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

From: Third Stage ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock Was enjoying some of the music from Boston today; mostly from the late '80s through the '90s. This one is kind of a balance between their "ballad" and their noted hard rock sound.   Hear To Be a Man on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars - T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll   My song pick 3 years ago today: War - Why Can't We Be Friends?   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Sail Away   My song pick 5 years ago today: Soundgarden - Ty Cobb My song pick 6 years ago today: ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure My song pick 7 years ago today: Audioslave - Exploder My song pick 8 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Still the Same My song pick 9 years ago today: Alestorm - Magnetic North My song pick 10 years ago today: Gratef...

From: Greatest Hits ; Year: 1997; Genre: Rock This is one of a few unreleased songs to appear on the band's greatest hits compilation back in 1997. Musically, Tell Me is among Boston's softer songs and doesn't seem to have "that sound" or production quality which the band is known for in my opinion, but still a good track nevertheless.   Hear Tell Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ian Anderson - The Browning of the Green   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steeleye Span - Roadways   My song pick 3 years ago today: Helloween - Pumpkins United     My song pick 4 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Hatesong My song pick 5 years ago today: Funkadelic - Phunklords My song pick 6 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - When Time Stood Still My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Loud Love My song pick 8 years ago today: Joachim Witt - Das Jüngste Gericht My song pick 9 years ago today: Carmen - The Gypsies ...

From: Third Stage ; Year: 1986; Genre: Hard Rock There's just something, for lack of a better word, "magical" about Boston's first three records; whilst the newer material has a lot of great songs, these were full of hits from beginning to end. Ever since I got Third Stage on cassette for Christmas one year, it has been one of those albums where I just play it from beginning to end without skipping a track. We're Ready has a very memorable melody, especially in the instrumental sections with that distinctive guitar sound.   Hear We're Ready on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Alestorm - Treasure Island   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Human League - Do or Die   My song pick 3 years ago today: Humble Pie - Get Down To It My song pick 4 years ago today: King Crimson - Exiles My song pick 5 years ago today: Soundgarden - By Crooked Steps My song pick 6 years ago today: Brave Belt - Never Comin' Home My song pick 7 years ago today...

From: Corporate America ; Year: 2002; Genre: Rock Been having Boston on my mind for the last week or so and am finally getting around to picking another one of their songs. Someone is one of those songs that has a pleasant familiarity to it whilst also is unique in its writing and arranging. Whilst being one of the songs from the Corporate America album to feature Brad Delp on vocals it was also rearranged for the Live, Love & Hope record in 2013 and given (2.0) added to the title.   Hear Someone on YouTube. Hear Someone (2.0) on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Genesis - Duke's Travels   My song pick 2 years ago today: Yazoo - Don't Go   My song pick 3 years ago today: C.W. McCall - Riverside Slide My song pick 4 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks My song pick 5 years ago today: Frankie Miller - Supersnatch My song pick 6 years ago today: Motörhead - Ace of Spades My song pick 7 years ago today: Yes - Looking ...

From: Walk On ; Year: 1994; Genre: Hard Rock Was thinking about picking another song from Boston for the last few days, but it always seemed like some other song got in my way when sitting down to do my pick. Anyway, this one's part of a greater suite that includes four songs, however, I thought it'd be a good idea to not choose all of them in one big pick; it gives me more reason to revisit this album.   Hear Walk On on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - Heresy   My song pick 2 years ago today: Sister Sledge - Do the Funk Do My song pick 3 years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 My song pick 4 years ago today: The Guess Who - Share the Land My song pick 5 years ago today: The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine My song pick 6 years ago today: Fates Warning - Pale Fire My song pick 7 years ago today: Blue Cheer - Parchment Farm My song pick 8 years ago today: Yes - Gates of Delirium My song pick 9 years ago today: Dire Strait...

From: Third Stage ; Year: 1986; Genre: Rock Another day, another song on my mind needing to be picked. My Destination is kind of a ballad with some good, upbeat rock guitar added perfectly to the mix. I also felt like I should also pick A New World seeing as the song is so short, but really good as well; plus the two of them go together on the album.   Hear My Destination on YouTube. Hear A New World on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Blue Moanin'   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steely Dan - Fire In The Hole My song pick 3 years ago today: The Police - Can't Stand Losing You My song pick 4 years ago today: Benny Carter - Pick Yourself Up My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Best I Can My song pick 6 years ago today: Waylon Jennings - I'm a Ramblin' Man My song pick 7 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade My song pick 8 years ago today: Gentle Giant - The House, The Street...

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock Bringing another album to a close on my blog by picking the last song available on the record. Don't Look Back is probably my favourite album from Boston, so it's not surprising. Anyway, this one is kind of a hard rock anthem of sorts and works good for party music. Hear Party on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Azteca - Non Pacem My song pick 2 years ago today: The Zombies - Beechwood Park My song pick 3 years ago today: Three Dog Night - The Loner My song pick 4 years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Babies My song pick 5 years ago today: Live - Lightning Crashes My song pick 6 years ago today: Duran Duran - The Reflex My song pick 7 years ago today: Savatage - The Storm My song pick 8 years ago today: John Dowland - In Darkness We Dwell My song pick 9 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - I Love the Night My song pick 10 years ago today: The Byrds - Eight Miles High My song pick ...

From: Life, Love & Hope ; Year: 2013; Genre: Rock I heard this song for the first time the other day and I found it interesting, a lot of mixing of sounds. You can tell that Tom Scholz was us to his normal duty of over engineering his work, which almost always equals a very good product as a rule. This track has a very modern feel to it with some of the aspect he put into it. It's of course quite nice to hear the vocals of Brad Delp once again. Hear Sail Away on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Coasters - Searchin' My song pick 2 years ago today: Wooten, Chambers, Franceschini - Funky D My song pick 3 years ago today: Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding My song pick 4 years ago today: Paco de Lucía - La Barrosa (alegrías) My song pick 5 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - I Fear You My song pick 6 years ago today: Soundgarden - Blow Up the Outside World My song pick 7 years ago today: Genesis - For Absent Friends My ...

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock Had Boston on the brain this morning, and went ahead and picked another one off of my favourite of their albums. Used to be Bad News may be thought of as a lesser "filler" track, it's anything but in reality; it my opinion it's as strong as the other songs on the record. To my knowledge Boston never really did the "filler" songs anyway. Hear Used to be Bad News on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Rhythm Machine - Everybody's Chippin My song pick two years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Fallen Angel My song pick three years ago today: Foo Fighters - These Days My song pick four years ago today: Hawkwind - The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon My song pick five years ago today: Oasis - All Around the World My song pick six years ago today: The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End My song pick seven years ago today: Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Stor...

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock Had Boston on the mind this morning; thought I'd pick another one from the hit-laden album Don't Look Back . This is the closing track and really does that job quite well with that great sound. Hear Don't Be Afraid on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Moody Blues - Blue World My song pick two years ago today: Queen - Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme) My song pick three years ago today: Pink Floyd - Empty Spaces/Young Lust My song pick four years ago today: Quasar - As You Fall Asleep My song pick five years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte (Cave Man) My song pick six years ago today: Stahlhammer - Eisbär My song pick seven years ago today: The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City My song pick eight years ago today: Jethro Tull - Wond'ring Again My song pick nine years ago today: Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Hard Rock Time for a great rocker on this busy week; I thought immediately of something from Boston' epic Don't Look Back album. The short, but ever so neat instrumental piece, The Journey , is often paired up as an intro with the following track, It's Easy , so I thought I would follow suit. Both of these are the typical highly produced sound and style you'd expect from Boston. Hear The Journey/It's Easy on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Carmen - Shady Lady My song pick two years ago today: Nightwish - Nymphomaniac Fantasia My song pick three years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter My song pick four years ago today: The Who - My Wife My song pick five years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge My song pick six years ago today: Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives My song pick seven years ago today: Megadeth - À Tout le Monde My song pick eight years ...

From: Corporate America ; Year: 2002; Genre: Hard Rock I've been thinking about picking something from Boston for a while now and today seems like a great time for one. This one comes from one of their newest albums; sadly the last to feature vocalist Brad Delp. This song oozes with the signature Boston sound and should be candy to the ears of anyone who likes the band. Hear I Had a Good Time on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Sky - FIFO (suite) My song pick two years ago today: Faith No More - Easy My song pick three years ago today: Pallas - Rise and Fall, Part 1 My song pick four years ago today: Counting Crows - Mr. Jones My song pick five years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin Out My Back Door My song pick six years ago today: The Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions My song pick seven years ago today: The Tornadoes - Telstar

From: Third Stage ; Year: 1986; Genre: Hard Rock Same story, different day... had this band on my mind and decided to pick one of their songs. This is, of course, one of the main hits from the album, but is actually kind of a mini opus and clocks in a just over five minutes, but still gets a lot of airplay anyway. Hear Can'tcha Say (Believe in Me)/Still in Love on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Molly Hatchet - Dreams I'll Never See My song pick two years ago today: Miles Davis - Straight, No Chaser My song pick three years ago today: Triumph - Hold On My song pick four years ago today: Jack Black and Jason Segel - The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth My song pick five years ago today: John Denver - Poems, Prayers and Promises My song pick six years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - We Used To Know

From: Third Stage ; Year: 1986; Genre: Hard Rock Whilst thinking about what song I would pick today these two songs came to mind and I thought they would be a good selection. The Launch is an instrumental piece that when listening to the album sets up for the much more famous Cool the Engines . It's interesting how they used a pipe organ and keyboards to simulate the sound of a rocket launch; it's quite a neat track. Cool the Engines is very much a normal sounding song for the band, but excellent as well. Hear The Launch/Cool the Engines on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Stratovarius - Dreamspace My song pick two years ago today: Queensrÿche - Promised Land My song pick three years ago today: Ed Bogas & Merl Saunders - The Riot My song pick four years ago today: J. S. Bach - BWV 870 - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major , from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book No. 2 My song pick five years ago today: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell My song pick ...

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock This is another one that came to mind as a potential pick after hearing it; I checked to see if I had already chosen it, and I guess that I didn't, so here it is. This song is among my favourites from Boston and is also the title track from their '78 release; I've always loved this album's cover in particular, it reminds me of classic video game boxart from the early day of gaming. Anyway, I absolutely love the uplifting feeling this track has always given me. I've been needing as much empowering music lately as I've been tackling three very big projects. Hear Don't Look Back on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Beat Crusaders - Hit in the USA My song pick two years ago today: ABBA - Thank You for the Music My song pick three years ago today: Genesis - Home By The Sea My song pick four years ago today: Alannah Myles - Black Velvet My song pick five years ago today: Alice Coo...

From: Don't Look Back ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock Last night I caught this rather upbeat song from Boston on the radio and thought it would be an excellent pick to start a new week with. Hear Feelin' Satisfied on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Cybotron - Arrakis My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Entre Nous My song pick three years ago today: Black Sabbath - War Pigs My song pick four years ago today: Pink Floyd - One Of These Days My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Rare and Precious Chain

From: Boston ; Year: 1976; Genre: Rock This week just seems to be progressing with all of the pace of a snail; I wish it would just get over already. Anyway, after going through some of my library of Boston music I noticed that I hadn't chosen this song, which is one of my favourites. I thought for sure that I had chosen it at some time, I must've been wrong. This is one of those tracks that was done without any compromise; one of my favourite parts is the massively overdubbed guitar solo at the end of the song. This song is one of the hits singles from their hit-laden debut album and like all of the other tracks from the album, it gets a bit radio play to this day. Interestingly enough, this is one of the tracks that Tom Scholz had been working on in the studio for a couple of years prior to signing his record deal. Hear Peace of Mind on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Weezer - Buddy Holly My song pick two years ago today: Rammstein - Ich Will M...

From: Boston ; Year: 1976; Genre: Hard Rock For the last little bit I've been having some of Boston's songs running through my mind off and on, so I figured I would close out this Sunday with making of my favourite of their songs my pick. This is a rather soaring track that starts out quite strong and stays strong all of the way through to the end with that signature Boston sound. While on the surface this track might seem like a story of how Boston went from being a little-known bar band to being successful, however, in actuality it had nothing to do with how the band got signed and got success. And Tom Scholz had written and had been recording this and other songs years before the debut album. No matter what the reality is, for anyone who has picked up an instrument and made music the song serves as the stuff rock and roll dreams and fantasies are made out of. Hear Rock and Roll Band on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Mr. Big - Undertow My song pick ...

1606 Boston - Foreplay/Long Time From: Boston , Year: 1976 Genre: Hard Rock/Progressive Rock This is one of the songs that initially made me a fan of Boston; it's the longest track off of their debut album clocking in at just under 8 minutes total. The instrumental Foreplay opening 'overture' section, which reminds me a lot of a Toccata, immediately grabs you by the ears and won't let go. The track then goes into the main Long Time section that is more of a straight-up Hard Rock, but still just as musical as the opening. Hear Foreplay/Long Time on YouTube. Watch a live performance circa '88 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Home and Dry My song pick two years ago today: Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time My song pick three years ago today: Traffic - John Barleycorn My song pick four years ago today: The Moody Blues - Forever Afternoon ( Tuesday? ), Time to Get Away. +

1217 Boston - A Man I'll Never Be I hadn't heard this song in years until yesterday when it started playing in my mind; it's certainly weird when that happens. I guess the label of "power ballad" fits this song quite well, but is still oozing with Tom Scholz's signature hard rock sound. Hear A Man I'll Never Be on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Blue Collar My song pick two years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite - Winter My song pick three years ago today: Band of Horses - The Funeral +