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

From: Defenders of the Faith ; Year: 1984; Genre: Metal Next one on my "Satanic Moral Panic" theme is a track from those leather-clad blokes from Birmingham: Judas Priest. As with all of their material, they write and play all their songs for their fans in mind, who have and always will enjoy it.   Hear Eat Me Alive on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Bing Crosby - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day     My song pick 2 years ago today: John Denver - Christmas for Cowboys   My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob Rivers - White Trash Christmas   My song pick 4 years ago today: Ben Keith, Neil Young, Pegi Young - Les Trois Cloches   My song pick 5 years ago today: Primus - The Thing That Should Not Be   My song pick 6 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas in Blue   My song pick 7 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Waterfall My song pick 8 years ago today: Primus - Candy Man My song p...

From: Stained Class ; Year: 1978; Genre: Metal Was enjoying some Judas Priest last night whilst driving home, you can probably guess the rest. This track is a Spooky Tooth cover that became more infamous from people worrying about hidden messages in metal music than any aspect in and of itself. Ah yes, the whole "Satanic Panic," PMRC, and the ilk; people pushing their ideologies seemingly pop up at least once every generation. Kind of funny if you think about it, but if they were supposedly worrying about subliminal messages, they'd be focusing on advertising, but I digress. Anyway, I really love what they did with it all around; really made the song all theirs more or less.    Hear Better Than You, Better Than Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Led Zeppelin - Carouselambra   My song pick 2 years ago today: Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston   My song pick 3 years ago today: Bon Jovi - All I Want Is Everything   My song pick ...

From: Killing Machine ; Year: 1978; Genre: Metal I "spun the wheel" so to speak and decided on picking yet another one from Judas Priest. This track is among my favourites from the band, near the top of my list I would have to say. Hear Evening Star on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders My song pick 2 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Madness to the Method My song pick 3 years ago today: Jerry Reed - Rooster Jones My song pick 4 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Journey From Eden My song pick 5 years ago today: Kansas - Dust in the Wind My song pick 6 years ago today: King Crimson - Red My song pick 7 years ago today: Sky - March to the Scaffold My song pick 8 years ago today: Rhapsody of Fire - Holy Thunderforce My song pick 9 years ago today: Guided by Voices - Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking) My song pick 10 years ago today: Gorō Yamaguchi - Tsuru No Sugomori (Cr...

From: Stained Class ; Year: 1978; Genre: Metal Had this epic song on my mind today; as usual I decided to pick it. It's a beautiful mix of melodic ballad with some heavy riff based metal; the musicianship and vocals are, as normal with Judas Priest, is off the charts. Beyond the Realms of Death is one of their best songs in my opinion. Hear Beyond the Realms of Death on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Parliament - Funkin' for Fun My song pick two years ago today: King Crimson - Fallen Angel My song pick three years ago today: Uriah Heep - Blind Eye My song pick four years ago today: Blink 182 - Don't Leave Me My song pick five years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 211 - Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht My song pick six years ago today: Queen - Stone Cold Crazy My song pick seven years ago today: Nightwish - She Is My Sin My song pick eight years ago today: Pearl Jam - Black My song pick nine years ago today: Kansas - Point of ...

From: Painkiller ; Year: 1990; Genre: Metal The other day I was playing around with the video game Brütal Legend , which is an incredibly fun game based around the genre of heavy metal, and has a lot of amazing songs on its soundtrack; this is among them. This these two tracks close out the album that would at the time be the last album from Judas Priest to feature Rob Halford for about a decade. He does a great job as ever lending his tremendous voice; for me, the guitars are also one of the main draws. Hear Battle Hymn/One Shot at Glory on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Yes - Tempus Fugit My song pick two years ago today: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven - Heebie Jeebies My song pick three years ago today: Van Halen - Dance the Night Away My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Whistler My song pick five years ago today: Maurice Ravel - M.19 - Pavane for a Dead Princess My song pick six years ago today: Black Label Society - Stillborn ...

From: Screaming for Vengeance ; Year: 1982; Genre: Metal In the mood for some Judas Priest this morning; no other reason for this pick other than it being a kick-arse song. Hear You Got Another Thing Commin' on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Van Halen - Right Now My song pick two years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Tell Me What It Is My song pick three years ago today: Rush - Mr. Soul My song pick four years ago today: Megadeth - How the Story Ends My song pick five years ago today: Sethian - Epitaph My song pick six years ago today: Marcus Miller - Frankenstein My song pick seven years ago today: Jackyl - The Lumberjack My song pick eight years ago today: Blackmore's Night - Rainbow Blues

From: Screaming for Vengeance ; Year: 1982; Genre: Metal I'm in the mood for some Judas Priest today; no other reason for this pick other than the fact that I like the band. Like most of their best songs this one has a massive amount of power behind it; simply an amazing song. Hear Screaming for Vengeance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Genesis - Duchess My song pick two years ago today: ABBA - Arrival My song pick three year ago today: Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment My song pick four years ago today: The Rolling Stones - 100 Years Ago My song pick five years ago today: Eisbrecher - Mein Blut My song pick six years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Lookin' Out For #1 My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Sonne

From: British Steel ; Year: 1980; Genre: Metal Today is the first day of October; a whole new month of new songs to blog about! But anyway after watching a bit of Judas Priest on the television last night, it got me in the mood to listen to some of their music; this is one of my favourites from the band, so I'm adding it. Hear Living After Midnight on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Heart - Barracuda My song pick two years ago today: The Alan Parson's Project - Breakdown My song pick three years ago today: Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive My song pick four years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Lets Groove My song pick five years ago today: Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd - Samba Triste My song pick six years ago today: The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary My song pick seven years ago today - April Wine - Roller

990-1 ( Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye ) I felt like some classic British Metal this morning; for some reason I immediately thought of this Judas Priest track about an all-seeing satellite. The Hellion is basically a short piece usually used as an intro to Electric Eye , so I figured I should add it as well. From what I understand this song was supposedly inspired by the story of the dystopia laid out in George Orwell's 1984 . Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly My song pick two years ago today: The Four Top - It's the Same Old Song +