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

From: Walking in London ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Rock Had Concrete Blonde on my mind again today. While I've never been huge into them, I have definitely liked wot I heard, this record is no different. A lot of the reason I like them is because it really takes me back to the time it was released and played a lot.    Hear Someday? on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Mastodon - Cold Dark Place   My song pick 2 years ago today: Jerry Reed - How Many Tomorrows   My song pick 3 years ago today: Charley Pride - When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)   My song pick 4 years ago today: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Jingle Bells   My song pick 5 years ago today: Hawkwind - Brainstorm My song pick 6 years ago today: America - The Border My song pick 7 years ago today: Yes - Machine Messiah My song pick 8 years ago today: The Offspring - The Meaning of Life My song pick 9 years ago today: Savatage - Degrees of S...

From: Bloodletting ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Rock This is one that the band I play with did on a recent gig; the atmosphere and overall subject matter seemed like a good Halloween pick. It certainly does bring back a lot of memories hearing this music. Hear Darkening of the Light on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name My song pick 2 years ago today: Misterio - Stinking Zombies My song pick 3 years ago today: Helloween - Halloween My song pick 4 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dracula Parts 1 & 2 My song pick 5 years ago today: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers - The Monster Mash My song pick 6 years ago today: Kreeps - Dead Men Walking My song pick 7 years ago today: Dick Dale - Riders In the Sky My song pick 8 years ago today: Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons My song pick 9 years ago today: Rammstein - Mein Teil My song pick 10 years ago today: Rush - Witch Hunt My song...

From: Bloodletting ; Year: 1990; Genre: Alternative Rock I'm kind of surprised I haven't picked this one yet, (or one from the band in a long time for that matter). This is one of, if not my favourite song from Concrete Blonde; the way they wrote it around that simple descending riff was sheer genius. It's a timeless classic, that's for sure. Hear Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Phantom Blue - A Little Evil My song pick two years ago today: Cheap Trick - Dream Police My song pick three years ago today: Rick James - Give it to Me Baby My song pick four years ago today: Weather Report - Medley: Vertical Invader; T.H.; Dr. Honoris Causa My song pick five years ago today: Band of Horses - Laredo My song pick six years ago today: Fairport Convention - Dawn My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Alive and Well and Living In My song pick eight years ago today: .38 Special - Chain Lightnin' M...

Last night this song came on my iPod and could not remember if I has chosen it yet. I have come to really enjoy the lower-register vocals that Johnette Napolitano uses; she has an excellent voice. With a lot of the pop music that features screechy female vocals coming out it is nice to hear some women sing in with powerful vocals in a lower register. Another aspect of this song that is just incredible is the crisp sound of the music; the guitar solo really show this off. Here is the music video on YouTube. +