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

From: In Through the Out Door ; Year: 1979; Genre: Hard Rock/Progressive Rock This track really reminds me a lot of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's mid 1970s music with all the heavy use of keyboards played by John Paul Jones as well as Jimmy Page's use of the " Gizmotron ." This entire record has always been one of the band's most experimental, and this song in particular exemplifies that experimentation.   Hear Carouselambra on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bon Jovi - All I Want Is Everything   My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Death From Within   My song pick 4 years ago today: Steven Wilson - Perfect Life   My song pick 5 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - This Ain't the Summer of Love My song pick 6 years ago today: Dick Dale - Shredded Heat My song pick 7 years ago today: The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society My song pick 8 year...

From: Presence ; Year: 1976; Genre: Hard Rock Had a couple of their songs in my mind today, as usual I'm taking it as a sign I need to pick one of them. Achilles Last Stand is among my favourite songs by Led Zeppelin; I especially love the drums, that galloping rhythm really makes the song stand out.    Hear Achilles Last Stand on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Toronto - Even the Score   My song pick 2 years ago today: Kreeps - The Dead Sled My song pick 3 years ago today: Steely Dan - My Old School My song pick 4 years ago today: Savatage - Jesus Saves My song pick 5 years ago today: England Dan & John Ford Coley - The Prisoner My song pick 6 years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Funky Way My song pick 7 years ago today: Louis and Bebe Barron - Main Titles (Overture) from Forbidden Planet My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Anagram (for Mongo) My song pick 9 years ago today: Sky - Troika My song pick 10 years ago toda...

From: Led Zeppelin IV ; Year: 1971; Genre: Rock/Hard Rock I'm in a Led Zeppelin mood today; thought it was about time I pick this song, being that it's probably the band's most popular piece. A lot had already been said about Stairway to Heaven , so I'm not sure what to say about it other than it's a legendary song that people will probably be listening to for centuries to come. Hear Stairway to Heaven on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Wallflowers - The Difference My song pick 2 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sedan Delivery My song pick 3 years ago today: Genesis - Can-Utility and the Coastliners My song pick 4 years ago today: The Cure - Friday I'm in Love My song pick 5 years ago today: Carmen - Margarita My song pick 6 years ago today: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Op.130 - String Quartet No.13 "Cavatina" My song pick 7 years ago today: Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary My song pick 8 years ago today: ...

From: Physical Graffiti ; Year: 1975; Genre: Hard Rock I've always really liked the music and arrangements to their song Houses of the Holy. There are a lot of hooks in this riff-heavy song and is extremely engaging to the musical ear. Hear Houses of the Holy on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Winery Dogs - Oblivion My song pick two years ago today: Lipps Inc - Funkytown My song pick three years ago today: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1080 - Art of Fugue My song pick four years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name My song pick five years ago today: Jethro Tull - Inside My song pick six years ago today: Nightwish - The Crow, the Owl and the Dove My song pick seven years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Mr. Magic Man My song pick eight years ago today: PAIN featuring Anette Olzon - Follow Me My song pick nine years ago today: Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera My song pick ten years ago today: Rush - Natural Science

From: Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso) ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock A fun one this song is; one of their more complex musically and very well arranged. Hear Four Sticks on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Frankie Miller - Supersnatch My song pick two years ago today: Motörhead - Ace of Spades My song pick three years ago today: Yes - Looking Around My song pick four years ago today: Alestorm - Over the Seas My song pick five years ago today: Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion My song pick six years ago today: Maurice Ravel - M.81 - Boléro My song pick seven years ago today: Megaherz - Schizophren My song pick eight years ago today: Genesis - Turn It On Again My song pick nine years ago today: Miles Davis - Walkin' My song pick ten years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cold Wind To Valhalla

From: Led Zeppelin IV ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock Led Zeppelin has been on my mind for some reason today, so you know wot that means. Most everybody who listens to rock knows this hit song, so there's not much I can add to the already lengthy commentary on the track. Hear Black Dog on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Guns N' Roses - Patience My song pick two years ago today: Yes - It Was All We Knew My song pick three years ago today: Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worse My song pick four years ago today: Marillion - Assassing My song pick five years ago today: Ian Anderson - Kismet in Suburbia My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - Fable of a Failed Race My song pick seven years ago today: Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me My song pick eight years ago today: Daft Punk - One More Time My song pick nine years ago today: Al Stewart - Time Passages My song pick ten years ago today: Stealer's Wheel - Star

From: Houses of the Holy ; Year: 1973; Genre: Hard Rock Normally my favourites from Led Zeppelin are the more mellow and melodic compositions; I guess a goodly portion of this one fits into that category, but I really do like the heavy parts as well. Hear Over the Hills and Far Away on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Queen - Another One Bites the Dust My song pick two years ago today: U.K. - In the Dead of the Night My song pick three years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop My song pick four years ago today: Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll) My song pick five years ago today: Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag My song pick six years ago today: Jethro Tull - Play In Time My song pick seven years ago today: Exile - Kiss You All Over My song pick eight years ago today: Rush - Show Don't Tell My song pick nine years ago today: The Four Tops - Bernadette My song pick ten years ago today: Devo - Some Things Never Change

From: Houses of the Holy ; Year: 1973; Genre: Hard Rock The past few days I've had Led Zeppelin come on; figured it was a sign I should choose another one. Hear The Song Remains the Same on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Argent - Trapeze My song pick two years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Play the Bass My song pick three years ago today: Weather Report - Orange Lady My song pick four years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Wild Spirit My song pick five years ago today: Wings - Jet My song pick six years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Welcome Home My song pick seven years ago today: Puhdys - Alt Wie Ein Baum My song pick eight years ago today: Christian Pezold - Minuet in G Major (Anna Magdalena Notebook II), BWV Anh. 114 My song pick nine years ago today: Berlin - The Metro

From: Led Zeppelin II ; Year: 1969; Genre: Rock Drawing a bit of a blank for an apropos pick for this Thanksgiving Holiday. I happened to remember this aptly-titled classic from Led Zeppelin and I had my pick, and a good one to boot. Hear Thank You on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Helmet - Unsung My song pick two years ago today: The Who - Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde My song pick three years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower My song pick four years ago today: Billie Holiday - Summertime My song pick five years ago today: David Bowie - Young Americans My song pick six years ago today: Eric Robertson - "Spooked" on Classics My song pick seven years ago today: Antonio Salieri - Requiem in C-Minor ( Piccolo Requiem ) My song pick eight years ago today: Marmalade - Reflections of My Life My song pick nine years ago today: .38 Special - Same Old Feeling

From: Led Zeppelin II ; Year: 1969; Genre: Hard Rock I haven't picked anything from Led Zeppelin in a while, and since they're on my mind I thought I would go ahead and pick one today. Ramble On is a definite classic track amongst classics tracks; gotta love that bass line and that "typewriter" drum line, it really makes this song what it is. Hear Ramble On on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Cream - I Feel Free My song pick two year ago today: Eddie Lang - Pickin' My Way My song pick three years ago today: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Op. 27 - Symphony No. 2 My song pick four years ago today: AC/DC - Big Balls My song pick five years ago today: The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World My song pick six years ago today: Finntroll - Skogens Hämnd My song pick seven years ago today: Bon Jovi - These Days My song pick eight years ago today: Yes - Roundabout

From: Led Zeppelin III ; Year: 1970; Genre: Hard Rock I had no real reason in my mind to pick this song other than I like it and it felt like a great pick for today. This is also one of the most famous songs from one the most heavily talked about bands, so I guess that anything that I say would only be pointless. Hear Immigrant Song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Buddy Holly & The Crickets- It's So Easy My song pick two years ago today: Johnny Cash - My Grandfather's Clock My song pick three years ago today: Ralfe Band - 1500 Years My song pick four years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Telephone My song pick five years ago today: The Beatles - Penny Lane My song pick six years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Green River My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - A Passage To Bangkok

From: Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso) ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock Last night I was enjoying listening to this one and this morning it was still on my mind, so I decided that I would go ahead and make it my pick today. I love the way they blended traditional blues and British hard rock to make such an interesting sound. Hear When the Levee Breaks on YouTube. Watch John Paul Jones do some awesome shredding live on the lap steel on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Hawkwind - Wind of Change My song pick two years ago today: Alestorm - Set Sail to Conquer My song pick three years ago today: Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys - The Ghost and Honest Joe My song pick four years ago today: Jerry Reed - Amos Moses My song pick five years ago today: Santana - All The Love In The Universe My song pick six years ago today: The Who - My Generation

From: In Through the Out Doo r ; Year: 1979; Genre: Progressive Rock The other day I heard this song, which is one of my favourite Led Zeppelin tracks, on the radio. I was surprised that I hadn't picked it yet, so today I am. Hear All of My Love on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man My song pick two years ago today: Hawkwind - Mirror of Illusion My song pick three years ago today: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Melancholy Blues My song pick four years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell My song pick five years ago today: Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse

From: Led Zeppelin IV (ZoSo) ; Year: 1971; Genre: Hard Rock For some reason the wife and I were talking about 'Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page this morning and it got me in the mood to pick a Led Zeppelin song for today's pick. I believe that I mentioned in previous picks about how I used to not like hearing their music as much due to them being massively overplayed on the radio. However, during that stretch there were a few of their songs that were exceptions; this was one of them. I don't know what it is about it, but even though this one got just as much overexposure I always seemed to like it. I love John Paul Jones' electric piano, which is one of the main driving forces for this track. Hear Misty Mountain Hop on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Émile Waldteufel - Op. 232 - Rococo-Polka My song pick two years ago today: Sky - Sarabande My song pick three years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - On The Hunt My song pick four years ago toda...

From: Houses of the Holy ; Year: 1973; Genre: Rock On the 4th, whilst I was attending some Independence Day festivities I happened to hear a band providing entertainment play some songs from Led Zeppelin. And yesterday I had a bunch of Led Zeppelin playing while I was getting some work done; I've discovered that much of their music works well for that situation. Anyway, since I've been listening to so much of their music as of late I figured I should add one of their songs. This was one of theirs that I played and replayed more than a few times; it is one of my favourites from the band. It's such a beautiful track in many, many ways. Hear The Rain Song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Big Country My song pick two years ago today: ABBA - When All is Said and Done My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - Motorhead My song pick four years ago today: Savatage - Can You Hear Me Now +

1683 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love From: Led Zeppelin II , Year: 1969 Genre: Hard Rock/Metal While out running some errands this morning I heard this iconic, riff heavy 'Zeppelin track on the radio. I checked to see if I'd picked it yet, and surprisingly I hadn't. Hear Whole Lotta Love on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Queensrÿche - Roads to Madness My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Roll Yer Own My song pick three years ago today: Naturally 7 - Wall of Sound My song pick four years ago today: Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful +

1634 Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll From: Led Zeppelin IV ( ZoSo ), Year: 1971 Genre: Hard Rock/Rock 'N Roll I'm on to day five of my mystery theme week and for today's pick I felt like listening to some Led Zeppelin. Only in recent years have I been able to truly enjoy much of Led Zeppelin's music; in the past I have felt like they were being forced down my throat, and thus it made me grow to dislike the band more than a bit. However, since I've not listened radio that much anymore I've slowly been getting into the band and their music. One of the most interesting aspects that I've found about them is that they were able to dabble in and across a few Rock genres and not pay the price of doing so like many others have. I mean, hell they were one of the bands that wrote Progressive Hard Rock and it was eaten up and adored to this day by the mainstream and pop culture, which doesn't happen that often if at all. Anyway, even when I didn't really care for...

1257 Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone This has to be one of my top 5 favourite Led Zeppelin songs. I love the way it was arranged musically with the various sections and the excellent, tight riffs. Hear Ten Years Gone on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: John Lennon - How Do You Sleep? My song pick two years ago today: The Who - Getting in Tune My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Beastie +

1093 Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick   It is kind of odd getting a song that is mostly a drum solo stuck in one's mind, but it has happened; I figured I would make it my pick for today. It has been running my mind for the last little bit; it was, of course, a vehicle for an epic John Bonham drum solo. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds My song pick two years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Bad Moon Rising +

1046 Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er Have been in a bit of a 'Zeppelin mood this morning; I decided to put on Houses of the Holy and I figured that I should add something off of the album today. This album is permeated with hits rather than the usual two or three hits you would usually see. I have always loved this track ever since I first heard it; it's one of my favourite tunes from Led Zeppelin. This, of course, is one of their songs in which they strayed a bit from their normal sound. The mix of Reggae and Pop/Rock styles really gives this track a distinctiveness that even to this day has not really been duplicated. Here is the studio version on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Arthur Smith - Guitar Boogie My song pick two years ago today: Band of Horses - Ode To LRC +