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: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk Rock Yesterday I had this one come on while driving about town; sure is a great one to sing along to in heavy traffic. I really wish Tom Morello would make more of this heavier-subject music for this project; it is very motivating and uplifting.   Hear A Wall Against the Wind on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Grateful Dead - When Push Comes to Shove   My song pick 2 years ago today: Depeche Mode - A Question of Time   My song pick 3 years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - Veins   My song pick 4 years ago today: Weather Report - The Moors   My song pick 5 years ago today: Stratovarius - S.O.S. My song pick 6 years ago today: Asia - Without You My song pick 7 years ago today: Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead) - One More Saturday Night My song pick 8 years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick 9 years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick 10 y...

From: Antipop ; Year: 1999; Genre: Funk Metal/Funk Rock Going with the hard and funky track from Primus for this Funky Friday pick. This one has definitely a different sound to their normal fare; probably due to the inclusion of Tom Morello in the writing of the track and him playing the lead guitar on it as well.    Hear Mama Didn't Raise No Fool on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Rush - Spindrift   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush - Secret Touch   My song pick 3 years ago today: Megadeth - Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms   My song pick 4 years ago today: Triumph - Follow Your Heart   My song pick 5 years ago today: Harlequin - Survive My song pick 6 years ago today: Mr. Bungle - My Ass Is On Fire My song pick 7 years ago today: Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need is a Miracle My song pick 8 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Ramble On My song pick 9 years ago today: Cream - I Feel Free My song pick 10 year ago t...

From: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk Rock/Folk Was thinking of choosing something from another artist, but for some reason I just felt like picking this one today. This is song is product of the fight for workers rights from the first half of the 20th Century here in the U.S.. With lyrics written by poet and activist Florence Reece after her and her family were terrorized and brutalized by hired thugs, the tune is based on a traditional song: Jack Monroe , which had also been used for other songs as well and recorded many times by many artists. Far and gone, this is my favourite song from Tom Morello's "alter ego" The Nightwatchman; just so much power and heaviness in this track.   Hear Which Side Are You On? on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Manfred Mann - Fox on the Run   My song pick 2 years ago today: Foreigner - Inside Information   My song pick 3 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Tee Nine Chee Bit   My song pick 4 ...

From: Revelations ; Year: 2006; Genre: Alternative Rock Listening to Audioslave's last album, Revelations , again today; I wanted to pick a track from it as well. It's kind of sad how this supergroup didn't continue on; the members of the two storied and legendary bands: (Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden) really jelled quite well together and made a sound that was rather unique across the entire spectrum. I cannot say that this song is my favourite off the album mostly due to the fact that all the tracks on it are simply amazing, but this one stands out in my opinion.   Hear Until We Fall on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Gloryhammer - Power of the Laser Dragon Fire   My song pick 2 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Cold Dead Reckoning (2044)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Good Rockin' My song pick 4 years ago today: Carmen - Bullfight My song pick 5 years ago today: The Outfield - Say It Isn't So My so...

From: World Wide Rebel Songs ; Year: 2011; Genre: Hard Rock/Alternative Rock Was going through some of Tom Morello's lately and came back once again to his side project: The Nightwatchman. It Begins Tonight is for me one of the absolute highlights from the record, it has a good "bluesyness" to the hard rock edge of the song.   Hear It Begins Tonight on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Foghat - Drivin' Wheel   My song pick 2 years ago today: Rush (Neil Peart) - Der Trommler (Drum Solo)   My song pick 3 years ago today: Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park My song pick 4 years ago today: Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses My song pick 5 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Black Cat Shuffle My song pick 6 years ago today: David Bowie - Starman My song pick 7 years ago today: King Crimson - Starless My song pick 8 years ago today: Black 47 - Maria's Wedding My song pick 9 years ago today: Van Halen - 1984 My song pick 10 years ago today: Savatag...

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: 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: Audioslave ; Year: 2002; Genre: Funk Metal Picking another one from Audioslave for this Funky Friday ; two from the band in a row and 194 consecutive Funky Friday picks overall. Hear Exploder on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Still the Same My song pick two years ago today: Alestorm - Magnetic North My song pick three years ago today: Grateful Dead - Hell in a Bucket My song pick four years ago today: The Police - Invisible Sun My song pick five years ago today: Screaming Trees - Shadow of the Season My song pick six years ago today: Genesis - The Musical Box My song pick seven years ago today: Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling My song pick eight years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - I'm Alive My song pick nine years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band

From: Revelations ; Year: 2006; Genre: Funk Rock/Alternative Rock For the last day or so it's been difficult... one of the more personally influential musicians from my teenage years took his own life. Rest in peace Chris Cornell; I pray you find that peace in death you couldn't find in life. Hear Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Eric Burdon & The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood My song pick two years ago today: The Who - 905 My song pick three years ago today: The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You My song pick four years ago today: Rush - 2112 My song pick five years ago today: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog My song pick six years ago today: Tesla - I Wanna Live My song pick seven years ago today: Rammstein - Eifersucht My song pick eight years ago today: Duran Duran - Lay Lady Lay My song pick nine years ago today: Genesis - Mama

From: Audioslave ; Year: 2002; Genre: Alternative Rock I was wanting to pick another song for today, but since an Audioslave song came on the radio I couldn't get them out of my mind. This is one of the singles from their first album and has a very melancholy feel to it, but powerful at the same time. Hear Like a Stone on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Rage Against the Machine - Darkness of Greed My song pick two years ago today: Martin Barre - Spanish Tears My song pick three years ago today: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Communication My song pick four years ago today: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Livin' in the Fridge My song pick five years ago today: Duran Duran - (Reach Up for the) Sunrise My song pick six years ago today: The Offspring - Gone Away My song pick seven years ago today: Converge - Cruel Bloom My song pick eight years ago today: Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - She's So Fine My song pick nine years ...

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: Audioslave ; Year: 2002; Genre: Alternative Metal I'm still picking songs released in the year that coincides with my song pick number; today is my 2002nd song picked, so I am picking one released in 2002. Anyway, here is probably the biggest hit from the supergroup Audioslave's eponymous debut album. Hear Cochise on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos - Media Vita in Morte Sumus My song pick two years ago today: Stahlhammer - Der Zerbrochene Traum My song pick three years ago today: Charles Gounod - Funeral March of a Marionette My song pick four years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird My song pick five years ago today: Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

From: Revelations ; Year: 2006; Genre: Funk Rock It's one of those cases today where I'm picking a song from a band that I should've picked a long time ago. I have to say, this is an interesting sounding album and song; I love their fusion of funk and rock throughout. Hear Jewel of the Summertime on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Megaherz - Himmelfahrt My song pick two years ago today: Coleman Hawkins - Stardust My song pick three years ago today: Bon Jovi - Someday I'll Be Saturday Night My song pick four years ago today: Styx - The Grand Illusion My song pick five years ago today: Neil Young - After The Gold Rush

From: Union Town ; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock The other day I saw a live performance on the television of Tom Morello's folk/rock project The Nightwatchman; to say the least it was very interesting hearing such a different sound out great musician who is usually heard playing extreme forms of metal. Anyway, this of course was one of many of the songs they played that I liked. As with most of the songs on this album it is a cover of a union/protest song; this one was originally a poem written by Alfred Hayes about a labor activist named Joe Hill . In the mid 1930s Earl Robinson set the poem to music as a union/protest song, which has been covered a bit since. Hear I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Childlike Faith In Childhood's End My song pick two years ago today: Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday My song pick three years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Ticket To The Moon ...