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

From: Americana ; Year: 1998; Genre: Punk/Hard Rock Had this record playing in my mind today for wotever reason, which if fine because I like it a lot. This one, of course, is the title-track that has all the energy and emotion the band has turned up way past "11." Strangely enough, when you listen to the lyrics, their satirical synopsis/commentary of American culture is frighteningly all too real and in the present tense even though it was written back in the late 1990s. Although today that happy facade from back then is long gone and the outright ugliness of society is for all to see, unless you choose to bury your head.   Hear Americana on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Steeleye Span - Well Done Liar!     My song pick 2 years ago today: The Marvelettes - The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Cult - Spiritwalker   My song pick 4 years ago today: Boyz II Men - Motownphilly   My son...

From: Ixnay on the Hombre ; Year: 1997; Genre: Punk Rock/Hard Rock I currently have a lot of the music from this album on my mind, so, what the heck... might as well indulge my subconscious once more. I Choose is one of the lead singles off of Ixnay on the Hombre , and has that great sound that most fans of the band love so much.   Hear I Choose on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Wolfmother - The Simple Life   My song pick 2 years ago today: Quincy Jones - I'm Gonna Miss You In the Morning   My song pick 3 years ago today: Jim Croce - Thursday My song pick 4 years ago today: Soundgarden - Overfloater My song pick 5 years ago today: Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid My song pick 6 years ago today: Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again My song pick 7 years ago today: Jefferson Airplane - Plastic Fantastic Lover My song pick 8 years ago today: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself My song pick 9 year...

From: Americana ; Year: 1998; Genre: Alternative Rock This is such and interesting track from this album; in my opinion they saved the best for last. It's also one of the band's longer and more "prog" pieces, which was a big departure from their punk rock roots. The first five or so minutes are just amazing with the use of Middle-Eastern minor modalities and chords; very exotic sounding. It then launches into a heavier section with a more familiar sound, but with some of the same sounds from the first part.   Hear Pay the Man on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Marillion - Living in F E A R   My song pick 2 years ago today: Black Label Society - The Day That Heaven Had Gone Away   My song pick 3 years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Rock 'n' Roll Is King My song pick 4 years ago today: Return to Forever - Beyond the Seventh Galaxy My song pick 5 years ago today: Al Di Meola - July My song pick 6 years ago today: Gary Lewis an...

From: Smash ; Year: 1994; Genre: Punk/Rock/Hard Rock On and off for the past few weeks I've been listening to The Offspring and thought I'd get around to picking another one of their songs. I really like what they did with the into on this track with the bright bass countering the sparse vocals, which then launch into a full-on punk/hard rock extravaganza.   Hear Bad Habit on YouTube. (Explicit Lyrics Warning)       My song pick 1 year ago today: Midnight Oil - Antarctica   My song pick 2 years ago today: Steely Dan - Black Cow   My song pick 3 years ago today: The Moody Blues - Stop! My song pick 4 years ago today: The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Panama Red My song pick 5 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same My song pick 6 years ago today: Argent - Trapeze My song pick 7 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Play the Bass My song pick 8 years ago today: Weather Report - Orange Lady My song pick 9 years ago today: Bachman...

From: Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace ; Year: 2008; Genre: Punk Rock I've had them on my mind since yesterday and I thought I'd go ahead and choose one from one of their albums I had not picked a song from yet.    Hear Hammerhead on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Megadeth - Back in the Day   My song pick 2 years ago today: Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away My song pick 3 years ago today: Michael Penn - No Myth My song pick 4 years ago today: Steve Winwood - Higher Love My song pick 5 years ago today: Helloween - Lay All Your Love On Me My song pick 6 years ago today: The Drifters - There Goes My Baby My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - Spoonman My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses My song pick 9 years ago today: The Monkees - Daydream Believer My song pick 10 years ago today: Muse - Resistance My song pick 11 years ago today: Jethro Tull - From A Deadbeat To An Old Greaser My song...

From: Conspiracy of One ; Year: 2000; Genre: Punk/Rock Whilst doing some housework recently I had a couple of their song on my mind, so I thought I'd add one I liked to my blog. This is more of a straight-up rocker more or less; a perfect one to get the blood moving. Hear A Million Miles Away on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Imagination - Flashback My song pick two years ago today: Blue Cheer - Just a Little Bit My song pick three years ago today: Soundgarden - Outshined My song pick four years ago today: The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night My song pick five years ago today: Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere in Time My song pick six years ago today: Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl My song pick seven years ago today: Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home My song pick eight years ago today: Adam Gilberti - Dragon's First Flight My song pick nine years ago today: Zakk Wylde - Farm Fiddlin' My song pick ten years ago today: Jethro Tull -...

From: Days Go By ; Year: 2012; Genre: Alternative Rock/Punk Got in the mood for some more recent material from The Offspring; the title track from their most recent studio album just seemed like an excellent pick to fit today. Hear Days Go By on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache My song pick two years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair My song pick three years ago today: The Guess Who - Rain Dance My song pick four years ago today: Primus - The Devil Went Down to Georgia My song pick five years ago today: Soundgarden - Rusty Cage My song pick six years ago today: Lou Reed - I'm So Free My song pick seven years ago today: Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys My song pick eight years ago today: Hawkwind - Silver Machine My song pick nine years ago today: Savatage - Complaint In The System

From: Ixnay on the Hombre ; Year: 1997; Genre: Punk/Rock It's another busy weekend, so I'm making a quick pick. No band better than the "balls to the wall" sound of The Offspring to get the blood moving and hit the ground running. I just love this album; it has to be my favourite from the band, and the song is great as well. Hear The Meaning of Life on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Savatage - Degrees of Sanity My song pick two years ago today: Extreme - Get the Funk Out My song pick three years ago today: Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock My song pick four years ago today: Steve Vai - I'm the Hell Outta Here My song pick five years ago today: Fear Factory - Replica My song pick six years ago today: David Bowie - Changes My song pick seven years ago today: Heart - Black On Black II My song pick eight years ago today: Fontella Bass - Rescue Me

From: Smash ; Year: 1994; Genre: Hard Rock I'm having a pretty busy day today, so don't mind if I'm a little bit brief today. Here's a real good one from The Offspring, which is a band I picked a song from six years ago today. You gotta love that simple, but effective bass line that was brought up in the mix; right where it belongs. :) Hear Gotta Get Away on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Band of Horses - Knock, Knock My song pick two years ago today: Three Dog Night - Heaven is in Your Mind My song pick three years ago today: Queensrÿche - One & Only My song pick four years ago today: The Spiders - Back   My song pick five years ago today: Nena - Mach Die Augen Auf   My song pick six years ago today: The Offspring - Feelings

1283 The Offspring - Gone Away It seems like it's been ages since I've chosen a song from The Offspring, so I'm picking one today. They are one of the bands I've been into since my teenage years, for me their music was an excellent mix of pure fun and angst; perfect music for someone in his/her formative years. This is one of my favourites from their Ixnay on the Hombre album; if memory serves me right, it was a fairly big hit for them as well. Hear Gone Away on YouTube. Watch the music video on YouTube. Watch a live performance circa '01 on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Converge - Cruel Bloom My song pick two years ago today: Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - She's So Fine My song pick three years ago today: Lobo - A Big Red Kite +

For my fourth pick on my first week of picking songs, I chose The Offspring's cover/parody of Albert Morris' song Feelings . I decided on this one because I have always liked it and the infectious riffs in this song (as with most of their music) make for a killer hook. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +

I had a couple of songs ready for today, however, this one popped into my mind and I thought that it would make an excellent pick instead. The key aspect to this song is the main guitar riff, without it the song would not be nearly as good as it is; the drums are another key point as well that makes it very good. On the surface the lyrical content and vocals might seem to be hateful, however they are actually kind of a call to action. For me this song is definitely a mood song, when listening to this song it is key to crank it up. Here is the studio version on YouTube. +

Today I choose Feelings by The Offspring. The reason I picked this song is that it is a very fun song to listen to when you are not in a good mood. The song is a metal/punk song, I think of this song as a parody of the original Albert Morris song rather than a cover of it. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +