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

From: It Is Time For A Love Revolution ; Year: 2008; Genre: Rock This is fast becoming my favourite Lenny Kravitz album; the powerful, heavy and overall melancholy feel and lyrics are all just perfect for me. The production value is awesome on this one; I love the addition of the added strings especially. He really also shows of his chops of the guitar; not just trying to play maximum velocity, but making every note just cry and sing to the point that guitar would overshadow some vocalists. To be honest I'd love to hear/find an instrumental version of this one with the guitar taking the main melody throughout.   Hear A Long and Sad Goodbye on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Winery Dogs - Moonage Daydream   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bonnie Tyler - Straight From The Heart   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Who - I Can't Explain   My song pick 4 years ago today: Journey - Kohoutek My song pick 5 years ago today: The Chakacha...

From: Circus ; Year: 1995; Genre: Hard Rock I really love that hard driving riff based rock that is this song with its cheeky title basically being the antithesis to the song itself; quite a funny little joke from Mr. Kravitz there.   Hear Rock And Roll Is Dead on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Marillion - The Space...   My song pick 2 years ago today: Hawkwind - Last Man on Earth   My song pick 3 years ago today: Janis Joplin - Kosmic Blues My song pick 4 years ago today: Van Morrison - Wild Nights My song pick 5 years ago today: Van Halen - Best of Both Worlds My song pick 6 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Deep Purple My song pick 7 years ago today: Dire Straits - Expresso Love My song pick 8 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Power My song pick 9 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine My song pick 10 years ago today: Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries My song pick 11 years ago today: Joachim Witt - ...

From: Are You Gonna Go My Way ; Year: 1993; Genre: Hard Rock This is one of Lenny Kravitz's earlier hit singles and the title-track off of his third record, which for me brings back a lot of memories from the time it was released. By utilizing his own unique sound mixed with the classic sounds of the past, Jimi Hendrix in particular, it makes for a pretty timeless track.   Hear Are You Gonna Go My Way on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Guess Who? - Clock on the Wall   My song pick 3 years ago today: Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind My song pick 4 years ago today: Elvis Costello - Alison My song pick 5 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Coming Back to Life My song pick 6 years ago today: Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge My song pick 7 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream My song pick 8 years ago today: King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare My song pick 9 years a...

From: Circus ; Year: 1995; Genre: Psychedelic Rock I felt like choosing one from Lenny Kravitz today; Circus has one that I've been wanting to pick anyway. I really like the chords he chose to use and the progression of them in this one.   Hear Circus on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Starlight   My song pick 2 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Ooby Dooby My song pick 3 years ago today: Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes My song pick 5 years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind My song pick 6 years ago today: AC/DC - T.N.T. My song pick 7 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Your Horoscope for Today My song pick 8 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! My song pick 9 years ago today: Sethian - Purity in Sorrow My song pick 10 years ago today: Sethian - Nothing Is True...

From: 5 ; Year: 1998; Genre: Funk Rock/Hard Rock For some reason I had a bunch of Lenny Kravitz's songs on my mind this morning, and as per usual I took it as a sign it was time another one of his tracks. Anyway, this was and still one of his bigger hits; back when it was released it was extremely big and you couldn't go a few days without hearing it. There is somewhat of a timeless quality about this song; it fits in with the music of a lot of other time periods in rock. Hear Fly Away on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years My song pick two years ago today: Led Zeppelin - All of My Love My song pick three years ago today: Shocking Blue - Never Marry a Railroad Man My song pick four years ago today: Hawkwind - Mirror of Illusion My song pick five years ago today: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Melancholy Blues My song pick six years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell My song pick seven years ago today: ...

From: Mama Said ; Year: 1991; Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock For some reason I was in the mood to listen to something from Lenny Kravitz this morning and this, the lead track on his Mama Said album seemed to fit my mood really well. Hear Fields of Joy on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl My song pick two years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Amerika My song pick three years ago today: Waylander - Born to the Fight My song pick four years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - Night In Tunisia My song pick five years ago today: Tommy James - Draggin' The Line My song pick six years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - The Road To Nowhere

From: It Is Time For A Love Revolution ; Year: 2008; Genre: Hard Rock I've been watching a lot of nature documentaries lately; during one of them they played this one during a sequence when a south-western desert got a rare deluge. I immediately recognized that it was a Lenny Kravitz song but I'd never heard it before; I have to admit, it's an excellent track, and that blazing guitar is a main draw. Hear I Love the Rain on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - September My song pick two years ago today: Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic My song pick three years ago today: The Kinks - Where Have All the Good Times Gone My song pick four years ago today: Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour My song pick five years ago today: Collective Soul - Shine My song pick six years ago today: Skid Row - 18 And Life