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

From: The Winery Dogs ; Year: 2012; Genre: Blues Rock I really hope these great musicians make some new material; I am aware that each of them have many projects and/or primary bands they are in, but I absolutely love them in this trio. Anyway, this is the final track on their debut album, which is a gorgeous bluesy ballad that shows that they can play mellower and still be the virtuosos that they are.   Hear Regret on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: George Clinton - Pleasures Of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop)     My song pick 2 years ago today: Richie Kotzen - Dream of a New Day   My song pick 3 years ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - Rainy Day People   My song pick 4 years ago today: The Thermals - I Might Need You To Kill   My song pick 5 years ago today: IQ - Passing Strangers   My song pick 6 years ago today: Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud   My song pick 7 years ago today: Lighthouse - Magic's in th...

From: The Winery Dogs ; Year: 2013; Genre: Hard Rock Glad I finally got the entire album; this hidden gem just blew me away. In my opinion it is the best track on the record and really speaks to me personally across the board. Ritchie Kotzen especially shines here both as a guitarist and as lead vocalist; you can really hear Jimi Hendrix's emotive blues style influence on him on both instances.   Hear The Dying on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Automat - The Advance     My song pick 2 years ago today: Crowded House - Never Been The Same   My song pick 3 years ago today: Elton John - This Song Has No Title   My song pick 4 years ago today: Tin Tin - Toast and Marmalade for Tea   My song pick 5 years ago today: Funkadelic - Stink Finger   My song pick 6 years ago today: April Wine - Crash and Burn My song pick 7 years ago today: Foreigner - Cold As Ice My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Everyday Glory My s...

From: III ; Year: 2023; Genre: Hard Rock/Metal Time for another one from The Winery Dogs; this one is from their most recent studio album.    Hear Gaslight on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Herbie Hancock - Palm Grease   My song pick 2 years ago today: Wayne Shorter - Blues a la Carte   My song pick 3 years ago today: Sam & Dave - Soul Man   My song pick 4 years ago today: Hawkwind - The Phenomenon of Luminosity   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Cure - A Forest   My song pick 6 years ago today: The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain My song pick 7 years ago today: The Eagles - Desperado My song pick 8 years ago today: Megadeth - Poisonous Shadows My song pick 9 years ago today: Miles Davis - Aïda My song pick 10 years ago today: James Blunt - So Long, Jimmy My song pick 11 years ago today: Alestorm - Death Throes of the Terrorsquid My song pick 12 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Soun...

From: Actual Size ; Year: 2001; Genre: Hard Rock I just felt like hearing something from this album, which preceded the big breakup until the band got back together almost a decade later. I really love the co-lead vocals between Eric Martin and Richie Kotzen; it's a shame they did not do it more often.   Hear Suffocation on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Stanley Clarke - Modern Man   My song pick 2 years ago today: Cheap Trick - I Must Be Dreamin'   My song pick 3 years ago today: Rufus and Chaka Khan - Dance Wit Me   My song pick 4 years ago today: Van Halen - Love Walks In   My song pick 5 years ago today: Cream - Four Until Late   My song pick 6 years ago today: Blondie - Heart of Glass My song pick 7 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Angel My song pick 8 years ago today: Billy Joel - My Life My song pick 9 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard it Through the Grapevine My song pick 10 years ago t...

From: III ; Year: 2023; Genre: Hard Rock Been on of those days where my brain feels like it is set in concrete; hoping that listening to some great music will loosen it up. This is one of those bands that will certainly do the trick.   Hear Xanadu on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bob Welch - I'll Dance Alone   My song pick 2 years ago today: Headstones - S.O.S.   My song pick 3 years ago today: Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From   My song pick 4 years ago today: Primus - Last Salmon Man (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part IV)   My song pick 5 years ago today: Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover My song pick 6 years ago today: Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire My song pick 7 years ago today: Alestorm - No Grave But The Sea My song pick 8 years ago today: Antoine Busnois - Gaude Coelestis Domina My song pick 9 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Love Theme from "Pictures of the Sea" My song pick 10 years ago...

From: The Winery Dogs ; Year: 2013; Genre: Hard Rock It's weird, but originally when I checked out this "supergroup" it was because I am a big fan of Billy Sheehan, but I can say that Ritchie Kotzen was the one that I did not expect to blow me away like he did. Both his playing and vocals are something to behold throughout the band's entire catalogue, and this song is no different. For being a band of three virtuosos, it is interesting that whilst their talents are first and foremost front and centre, it is not overblown and the music is quite digestible.   Hear Not Hopeless on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: David Bowie - Moonage Daydream   My song pick 2 years ago today: The O'Jays - Love Train   My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joel - The Stranger   My song pick 4 years ago today: Ace - How Long   My song pick 5 years ago today: The Fixx - Red Skies My song pick 6 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Raising Steam My song pi...

From: Richie Kotzen's Fever Dream ; Year: 1990; Genre: Hard Rock Do not know why exactly, but felt like some screaming guitar music today; I have yet to pick a track from Richie Kotzen's solo work, so here is one.   Hear Dream of a New Day on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - Rainy Day People   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Thermals - I Might Need You To Kill   My song pick 3 years ago today: IQ - Passing Strangers   My song pick 4 years ago today: Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud   My song pick 5 years ago today: Lighthouse - Magic's in the Dancing My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Down to the Line My song pick 7 years ago today: The Guess Who - Bus Rider My song pick 8 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Crystals My song pick 9 years ago today: The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me My song pick 10 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Hot Fun My song p...