Man! I feel like a woman by Shania twain is a song about a woman just being herself and having fun. It talks about how the best thing about being a woman is the way we love to have fun. In my own words it is saying it�s okay …

“Frogs” is the 11th song on the Alice In Chains Unplugged live album. “Frogs” appeared on Alice In Chains self titled album, but I never really could get into the studio version of it therefore I never really paid it any mind. However the live acoustic and unplugged version …

The Unforgiven III, the third installment in The Unforgiven series, is quite a good song yet I’d probably still rank it as the lowest, or at least my least favorite, of the three pieces of the trilogy. However, before I get into the bulk of my review, I …

American punk-rock band Green Day released their latest album in 2009. 21st Century Breakdown takes the group further along their progression towards conventional, radio-friendly pop-rock, but with a more grand, “classic rock” style which gives the work a little more credibility. It has three, five-track long “acts”, …

I’m Looking Through You is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Before I begin I want to stress right now that this is one of the many examples on Rubber Soul that certainly proved The Beatles were about to enter into a level …

When I first heard of Katy Perry’s Firework, I thought it is just another teenage song and so I didn’t pay much attention to it. But yesterday, my brother showed me a video he made using that song, and I was moved by the lyrics. Contrary to what I …

I have been married for 4 years now and before that was engaged for nine long years to the same man. All those years, some songs became a part of our love story. Most of these songs are just so amazing it speaks straight to the heart. Among …

Black Label Society released their studio album,”Mafia,” in 2005.The album propelled the band to superstar status.Zakk Wylde had already received stardom while performing with legendary singer Ozzy Osbourne.However, Black label Society was Zakk’s own music, and songwriting.When Mafia was released it solidified the guitarist/singers own artistic endeavors.Black Label Society …

Operator is a song by the Grateful Dead which appears on their album American Beauty. Opening up with a light guitar rhythm and a background rhythm, the song immediately has a fairly country-like feel to it and this is only reinforced once the vocals come in. I should mention …

Sting is a very famous singer in the world. But in China, most of people don’t know him well or even don’t hear his name. As a Chinese, I heart his name from the film ‘Leon-The Professional’. Sting sang the theme song ’shape of my heart’ about it. I …

Hero Of The Day is a song by Metallica which appears on their album Load. The track starts out with a clean guitar riff which has a very melodic feel to it with Hetfield, Ulrich, and Newsted coming in very lightly on vocals, drums, and bass respectively. The verse …

In south Florida there’s a radio station that I can trust that has some of the best classic rock hits from the 60s,70s,80s and 90s. It is called 105.9. I enjoy the music this radio station has and it has a wide variety of Led Zeppelin,Rush,Bob Seger,Van Halen,ACDC and …

Nelly Furtado was born December 2, 1978. She is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer. Furtado started to be popular in 2000 with the release of her debut album “Whoa, Nelly!”, which featured her Grammy Award-winning single “I’m like a Bird”. After giving birth to daughter …

The Spy is a song by The Doors which appears on their album Morrison Hotel. The track starts off with a lazy sounding guitar riff in the right channel accompanied by a piano and bass line which give some depth to the song. Morrison comes in with the vocals …

It is strange for me to realize that this album was released more than ten years ago now. It makes me realize how my teenage years are rather far behind way in the past now. I just remember buying and listening to this album as if it was really …

White 2 is the fourth album from drone metal pioneers Sunn O))) and most probably their most ambient based work.
In contrast to White 1 which had a lot of spoken dialogue and discernible riffs, White 2 steers clear of this in preference to long sustained crescendos with next to …

I like all Fergie’s song in her solo album, it’s sounds energic and waken up my spirit to do all the things.
Like this songs, mary jane shoes, I feel when I hear this song I feel like Fergie, wanna dance and escape from the blues. This song is unique, …

Like A Rolling Stone, is a track which appears on the record which is considered to be Bob Dylan’s best throughout his entire career and also one of the greatest records in the history of rock and roll, Highway 61 Revisited. I want the stress that the reputation and …

I listened to this song over again when I broke up with my ex-boyfriend before. This song was sung by the girl-band B*Witched and I am so wanting them to make a comeback. I think they are no longer singing as a band; but none too sure about …

Can’t Stop The Spring is a song by The Flaming Lips and the ninth song on their second release, Oh My Gawd. Returning to the distorted guitar sound present throughout the majority of this record, Can’t Stop The Spring honestly reminds me of a Flaming Lips song which appeared …

I am a longtime fan of singer Miriam Stockley, so when I heard she had contributed her vocals to the AO Music project “Twirl” I couldn’t wait to buy the album. I was not able to find it locally, but ordered it online. I was hoping for the rich, …

The Appetite Les Paul guitar is an instrument recently made by the gibson factory to honor the guitar that Slash used on almost all his albums with Guns N’ Roses. It wasn’t actually a gibson when Slash recieved his les paul, but a really cool replica of one. …

Belle Isle is a traditional song which was arranged and performed by Bob Dylan for his album Self Portrait. If you’ve read my review of other songs which appear on this album you’ll see that I constantly am bothered by Dylan’s voice and openly admit that it’s certainly a …

I’d forgotten I had The Canadian Brass: The Canadian Brass Go For Baroque CD to be honest. Now that’s not a bad sign about how I feel about it; it was just buried beneath a large stack of other CDs and remained hidden in a sense.
This was actually …

Team Sleep is music evolved.
Melding guitars and drums with turntables, computers and keyboards, they depict a post appocalyptic future painted in an Eon Blue haze.
Eletricity runs through this music in a way that is completely original and unique. This album literally sounds like the soundtrack to a sprawling futuristic …

Jonny Horton sings the song North To Alaska. I like this song because it talks about something I have always wanted to do. I have thought about moving to Alaska for about twenty years now. I even went so far as to find land for sale in Alaska. I …

Calling you by Blue October is a beautiful song to me because it is talking about a person who is surprised this other person to pick them to go out with them. This song is also wonderful in the way it is talking about a person who is …

Jay-Z
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s eighth (and purposed final) album, following “Change Clothes”. It looks like a lot of people may have agreed with me regarding his previous music video, because now Jay-Z …

Sia is one of the few older artists that keep on releasing interesting music. Unlike many singers her age, it seems like she was able to “modernize” her sound but still keep it true to her roots. Chandelier and Cheap Thrills proved to be huge hits around the globe …

I usually pull out A Soap Opera Christmas CD to play at least once during the Christmas season. These particular compilation includes songs sung by cast members of As the World Turns, General Hospital, One Live to Live, Another World, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and …

At the time when I first listened to this record I was not impressed by it. The problem there was that by then I had already been rather closely familiar with the Nine Inch Nails albums The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. And compared to those albums, this album …

Holier Than Thou, the third song off The Black Album, is certainly much more aggressive than the previous two tracks of Sad But True and Enter Sandman. Although the aggression and speed of Holier Than Thou doesn’t match the first four records, it’s probably one of the more aggressive …

Death Of An Interior Designer is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their record Transatlanticism. The song opens up with an odd drum rhythm before a calming guitar pattern comes in over the top and a subtle bass rhythm can also be heard in the …

Shontelle is an R&B singer-songwriter from Barbados. This aspiring lawyer-singer is also the one who sang T-shirt, which became my theme song whenever I am taking a bath. Impossible is another hit single coming from her that is far much better than T-shirt because of the story. The story …

Cruelty And The Beast is the third album by Cradle Of Filth, released in 1998 on Music For Nations, the album is a concept album about Countess Bathory. The album tells the true story of Elizabeth Bathory, a countess who would kidnap women to try and gain her youth …

Across The Universe is a track by The Beatles which appears on their final record, Let It Be. Across The Universe starts out with a pretty stripped down instrumentation, just Lennon and an acoustic guitar, and it’s pretty much like this throughout the entire track although some other sounds, …

Uh Huh Her is an indie electronic pop band made up of Leisha Hailey (of The L Word fame) and Camilla Grey. Common Reaction is their first album release so far, although their second album is apparently completed and is due soon for release, possibly sometime next year in …

Lil’ Kim ft. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
“Download”
Brookland Media/Federal Distribution/UMG
Director: RAGE
“Download” is the latest single and music video from Lil’ Kim, accompanied by Aqua-Voice, oops I meant T-Pain, and Charlie Wilson. The song borrows heavily from Zapp’s “Computer Love” and even mentions the phrase several times in the lyrics. T-Pain …

Have you ever listened to the very beautiful and soothing tune of Shayne Ward - Breathless? I highly recommend listening to this song. Just in case you guys have not, this song is very special and the lyrics definitely beautiful. I have never listened to a song …

Knock-Down Drag-Out is a song by Weezer which appears on one of their self-titled albums, otherwise known as The Green Album. The track starts out with a very catchy vocal melody and this doesn’t let up anywhere throughout the song. The songwriting on this track is very basic, it’s …

I Don’t Live Today is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their album Are You Experienced? The track opens up with an interesting play-off between a lead guitar line and an interesting drum pattern. Hendrix comes in with the vocal melody pretty much immediately and …

Oracular Spectacular is the second album released by MGMT following their debut, Climbing To New Lows. Now, many people will know about this album due to some wonderful singles released such as Time To Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids, but what I want to stress in this review is …

Artist: SWV ft. Puff Daddy
Video: “Someone”
Album: Release Some Tension
Label: RCA Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
“Someone” is the second single and music video from SWV’s third album called “Release Some Tension”, following the previous single and music video “Can We”. After teaming up with their first music video guest performer (Missy Elliott), …

One of the songs that catch my attention because of the introduction and the lyrics is King of Anything. Sara Barreilis is talking about how she is irritated with her lover. At first part, she was bored and count cars, which made me, laugh the first time I heard …

Mike Tucker is an up and coming Tenor Saxophone player out of Boston who plays a range of music, varying from jazz to funk to R&B. He has performed with the likes of Earth Wind & Fire, The Kendrick Oliver Big Band, and many others. He is an acclaimed …

Waiting is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Warning. Waiting starts out with a simple guitar riff and Armstrong singing along with it right away from the start of the track. His voice melody, as usual, is catchy but at the same time it strikes …

I like these guys. I am so glad to hear how they’ve matured from album to album. Please don’t hesitate to pick up their new album; it may surprise you. The lyrics are more mature; they’ve gone away from the teeny bopper-ish phase, which I couldn’t stand, to this …

Hearing Barry Manilow sing songs from the 70’s was spine-tingling. He’s not only a musical product of the 70’s himself, but he chose some very popular songs of that era to sing for this CD. All the songs are familiar, yet more-so with Barry’s warm vocals. The songs seem …

As Daylight Dies is the fourth album by Killswitch Engage, the third album for Roadrunner Records, and second album to feature vocalist Howard Jones, the album was released in 2006 and this time was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel. The album was reissues with a bonus DVD …

Sometimes i have a preconceived rough idea on what an album is going to sound like before i listen to it. I have found that without bragging i am right more often than not. The problem with doing this though, is that when i build an album up in …