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

From: Nightcap ; Year: 1993 (1973); Genre: Progressive Rock This unreleased song from the infamous album that wasn't came on my playlist whilst driving earlier. Audition is the middle section that was supposed to be the main suit on that album, but sits quite well by itself without the "bookend" songs. I love the technicality and urgency in both the music and lyrics. Hear Audition on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Jethro Tull - Driving Song My song pick two years ago today: Bon Jovi - Dry County My song pick three years ago today: Soundgarden - Storm My song pick four years ago today: Megadeth - Go To Hell My song pick five years ago today: The Scorpions - Loving You Sunday Morning My song pick six years ago today: Paul Mauriat - L'amour est bleu "Love is Blue" My song pick seven years ago today: Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper My song pick eight years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Ripple My song pick...

From: Brave Belt ; Year: 1971; Genre: Rock This is a pretty good one if you like heavy guitar and more pop/rock vocals/harmonies. Scarecrow is one that features Chad Allan on lead vocals; you'd know him from the early years in The Guess Who and their hit cover of the song Shakin' All Over . Hear Scarecrow on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Roman Holliday - Don't Try to Stop It My song pick two years ago today: Grateful Dead - Dark Star My song pick three years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Rock it My song pick four years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - In the Stone My song pick five years ago today: America - You Can Do Magic My song pick six years ago today: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - K. 1a - Andante in C My song pick seven years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Help is on the Way/Slipknot! My song pick eight years ago today: Louis Armstrong - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen My song pick nine years ago today: R.E.O. Spe...

From: Asia ; Year: 1982; Genre: Progressive Rock Getting back to normalcy after the long weekend; bands such as Asia are perfect to get the mind focused. I love the emotion and the sweeping music throughout the piece; very uplifting in my opinion. Hear Without You on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead) - One More Saturday Night My song pick two years ago today: Ronnie Milsap - Daydreams About Night Things My song pick three years ago today: George Duke - Reach For It My song pick four years ago today: Rush - The Camera Eye My song pick five years ago today: Hawkind - Dying Seas My song pick six years ago today: Quasar - Mission 14 My song pick seven years ago today: Derek and the Dominoes - Key to the Highway My song pick eight years ago today: David Bowie - All The Madmen My song pick nine years ago today: Rush - Finding My Way My song pick ten years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The L...

From: Aoxomoxoa ; Year: 1969; Genre: Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock Happy Memorial Day ! As I always do, I'm choosing one from The 'Dead on Memorial day. This is a rather pretty tune, which I like a lot. Hear Mountains of the Moon on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Not My Cross to Bear My song pick two years ago today: Savatage - Prelude to Madness My song pick three years ago today: Traffic - Rock 'n' Roll Stew Parts 1&2 My song pick four years ago today: Chris Squire - Lucky Seven My song pick five years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - The Chain My song pick six years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones My song pick seven years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon My song pick eight years ago today: Return To Forever - The Magician My song pick nine years ago today: The Gipsy Kings - Hotel California My song pick ten years ago today: The Fifth Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

From: Unsung Heroes ; Year: 1981; Genre: Jazz Fusion/Hard Rock I Discovered this band recently and love the technicality and musical prowess. Kat Food is the first song I heard from them and it has stuck in my mind, so I'm adding it to my list. Hear Kat Food on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: King Crimson - Fracture My song pick two years ago today: Sly & The Family Stone - Luv n' Haight My song pick three years ago today: Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides My song pick four years ago today: The Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love My song pick five years ago today: Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower My song pick six years ago today: Nightwish - The Carpenter My song pick seven years ago today: Return to Forever - Sofistifunk My song pick eight years ago today: Savatage - 24 Hours Ago My song pick nine years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - The Rubberband Man My song pick ten years ago today: Boston - Something About You

From: Eliminator ; Year: 1983; Genre: Hard Rock Had ZZ Top on my brain today, so you know wot that means.... Hear Got Me Under Pressure on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Audioslave - Exploder My song pick two years ago today: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Still the Same My song pick three years ago today: Alestorm - Magnetic North My song pick four years ago today: Grateful Dead - Hell in a Bucket My song pick five years ago today: The Police - Invisible Sun My song pick six years ago today: Screaming Trees - Shadow of the Season My song pick seven years ago today: Genesis - The Musical Box My song pick eight years ago today: Savatage - The Dungeons Are Calling My song pick nine years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - I'm Alive My song pick ten years ago today: The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band

From: Modern Man ; Year: 1978; Genre: Jazz Fusion/R&B/Soul/Space Rock Was wanting to do a Funky Friday pick today featuring Stanley Clarke, but these two rather hard-to-pigeon-hole-in-a-genre songs by the master of songwriting and the bass guitar just needed to be added to my blog instead. As I said above, these two, as with a lot of his music is hard to define by one genre; just some amazingly composed and arranged songs. Hear Opening (Statement) / He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior) on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Ozric Tentacles - Spacebase My song pick two years ago today: ABBA - Two for the Price of One My song pick three years ago today: Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf My song pick four years ago today: Jethro Tull - Queen and Country My song pick five years ago today: Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne My song pick six years ago today: Steppenwolf - Monster/Suicide/America My song pick seven years ago today: Max Roach - Valse Ho...