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

From: Zeit ; Year: 2022; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte For some reason I just felt like listening to some Rammstein, which, for me has been a while. I mean, they come on my phone's playlist and I have chosen a few from them in recent years, but overall I haven't really had the urge. To be brutally honest, it is not an unknown reason as to why, and nothing about the band, it was a certain person who, thankfully, now is no longer in my life killed a lot of wot drove me to enjoy them. I know I shouldn't allow that to occur, but it's easier said than done. Anyway, was listening to their newest record today and found the sound I have always enjoyed, and with it being new to me it brought back that great feeling once again. This was one of the standouts on the record for me.   Hear Lügen on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Yes - Survival     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Stand Back   My song pick 3 years ago t...

From: Zombieland ; Year: 2014; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal Choosing another track from one of my favourite German metal bands today; this one hails from their 2014 album Zombieland , which the title-track supposedly had a tie-in with the show The Walking Dead in an advertisement.  Anyway, Schwarzer Engel "Black Angel" has their well-noted blend of sounds that those who have heard the band will instantly recognize and begin enjoying thoroughly.   Hear Schwarzer Engel on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson - Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Ava's Dream Sequence Lullaby   My song pick 3 years ago today: Dream Theater - Viper King   My song pick 4 years ago today: U2 - Seconds   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rammstein, featuring Viktoria Fersh - Moskau My song pick 6 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Black Dog My song pick...

From: Sehnsucht ; Year: 1997; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte It feels as if I haven't listened to earlier Rammstein in quite a while; I could be wrong of course. Sehnsucht was the first album I ever heard from the band, I believe it was the song Engle if memory serves. Anyhoo, this is, obviously, the title track, which predated Rammstein. It was originally by one of guitarist Richard Kruspe's previous band Orgasm Death Gimmick, which didn't really did not see too much success, but fit quite nicely into Rammstein's repertoire.   Hear Sehnsucht on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Prepositions - (Do) Whatever Turns You On Pt.1 & 2   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blondie - The Hardest Part   My song pick 4 years ago today: Finntroll - Midvinterdraken My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Night in the Wilderness My song pick 6 years ago today: Rodrigo - Conci...

From: Reise, Reise ; Year: 2004; Genre: Symphonic Metal/Neue Deutsche Härte I'm often taken aback by this track every time I hear this album; the swelling, ebbing and overall soaring feeling Ohne Dich gives sends goose bumps and chills down your spine. I really love the bass notes that you feel as much as hear, which adds a great deal to the song. Of course Till's clear, lower-registered vocals and the lyrics make this one truly an emotional piece; one of my absolute favourites from the band.   Hear Ohne Dich on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bobby Freeman - C'mon and Swim (Parts 1 + 2)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave   My song pick 3 years ago today: Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On   My song pick 4 years ago today: Carmen - Conclusion (She Changed) My song pick 5 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees My song pick 6 years ago today: The Offspring - Days Go By My so...

From: Ich Hasse Kinder (single) ; Year: 2021; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal Been meaning to pick this more recent song from Till Lindemann's solo endeavour away from the band Rammstein for a while now and am finally getting around to it. Whilst not too dissimilar to the Rammstein sound, there are some differences musically, but not too much to turn off a fan of the band. Lyrically the song is about a man on a long flight having to deal with someone's disobedient child making the flight very unpleasant while the parent of said child ignores their unruly offspring.   Watch the music video on YouTube. (NSFW)       My song pick 1 year ago today: Normaal - Deurdonderen   My song pick 2 years ago today: Bootsy Collins - World Wide Funk   My song pick 3 years ago today: Sam Cooke - Chain Gang My song pick 4 years ago today: King Crimson - Lizard My song pick 5 years ago today: Band of Horses - Lying Under Oak My song pick 6 years ago today: E...

From: Untitled ; Year: 2019; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte I've had Rammstein on my brain today and thought I'd pick one. This was the lead single from their most recent album; I like the feel of the music in this one and the overall narrative in the song.   Hear Deutschland on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Boston - Sail Away   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Coasters - Searchin' My song pick 3 years ago today: Wooten, Chambers, Franceschini - Funky D My song pick 4 years ago today: Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding My song pick 5 years ago today: Paco de Lucía - La Barrosa (alegrías) My song pick 6 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - I Fear You My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Blow Up the Outside World My song pick 8 years ago today: Genesis - For Absent Friends My song pick 9 years ago today: Santo & Johnny - Teardrop My song pick 10 years ago today: Rammstein - Bück Dich My song pick 11...

From: Untitled ; Year: 2019; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal Was playing a bunch of Rammstein's music last night and it got me into listening to some of their music, especially off of their most recent album. Radio has become one of my favourites from it; it has all the great hallmarks known from the band. Hear Radio on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Tell Me Why My song pick 2 years ago today: Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming My song pick 3 years ago today: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman My song pick 4 years ago today: Meat Loaf - Life is a Lemon (and I Want My Money Back) My song pick 5 years ago today: Martin Barre - I Raise My Glass To You My song pick 6 years ago today: ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You My song pick 7 years ago today: The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way My song pick 8 years ago today: Hector Berlioz - Op. 14 - Symphonie Fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un Artiste... en c...

From: Untitled ; Year: 2019; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte It's been 10 years since their last studio album was released and eight years since the last new song was released, but now we finally got some new material and so far I'm liking it. I really like their direction musically; a lot more layers of their normal big sound plus the music is a bit more complex. Watch the music video to Ausländer on YouTube. (NSFW) My song pick 1 year ago today: Cat Stevens - Wild World My song pick 2 years ago today: Steely Dan - The Fez My song pick 3 years ago today: The Nice - Diary of an Empty Day My song pick 4 years ago today: Foreigner - Spell Binder My song pick 5 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Spanish Eyes My song pick 6 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws My song pick 7 years ago today: Three Dog Night - It's For You My song pick 8 years ago today: Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin My song pick 9 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith M...

From: Reise, Reise ; Year: 2004; Genre: Industrial Metal/Neue Deutsche Härte Rammstein has been coming on my playlist a lot lately; thought it was a sign to pick another one. Whilst not the among the best songs on the album in my opinion, it's still a good song, which will give you your Rammstein fix. Hear Los on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - The Pine Martin's Jig My song pick 3 years ago today: Rush - Making Memories My song pick 4 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Let’s Go Down to Funksville My song pick 5 years ago today: The Saxons - The Saxon War Cry My song pick 6 years ago today: Queen - Princes of the Universe My song pick 7 years ago today: Supertramp - Rudy My song pick 8 years ago today: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Alexander's Ragtime Band My song pick 9 years ago today: Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again My song pick 10 years ago to...

From: Reise, Reise ; Year: 2004; Genre: Industrial Metal/Neue Deutsche Härte It's been a bit since I really have been heavily into Rammstein; I really don't know exactly why, maybe it's the lack of new material for nearly a decade, who knows. Moskau is an interesting song in many ways especially the tongue-in-cheek and flat-out risque and insulting lyrics. Hear Moskau on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Led Zeppelin - Black Dog My song pick 2 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Patience My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - It Was All We Knew My song pick 4 years ago today: Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worse My song pick 5 years ago today: Marillion - Assassing My song pick 6 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Kismet in Suburbia My song pick 7 years ago today: Hawkwind - Fable of a Failed Race My song pick 8 years ago today: Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me My song pick 9 years ago today: Daft Punk - One More Time My song p...

From: Liebe Ist Für Alle Da ; Year: 2009; Genre: Industrial Metal/ Neue Deutsche Härte Had an urge to listen to this album again lately; thought I'd pick one of my favourites off the album. This song about avarice, Mehr (More), has a lot of that sweet hard melodic sound Rammstein and Till are known for. Hear Mehr on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Melvins - Raise a Paw My song pick two years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Never Enough My song pick three years ago today: Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas) My song pick four years ago today: Stratovarius - Learning to Fly My song pick five years ago today: Miles Davis - Green in Blue My song pick six years ago today: Tarot - Midwinter Nights My song pick seven years ago today: Henry Mancini - A Shot in the Dark My song pick eight years ago today: Finntroll - Jaktens Tid My song pick nine years ago today: Band of Horses - St. Augustine My song pick ten years ago to...

From: Rosenrot ; Year: 2005; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal It's been a while since I've been heavily into Rammstein; I'm not sure why, but I'm just not as likely to listen to them. I think I overlistened to them, plus it's been quite a while since they've released any new material. I know it's very hard work putting on the show they do and a new album is supposedly in the works, but overall I think the band is winding down. I've never disliked Rammstein, just my love of their music waned a bit. I'm trying to get back into them somewhat, but I don't know if it'll ever be at the level it was before. Hear Wo Bist Du on Vimeo. My song pick one year ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Spyroid My song pick two years ago today: Joe Tex - I Gotcha My song pick three years ago today: Weather Report - Crystal My song pick four years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl My song pick five years ago today: Duke Ellington - It ...

From: Reise, Reise ; Year: 2004; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal I haven't been listening to much Rammstein for a while now, but this morning I was in the mood for some of their music. Kind of surprised that I haven't picked this one yet; it's one of my favourites off of this album. Hear Stein um Stein on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Porcupine Tree - Start of Something Beautiful My song pick two years ago today: Parliament - Funkentelechy My song pick three years ago today: Aerosmith - Make It My song pick four years ago today: The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden My song pick five years ago today: Modest Mouse - Float On My song pick six years ago today: Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young My song pick seven years ago today: Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen My song pick eight years ago today: Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

From: Liebe ist für alle da ; Year: 2009; Genre: Neue Deutche Härte I was listening to a some Rammstein last night whilst driving; since I don't think I've picked on from the band in a while I thought I would tonight. As with some of their other material they took inspiration from despicable acts that happened in the real world; this one is based off of the Josef Fritzl case . However, the music and the way it was arranged was incredible and sold it for me. Hear Weiner Blut on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Miles Davis - Funky Tonk My song pick two years ago today: Pallas - The Last Angel My song pick three years ago today: John Dowland - Flow My Tears (Lachrimae Pavane) My song pick four years ago today: Slaughter - Days Gone By My song pick five years ago today: Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town My song pick six years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Stayed Awake All Night My song pick seven years ago today: David Essex - Rock On ...

From: Bayreuth 1 ; Year: 1998; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte I've been feeling sick over the last couple of days, so I didn't really feel like picking a song to-day, but I'm doing it anyway. This is the lead track off of Joachim Witt's first forée into German industrial metal; a great album and a great track. Hear Das Jüngste Gericht on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Carmen - The Gypsies My song pick two years ago today: Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache My song pick three years ago today: R.E.M. - The One I Love My song pick four years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone My song pick five years ago today: The Beatles - Help! My song pick six years ago today: Santana - Black Magic Woman My song pick seven years ago today: Bon Jovi - Tokyo Road

From: Feind Hört Mit ; Year: 1999; Genre: Industrial Metal/Neue Deutsche Härte Having problems with my internet yet again, so I'm making another quick pick while it's working. Anyway, this one of their more electronic sounding tracks from the album; it's not my favourite, but still a good one. Hear Messerschmied on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis - I'll See You In My Dreams My song pick two years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - O.D.'d on Life Itself My song pick three years ago today: Hawkwind - We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago My song pick four years ago today: Oomph! - Das Weiße Licht My song pick five years ago today: Trio of Doom - Dark Prince My song pick six years ago today: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

From: Fiend Hört Mit ; Year: 1999; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal I hadn't listened to any Stahlhammer in a while and today just felt like a perfect day to do so. Fiend Hört Mit is still my favourite album from the band and this is of course the title track; not my favourite song on the disc, but a good one nevertheless. Hear Fiend Hört Mit on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Doors - Soul Kitchen My song pick two years ago today: Megaherz - Hurra – Wir Leben Noch My song pick three years ago today: Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild My song pick four years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - The Bertha Butt Boogie My song pick five years ago today: Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen My song pick six years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Serenade To A Cuckoo

From: Mutter ; Year: 2001; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte Mutter has been an album that I've been studying as of late; mostly coming up to my own renditions of the tracks. Anyway, in the past I have picked quite a few of my favourites from the album, so I'm now starting to pick ones from my 2nd tier. For a song called "Mist" or "Fog" it's actually quite an epic piece with a blend of both the heavy and light sounds. Hear Nebel on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rush - The Necromancer My song pick two years ago today: Les Elgart - Bandstand Boogie My song pick three years ago today: Oomph! featuring Nina Hagen - Feiber My song pick four years ago today: The Guess Who - Minstrel Boy My song pick five years ago today: Metallica - Nothing Else Matters My song pick six years ago today: Steely Day - Rikki Don't Lose That Number

From: Pop ; Year: 2004; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte I had another song in mind for my pick today, but couldn't find it on YouTube or other sites, so I delved deep into my queue and pulled this one up; I've actually had it in my queue for quite a few years now. It's not that I didn't like it or didn't ever want to pick it earlier; it just got lost in the shuffle. Anyway, this is quite a beautiful song, and I definitely love how he contrasts the vocals between the verses and the chorus. Hear Immer Noch on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: "Weird Al' Yankovic - Grapefruit Diet My song pick two years ago today: Soundgarden - I Awake My song pick three years ago today: Dream Theater - The Big Medley My song pick four years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude My song pick five years ago today: Johnny Mandel - Suicide is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Vital Signs

From: Rosenrot ; Year: 2005; Genre: Neue Deutsche Härte/Industrial Metal I've been wanting to pick another track from Rammstein for a while now and today I'm finally getting around to it. I was surprised to not see this one in my already picked section, since I've pick so many song from Rammstein already with this being one that I like a bit. I've heard people describe Rosenrot, (both the song and the album), as an unremarkable song on their most mediocre album, but I've always liked it. From what I understand this song itself was inspired by The Poem Heidenröslen by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the Brothers Grimm fairytale Snow White and Rose Red . This song's music video is also one of the ones to portray Till Lindemann's character being kill, which is somewhat of a theme that happened in more than a couple of their videos; all of the times he was killed was later played on in their Haifisch music video. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. ...