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

From: 3:47 EST ; Year: 1976; Genre: Space Rock Weird that this one was released twice with slightly different titles, but, if I am merely guessing it probably had something to do with the label not liking the use of a the word. The later version from their debut LP is slightly longer and has a much more "high fidelity" sound to it than the single released three years prior. Despite the juvenile, tongue-in-cheek wordplay, the song is quite solid with a great, driving four on the floor rhythm for this spacy tune.   Hear Anus of Uranus on YouTube. Hear the earlier single "Hanus of Uranus" on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rockwell - Obscene Phone Caller   My song pick 2 years ago today: Zebrahead - Playmate of the Year   My song pick 3 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Mideast Vacation   My song pick 4 years ago today: Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy   My song pick 5 years ago today: Dream Theater - Falls Into the Light ...

From: Hope ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock/Rock Been a busy last couple of days and I have especially been meaning to pick another song from Klaatu, this one is, of course, the title-track and is quite Beatlesque in sound.   Hear Hope on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - We Resist   My song pick 2 years ago today: Thin Lizzy - Borderline   My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - Mood for a Day My song pick 4 years ago today: The Beatles - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Who - Athena My song pick 6 years ago today: Waylon Jennings - Do It Again My song pick 7 years ago today: Forest - The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf My song pick 8 years ago today: Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles My song pick 9 years ago today: Procol Harum - Homburg My song pick 10 years ago today: Faces - Stay With Me My song pick 11 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Oh Susannah My s...

From: Hope ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock Was meaning to choose one from another band, but just so happened to have the music of the band Klaatu on my mind, so I'm going with it instead. This is kind of a bombastic sounding track, especially in the pre-chorus and choruses; to me this song almost sounds like a mix between Electric Light Orchestra and Queen in their most extreme states musically. Whatever the case, I thoroughly enjoy hearing the music from this band.   Hear The Loneliest of Creatures on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - Nine Pound Hammer   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blondie - One Way or Another   My song pick 4 years ago today: Faith No More - The Real Thing My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Doctor To My Disease My song pick 6 years ago today: Dire Straits - Private In...

From: Hope ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock/Space Rock This is kind of a neat track mostly for the reason of how much fascinating music and story are contained within the just-under six minute length of the song. From what I understand, this record, Hope , is a "loose" concept album about space-faring individuals exploring new worlds, which is quite cool in and of itself.   Hear So Said The Lighthouse Keeper on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fair But So Uncool   My song pick 2 years ago today: Nirvana - I Know You're Right   My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - The Big Wheel   My song pick 4 years ago today: Genesis - Invisible Touch My song pick 5 years ago today: Jim Croce - One Less Set of Footsteps My song pick 6 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jeremy Bender My song pick 7 years ago today: Peter, Paul & Mary - I Dig Rock And Roll Music My song pick 8 years ago today: Ozzy Os...

From: Magentalane ; Year: 1981; Genre: Rock This one has somewhat of a feel similar to that of Electric Light Orchestra's sound of the same period. It's an interesting song musically with odd and a bit whimsical lyrics telling a story of a man telling his friend that he's moving to Mars.   Hear Maybe I'll Move to Mars on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Journey - Just the Same Way   My song pick 2 years ago today: Graham Central Station - Mirror My song pick 3 years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing My song pick 4 years ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Movin' Groovin' My song pick 5 years ago today: Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion My song pick 6 years ago today: B. Bumble & the Stingers - Bumble Boogie My song pick 7 years ago today: Marillion - Chelsea Monday My song pick 8 years ago today: Boston - Feelin' Satisfied My song pick 9 years ago today: Cybotron - Arrakis My so...

From: Endangered Species ; Year: 1980; Genre: Rock Had some Klaatu come on my playlist yesterday and as usual thought I would pick another one from the band. This song is more straight-up rock than a lot of their other material which is more of the prog/rock genre. Hear Dog Star on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Steely Dan - Only a Fool Would Say That My song pick 2 years ago today: Primus - The Storm My song pick 3 years ago today: Return to Forever - Earth Juice My song pick 4 years ago today: Psychotic Waltz - Strange My song pick 5 years ago today: Queen - Great King Rat My song pick 6 years ago today: Karussell - Wintermärchen My song pick 7 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Old School Song My song pick 8 years ago today: Alice in Chains - Them Bones My song pick 9 years ago today: America - Lonely People My song pick 10 years ago today: Rammstein - Weißes Fleisch My song pick 11 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Space Into/Fly Like A...

From: Sir Army Suit ; Year: 1978; Genre: Rock/Pop This is a very "Beatlesque" sounding track all the way around, but at the same time a lot of their own sound is present as well. This song is also known for the animated music video, which from wot I understand was to be part of an animated special that was to feature more animated music videos that would've been titled " Happy New Year Planet Earth " that never has been released. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Motörhead - Iron Fist My song pick 2 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Stand Back My song pick 3 years ago today: Mastodon - High Road My song pick 4 years ago today: A-Ha - Love is Reason My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Seger - Turn the Page My song pick 6 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick 7 years ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick 8 years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boy...

From: Hope ; Year: 1977; Genre: Progressive Rock Finally I've started to remember the songs I've been meaning to pick; I guess the mind is the first thing to go, right? :P Anyway, to me this song sound a lot like a fusion between King Crimson and Electric Light Orchestra: very out there and pretty to listen to. Hear Around the Universe in Eighty Days on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: A-ha - Cry Wolf My song pick 2 years ago today: Bruce Springsteen - Dry Lightning My song pick 3 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Evolution Orange My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Madrigal My song pick 5 years ago today: John Fogerty - A Hundred and Ten in the Shade My song pick 6 years ago today: INXS - Devil Inside My song pick 7 years ago today: Boston - Rock and Roll Band My song pick 8 years ago today: Mr. Big - Undertow My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - In The End My song pick 10 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir My song p...

From: 3:47 EST ; Year: 1976; Genre: Progressive Rock/Space Rock Going back to this band again; I find their music of "Beatles meets King Crimson/Alan Parsons Project" very fascinating. On Little Neutrino they really mix traditional instrumentation with all sorts of, cutting edge for the time, electronic devices. Hear Little Neutrino on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - Win or Lose My song pick 2 years ago today: AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation My song pick 3 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out My song pick 4 years ago today: Dream Theater - The Ministry of Lost Souls My song pick 5 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Give it Time My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Waking Edge My song pick 7 years ago today: The Scorpions - The Good Die Young My song pick 8 years ago today: Megadeth - Elysian Fields My song pick 9 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli ...

From: 3:47 EST ; Year: 1976; Genre: Psychedelic Rock Had this album and band on my mind again... a lot of good songs to be had on the record. Hear Doctor Marvello on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow My song pick 2 years ago today: America - Man's Road My song pick 3 years ago today: Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin’ My song pick 4 years ago today: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) My song pick 5 years ago today: The Beach Boys - I Get Around My song pick 6 years ago today: Dick Dale - Nitro My song pick 7 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Astronomy My song pick 8 years ago today: Yoshiki Fukuyama - Angel's Voice My song pick 9 years ago today: The Kinks - (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman My song pick 10 years ago today: The Allman Brother's Band - Ain't Waistin' Time No More My song pick 11 years ago today: Red Sovine - Phantom 309

From: 3:14 EST ; Year: 1976; Genre: Space Rock/Progressive Rock For the last couple of days I've had this song on my mind. It's funny because I had not heard it in at least 30 some years, or so it would seem. Anyway, this one has very much a Beatlesque sound to it; you can tell they were at least a large influence. There's a noted theatrical feel to it with a lot of great instrumentation. Hear Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Big Country - Fields of Fire (400 Miles) My song pick 2 years ago today: Icehouse - Walls My song pick 3 years ago today: Ten Years After - Let the Sky Fall My song pick 4 years ago today: Rush - Animate My song pick 5 years ago today: War - The Cisco Kid My song pick 6 years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships My song pick 7 years ago today: Supertramp - Crime of the Century My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Benzin My song pick 9 years ago toda...