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

From: 6:66 Satans Child ; Year: 1999; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Metal Saw that it is the 13th day of the month and a Monday too, so I had to make another " Monday the 13th " pick! It could be argued that this is not a cover or that it is a cover. Being that it was written by Glenn Danzig, but for Johnny Cash, which he recorded about 6 years prior for his epic American Recordings album back in 1994. Anyway, I'll go ahead and say that this is a cover, which I really like; it almost makes me feel like I'm listening to a song performed by The Doors in their classic lineup, but if they went heavy hard rock or metal.   Hear Thirteen on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: R.E.M. - Losing My Religion   My song pick 2 years ago today: Midnight Express - Danger Zone   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Ronettes - I Can Hear Music   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Wasted Words   My song pick 5 years ago today: Ru...

From: Danzig ; Year: 1988; Genre: Metal/Hard Rock For no reason known to me I felt like listening to some early Danzig today and I also thought I would pick one. This song is one of the singles off the record and one of the ones I like. Hear Twist of Cain on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Humble Pie - Black Coffee My song pick two years ago today: Pallas - The Cross & the Crucible My song pick three years ago today: Nirvana - Come As You Are My song pick four years ago today: Hawkwind - Space Chase My song pick five years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Four Wheel Drive My song pick six years ago today: Savatage - When the Crowds are Gone My song pick seven years ago today: Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy My song pick eight years ago today: Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

I heard this song was playing a bit ago and I figured it would be a nice one for today. The vocals are one of the best points of this one; I have always thought that his vocals in this song sounded a bit like a Metal version of Jim Morrison. I like the combination of the metal sound with smoothness and the clarity of the song. Here is a music video on YouTube. +