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

From: Fear of a Blank Planet ; Year: 2009; Genre: Progressive Rock This album was playing in my mind last night and this morning, which is a very good thing; a lot of amazing music to bounce around one's skull. This is a nice, shorter, (if you can call five-minutes short, right?), piece of music that has a very heavy, maudlin feeling to it; very beautiful.    Hear My Ashes on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - America     My song pick 2 years ago today: Edgar Winter - Tobacco Road     My song pick 3 years ago today: The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'   My song pick 4 years ago today: Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue   My song pick 5 years ago today: Melvins - The Mechanical Bride   My song pick 6 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Little Gandy Dancer   My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - War Paint My song pick 8 years ago today: Cr...

From: Closure/Continuation ; Year: 2022; Genre: Progressive Rock Had this one come on in the car today and thought it'd make a good choice for my song today.      Hear Herd Culling on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: The Bob Seger System - Lucifer     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'   My song pick 3 years ago today: Parliament - The Goose   My song pick 4 years ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Tire Me   My song pick 5 years ago today: Django Reinhardt - Echoes of Spain   My song pick 6 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Chemical World   My song pick 7 years ago today: Don Henley - Heart of the Matter My song pick 8 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - On The Western Sky My song pick 9 years ago today: Parliament - Children of Production My song pick 10 years ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love My song pick 11 years ago tod...

From: Closure/Continuation ; Year: 2022; Genre: Progressive Metal Whilst I have stated prior that I really have no real idea as to wot's going on in music/film/or popular culture I was still taken aback that this newest album from Porcupine Tree slid under my radar so to speak for about 2 1/2 years. Although since I was under the impression that Steve Wilson ended the band back about 2010 or so it shouldn't have. Wotever the case, I'm overjoyed to find this new material, and have to say that it is some of the best material I've heard from an older band recently. Anyway, this one is a heavier song both musically and lyrically with themes and symbolism that lines up with the anxiety many are and have been experiencing during the current/recent global political climate.   Hear Rats Return on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Steeleye Span - The Wee Free Men   My song pick 2 years ago today: Icehouse - Trojan Blue   My song pick 3 years ago today...

From: In Absentia ; Year: 2002; Genre: Progressive Rock Thought I would listen to some more PT today; In Absentia seemed like the best one for me to play. While not being the longest track on the disc, which is usually the one I gravitate towards with bands/artist such as this, it still clocks in at over seven minutes, so it's not a short "top 40" radio-friendly song. Strip the Soul is yet another one where they go to some interesting places sonically; one highlight for me is in a guitar solo that has apparent influence by Tom Morello and his "guitar record scratch" technique.   Hear Strip the Soul on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road   My song pick 2 years ago today: Return to Forever - Majestic Dance   My song pick 3 years ago today: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - As Above So Below   My song pick 4 years ago today: Parliament - P Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) My song pick 5 years ago today: Peter Frampt...

From: Deadwing ; Year: 2005; Genre: Progressive Metal/Alternative Metal Enjoying this post-Christmas Monday actually by listening to this Porcupine Tree record, which is one of my many favourites from the band. This track, Shallow , was apparently also a hit single, which is surprising seeing as anything "progressive" usually gets marginalized and hammered by critics, but this song and entire album for that matter has amazing production quality and the song writing is exquisite as always from anything Steven Wilson touches, or so it would seem.   Hear Shallow on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man   My song pick 2 years ago today: Carmen - Stepping Stone   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Joan Crawford   My song pick 4 years ago today: Frank Zappa - Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear My song pick 5 years ago today: The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving My song pick 6 year...

From: Nil Recurring ; Year: 2007; Genre: Progressive Rock Recently I discovered that next year there will be a brand new Porcupine Tree album released, apparently sometime in June. It got me wanting to choose another song from the band today; this one that closes out their '07 EP Nil Recurring just seemed perfect for the occasion.   Hear What Happens Now? on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Egg - Contrasong   My song pick 2 years ago today: Ian Matthews - Don't Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes   My song pick 3 years ago today: Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square My song pick 4 years ago today: Rammstein - Wo Bist Du My song pick 5 years ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Spyroid My song pick 6 years ago today: Joe Tex - I Gotcha My song pick 7 years ago today: Weather Report - Crystal My song pick 8 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl My song pick 9 years ago today: Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got Th...

From: The Future Bites ; Year: 2021; Genre: Progressive Rock Here's one off of Steven Wilson's just-released album The Future Bites . As with all of his music, you get both deep lyrical/subject matter and music. It's just a beautiful piece all around and the production value is a work of art.   Hear Count of Unease on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Huey Lewis and the News - I Am There For You   My song pick 2 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Breaking Point My song pick 3 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Waiting (Phase One and Phase Two) My song pick 4 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Bad Tune My song pick 5 years ago today: Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave My song pick 6 years ago today: Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me My song pick 7 years ago today: Gerry Rafferty - Get it Right Next Time My song pick 8 years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Headline News My song pick 9 years ago today: Simon & Garfunkel - Richard...

From: On the Sunday of Life ; Year: 1992; Genre: Progressive Rock/Space Rock I really love the bluesy sound of this song throughout the piece; the guitar especially. Hear Radioactive Toy on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Dick Dale and The Del-Tones - Miserlou My song pick 2 years ago today: Lonnie Mack - Memphis My song pick 3 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Cemetery In My Mind My song pick 4 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - A Time and a Place My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Fire at Midnight My song pick 6 years ago today: Wolfmother - Woman My song pick 7 years ago today: Dick Dale - Banzai Washout My song pick 8 years ago today: Megadeth - 13 My song pick 9 years ago today: Warrant - Heaven My song pick 10 years ago today: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary My song pick 11 years ago today: Savatage - Damien My song pick 12 years ago today: Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy

From: Voyage 34 ; Year: 2000 (1992); Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Progressive Rock As with a lot of Steven Wilson's music, this one really expands the definition of music itself a bit as they take the listener on a psychedelic/trance journey musically. Kind of a fun piece to listen to, especially with headphones on. Hear Phase I on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell My song pick 2 years ago today: Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel My song pick 3 years ago today: The Doobie Brothers - Black Water My song pick 4 years ago today: The Moontrekkers - Dance Legless, Russian My song pick 5 years ago today: Larry Graham and Graham Central Station - Groove On My song pick 6 years ago today: Primus - Tommy the Cat My song pick 7 years ago today: Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer My song pick 8 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly My song pick 9 years ago today: Queen - Good Company My song pick 10 years ago today: Wolfsheim - Über...

From: Hand. Cannot. Erase. ; Year: 2015; Genre: Progressive Rock Been hearing a lot of Steve Wilson's music lately on my playlist, so I'm picking another one of his songs today. This one's kind of a melancholy sounding song on the surface, but very deep. Hear Perfect Life on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - This Ain't the Summer of Love My song pick 2 years ago today: Dick Dale - Shredded Heat My song pick 3 years ago today: The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society My song pick 4 years ago today: John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) My song pick 5 years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Dance, Dance, Dance My song pick 6 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Bonnie the Cat My song pick 7 years ago today: Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You My song pick 8 years ago today: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Op. 31 No. 2 - Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor " Tempest " My song pick 9 years ago tod...