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

From: Jailbreak ; Year: 1976; Genre: Hard Rock Thin Lizzy was one of bands that I started to like on my own accord, hearing them on the radio and such. Really stared getting into them after I bought and old 8-Track tape of this album; this is one of the songs I liked the most off of it. I really love the dynamics and the different sections of the song, it is very well constructed. Hear Cowboy Song on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pallas - Ratracing My song pick 2 years ago today: The Miracles - Love Machine My song pick 3 years ago today: Mary Hopkin - Those Were the Days My song pick 4 years ago today: Azteca - Red Onions My song pick 5 years ago today: Dream Theater - The Looking Glass My song pick 6 years ago today: Deep Purple - Hush My song pick 7 years ago today: Paris - Big Towne, 2061 My song pick 8 years ago today: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You My song pick 9 years ago today: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman - Feed Me (Git It)...

From: Hold Your Fire ; Year: 1987; Genre: Rock/World Music This is very much an experimental track that really doesn't sound much like a Rush song, other than mayhap Mystic Rhythms to some modicum of a degree. I, personally like it, it's not my favourite Rush composition by any measure, but it's one I do like. Hear Tai Shan on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Jaco Pastorius - Vampira My song pick 2 years ago today: Talking Heads - Psycho Killer My song pick 3 years ago today: Asia - Open Your Eyes My song pick 4 years ago today: Icehouse - Icehouse My song pick 5 years ago today: ABBA - Dum Dum Diddle My song pick 6 years ago today: Gilbert and Sullivan - Major-General's Song My song pick 7 years ago today: Rush - Presto My song pick 8 years ago today: Nirvana - Drain You My song pick 9 years ago today: Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings My song pick 10 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Effigy My song pick 1...

From: Night Shift (Soundtrack) ; Year: 1982; Genre: Rock For those who like the band or their most noted hit Harden My Heart should like this one; it's got everything you'd want. Hear Night Shift on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Mastodon - Hearts Alive My song pick 2 years ago today: The (Detroit) Spinners - It's a Shame My song pick 3 years ago today: Neil Young - This Note's For You My song pick 4 years ago today: Dire Straits - Telegraph Road My song pick 5 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Cheap Day Return My song pick 6 years ago today: Soundgarden - Black Rain My song pick 7 years ago today: Chickenfoot - Lighten Up My song pick 8 years ago today: Aerosmith - Dream On My song pick 9 years ago today: Rush - One Little Victory My song pick 10 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Fortunate Son My song pick 11 years ago today: Franz Schubert - Op. 1 - Der Erlkönig " The ErlKing "

From: Lament ; Year: 1984; Genre: New Wave I just felt like picking another song from Ultravox today. This song, which is obviously the title-track to their '84 album, reminds me a lot of Genesis/Phil Collins from the 1980s, but still it's own song. Hear Lament on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Hawkwind - Paradox My song pick 2 years ago today: Brave Belt - Summer Soldier My song pick 3 years ago today: John Denver - Let it Be My song pick 4 years ago today: The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations My song pick 5 years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher My song pick 6 years ago today: Argent - Tragedy My song pick 7 years ago today: Weather Report - Barbary Coast My song pick 8 years ago today: Molly Hatchet - Gator Country My song pick 9 years ago today: The Beatles - I Me Mine My song pick 10 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Up Around The Bend My song pick 11 years ago today: Rammstein - Du R...

From: You Are the Quarry ; Year: 2004; Genre: Alternative Rock Was recently introduced to this song and instantly liked it. It's a catchy tune but at the same time very musically interesting; there's a lot of hooks in this one. Hear First of the Gang to Die on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Raspberries - I Wanna Be With You My song pick 2 years ago today: Bud Tutmarc - End of the Trail My song pick 3 years ago today: Jon Oliva's Pain - The Evil Beside You My song pick 4 years ago today: Luther Davis Group - To Be Free My song pick 5 years ago today: Pearls Before Swine - Another Time My song pick 6 years ago today: Sir Arthur Sullivan - The Lost Chord My song pick 7 years ago today: Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun My song pick 8 years ago today: Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Quintette du Hot Club de France) featuring Freddy Taylor - After You've Gone My song pick 9 years ago today: The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has...

From: Sun Giant ; Year: 2008; Genre: Indie Rock/Folk Rock Here's a rather pretty one from Fleet Foxes. As general rule I usually like the mixing of folk sounds with other forms of rock. This one's no different: a near perfect mix of rock and lighter folkish music. Hear Mykonos on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Wild Turkey - Butterfly My song pick 2 years ago today: Waylander - Lámh Dearg My song pick 3 years ago today: Bob James - Main Theme From Star Trek: The Motion Picture My song pick 4 years ago today: Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song My song pick 5 years ago today: Buddy Holly & The Crickets- It's So Easy My song pick 6 years ago today: Johnny Cash - My Grandfather's Clock My song pick 7 years ago today: Ralfe Band - 1500 Years My song pick 8 years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Telephone My song pick 9 years ago today: The Beatles - Penny Lane My song pick 10 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - Green River ...

From: Living in the Past ; Year: 1972 (1970); Genre: Progressive Rock Another song got embedded in my head and won't go away, so I'm picking it. Just Trying to Be is one of the song by Jethro Tull that has the distinction of being able to "earworm" you quite hard. A lot of it is John Evans' counter-line he plays on the celesta opposite Ian Anderson on acoustic guitar and vocals. It's actually not a bad song all in all; kind of fun to hear every now and then. Hear Just Trying to Be on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Pitchshifter - Genius My song pick 2 years ago today: Styx - Born For Adventure My song pick 3 years ago today: Ian Anderson - Heavy Metals My song pick 4 years ago today: Yes - The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun) My song pick 5 years ago today: Yes - Perpetual Change My song pick 6 years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Mephistopheles My song pick 7 years ago today: The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing My song pick...