In their sophomore effort “Room on Fire”, The Strokes pick up about where things left off. Carrying over from their first album, Gordon Rafael’s decidedly low-fi production (a la Magnetic Fields, Guided By Voices) blends Julian Casablanca’s vocals over the ever-present dueling guitars of Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, …

Blowin’ In The Wind, one of Bob Dylan’s most famous and ionic songs throughout his extremely lengthy career proves to certainly meet it’s reputation as the track itself is just great. As with most early Bob Dylan, or rather most Bob Dylan for that matter, the track isn’t driven …

It’s very rare that i hear a country music based alum that doesn’t annoy the crud out of me, but this new album from Ted Russell Kamp managed to hold my interest pretty much all the way through and is actually a pretty fun album.
Maybe it’s because i …

ray Charles as a fantastic musician of his time and today. the movie Ray is an excellent portayal of the life of Ray Charles, as well as a fantastic entertaining movie. In the movie ray charles is played by actor jamie Fox, who not only does an excellent job …

The 1999 release of Mary J. Blige’s album featured a wonderful opening song called “All That I Can Say.” I really love this little ditty. It’s a wonderful piece of instrumentation. And Mary really gets behind the music with her voice. The tempo is …

In the early 2000s when I had just entered high school I had just begun to discover rock music. A lot of the music that I had begun to listen then was a lot softer than a lot of the music that I tend to listen to now and …

Usually, I don’t even bother to watch the music videos for the songs I listen to, but my supervisor from a previous job sent me the music video “You Belong With Me”, by Taylor Swift, thinking I might like it. He was right. The video is so cute and …

Why are many musicians who move to the country music genre? After Bon Jovi, Joan Osborne, Darius Rucker and Jessica Simpson, Jewel also switched to country music. But perhaps among the names above, only the most fit Jewel singing country. Or maybe because the background of childhood from Jewel …

I’m sorry. I just can’t like the books. I can’t stand the movies. I have no fangirl fantasies of being swept away by a semi-dead 108-year-old virgin who wants to carry on tales of how he would destroy me if he made love to me and …

Iron Maiden is a track by the band of the same name which appears on their self-titled debut record. If that was a bit confusing, I will just clarify and say the track name is Iron Maiden and is written by a band known as Iron Maiden which appears …

The Bleeding is Cannibal Corpse’s fourth album, and last to feature Chris Barnes on vocals, who is now the vocalist for Six Feet Under. The album was released in 1994 on Metal Blade Records, and produced by Scott Burns. The album is not as fast all the way through, …

Rod Stewart has had hit after hit and You’re in my Heart is right there in the midst of them all. This is one of the great love songs that Rod Stewart has sung through the years and has stood the test of time. You’re in my heart is …

The 21st century began with great news on the music world with the incarnation of some hard rock supergroups like “A Perfect Circle”, “Velvet Revolver” and “Audioslave”. This last one was created on 2001, when the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine (after Zack de la Rocha left …

“Fools” is the 8th track off of Wu-Tang member RZA sophomore album “Digital Bullet released in 2001. The song features Wu-Tang affiliates Killa Sin and and Solomon Childs.
This is by far my favorite song off of “Digital Bullet” The beats are mellow and slow paced with good use of …

Who could have blamed those who denied hope of any future for Nightwish? With Opera metal hidden so deeply in the Finnish shadows, surely anybody would feel threatened by a band with power metal guitar chords, techno inspired keyboard tunes and a lead singer trained in the style of …

Relaxation: A Windham Hill Collection is an audio CD that offers up a total of twelve tracks of incredibly calming instrumental music by various composers, like Will Ackerman, Douglas Spotted Eagle and Patrick O’Hearn. Although twelve tracks does not sound like very many, something of which that occurred to …

The Handshake is the penultimate song on MGMT’s second release, Oracular Spectacular. The start of this track is interesting in that it features a prominent and distinct piano opening which is a nice break from all of the synthesizers. The Handshake is similar to Pieces Of What in that …

Luxury is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record It’s Only Rock —˜N Roll. The track opens up with a rhythm guitar part along with a very brief lead guitar bit before the bass and drums quickly join in. Jagger comes in with the vocals …

This record is magnificent, it is brilliant. The Fragile is definitely one of the most interesting music albums I have ever come across. The previous NIN album was good, but this record, The Fragile has many features which are absent on The Downward Spiral. It has a lot more …

The first time I heard this song was when I was nine and you would not imagine that age I certainly understood what this song is all about. Don’t forget me is an old song coming from Captain and Tennille the husband and wife team. This is a good …

Over the Holidays, one of my presents I received from my mom is the Valveking 212 tube combo amp. I was so excited to see what this amp had to offer, when I plugged it in along with my Ibanez RG 770DX guitar and I checked out the distortion …

When I was younger, even though they released most of their hits songs in the nineteen eighties, one of my favourite bands was “Toto”. How I became familiar with them was not through my parents , but I’d hear their songs play from time to time on the radio, …

This is a very upbeat song that conveys the power of a woman and her dignity. In the song, the woman is saying that she will no longer wait for her man to make up his mind as to whether he wants to stay with her or not. She …

Linkin park is one of my favourite bands.They are just too good.their 1st album was Hybrid theory.it was a super hit album….specially the song in the end………,crawling,etc were awesome.then came the album Meteora.it was also a very good album.Numb was one of its best song….Their latest …

What Is And What Should Never Be is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their second record, Led Zeppelin II. The song starts off with Plant singing briefly before any of the instruments come in and then you gradually hear the instruments enter into the song quite …

That’s The Story Of My Life is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their third and self-titled record. The song starts out in a very lighthearted mood and it has almost a childish tone to it in my opinion due to the very light guitar riff …

Band with a genre of extreme metal, usually have a live album, which represents an intensive tour of the band’s career. Behemoth, as we know, has never released the album Live audio officially, but the album Live to be included in the compilation boxset Historica which only 3,000 copies …

If you are looking for some different music to listen to, I would strongly suggest the album put out in 2003, by Nine Days. This is the band that brought you “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” back in 2001, and they’ve continued making music since then, even though …

The liner notes are essentially just the lyrics, but it is pretty thick considering that there are 16 songs on the CD. I do wish they were easier to read. Give me old fashioned LP records when you didn’t need a magnifying glass to read lyrics.
Treat Her …

This is a great record. Interpol is a very talented band, and I personally believe that this is their best record. The debut album sounded rather messy, whereas the albums that were released after this one have rather lazy song-writing. Whereas the 2004 Antics is a fantastic record with …

Me and my friends recently got the idea to start a band up. Ive also always had the nack to beat on stuff so i became drummer and purchases a Pearl Vision drum kit. The thing is amazing. It has a proffesional quality at an amatuer price. The Pearl …

After spending years with the Misfits writing and recording some of the greatest punk to ever be pressed, Glenn Danzig formed his second band, Samhain. Their debut record, “Initium”, was released in 1984, and it showed that despite the Misfits officially disbanding, Danzig was determined to continue putting out …

This is 3 doors down’s first major label album released in 2000 on Universal Records. You could call this album post grunge I guess, there are heavy parts but it’s not really a heavy album. Singles include Kryptonite Loser, and Be Like That. The album is a really interesting …

Sydney boys The Sunpilots mix Indian Carnatic music, courtesy of frontman Raj Siva-Rajah, with Australian alternative rock provided by Bob Spencer, Anthony Soole and Rob Ewan.
The Sunpilots have received phenomenal amount of hype from all quarters. Their first single, Spotlight In The Sun - a taste of the album …

I was a big fan of Power Rangers as a kid, many people in my age group were back in the day. I kind of fell out of it after awhile, it was the alien rangers that kind of pushed me away from the series. Lately though, …

Sugar Magnolia is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record American Beauty. Sugar Magnolia opens up with a bouncy sounding rhythm which has an extremely lighthearted tone to it and you can certainly tell that this song will be a lot better than an average …

Overview —“ Working Class Hero, Green Day’s cover of John Lennon’s classic work was recorded for the purposes of people who were forced to leave Darfur and I assume, to spread general awareness. I suppose that I would consider this the second song that Green Day recorded for the …

This is the 9th album by the band and the last to Feature Jack Owen on guitar (he was later replaced by Rob Barret) the album was recorded in El Paso Texas with Neil Kernon and Cannibal Corpse and released in 2004 on Metal Blade Records, like all the …

Pearl Jam’s Rearviewmirror Greatest Hits 1991-2003 is a super two disc CD set. Some of my favorite songs from this fabulous CD include Dissident, Save You, Daughter, Given To Fly, Man Of The Hour, Black, Once, and Alive. Pearl Jam’s Rearviewmirror Greatest Hits 1991-2003 is a super rock n …

Somebody please, give this girl some water! She is literally out of breath repeating the words “ella ella ella” over, and over, and over again.
Yes, I understand that Rihanna wants to shield her friends and lovers under her umbrella till the end, but what is up with the …

As one of the most popular country music songs between the years 2003 and 2005, the song ‘Sweet Southern Comfort’ by the first ever ‘Nashville Star’ winner Buddy Jewell is one that I will never be able to shake from my mind.
This wonderfully written song follows country music …

I could have bought this Blur album as soon as it was released, when I was a teenager. I could have, but I didn’t. But one day I did not have much to do, and I decided to listen to some older Blur records, and I remembered that I …

Of Moons, Birds, And Monsters is a song by MGMT which appears on their second album, Oracular Spectacular. The track gradually builds before VanWyngarden immediately comes in with the vocals and a bouncing rhythm behind him to back him up. I will say that right form the start, the …

Too Much Blood is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Undercover. The track opens up with a distinct drum rhythm along with a steady bass line and even a brass section as well. Thus far the track has a very funk like feel to …

Down is a joint collaboration of Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Rex Brown, and Jimmy Bower.The musicians took a break from their musical commitments back in 1995 to record a pivotal record that would shape the musical landscape for years to come.The elements of the album were forged …

After Soundgarden broke up, lead singer Chris Cornell got to work on his solo music. Releasing his debut solo album, Euphoria Morning in the 90s, this remarkable album features some tracks that display Cornell’s talent as a song writer, as well as a vocalist.
My favorite song on the album …

I went to check out guitars since my friend suddenly has an interest in learning to play a musical instrument. Since my cousin brother is a guitar player, I asked for his advice on getting one. He recommended Ibanez AEB10E to me.
When I first …

Best Thing In Town is a song by Green Day which appears on their record Kerplunk. The song starts off with a rapid chord pattern from Armstrong as he comes in with the vocals nearly right away and is accompanied by a simple drum part and I assume the …

This band has influenced me tremendously as a heavy metal vocalist just starting out. Of course, I have other influences such as the band Arch Enemy which has a female lead singer like me; but there have been many things I have adored about the band Pantera.
If you’ve ever …

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record A Saucerful Of Secrets. The track opens up with a light guitar riff in the right channel which begins by playing an eerie riff as additional instrumentation gradually begins …