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

From: Edgar Winter's White Trash ; Year: 1971; Genre: Blues/Blues Rock/Jazz Rock/R&B And with that we start another month.... Anyway, been meaning to choose another one from the Winter's group of musicians. This jazzy blues rock track just seemed perfect. That horn section combined with Edgar Winter's powerful and soulful vocals are purely amazing.   Hear I Got News for You on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - Them There Eyes     My song pick 2 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Chevrolet   My song pick 3 years ago today: Eddie Rabbitt - 747   My song pick 4 years ago today: B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling   My song pick 5 years ago today: Tears for Fears - Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)   My song pick 6 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Passion, Grace & Fire My song pick 7 years ago today: Weezer - Africa My song pick 8 years ago today: Red Rider - Human Race...

From: Entrance ; Year: 1970; Genre: Blues Rock Needed to hear something from the brothers Winter to start the workweek. Edgar Winter's rendition of the often covered blues rock standard Tobacco Road seemed like an excellent choice. As luck would also have it, on his freshman studio album his brother Johnny accompanied him, so it is definitely a bonus and a half right there!   Hear Tobacco Road on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'   My song pick 2 years ago today: Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue   My song pick 3 years ago today: Melvins - The Mechanical Bride   My song pick 4 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Little Gandy Dancer   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - War Paint My song pick 6 years ago today: Crispian St. Peters - The Pied Piper My song pick 7 years ago today: Dream Theater - When Your Time Has Come My song pick 8 years ago today: Zapp - A...

From: Edgar Winter's White Trash ; Year: 1971; Genre: Rock/Rock 'n Roll Been meaning to choose another one from Edgar Winter for a little bit now and am now doing so. This is probably the most remembered track from the debut album of his White Trash, they would record two more records, but was eclipsed by both his solo work and with the epic Edgar Winter Group. Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll is just one of those songs where your body will be in motion in some way if you hear it; nice and catchy with some great solos throughout, especially Rick Derringer's guitar playing.   Hear Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Explorers Club - Impact 1 – Fate Speaks   My song pick 2 years ago today: Frank Zappa - No Not Now   My song pick 3 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - Our Wasted Days   My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Room a Thousand Years Wide   My song pick 5 years ago today: Morrissey - Fi...

From: Shock Treatment ; Year: 1974; Genre: Hard Rock Again, I don't know why, but I just felt like picking a song from Edgar Winter and company. This is kind of a weird song, which is always great in my opinion, that closes out the second album from The Edgar Winter Group. I really like the almost glam rock feel tacked on to the overall hard-edged rock on this track as well as Edgar Winter's signature experimental sound with the synthesizers.   Hear Animal on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Eagles - The Disco Strangler   My song pick 2 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Meliora Sequamur   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Delgados - Strathcona Slung   My song pick 4 years ago today: Genesis - Misunderstanding My song pick 5 years ago today: Pallas - The Blinding Darkness of Science My song pick 6 years ago today: Aerosmith - Remember (Walking in the Sand) My song pick 7 years ago today: AC/DC - Money Talks My song pick 8 yea...

I heard this one on the road this morning and I thought that it would make a good pick for today; you can't have too much Edgar Winter. For being somewhat of a Progressive Rock song it has permeated pop culture quite a bit, which is a bit strange. Most likely the reason is because it is quite danceable with plenty of hooks. Here is a fan video with the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +

I have been hearing this song a lot lately on the radio and other medium as well and I figured that it might be time to choose it. From what I understand the title of the song was supposed to be called " Double Drum Solo ," however, after splicing all of the pieces of the song together from various masters they decided on Frankenstein ; Edgar Winter also thought that the lumbering rhythm of the song fit the title as well. From what I've read, this song was not originally supposed to be released, but was put on the album as an afterthought/joke. From what I understand it was a B-side on a single as well and eclipsed the A-side song. The musicianship is excellent on this track; it really shows off Edgar Winter's talent. One of my favorite aspects of the song is that I love the synthesizer sound and how it was used in this song as a lead instrument. Here is a fan video with the studio version on YouTube. Here is an amazing live performance on YouTube. +