Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Too Many Puppies by Primus

Today's Metal Track is Too Many Puppies by Primus. This is off of the band's 1990 debut album Frizzle Fry. It is about the band's perception on war and how many soldiers are too young to go to war. It is a play on the idea of "the dogs of war." This video was recorded in 1990 but was not released until 2003.

This was the first song Les Claypool ever composed. He wrote it 6 years before the it was released on the album. In case you didn't know, Primus also wrote and performed the original South Park Theme song.

Thanks to Stone for the recommendation this morning!

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) by Yes

In honor of the passing of Chris Squire yesterday, today's Instrumental Track is The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) by Yes. Even though there is a short vocal section on here I still count it. Chris was the bassist and co-founder of the English progressive rock band. This is off of their critically acclaimed 1971 album Fragile.

This particular song is a solo effort by Chris and features his outstanding bass playing. Schindleria Praematurus is the name of a prehistoric fish. One of the band members recalled the lead singer calling him up one night saying "I want the name of prehistoric fish in eight syllables. Call me back in half an hour." He looked it up and found the answer (Schindleria Praematurus) in the Guiness Book of Records.

RIP Chris!!

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Change by Blind Melon

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Change by Blind Melon. This is off of their self-titled 1992 debut album. The band rehearsed and recorded some of the album in Durham but they eventually moved back to Seattle to finish the bulk of the recording.

Sadly, lead singer Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose while on tour in 1995. His drug counselor advised against him going on tour but he did it anyway. Remember kids, Drugs Are Bad!

Weekend Wildcard - Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple

This Weekend's Wildcard is Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple. This is the title track off of their 1984 album by the same name. This song is about reincarnation. It's a conversation between oneself from their past life and their present self. The song tells about memories this person has from their past life, but they (past and present self) "must remain perfect strangers" to each other. This song has been covered by the likes of Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, and Dimmu Borgir.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Wait by Killing Joke

Today's Metal Track is The Wait by Killing Joke. This is off of their 1980 debut self-titled album. I grew up listening to Metallica's cover of this song on their 1987 cover album Garage Days Re-Revisited. Metallica's version was used in the movie School of Rock.

Killing Joke, while not extremely popular, were influential to other bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Tool, Nirvana, and Marilyn Manson.



Here is the Metallica version

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse

OK so I picked today's Metal Track just because I wanted to post the clip from Ace Ventura. I'm not really a fan of Cannibal Corpse (They are a little too much for me) but thought thought this was funny enough to post given the name of the song and the use in the movie.

Today's Metal Track is Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse. This is the opening track off of their 1992 album Tomb of the Mutilated. Evidently Jim Carrey is or was a fan of the band and that's how they ended up performing this song in the movie. This song's not that bad.



And here is the Ace Ventura Clip

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Welcome Home by Coheed and Cambria

Today's Metal Track is Welcome Home by Coheed and Cambria. This is off of their 2005 album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. Whew that is a long title. This video was cut about 2 minutes shorter that the album version.

This is one of their most popular songs due to its catchy riff. It was featured in the video game Rockband as a playable track. It has also been used by numerous sports teams such as the Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Celtics, and WWE.

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Home Invasion/Regret #9 by Steven Wilson

Today's Metal Track is Home Invasion/Regret #9 by Steven Wilson. This is off of his latest album Hand. Cannot. Erase. which was released earlier this year. I think this song is absolutely fantastic. The final 5 minutes (Regret #9) are just amazing. The keyboards (synthesizer?) and the guitar solo by Govan just ooze with emotion. Some of the best music I've ever heard in my life. TURN IT UP LOUD!



Here is Guthrie Govan recording the solo. So good.

Scott's Instrumental Metal Track of the Day - Mana by Equilibrium

Today's Instrumental Metal Track is Mana by Equilibrium. I don't even remember how I came across this song last week but I checked it out and it's pretty epic. This is the closing track off of the German folk metal band's 2008 album Sagas.

Mana is a word meaning "power, effectiveness, and prestige" and comes from the Austronesian language which is widely dispersed throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - When I said I Do by Clint Black

In honor of our 7th wedding anniversary, today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is When I Said I Do by Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black. This was the song we used for our first dance at our wedding.

This Husband and Wife duet is off of his 1999 album D'lectrified. The album title is a reference to the entire album being recorded without any electrical instruments. This song won the Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year in 1999.

Happy Anniversary Jessica! I love you! I was going to sing this for you this morning but I figured I'd let ole Clint handle that for me.

Weekend Wildcard - Texas Flood by Larry Davis

This Weekend's Wildcard is Texas Flood by Larry Davis. He released this track as a single only back in 1958 and remains his biggest hit. It was later made famous by the late Stevie Ray Vaughn who recorded it as the title track for his 1983 debut album Texas Flood.

Although Davis later became a guitar player, Fenton Robinson provided the guitar on this song while Davis provided vocals and bass.



Here is a sensational performance of Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughn

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Night and the Silent Water by Opeth

How about a little Opeth to get your weekend started off right?

Today's Metal Track is The Night and the Silent Water off of their 1996 album Morningrise. This song was written about Mikael Åkerfeldt's grandfather who had just died before the recording of this album. This song is fantastic, as expected with Opeth, with some good melodies mixed in with death metal.

If you listen to nothing else, at least skip to the 7:45 mark. Great stuff!

You sleep in the light
Yet the night and the silent water
Still so dark...

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Jessie by Paw

Today's Metal Track is Jessie by Paw and comes by special request. My coworker's husband sent me this CD today to include in the mix. I had never heard of the band before which is odd because I was all about some grunge in the early 90s.

This is off of their 1993 debut album Dragline. This song, along with others on the album, was featured on the video game Road Rash when it was released on Sega Saturn, Sega CD, Playstation, and 3DO. I haven't had a chance to make it through the album yet but I'm definitely digging it.

Thanks to Steve Loncosky for the request!

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles

Today's Metal Track is The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles by Marilyn Manson. This is off of his most recent album, The Pale Emperor, which was released earlier this year. This is the best track off of the album in my opinion and it was originally slated to be the album title.

The song compares Manson's career with the German folklore character Faust who sold his soul to become a rock star. In that tale, Faust made a pact with the Devil in order to gain knowledge and magic powers. The Devil sent a demon named Mephistopheles as his representative to deal with Faust. At the end of the deal, the Devil would claim Faust's soul and he would be eternally damned.

Manson considers this album to be his "payment in full" claiming that his last few albums "lacked focus". He stated that since Holy Wood he had "not made something with the sheer utter fearlessness and anger and force of before."

Scott's Metal Track of the Day - Our Fotress is Burning... II Bloodbords by Agalloch

As promised yesterday, today's Metal Track is Our Fortress is Burning... II - Bloodbirds by Agalloch. This is the 2nd part of a trilogy or songs on their 2006 album Ashes Against the Grain.