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

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Wanted to pick something "out there" from Jimi Hendrix; this short, (less-than-a-minute), piece with only odd sounds just seemed perfect for the bill.   Hear Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Chicken Shack - Daughter on the Hillside     My song pick 2 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright   My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleet Foxes - Innocent Son   My song pick 4 years ago today: Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen   My song pick 5 years ago today: Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me   My song pick 6 years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - Shoe Box   My song pick 7 years ago today: Jigsaw - Mystic Harmony My song pick 8 years ago today: Chet Atkins - The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish My song pick 9 years ago today: Alice in Chains - What The Hell Have I My song pick 10...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Blues This amazing, classic blues just happened to dislodge itself from my brain today in time for today's pick; and boy, is this a great one! Whilst not being the normal full-throttle heavy acid rock sound filled with mindblowing virtuosity that some might be used to, this passionate blues is every bit the equal or more than his most noted hit tracks. The guitar playing is as outstanding as it can be, but wot really blows me away every time I hear it is his vocals; for me words cannot express how great his voice is on this one.   Hear Red House on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Thermals - St. Rosa and the Swallows     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress   My song pick 3 years ago today: Dio - Rainbow in the Dark   My song pick 4 years ago today: War - You Got the Power   My song pick 5 years ago today: Nocturnal Rites - New W...

From: Smash Hits ; Year: 1968 (1967); Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock Felt like something from Jimi Hendrix once more, but by no means the last time.... This spaced out piece of heavy psychedelia was originally the b-side of a U.K. single of the song Burning of the Midnight Lamp , which is one of my top favourite songs from the legend. Whilst the title of the track is an overt reference to two widely used hallucinogens, the overall musicianship and performance make this one far more than it would appear superficially.   Hear The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - May I     My song pick 2 years ago today: Alley Pat - Pat's Rubber Band   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Doors - Love Street   My song pick 4 years ago today: Benny Carter - Cotton Tail   My song pick 5 years ago today: Mr. Big - Defying Gravity   My song pick 6 years ago tod...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock This is one of the songs that if people have never suffered from depression or related mental illness they might not be able to understand it. Probably would just sound like a some out there psychedelic sounds or such. In reality it is written/composed masterfully in a complex and intricate manner both musically and lyrically and is definitely among Jimi Hendrix's many songs that speaks to me on a very deep and personal way.    Hear I Don't Live Today on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Vanilla Fudge - The Windmills Of Your Mind     My song pick 2 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Last Frontier   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Stone Free   My song pick 4 years ago today: Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool   My song pick 5 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven   My song pick 6 years ago today: Th...

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock Wot else to say; just a mindblowing tune from a wizard of a musician. It's all classic; I do not believe Jimi Hendrix wrote a terrible song in his time on the Earth.    Hear Still Raining, Still Dreaming on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than the Speed of Night   My song pick 2 years ago today: Harlequin - Take This Heart   My song pick 3 years ago today: Lakeside - Money   My song pick 4 years ago today: Devo - Working in a Coal Mine   My song pick 5 years ago today: Mastodon - Steambreather   My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream My song pick 7 years ago today: AC/DC - R.I.P. (Rock in Peace) My song pick 8 years ago today: Hawkwind - Web Weaver My song pick 9 years ago today: The Chamber Brothers - I Can't Turn You Loose My song pick 10 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Aces High My song pick 11 y...

From: The Cry of Love ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Had Hendrix on the 'ol brain once again.... This is a rather hard rocker from his posthumous record The Cry of Love ; a great track indeed. I deeply wish that he could've lived longer... God only knows where music would be today if that was the case.   Hear In From the Storm on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dazz Band - Magnetized   My song pick 3 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Another Rainy Night (Without You)   My song pick 4 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Every Home is Wired   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Cranberries - Dreams My song pick 6 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Queen of the Reich My song pick 7 years ago today: The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination My song pick 8 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Endless Enigma (Part 1)/Fugue/The Endless En...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock Just rockin' out to some great tunes today, of course can't help but smile when you here those three great musicians play; especially the guitar and voice of Jimi Hendrix.    Hear Fire on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Los Bravos - Going Nowhere   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Kinks - You Can't Stop The Music   My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The World Keeps On Turning   My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Slaves & Bulldozers My song pick 5 years ago today: Pearl Jam - Daughter My song pick 6 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Don't Follow My song pick 7 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright My song pick 8 years ago today: Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy My song pick 9 years ago today: "Weird" Al Yankovic - Word Crimes My song pick 10 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Come a L...

From: Axis: Bold as Love ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock I find myself lately really listening close to every aspect of Jimi Hendrix's songs whilst I just let the record play and I can tell ya, there's always something new and truly remarkable, it would seem, that catches my ear. Without a doubt, as a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, etc... you cannot overstate what he and his bandmates did for music. This is another one of those songs after you get done listening to it you go back and realize that it's just over three-and-a-half minutes in length, but you could swear that it was over ten minutes; there's not one weak point of this beautiful track.   Hear One Rainy Wish on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: April Wine - Cat's Claw   My song pick 2 years ago today: Alphaville - Big In Japan   My song pick 3 years ago today: Primus - Mary the Ice Cube   My song pick 4 years ago today: Mastodon - Andromeda My song pick 5...

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Psychedelic Rock It's quite sad and downright criminal how difficult it has been made to find the art of such a musical trailblazer with such a short and brilliant career legally online, but hopefully once the talentless freeloader(s) who(m) control his catalogue die and are long forgotten dust, Jimi Hendrix's music will endure. Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I just get annoyed by this a lot. Like the majority of his work, this is definitely an interesting piece of music across the board with sound and ideas never heard prior, however heavily used ever since.   Hear a demo of the song on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Toad The Wet Sprocket - Something's Always Wrong   My song pick 2 years ago today: Uriah Heep - Love or Nothing   My song pick 3 years ago today: Waylander - Twin Fires of Beltíne   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Tai Shan My song pick 5 years ago today: Jaco Pastoriu...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock Been having music from Jimi Hendrix on my mind for the last couple weeks or so and thought I'd choose another one of his songs. This is one of his first recordings from him and his band and is definitely a classic.   Hear Stone Free on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool   My song pick 2 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Wallflowers - The Difference My song pick 4 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sedan Delivery My song pick 5 years ago today: Genesis - Can-Utility and the Coastliners My song pick 6 years ago today: The Cure - Friday I'm in Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Carmen - Margarita My song pick 8 years ago today: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Op.130 - String Quartet No.13 "Cavatina" My song pick 9 years ago today: Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary ...

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock/Blues Rock Had Jimi Hendrix and his band of renown on my mind yesterday and today; this song in particular was on my mind, so I decided that I should choose it. This is, of course, very much a legendary song that was based on the track Voodoo Chile , which was also on this record and caused some confusion do to the similar title.    Hear Voodoo Child (Slight Return) on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - Nine Pound Hammer   My song pick 2 years ago today: Blondie - One Way or Another   My song pick 3 years ago today: Faith No More - The Real Thing My song pick 4 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Doctor To My Disease My song pick 5 years ago today: Dire Straits - Private Investigations My song pick 6 years ago today: Deep Purple - Hallelujah My song pick 7 years ago today: The Rhythm Machine - Put a Smile on Time My song pick 8 years...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock I "spun the wheel" today and ended up choosing another Jimi Hendrix tune; another song I was surprised I had not chosen yet. This is a pure classic track that has some amazing guitar playing all the way through. Hear a live performance of the song on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Rammstein - Ausländer My song pick 2 years ago today: Cat Stevens - Wild World My song pick 3 years ago today: Steely Dan - The Fez My song pick 4 years ago today: The Nice - Diary of an Empty Day My song pick 5 years ago today: Foreigner - Spell Binder My song pick 6 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Spanish Eyes My song pick 7 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws My song pick 8 years ago today: Three Dog Night - It's For You My song pick 9 years ago today: Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin My song pick 10 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith My song pick 11 years ago...

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock I had some fun playing along with some of Jimi Hendix's music last night and still had his music on my mind when I went to pick a song today. This is one of his songs I really like; a beautiful composition that's dynamic across the board. Heck, and you get to hear the legend himself play the harpsichord; how awesome is that? Hear Burning of the Midnight Lamp on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: ABBA - Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) My song pick 2 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Moonlight Serenade My song pick 3 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Old Black Cat My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein My song pick 5 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Rated X My song pick 6 years ago today: Cab Calloway - Learnin' the Blues My song pick 7 years ago today: Steve Vai - Bad Horsie My song pick 8 years ago today: Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame ...

From: Axis: Bold As Love ; Year: 1967; Genre: Blues Rock It's quite difficult for me to pick a favourite song from Jimi Hendrix; there's just so many I absolutely love. Total beauty this one is, no other way to describe it; simply a profound song. Hear a live version of Little Wing on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Movin' Groovin' My song pick two years ago today: Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion My song pick three years ago today: B. Bumble & the Stingers - Bumble Boogie My song pick four years ago today: Marillion - Chelsea Monday My song pick five years ago today: Boston - Feelin' Satisfied My song pick six years ago today: Cybotron - Arrakis My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Entre Nous My song pick eight years ago today: Black Sabbath - War Pigs My song pick nine years ago today: Pink Floyd - One Of These Days My song pick ten years ago today: Jethro Tull - ...

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock Getting ready to head home today and I thought since we're still in Seattle I should at least pick a track from one of the city's native sons, and what better than a song from the incomparable Jimi Hendrix. This is the most popular version of the often-covered rock standard and a great track to boot. Hear Hey Joe on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Takin' Care of Business My song pick two years ago today: Return to Forever - Jungle Waterfall My song pick three years ago today: Midnight Oil - Best of Both Worlds My song pick four years ago today: Northern Kings - Don't Stop Believin' My song pick five years ago today: King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet My song pick six years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Slang My song pick seven years ago today: Falco - Der Kommissar

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock I had this classic Hendrix tune running through my mind this morning; I thought I had already picked it, but surprisingly not. Along with many of his fans, this is one my personal favourites from Jimi Hendrix; a great tune that really gets the blood moving. It's a shame though with how short the song is, but maybe that's part of what makes it special. Hear Purple Haze on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fan the Fire My song pick two years ago today: Queensrÿche - At The Edge My song pick three years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song My song pick four years ago today: Genesis - Watcher of the Skies My song pick five years ago today: Jim Croce - These Dreams My song pick six years ago today: Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy My song pick seven years ago today: Savatage - Tonight He Grins Again

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock Having issues again with my internet today, so I'm making a brief pick. This is one of my favorites from Jimi Hendrix; a nice short instrumental solo in only the way he could do it, which serves as a great intro to the Electric Ladyland album. Hear ...And the gods Made Love on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Boz Scaggs - Can I Make It Last (Or Will It Just Be Over) My song pick two years ago today: Supertramp - It's Raining Again My song pick three years ago today: King Crimson - Sleepless My song pick four years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 703 - Fughetta: Gottes-Sohn ist Kommen My song pick five years ago today: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Sultan My song pick six years ago today: Arlo - Runaround

From: Electric Ladyland ; Year: 1968; Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock After hearing one of his songs last night I felt like picking one. While this is actually a cover originally written by Bob Dylan everyone would probably agree that Hendrix's famous version is the iconic one that everybody thinks of. Hear All Along the Watchtower on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Billie Holiday - Summertime My song pick two years ago today: David Bowie - Young Americans My song pick three years ago today: Eric Robertson - "Spooked" on Classics My song pick four years ago today: Antonio Salieri - Requiem in C-Minor ( Piccolo Requiem ) My song pick five years ago today: Marmalade - Reflections of My Life My song pick six years ago today: .38 Special - Same Old Feeling

From: Are You Experienced ; Year: 1967; Genre: Jazz Fusion/Psychedelic Rock This is a rather interesting piece of music that if I haven't, I really should've already picked. It's an extremely experimental song in many ways; fusing all sorts of music and ideas together. Really, because of this it can fit into many and no categories at the same time, but whatever the case it's an incredible track all the same. Hear Third Stone From the Sun on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots My song pick two years ago today: Tesla - Forever More My song pick three years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick My song pick four years ago today: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds My song pick five years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Bad Moon Rising

1633 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression From: Are You Experienced , Year: 1967 Genre: Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Blues Rock I'm on to my fourth pick of my mystery theme week. This is a rather interesting and quite a fun song to play along with. I absolutely love how it was constructed; while on the surface it sounds and feels a bit disjointed, it fits together very nicely to make a truly awesome song. Hear Manic Depression on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Through the Eyes of the King My song pick two years ago today: Nora Bayes - The Japanese Sandman My song pick three years ago today: Queen - We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions My song pick four years ago today: The Little River Band - Reminiscing +