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

953 ( Sethian - Blood Calling ) Felt like some more Metal this morning; this track from Sethian's The Dream Domain album made for an excellent pick. The band has a nice technical Prog Metal sound and feel, but still heavy enough. Tapio Wilska's vocal work is as good as ever. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Azteca - You Can't Take The Funk Out Of Me My song pick two years ago today: Bryan Adams - Run To You +

952 ( Waylander - Brú Na Bóinne ) This is one of the Celtic Folk Metal bands that I have been enjoying for quite a while now. Essentially in this brand of Folk Metal they incorporate traditional Irish Folk instruments and traditional themes into their brand of Metal; it is quite nice to hear different sounds mixed with thrashing guitars and double-kick drums. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rammstein - Klavier My song pick two years ago today: Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain +

951 ( Dream Theater - Light Fuse and Get Away ) Been meaning to add more of Dream Theater's epic Prog/Metal to my list and I have finally gotten around to it. This one is off of their first studio album: " When Day and Dream Unite ." Here is a recording on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: The Doors - Ghost Song My song pick two years ago today: Badfinger - Day After Day +

950 ( Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode ) Finishing out my Voyager Spacecraft " The Sounds Of Earth " Golden Record theme week with the sole representation on the record of Rock 'n Roll: Chuck Berry's incomparable " Johnny B. Good ." Although there would have been another Rock song on it if Carl Sagan had his way; he was really hip on getting The Beatles' " Here Comes the Sun " on the record, however EMI blocked it even though the band was apparently in favour of the idea. While doing this theme week I happened to remember a Saturday Night Live skit about the Golden Record in which a they proclaimed something to the effect of "The aliens have received the record and have asked for more Chuck Berry." Anyway, I could easily do another Golden Record theme week with the remaining songs, but it is nice to get back to picking random songs again. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. Here is a live performance on Y...

949 ( Lorenzo Barcelata - El Cascabel ) It's a bit late and I am feeling under the weather, so I am making this post a bit shorter. This is day 6 of my songs off the Voyager Spacecraft's " The Sounds Of Earth " Golden Record . This beautiful piece of Mariachi music represented Mexico on the Golden Record. This is such an amazingly beautiful song in so many ways. Here is a recording on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die My song pick two years ago today: The Platters - Twilight Time +

948 ( Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven - Melancholy Blues ) I couldn't let this theme week go without picking the featured Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong piece from Voyager Spacecraft's " The Sounds Of Earth " Golden Record. I can't help but get a smile on my face when I hear him play; he's certainly one of the greatest of the last Century. Here is a recording of the song on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell My song pick two years ago today: Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse +

947 ( J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book No. 2 ) Out of all the artists featured on The Voyager Spacecraft's " The Sounds Of Earth " Golden Record , Bach makes the most appearances having three compositions featured. The Well-Tempered Clavier is considered along with many of J.S. Bach's collections of music to be some of the most influential in history. Here is a recording of the song performed by Glenn Gould on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell My song pick two years ago today: The Spencer Davis Group - Give Me Some Lovin' +