something I really like about Black Gives Way to Blue, it hearkens back to the sound of the band in their heyday. This song, like the rest on the album are very based in the raw, early sound of the band. Hear Check My Brain on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin My song pick two years ago today: Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know My song pick three years ago today: Cybotron - Sonic Overdrive My song pick four years ago today: Pearl Jam - Jeremy My song pick five years ago today: Banchee - Iceberg My song pick six years ago today: ZZ Top - Manic Mechanic My song pick seven years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk My song pick eight years ago today: Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down

From: Facelift ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge I have been meaning to pick one from Alice in Chains for a few days now. This single off of their debut album is very much what would be expected from early 1990s Alternative Metal and one of my personal favourites. Hear Sea of Sorrow on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) - Summertime My song pick two years ago today: Genesis - Seven Stones My song pick three years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Call of the Wild My song pick four years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funk Factory My song pick five years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely) My song pick six years ago today: Nirvana - In Bloom My song pick seven years ago today: Static X - I'm With Stupid My song pick eight years ago today: Ian Anderson - Eurology

From: SAP ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge Here's an interesting one from Alice in Chains that features the vocals of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Mark Arm of Mudhoney; members from some of the bigger bands from the Seattle scene at the time getting together for a song. It has definitely got the Seattle sound of the times in spades and a treat to hear. Hear Right Turn on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart My song pick two years ago today: Johnny Rodriguez - Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico My song pick three years ago today: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Op.49 - 1812 Overture My song pick four years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Down, Down My song pick five years ago today: Savatage - The Ocean My song pick six years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Serenade My song pick seven years ago today: Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem

From: Jar of Flies ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge I heard this song the other day and it has been on my mind ever since, so, like I'm always doing; I'm picking it. This is one that was fairly popular back in the 1990s and definitely of their normal sound. Hear I Stay Away on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jaco Pastorius (featuring Sam & Dave) - Come Over, Come Over My song pick two years ago today: Chet Atkins - Whispering My song pick three years ago today: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1-3 My song pick four years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - X-Ray Eyes My song pick five years ago today: Alton Ellis - Sunday Coming My song pick six years ago today: Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right My song pick seven years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Smokey Mountain Rain

From: Jar of Flies ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge I was really wanting to pick something apropos for this "rollover pick" with it being my 2600th song picked, but I was drawing a blank. So, anyway here's another pick from Alice in Chains, which is one that's been on my mind; a great example of early '90s rock. Hear No Excuses on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World My song pick two years ago today: Chet Atkins - Battle Hymn of the Republic My song pick three years ago today: Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm My song pick four years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Life by the Drop My song pick five years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Down on the Corner My song pick six years ago today: Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight My song pick seven years ago today: Savatage - Believe

From: Alice in Chains ; Year: 1995; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge The other day I happened to hear this song playing and it brought it back to my attention; I hadn't heard it in quite a while and it was a great memory trip. I can't believe that all of these albums I grew up listening to in my early teens are all turning 20 years old. Anyway, this is a very bluesy track very much in the style you come to expect from this band; my favourite part of the song is the vocal harmonies in the chorus; it gives a great feel. Hear Heaven Beside You on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Paris - Red Rain My song pick two years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Destiny Calls My song pick three years ago today: The Who - Going Mobile My song pick four years ago today: Louis Armstrong - The Blues are Brewin' My song pick five years ago today: The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End My song pick six years ago today: Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The...

From: Dirt ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Grunge The other night I had the TV going for background noise; specifically I had on a channel showing music videos. This happened to be one of the songs to come on and I thought I would pick it. In my opinion this is one of AiC's most soulful songs; it's loosely based on guitarist Jerry Cantrell's father's time in Vietnam; his nickname was and still is 'Rooster'. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Steve Vai - For the Love of God My song pick two years ago today: Mastodon - Seabeast My song pick three years ago today: Vangelis - Blade Runner (End Titles) My song pick four years ago today: Karussell - Wer Die Rose Ehrt My song pick five years ago today: The Delgados - Accused of Stealing My song pick six years ago today: Bon Jovi - Always

From: Facelift ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Metal No other reason but that I like the band that I am choosing this song today; I guess it just fit my mood. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: John Denver - Take Me To Tomorrow My song pick two years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Can't Stand Your Funk My song pick three years ago today: Styx - Suite Madame Blue My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Malignant Narcissism My song pick five years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster