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

From: Gravity of Light ; Year: 2010; Genre: Power Metal After watching some stuff on Marco Hietala the other day it got me in the mood for some of his music; of course the band Tarot is usually my first stop. This is a rather heavy and brooding piece of metal with amazing vocals and music; I especially love the ponderous feel of the rhythm in this one, it definitely sells the song. Hear Magic and Technology on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Hawkwind - PXR5 My song pick two years ago today: Jethro Tull - Summerday Sands My song pick three years ago today: Typhoon24 feat. Tatsuzo of YKZ - Spice of Life My song pick four years ago today: Tarot - Veteran of Psychic Wars My song pick five years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do My song pick six years ago today: Marty Simon - Jerhume Brunnen G My song pick seven years ago today: Focus - Hocus Pocus

From: The Spell of Iron MMXI ; Year: 2011; Genre: Power Metal This morning I caught one of Tarot's songs on my iPod, and it felt like a good pick. Interestingly enough, this song was originally from their debut album, but upon its 25th anniversary they totally re-recorded and released the entire album. It is certainly interesting to hear a modernized studio version of this classic track; I actually like what they did with it. Watch Wings of Darkness video clip on YouTube. Watch the original 1986 video clip on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: John Denver - Shanghai Breezes My song pick two years ago today: Aphrodite's Child - The Beast My song pick three years ago today: Duran Duran - Lonely In Your Nightmare My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Dogs in the Midwinter My song pick five years ago today: John Denver - Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes To Mexico) My song pick six years ago today: César Antonovich C...

1587 Tarot - Midwinter Nights From: Spell Of Iron , Year: 1986 Genre: Metal Wow, for the first time on this busy day I've been at the keyboard of a computer; thus getting my song pick in. I haven't been listening to, thinking about, or playing much music today, so I'm just pulling this song out of thin air for my pick tonight, and it's a good one. This one comes from the band's debut album that was released back in '86 right after they changed their name from Purgatory to Tarot. While this album contains one of the band's biggest hits, Wings of Darkness , I actually like this track quite a bit more; it's my favourite off of the album. Hear Midwinter Nights on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Henry Mancini - A Shot in the Dark My song pick two years ago today: Finntroll - Jaktens Tid My song pick three years ago today: Band of Horses - St. Augustine My song pick four years ago today: Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band +

1390 Tarot - Veteran of Psychic Wars From: Crows Fly Black , Year: 2006 I had no song in mind for today's pick, so I decided on picking one I've been meaning to choose for a while now. This is a cover of the song originally done by the band Blue Öyster Cult ; it is a bonus track on their '06 release Crows Fly Black . With this being one of my favourites BÖC songs I have to say I actually love what they did on this cover; quite nice. Hear the studio version on YouTube. Watch a live performance of the song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do My song pick two years ago today: Marty Simon - Jerhume Brunnen G My song pick three years ago today: Focus - Hocus Pocus +

1251 Tarot - Pilot of All Dreams Felt like listening to and picking something from Tarot this morning, this one hails from their latest album: Gravity of Light . A lot of the music on this album reminds me of Iron Maiden, but for some reason this one especially does; it probably has to do with Marco Hietala's vocals. Anyway, it's an just an amazing song all around. Hear Pilot of All Dreams on YouTube. Watch a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Muse - Knights of Cydonia My song pick two years ago today: Nightwish - 10th Man Down My song pick three years ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Donna Lee +

1079 Tarot - Gone I'm finally getting around to picking something off of Tarot's new album: Gravity of Light . I had a couple in mind off the album and finally settled on this one for today's pick. Their sound on this album reminds me a lot of Iron Maiden and maybe to a lesser degree Black Sabbath. This one is quite a dynamic track going from the mellower verses to heavy choruses; they bring it back down quite nicely. I love the lyrics/vocals on this track; Marco Hietala is incredible as ever. Here is the studio version on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black My song pick two years ago today: The Enemys - Sinner Man +

907 ( Tarot - Ashes To The Stars ) Needing to make another quick song pick for a rather busy Saturday. This is an awesome track with a space theme off of their newest album; although they are supposedly releasing a new album this year. Here is the music video on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Goo Goo Dolls - Broadway My song pick two years ago today: The Offspring - Come Out And Play +