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

From: Bloodrock ; Year: 1970; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal "The clock on the wall says half past nine I pray to God, 'Give me more time!' I hear those steps movin' down the hall As I sit in these hallowed walls!" \m/      \m/     Hear Timepiece on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Gloryhammer - Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B - Ultimate Invocation Of The Binary Thaumaturge)     My song pick 2 years ago today: Gentle Giant - Memories of Old Days     My song pick 3 years ago today: The Winery Dogs - Lorelei   My song pick 4 years ago today: Primus - Conspiranoia   My song pick 5 years ago today: Depeche Mode - New Life My song pick 6 years ago today: Yes - Time and a Word My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Commercial Traveler My song pick 8 years ago today: Jefferson Starship - No Way Out My song pick 9 years ago today: Cybotron - Parameters of Consciousness My song...

From: Bloodrock ; Year: 1970; Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal I absolutely love proto-metal tracks like this, the whimsical song title is just the awesome cherry on top. It reminds me of if you crossed early 'Sabbath with some of the alternative bands of the early 1990s; quite a unique sound actually.   Hear Melvin Laid An Egg on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Moody Blues - My Song     My song pick 2 years ago today: Wolfmother - Remove Your Mask   My song pick 3 years ago today: UB40 - Dance With The Devil   My song pick 4 years ago today: Van Halen - 5150   My song pick 5 years ago today: Funkadelic - If You Got Funk, You Got Style   My song pick 6 years ago today: Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - The Secret Agent My song pick 8 years ago today: The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer My song pick 9 years ago today: Faith No More - Last Cup of Sorrow My song pick 1...

From: Bloodrock U.S.A. ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Been delving into Bloodrock's music; this hard rock/proto-metal track really caught my attention. If you like bands like Dio, Rainbow and the like, you should like this one.     Hear Don't Eat the Children on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - My Brightest Day     My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush - Garden Road   My song pick 3 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - May I Have a Talk With You   My song pick 4 years ago today: ZZ Top - Legs   My song pick 5 years ago today: Primus - Eclectic Electric   My song pick 6 years ago today: Parliament - Trombipulation My song pick 7 years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - Silence and I My song pick 8 years ago today: Wall of Voodoo - Ring of Fire My song pick 9 years ago today: John Dowland - Time Stands Still My song pick 10 years ago today: Tarot - ...

From: Bloodrock 2 ; Year: 1972; Genre: Hard Rock/Progressive Rock Here's an interesting one; a story-driven song written around a tragedy in which the protagonist details what he sees and feels whilst slipping away after an aeroplane crash. Got to love the hard rock tour 'd force driven by that awesome rhythm section and the Hammond Organ; the way they fade with the lowering pitch really sells the ending, and of course that beloved sound of a Hammond Organ winding down with the final chord was a stroke of genius.   Hear D.O.A. on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - The Talking Drum   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Association - Never My Love   My song pick 3 years ago today: Boston - Walk On   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Heresy   My song pick 5 years ago today: Sister Sledge - Do the Funk Do My song pick 6 years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 My song pick 7 years ago today: The Guess Who - Sh...