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

From: Cold Dark Place ; Year: 2017; Genre: Progressive Metal After hearing a lot from this band recently I decided I should choose another one of their songs. I really like the overall heaviness throughout this track; it makes the weight through the whole piece something amazing and adds so much emotion.   Hear Cold Dark Place on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Jerry Reed - How Many Tomorrows   My song pick 2 years ago today: Charley Pride - When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Jingle Bells   My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - Brainstorm My song pick 5 years ago today: America - The Border My song pick 6 years ago today: Yes - Machine Messiah My song pick 7 years ago today: The Offspring - The Meaning of Life My song pick 8 years ago today: Savatage - Degrees of Sanity My song pick 9 years ago today: Extreme - Get the Funk Out My song pick 10 years a...

From: Once More 'Round the Sun ; Year: 2014; Genre: Progressive Metal Haven't picked one from Mastodon in a while, or so it would seem. I really like the sound of this song all the way across the board. Hear Asleep in the Deep on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel My song pick 2 years ago today: Depeche Mode - Strangelove My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl My song pick 4 years ago today: Aerosmith - What it Takes My song pick 5 years ago today: Queen - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - The Trees My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Orion My song pick 8 years ago today: Genesis - The Return of the Giant Hogweed My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - The Seeker My song pick 10 years ago today: Queen - The Show Must Go On My song pick 11 years ago today: Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55   My song pick 12 years ago today: Blind Mellon - No Rain

From: Emperor of Sand ; Year: 2017; Genre: Progressive Metal I am drawing a blank today at this point in the day, so I checked my list out and came upon this excellent song from the band Mastodon. I especially love the bass and drums on this one. Hear Steambreather on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream My song pick 2 years ago today: AC/DC - R.I.P. (Rock in Peace) My song pick 3 years ago today: Hawkwind - Web Weaver My song pick 4 years ago today: The Chamber Brothers - I Can't Turn You Loose My song pick 5 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Aces High My song pick 6 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Chelsea Morning My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Son My song pick 8 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) featuring Freddy Taylor - I'se a Muggin' My song pick 9 years ago today: Styx - Light Up My song pick 10 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Waiti...

From: Emperor of Sand ; Year: 2017; Genre: Progressive Metal/Sludge Metal Off to the races so to speak on a very busy day; nothing like listening to some Mastodon to get the blood going. Hear Andromeda on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Deep Purple - King of Dreams My song pick 2 years ago today: Counting Crows - Round Here My song pick 3 years ago today: Devo - Through Being Cool My song pick 4 years ago today: Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus My song pick 5 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - G.C.S. My song pick 6 years ago today: Rush - Big Money My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Lifebeats/Prelude/The Silver Cord/Re-Assuring Tune My song pick 8 years ago today: The Doors - When the Music's Over My song pick 9 years ago today: Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tank My song pick 10 years ago today: Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Karn Evil 9 My song pick 11 years ago today: Kenny Rogers & the First Edition - Just ...

From: Blood Mountain ; Year: 2006; Genre: Sludge Metal/Progressive Metal Here's a good one to get your blood moving; the opening track off of Mastodon's Blood Mountain album, which still is my favourite of theirs. Gotta love those heavy riffs, starts and stops, and time signature changes; shows the mastery of their art. Hear The Wolf is Loose on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Black Mamba My song pick three years ago today: Michael Martin Murphey - Medicine Man My song pick four years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun My song pick five years ago today: Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear My song pick six years ago today: Carmen - Purple Flowers My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Keine Lust My song pick eight years ago today: Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) - Piece Of My Heart My song pick nine...

From: Leviathan ; Year: 2004; Genre: Progressive Metal/Sludge Metal At over 13 minutes in length this is their longest track on the record; thirteen minutes of breathtaking musicianship. Hear Hearts Alive on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - It's a Shame My song pick two years ago today: Neil Young - This Note's For You My song pick three years ago today: Dire Straits - Telegraph Road My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cheap Day Return My song pick five years ago today: Soundgarden - Black Rain My song pick six years ago today: Chickenfoot - Lighten Up My song pick seven years ago today: Aerosmith - Dream On My song pick eight years ago today: Rush - One Little Victory My song pick nine years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Fortunate Son My song pick ten years ago today: Franz Schubert - Op. 1 - Der Erlkönig " The ErlKing "

From: Once More 'Round the Sun ; Year: 2014; Genre: Progressive Metal It's one of those days thus far, so I just "spun" the wheel so to speak and landed on something from Mastodon; I haven't picked one from them in a bit and I love the band, so it works. This is a wee bit different from wot I am used to hearing from Mastodon, but it's not a bad thing at all; definitely a good one to headband to. Hear High Road on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: A-Ha - Love is Reason My song pick two years ago today: Bob Seger - Turn the Page My song pick three years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - The Ghost of Tom Joad My song pick four years ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick five years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boys (Flatt & Scruggs) - Cripple Creek My song pick six years ago today: Queensrÿche - Fear City Slide My song pick seven years ago today: Dream Theater - Light Fuse and Get Away My song pick eight y...

From: The Hunter ; Year: 2011; Genre: Progressive Metal/Sludge Metal I had no song in mind today, but for some reason when thinking about the song I wanted to pick some music from Mastodon popped into my head and just seemed like a great idea. Hear Creature Lives on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed My song pick two years ago today: Soundgarden - Live to Rise My song pick three years ago today: Shocking Blue - Venus My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Countdown My song pick five years ago today: Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime My song pick six years ago today: The Kinks - A Well Respected Man My song pick seven years ago today: Eric Clapton - Bad Love

From: Leviathan ; Year: 2004; Genre: Progressive Metal I felt like listening to some Mastodon this morning and thought I'd pick one of their songs too. This was one of the singles off of their concept record Leviathan and it's a nice heavy track with some great music. Hear Iron Tusk on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rammstein - Rammlied My song pick two years ago today: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 My song pick three years ago today: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ko-Ko My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Bastille Day My song pick five years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Brave New World My song pick six years ago today: C.W. McCall - Convoy

From: Crack in the Skye ; Year: 2009; Genre: Progressive Metal I felt like some Mastodon today; plus I hadn't picked one of their songs in a while, so I decided I would pick a track of theirs as well. Even though this is one of the more "commercially acceptable" tracks on the disc, it is still an excellent song musically. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K.626 - Requiem Mass in D Minor My song pick two years ago today: Banchee - The Night is Calling My song pick three years ago today: Band of Horses - Cigarettes, Wedding Bands My song pick four years ago today: Bread - Guitar Man My song pick five years ago today: America - A Horse With No Name

From: Leviathan ; Year: 2004; Genre: Progressive Metal 2004, (which is also today's song pick number), was a a very good year for music; I had somewhat of a hard time deciding which song to pick. Of course when I remembered that Mastodon released their metal concept album Leviathan , which was based on the classic novel Moby-Dick , I knew I had my pick. This entire album is truly awesome in so many ways; one of the band's best in my opinion. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K.331 - Piano Sonata No. 11 My song pick two years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha My song pick three years ago today: Steve Vai - #?@! Yourself My song pick four years ago today: The Who - I'm Free My song pick five years ago today: The Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul

From: Crack the Skye ; Year: 2009; Genre: Progressive Metal A bit ago I noticed that I've only chosen two songs from this great band; I thought I would add a third today. I've been trying to get more into Mastodon; it's not like I've been trying to find something I like from the band, not at all; I really like what I've heard. It's just been hard to find the time to listen. Anyway, since I'm a fan of their Blood Mountain album I thought I would check out their follow-up: Crack the Skye . To say the least I was impressed and I think I've found myself a new favourite album from Mastodon. Oblivion is one of the main singles off the album; it is one of those songs that's fun to listen to as a musician or just being a metalhead rocking out. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Van Morrison - Wavelength My song pick two years ago today: Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean? My song pick three years ago tod...

1670 Mastodon - Seabeast From: Leviathan , Year: 2004 Genre: Progressive Metal I'm keeping my 'beastie' theme going yet another day; with only two days left I ought to go ahead and made it a full theme week. Anyway, when I was thinking about what song I would pick today I remembered this one off of Mastodon's Leviathan concept album. For those unaware of Mastodon's Leviathan album, the ' Seabeast ' that they're referring to is the whale from the Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick , which the theme of the album is based on. Here is a music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Vangelis - Blade Runner (End Titles) My song pick two years ago today: Karussell - Wer Die Rose Ehrt My song pick three years ago today: The Delgados - Accused of Stealing My song pick four years ago today: Bon Jovi - Always +

1527 Mastodon - Capillarian Crest From: Blood Mountain , Year: 2006 Genre: Progressive Metal I Figured I would try and get my Saturday pick in earlier today for a change. Here is one of my favourite tracks from another great band I've been meaning to add to my list for a while now. I absolutely love both the technicality and heaviness they display in their music. Hear Capillarian Crest on YouTube. Watch a live performance/music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie My song pick two years ago today: Rammstein - Frühling in Paris My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - A Small Cigar My song pick four years ago today: Ian Anderson - Calliandra Shade (The Cappuccino Song) +