In 1965, Patty Duke recorded a B. Ross and L. Crane song called Don’t Just Stand There which became a hit. I have always loved this song and found it to be a dramatic and emotional one.
At its core, many women can identify with Don’t Just Stand There, …

Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans and 112
“I’ll Be Missing You”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Hype Williams
Ah yes, the height of the Puff Daddy craze, this was it right here. Summer 1997. The two hottest songs of the year were Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” and Puff Daddy’s “I’ll …

This has got to be the most creative way to ask someone to marry you, but I have to admit that it is a bit weird. But Jagged Edge makes weird sound really good. I know that if someone asked me to marry them like this and they sounded …

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 song Sailing On is from the play Saturday’s Warrior. All of the songs lyrics are by Doug Stewart and the music is by Lex De Azevedo, who also produced the play. The version I adore the most is sung by Cam Clarke, who some might know …

Charlotte The Harlot is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with a lighthearted guitar riff, although the bass is more prominent in the mix, and the whole introduction has a very moving rhythm in my opinion. The song makes …

Overview - S&M, a collaboration between Metallica and The San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen, is a unique and creative mix of Metallica songs being accompanied by an orchestra. Metallica songs on their own carry an extreme amount of energy and intensity to them, and if you were …

I really like the song ‘reflection’ from Christina Aguilera. This song is the first single from Christina Aguilerafor about maybe nine or ten years ago, but I still love this song. ‘reflection’ is also become the soundtrack from the animation movie ‘Mulan’. The lyrics is very describe the movie, …

It’s a Sin is one of the best known of all the Pet Shop Boys’ 1980s smash hits, and although it is perhaps not quite as famous now as it was in its heyday, it is still an excellent track that I feel is more than worth a listen. …

Matilda Mother is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. The track starts off with an interesting sounding keyboard and guitar part in the right channel as Richard Wright takes lead vocals in the left channel. Like many …

The late reggae singer Dennis Brown has always been and still is one of my favourite reggae musicians. Even though I am quite young myself, in fact, too young to remember when he started singing or when many of his biggest hits were released; I just do not …

It is so amazing to be listening to David Archuleta singing on his debut CD. I am amused at first but when I listened to the tracks inside this pioneer CD of David Archuleta, I think that this young gentleman can go far with his mature voice. David …

In the iPod age, when shuffle mode and iTunes single downloads rule the day, new albums standing on their own are unfortunately a relic of a bygone era, but the greatest records of the past succeed largely by creating an overall aura, an atmosphere that ties each track together, …

Overview —“ Metal Militia, the final track on Metallica’s debut record, Kill —˜Em All, is a track that I will admit that I always never really liked very much. It also wasn’t just Metal Militia wasn’t quite as good as some of the other songs on Kill —˜Em All, …

“Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” is the opening track on Cannibal Corpse album “The Bleeding”. This right here is probably about as mainstream old school Cannibal Corpse has ever gone, besides their brief stint on Ace Venture Pet Detective. Although “Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” …

I was listening to this album massively in my early teenage years. I was fourteen or fifteen at the time. And at the time my listening to this album was more an exception than the rule. At the time I was not into this kind of music at all. …

Artist Name: Jennifer Rush
Album Name: The Best Of
Track Listing:
Track 1: 25 Lovers
Track 2: Destiny
Track 3: Hero Of a Fool
Track 4: Ring Of Ice
Track 5: I Come Undone
Track 6: The Power Of Love
Track 7: Rain Coming Down On Me
Track 8: Love Is The Language Of The Heart
Track 9: Down To …

On Korn’s 1998 third album they hired Tod Mcfarlane to do the album artwork, the have a number of guest musicians including Fred Durst, Ice Cube, Tre Hardson of Pharcyde. The hidden track at the end of the album there is a cover of the Cheech and Chong song …

Too Rude is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Dirty Work. The song starts off with sort of a rapid drum rhythm before leading into a bass line giving the song rhythm and a guitar part which gives the song sort of a …

Taylor Swift’s CD called Speak Now is of the country genre but is versatile and integrated into the pop genre too. It is available at any store that sells music, but I would recommend going to Target to pick up a Deluxe Edition for $14.99. Taylor Swift is a …

After the difficulties which arose with To The Faithful Departed, The Cranberries decided to call it quits for a while, they returned to their long-neglected families, had those breaks they really really needed, since the beginnining of their career. This is pretty much the background story to Bury The …

Talkin’ New York is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his self-titled debut record. Something I should point out is that this is the first Dylan composition ever released on any of his records and along with one other original on this record, this is the only …

One of my all time favourite bands is a band called the Deftones. I was listening to them ever since I was in my latter part of high school and even now that I am almost twenty two, I still have not fallen out of love with their music.
What …

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with an acoustic strumming pattern similar to that of The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, Jeff Magnum comes in with a vocal delivery …

“Seed” is the seventh song on Sublime’s self titled third album. This is a very short song, but what it lacks in length it makes up with talent. It’s amazing just how talented Bradley Nowell truly was and it’s a shame that he was taken away from us at …

Overview —“ Macy’s Day Parade, the final music video released by Green Day in promotion of Warning is a video that I really don’t understand the point of. I honestly hope that I’m missing something huge about this video because after just watching it a few times, I just …

Sabaton is a heavy metal band that mainly sings in the same type of style and speed as other bands like Iron Maiden, or Metallica. I don’t know why they aren’t heard of any more than they are.
Sabaton can …

Love Yer Brain is a song by The Flaming Lips and the final song to appear on their second album, Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a piano and clocking in at just under eight minutes long, I do hope that The Flaming Lips go for something ambitious with …

This is probably the most upbeat, pop-rock, hippie song I have ever heard and enjoyed. There’s not many that could make the trumpet seem like it belonged. I always thought it was a classic instrument that should strictly be used in belletristic composition, not in contemporary pop. “50 Ways …

Ah Cannibal Corpse, what a lovely band! This song I am about to review is entitled “Stripped, Raped and Strangled”. This song appears off of their album “The Bleeding” and believe it or not is pretty much a single. It happens to be the third song on the album, …

Overview - Another Side Of Bob Dylan, Dylan’s fourth effort, continues in his traditional style of having excellent lyrics, basic instrumentation, and not so great vocal delivery. Despite the flaws in his voice, Dylan is really able to compensate for his lyrical talent, which is something he really showcases …

Hung Overture is a song by Sledding With Tigers and appears as the fifth track on the band’s second album, The Hill Sheep. In the previous track on the record, Ten Fourty-Five, I noted that there were several sections where the instruments were actually completely empty from the track …

Reason to Believe is a song about someone being so in love with someone else that he wants to believe in that person no matter how many lies they have told nor how much the other person breaks their heart. Rod Stewart has several versions of the song, every …

I am a huge fan of the band my morning jacket. this is the newest album by the band, and features two new band members since its last album. this is a truly amazing album. i had almost compleaty stopped listeing to the band before this album was released. …

No More Mister Nice Guy is a cover performed by Megadeth which appears on their record Hidden Treasures. The track starts off with that classic riff from Alice Cooper’s track but certainly with a more aggressive tone and just sort of more an electrified tone coming from Mustaine. Although …

Colbie Caillat’s “Breakthrough (Standard And Deluxe Edition)” Album
If there’s a few words to describe this follow-up second studio album by Colbie Caillat, they’d have to be
Sweet, Romantic, Relaxing, And something for everyone.
If you ever have trouble falling asleep, or just love a nice relaxation session, this would be …

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 …

I thought Elliot Yamin got robbed in the American Idol when he was booted out at the top five of the competitions. Now after releasing his debut album, which has sold over seven million copies in America and more worldwide. I think the real America has spoken.
I love Elliot …

2000 Light Years Away is a track by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. One thing I’ll note that I like right away about this song is that the bass is extremely prominent in the mix and you can also definitely hear this sense of energy coming …

Appetite For Destruction was the debut album of Guns N’ Roses.This rocking debut was the best the band ever let see the light of day.they would have some successful albums to follow but this remains their strongest effort to date.I’ve always been a big fan of Slash and …

The Clash’s 1980 album Sandinista! in my opinion topped London Calling by far, at the time of release it was a triple album, 36 tracks this was unheard of at the time of release, the band took a loss of royalties (the didn’t get paid for the first 300,000) …

For No One is a track which appears on The Beatles’ record Revolver and written by bassist Paul McCartney. I will admit that I typically prefer John Lennon greatly over McCartney, mostly because of how I prefer Lennon’s more psychedelic style of writing, but I have to say that …

A big radio hit by the rock group Kings of Leon is something you’ve probably heard somewhere whether it be on the radio,parties and events,or even a band you saw that covered it. This song is called Use Somebody. I first heard this song when a band at my …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: Love Takes Time
Album: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Jeb Brien and Walter Maser
“Love Takes Time” is the second single and music video from Mariah Carey’s first self-titled album, following the previous single and music video titled “Vision of Love”. Jeb Brien and Walter Maser helm Mariah Carey …

The song Busy Man was a hit for country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, and it’s a song I have loved since its release. In some ways, it’s not unlike Harry Chapin’s Cats in the Cradle, only it has a happier ending.
Composed by Robert Joseph Regan and George Gustav …

“Wolves is a journey about finding love,” while that description feels cliche for all the countless songs that shares the same theme, Wolves does indeed sound like a journey. This is Selena Gomez’ second EDM (electronic dance music) after her successful collaboration with Kygo for “It Ain’t Me” earlier …

The song You belong with me comes from Taylor Swift, an American country music singer-songwriter. The song already tops the charts and made her won four Grammy Awards. This song is fun, even the video. I enjoy every single lyrics and I love the chorus. Taylor Swift is talented, …

Halloween On The Barbary Coast is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Hit To Death in the Future Head. Opening up with a collection of somewhat random sounds, a moderate guitar lead soon drives the track until some interesting percussive work also starts to …

I bought my Boss DS-1 used on eBay for $25 about three years ago. I had just started playing guitar and I wanted a basic distortion pedal that sounded good but was really cheap. I heard good things about it so I decided I’d give it a shot.
When …

John Denver was not only a great musician but a good pilot. His love for flying is reflected in his song ‘I’m leaving on a jet plane.’ Don’t you wish you had enough money to be able to have your own jet airplane? It cost quite a bit …