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

From: In Utero ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge Yet another day in which I had music from a band looping in my brain for wotever reason. Hear-Shaped Box was the lead single and I believe the highest charting single from their final, "swansong," studio album.    Watch the music video on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Lou Rawls - When the Night Comes     My song pick 2 years ago today: Muse - Will of the People     My song pick 3 years ago today: Kenny Loggins - Whenever I Call You "Friend"   My song pick 4 years ago today: R.E.O. Speedwagon - Don't Let Him Go   My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Hand Over Fist   My song pick 6 years ago today: Wild Turkey - Gentle Rain My song pick 7 years ago today: Eddie Money - Walk on Water My song pick 8 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Go Ahead On My song pick 9 years ago today: Victor Wooten - I Saw God My song pick 10 years ago ...

From: MTV Unplugged in New York ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge Do not know why, but was thinking about this cover written and recorded by David Bowie from Nirvana's landmark "Unplugged" performance.  It has been said that they really made their cover good enough to be thought of as an original to those who did not know much about music from prior generations. For me, Kurt Cobain's vocals remind me that of R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, which is a great thing in my opinion.   Watch the '93 Unplugged performance on YouTube.        My song pick 1 year ago today: Cameo - Use It Or Lose It     My song pick 2 years ago today: Wishbone Ash - Living Proof   My song pick 3 years ago today: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Guinnevere   My song pick 4 years ago today: Yellow No 5 - Everything Cherries   My song pick 5 years ago today: Pallas - Blood and Roses   My song pick 6 years ago today: Faith No More - Zombie Eaters   My son...

From: In Utero ; Year: 1993; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge Sometimes I just find myself wanting to listen to something from Nirvana. In Utero was released at golden time for myself in my early teens and this was the final song on the album. The band was literally everywhere, and like that, it was over, but at least we still have the music from that short, bright time.   Hear All Apologies on YouTube.        My song pick 1 year ago today: Explorers Club - Impact 3 – No Returning     My song pick 2 years ago today: Bernard Wright - Mr. Clean   My song pick 3 years ago today: Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly   My song pick 4 years ago today: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Human Race   My song pick 5 years ago today: Boston - My Destination/A New World   My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Blue Moanin'   My song pick 7 years ago today: Steely Dan - Fire In The Hole My song pick 8 years ago today: The Po...

From: Nirvana ; Year: 2002; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge I felt like listening to something from Nirvana today and ended up on this song, which was apparently the last recording of Kurt Cobaine before his tragic death. It was eventually released 8 years after his passing in '02.   Hear I Know You're Right on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - The Big Wheel   My song pick 2 years ago today: Genesis - Invisible Touch My song pick 3 years ago today: Jim Croce - One Less Set of Footsteps My song pick 4 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jeremy Bender My song pick 5 years ago today: Peter, Paul & Mary - I Dig Rock And Roll Music My song pick 6 years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - So Tired My song pick 7 years ago today: Mastodon - Iron Tusk My song pick 8 years ago today: Rammstein - Rammlied My song pick 9 years ago today: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 My song pick 10 years ago today: Duke Ellington & His Orchest...

From: Bleach ; Year: 1989; Genre: Grunge/Alternative Rock Whilst not my favourite song from the band, this one is definitely one to get all your energy out singing and dancing to if you're of a mind. Hear Negative Creep on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Gravity Kills - Falling My song pick 2 years ago today: The Network - Roshambo My song pick 3 years ago today: Glass Tiger - Animal Heart My song pick 4 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Can't Strain My Brain My song pick 5 years ago today: Paris - 1 in 10 My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Look Into the Sun My song pick 7 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Free Wheelin' My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Limbo My song pick 9 years ago today: Stevie Wonder - Superstition My song pick 10 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul To Squeeze My song pick 11 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High My song pick 12 years ago to...

From: Nevermind ; Year: 1991; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge For the last few days off and on I've had Nirvana's Nevermind playing in my head; figured it was time to pick another one from the band anyway. Whilst it's mostly acoustic I love the heaviness of the playing throughout this one. Hear Polly on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Maktub - Lies My song pick two years ago today: Al Stewart - Year of the Cat My song pick three years ago today: Midnight Oil - Dreamworld My song pick four years ago today: Primus - John the Fisherman My song pick five years ago today: Pearl Jam - Go My song pick six years ago today: The Ventures - Beethoven's Sonata in C#-Minor My song pick seven years ago today: Stuart Hamm - Count Zero My song pick eight years ago today: Louis Armstrong - La Vie en Rose My song pick nine years ago today: The Thermals - No Culture Icons My song pick ten years ago today: Jethro Tull - Crossfire

From: Bleach ; Year: 1989; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge After watching some shows that featured Nirvana on television I thought I'd pick another one of their songs. This is one of their better ones off their debut album. Hear Blew on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Faith No More - I Started A Joke My song pick two years ago today: Bobby Lyle - Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It) My song pick three years ago today: Jethro Tull - Nursie My song pick four years ago today: Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb My song pick five years ago today: Steeleye Span - Sligo Maid My song pick six years ago today: Eddie Money - Gimme Me Some Water   My song pick seven years ago today: Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat My song pick eight years ago today: .38 Special - Fade To Blue My song pick nine years ago today: Jethro Tull - Beltane

From: Nevermind ; Year: 1991; Genre: Alternative Rock One more quick pick for me before things get back to normal after an insane weekend. Anyway, I had Nirvana on my mind today; I noticed that I hadn't picked this, their signature song yet, so I thought I would rectify that today. Hear Smells Like Teen Spirit on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Lady Picture Show My song pick two years ago today: Ludwid van Beethoven - Op.125 - Symphony No.9 in D-Minor My song pick three years ago today: Stormwarrior - Heading Northe My song pick four years ago today: Cab Calloway - The Jumpin' Jive (Hep-Hep!) My song pick five years ago today: The Police - Synchronicity II My song pick six years ago today: Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight

From: Nevermind ; Year: 1991; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge For some reason this cool and mellow track seems to fit this lazy summer day very well, and I thought I would go ahead and pick it. Hear Something in the Way on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe (Rammstein) - Schtiel My song pick two years ago today: Queensrÿche - Revolution Calling My song pick three years ago today: Puhdys - Große Herzen My song pick four years ago today: Rush - Digital Man My song pick five years ago today: Balance - Breaking Away

From: Nevermind ; Year: 1991; Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge I was thinking about this as well as a few other songs from Nirvana lately and figured that I should pick one of them. To be perfectly honest, when they came on the scene and became one of the biggest bands around I really didn't care much for the overall sound of a lot of their material. However, about ten years later I began to appreciate their sound and their contribution to music from the decade when I was a teenager; looking back on it now, they definitely were unique. It amazes me now to think that Nevermind was released over 20 years ago; damn, to me it seem like just a few years ago. Where does the time go? Hear Come As You Are on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Hawkwind - Space Chase My song pick two years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Four Wheel Drive My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - When the Crowds are Gone My song pick four years ago today: Joe Walsh -...

1555 Nirvana - About a Girl From: Bleach , Year: 1989 Genre: Alternative Rock/Grunge/Pop I had this track on my mind this morning and it fits my mood pretty good. While I've never been a bona fide fan of their music, there are more than a few of Nirvana's songs that I like. I believe that I'm more into Grunge now than I was back when it was the 'in' thing. I guess I don't feel as bombarded anymore and can actually sit back and enjoy it for what it is rather than it being the newest thing 'you must' be into. Anyway, this track comes off of their '89 debut album Bleach ; it has a very distinct Beatleish sound to it. From what I've read Kurt Cobain wrote it after listening to one of the Beatles' albums a bunch of times. Hear About a Girl on YouTube. Watch their 'unplugged' performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Forest - Gypsy Girl & Rambleaway My song pick two years ago today: Steely Dan - Caves of Altamira My song p...

1136 Nirvana - Drain You After all the drama associated with my blog the last week I am wanting to step away from all the heaviness. After all, this is a song-a-day blog, not blog to rant about the record industry; although, it has been nice to engage in a discussion about it. Through all of this I have had quite a few conversations, not really about the recording industry itself, but the music being created. Since we seem to cut musical eras into 10-year blocks divided by decades, it is interesting to pose the question: what music defines a decade? What I have been wondering is in 10-20 years what bands and songs will be looked at as the defining songs of the last decade? What songs recorded from 2000-2009 will still be listened to in 20 years? In 10-20 years when a film or television show is made set in the 00's, what music will be playing in the background? Probably a lot of it will consist of Metal and Hip-Hop with a smattering of the Pop/American Idol scene. For me personally...

924 ( Nirvana - In Bloom ) This is one of my favourite songs from Nirvana's catalogue and it fits my mood today pretty well, so I'm picking it. I cannot for the life of me remember if I am "supposed" to like or hate Nirvana and/or the whole "Grunge" genre at this point in time. I've never been much into what is "in" or "out" and would rather listen to what I like than what "Rolling Stone"ⓒ or another pop culture outlet says I should/shouldn't. Although, now days it is easier to like Nirvana due to the fact that I can turn on the radio without being deluged by them. Okay, off my soapbox now... Here is the studio version with lyrics on YouTube. Here is the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Static X - I'm With Stupid My song pick two years ago today: Ian Anderson - Eurology +

For some reason I have been thinking about this song a lot today; I cannot figure why because I have not heard it in a while. I guess that it was time to choose it, plus it is one of my favourite songs from the band. I have always wished to play this song with the bands that I have played in, however no one else really liked the idea. Here is the music video on YouTube. +