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

From: Rage Against the Machine ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Rap This is one of those records that has continued to reverberate almost 35 years since its release and counting; will probably still be totally relevant for another century or two. I absolutely love how their music is not stuck as a signpost from the 1990s, but feels and sounds as new as when released. The only real sad part about their music is that the same BS they were raging against is still happening and in some cases has gotten a lot worse. C'est la vie .   Hear Township Rebellion on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Cameo - Slyde     My song pick 2 years ago today: Savatage - Miles Away   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Eagles - New Kid in Town   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)   My song pick 5 years ago today: Positive Force - We Got The Funk   My song pick 6 years ago today:...

From: Evil Empire ; Year: 1996l Genre: Funk Metal Just kicking back with some Rage' blaring on the stereo; bringing this Friday to a needed close.     Hear Snakecharmer on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Billy Joel - She's Right On Time     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Say Leroy (The Creature From The Black Lagoon Is Your Father)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - You Got That Right   My song pick 4 years ago today: Iron Maiden - Running Free   My song pick 5 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival My song pick 6 years ago today: Eddie Money - Baby Hold On My song pick 7 years ago today: Mr. Big - 1992 My song pick 8 years ago today: Fairport Convention - Dirty Linen My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - Middletown Dreams My song pick 10 years ago today: Guns N' Roses - Get in the Ring My song pick 11 years ago today: War - Galaxy My song ...

From: Rage Against the Machine ; Year: 1992; Genre: Funk Metal/Rap Metal Perfect song to get the blood and endorphins moving to bring not only the workweek to a conclusion, but also the month. Dang, that is one killer groove from beginning to end; a perfect platform for Zach de la Rocha to belt it out over the top; amazing work.   Hear Bullet in the Head on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Santana - Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation   My song pick 2 years ago today: Weather Report - River People   My song pick 3 years ago today: Audioslave - Until We Fall   My song pick 4 years ago today: Gloryhammer - Power of the Laser Dragon Fire   My song pick 5 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Cold Dead Reckoning (2044)   My song pick 6 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Good Rockin' My song pick 7 years ago today: Carmen - Bullfight My song pick 8 years ago today: The Outfield - Say It Isn't So My song pick 9 years ago today: Qu...

From: Evil Empire ; Year: 1996; Genre: Alternative Metal This track has a very killer beat and bass line that thunders along with the great guitar and vocals. Definitely a great song to get the blood moving and to get a good cathartic feeling along with it.    Hear Tire Me on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Django Reinhardt - Echoes of Spain   My song pick 2 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Chemical World   My song pick 3 years ago today: Don Henley - Heart of the Matter My song pick 4 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - On The Western Sky My song pick 5 years ago today: Parliament - Children of Production My song pick 6 years ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love My song pick 7 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Paranoid My song pick 8 years ago today: The Cult - Painted on My Heart My song pick 9 years ago today: Scott Joplin - The Entertainer My song pick 10 years ago today: Maktub - S...

From: Renegades ; Year: 2000; Genre: Metal I heard this cover of the Bob Dylan classic again the other day. I really like wot they did with it making a folk song into a metal anthem; I especially like Zach de la Rocha's delivery of the lyrics.   Hear Maggie's Farm on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Infinite Space (Conclusion)   My song pick 2 years ago today: Hall & Oates - Out of Touch My song pick 3 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Station Man My song pick 4 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Emerald Eyes My song pick 5 years ago today: The Thermals - I Know the Pattern My song pick 6 years ago today: Grace Slick - El Diablo My song pick 7 years ago today: Marcus Miller - Juice My song pick 8 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning My song pick 9 years ago today: Ludwig van Beethoven - Op. 67 - Symphony No.5 in C My song pick 10 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Bianca's Midnight Lullaby M...

From: Renegades ; Year: 2000; Genre: Rock Here's a rather neat one; a very somber and beautiful cover of the Devo classic that puts out a lot of emotion. Hear Beautiful World on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man My song pick 2 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Put Down That Weapon My song pick 3 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Funky Chicken Stew My song pick 4 years ago today: The Kinks - Tired of Waiting for You My song pick 5 years ago today: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California My song pick 6 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Don't Hate Me My song pick 7 years ago today: Jacques Offenbach - La belle Hélène (Overture) My song pick 8 years ago today: Brave Belt - Another Way Out My song pick 9 years ago today: 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite My song pick 10 years ago today: Joachim Witt - Krieger Des Licht My song pick 11 years ago today: Jimi Hendrix - Angel My song pick 12 years ago today: Béla Fleck and ...

From: The Battle of Los Angeles ; Year: 1999; Genre: Metal/Rap/Funk Man, do I love the in-your-face delivery from Rage both musically and lyrically; no need to guess wot their message is. Hear Ashes in the Fall on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: The Thermals - Power Doesn't Run on Nothing My song pick 2 years ago today: Sandy Denny - Solo My song pick 3 years ago today: Blondie - Call Me My song pick 4 years ago today: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting My song pick 5 years ago today: Alice in Chains - No Excuses My song pick 6 years ago today: Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World My song pick 7 years ago today: Chet Atkins - Battle Hymn of the Republic My song pick 8 years ago today: Bob Dylan - Maggie's Farm My song pick 9 years ago today: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Life by the Drop My song pick 10 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Down on the Corner My song pick 11 years ago today: Iron Maiden - 2 Mi...

From: The Battle of Los Angeles ; Year: 1999; Genre: Funk Metal Same story, different day I guess; had them on my mind and am picking another one of their songs. Hear Sleep Now in the Fire on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - White Christmas My song pick two years ago today: Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Jingle Hells Bells My song pick three years ago today: Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Everette Harp - O Tannenbaum My song pick four years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem My song pick five years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me My song pick six years ago today: John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) My song pick seven years ago today: Mykola Leontovych - Shchedryk (The Carol of the Bells) My song pick eight years ago today: Steeleye Span - Edwin My song pick nine years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Savatage - Christmas Eve/S...

From: Godzilla: The Album ; Year: 1998; Genre: Funk Metal/Rap Metal This album is without a doubt the best thing to come out of that awful Godzilla movie back in the late '90s. While a lot of the music on this disc is great, this rousing piece from Rage Against the Machine is a definite highlight for me. Hear No Shelter on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain on the Scarecrow My song pick two years ago today: Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight My song pick three years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights My song pick four years ago today: Men at Work - Down Under My song pick five years ago today: Pantera - Walk My song pick six years ago today: Hawkwind - Chronoglide Skyway My song pick seven years ago today: Yes - Five Per Cent for Nothing My song pick eight years ago today: Megumi Hayashibara - Fly Me to the Moon My song pick nine years ago today: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Pedal Up

From: The Battle of Los Angeles ; Year: 1999; Genre: Funk Metal/Rap Metal I felt like going to more of a different direction for this Funky Friday pick, which, if my counting is correct, this is my 153rd consecutive Funky Friday. Anyway, getting into the funk/metal stylings of Rage Against the Machine; a very good track for today. Hear Guerilla Radio on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood My song pick two years ago today: Tesla - The Way It Is My song pick three years ago today: Alice In Chains - We Die Young My song pick four years ago today: John Denver - Take Me To Tomorrow My song pick five years ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Can't Stand Your Funk My song pick six years ago today: Styx - Suite Madame Blue My song pick seven years ago today: Rush - Malignant Narcissism My song pick eight years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster

From: The Crow Soundtrack ; Year: 1994; Genre: Alternative Metal/Cool Jazz I've had some Rage on my mind for a short while now and really wanted to get another one of their songs picked. You wouldn't think that light cool jazz would mix with a form of heavy music that Rage Against the Machine is known for, but they did it and it turned out very good. Hear Darkness of Greed on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Martin Barre - Spanish Tears My song pick two years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Communication My song pick three years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Livin' in the Fridge My song pick four years ago today: Duran Duran - (Reach Up for the) Sunrise My song pick five years ago today: The Offspring - Gone Away My song pick six years ago today: Converge - Cruel Bloom My song pick seven years ago today: Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - She's So Fine My song pick eight years ago today: Lobo - A Big ...

From: Rage Against the Machine ; Year: 1992; Genre: Funk Metal/Alternative Metal Today is my 73rd straight Funky Friday pick and I wanted to keep the streak alive, but I also felt like hearing some Rage Against the Machine. So I figured that this song would make a perfect fit to fulfill the two desires. This is a great funky metal track with a lot of energy and drive as well as some political activism to boot. Hear Take the Power Back on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Dick Dale - Terra Dicktyl My song pick two years ago today: Evanescence - Bring Me to Life My song pick three years ago today: Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin - Symphony No.2 in B-Minor My song pick four years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - Winter Haven My song pick five years ago today: KoKo Taylor - That's Why I'm Crying My song pick six years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars My song pick seven years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Bounty Hunter

From: Rage Against the Machine ; Year: 1992; Genre: Alternative Metal/Rap Metal I've had this rousing track on my mind for most of the morning and thought I'd make it my pick for today. Great song from a great band, nothing else really to say about it. Watch the music video on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jethro Tull - Inside My song pick two years ago today: Nightwish - The Crow, the Owl and the Dove My song pick three years ago today: Wilson Pickett - Mr. Magic Man My song pick four years ago today: PAIN featuring Anette Olzon - Follow Me My song pick five years ago today: Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera My song pick six years ago today: Rush - Natural Science

From: Renegades ; Year: 2000; Genre: Funk/Metal Yet another Funky Friday pick; my 29th in a row to be exact. It feels like a perfect day to pick this cover by Rage Against the Machine of the classic track from Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force. Hear Renegades of Funk on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Triumph - Fight the Good Fight My song pick two years ago today: Rammstein - Dalai Lama My song pick three years ago today: Savatage - Day After Day My song pick four years ago today: ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears My song pick five years ago today: Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky My song pick six years ago today: The Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster

From: Renegades ; Year: 2000; Genre: Alternative Metal/Funk Metal Yesterday I heard this track for the first time and have been listening to the entire album quite a bit since. This is, of course, a cover of the song originally wrote and recorded by Bruce Springsteen about one of the main characters in the Steinbeck epic The Grapes of Wrath . I absolutely love the how they turned a heartfelt folk track into a hardcore protest metal anthem only in the way RATM could. Hear The Ghost of Tom Joad on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Dire Straits - Walk of Life My song pick two years ago today: The Foggy Mountain Boys (Flatt & Scruggs) - Cripple Creek My song pick three years ago today: Queensrÿche - Fear City Slide My song pick four years ago today: Dream Theater - Light Fuse and Get Away My song pick five years ago today: The Doors - Ghost Song My song pick six years ago today: Badfinger - Day After Day

From: Evil Empire ; Year: 1996; Genre: Alternative Metal While out and about this morning I had this song running through my mind and thought I would pick it. It's definitely a rousing track that is fun to listen to. Watch the music video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Gentle Giant - The House, The Street, The Room My song pick two years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Something to Believe In My song pick three years ago today: Dizzy Gillespie - One Note Samba My song pick four years ago today: Steely Dan - Josie My song pick five years ago today: Joni Mitchell - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat My song pick six years ago today: Big Country - In A Big Country