Aaliyah ft. Missy Elliot and Timbaland
“Hot Like Fire”
One In A Million
Blackground/Atlantic
Director: Lance “Un” Rivera
Aaliyah follows up “4 Page Letter” with “Hot Like Fire” and, man, I will tell you right now, I have never ever seen so much red and…well… fire ever before in a video than this one …

We Tigers is a song by Animal Collective and the ninth track to appear on their release Sung Tongs. Opening up with a building percussive rhythm, the vocals of the track enter after a brief amount of time and come in with a simple repeating section. What I like …

Fight Fire With Fire, the opening track to Metallica’s second album Ride The Lightning, is a song which I personally believe is one of Metallica’s fastest and most aggressive songs throughout any of their nine records. Although this song opens up with a very melodic …

This is Sepultura’s 11th album, it is a concept album and a tribute to the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange. The album was released January 23 of 2009, in my opinion the first highly anticipated metal album of the year, my hopes were really high, I love A …

P. Diddy ft. Usher and Loon
“I Need A Girl, Part One”
The Saga Continues…/We Invented The Remix
Bad Boy Entertainment
“I Need A Girl, Part One” serves as a third single and music video from P. Diddy’s third album “The Saga Continues…”, following “Let’s Get It”, “Bad Boy For Life”, and “Diddy”, …

I can’t break free of this song. It’s not so much stuck in my head as I am just strangely addicted to it. It’s incredibly catchy. I don’t know what the draw is because at face value it’s a techno song that sounds a little like …

‘It’s Me Again Margret’ is another one of Ray Stevens many greatest hits. I sometimes wonder how he comes up with so many great songs. This song though is about a very important issue in our society. It makes it out to be funny but stocking can be …

Old School Hollywood is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their record Mezmerize, the first half of their double album Mezmerize/Hypnotize. The track opens up with a synthesizer along with a drum pattern, something very rare for System Of A Down to utilize but an …

When I hear Lindsay Lohan would release an album, I’m not sure about her capability on vocal in singing, but after I listen her songs, I can say that’s pretty much good. Confession of a broken heart is one of Lindsay Lohan’s song that I like.
Confession of broken a …

Travelling Riverside Blues, and no that is not a typo of “traveling”, is a cover performed by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Coda. Just as a note, this track is not included on the original version of this album but was placed on the CD version …

Ahmad Jamal, one of jazz musicians who came from the United States, play songs in Latin swing rhythm on this album. There is no information about who musicians that accompany the album. The information obtained and is only that Ahmad Jamal accompanied with the orchestra, led by Richard Evans. …

Hannah Montana is a teen sitcom on Disney Channel and on 2006, Walt Disney and Hollywood Records released its first ever soundtrack with songs that are always played on the sitcom. The sitcom is about Miley Stewart who is a typical teenage girl but is actually a superstar.
The album …

Going To San Diego is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the penultimate song on their third release, The Arrested Cats. Interestingly, the band opens up this track with an acoustic rendition of Beethoven’s iconic, Ode To Joy. Although somewhat out of place, the band actually do a …

Im not much of a fan of David Bowie’s music but that one song that I’ve always really liked from him is the song Ziggy Stardust. I first learned the song upon playing it in guitar hero and thought to myself. This is a really catchy tune. I then …

Well, its official. Miley Cyrus has grown up. Which in terms of Disney divas means she got a push up bra, some hot pants and sexuality. Of course, while some Disney stars move on and get their wings, after seeing this video I guess Miley takes …

Free Love is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up in a very distorted fashion which introduces a listener to the very young energy that this band has, some of the most I’ve heard from one of the more …

I bought this CD, Now 71 by Various Artists the other day and boy is it good. I enjoyed myself tremendously and there are just loads of nice songs like from my favorite band; Coldplay, and The Verve.
There is a little mix of here and there; alternative …

BORNS is one of the up and coming musicians this year that really got me interested. From the first time I heard him in his wonderfully-crafted “10,000 Emerald Pools”, I knew that I will be captivated in his following efforts. And he never failed, far from it.
Past Lives …

The Wizard is a song by Black Sabbath which appears on their self-titled debut record. Opening up with a harmonica section which repeats a phrase a couple times, the rest of the band then joins into the track and establishes a rhythm which has a solid flow to it …

Bleed is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their EP release Fall Be Kind. Opening with a spoken word section, Bleed soon transitions into an incredibly empty atmosphere which is both positive and negative. On the downside, I’m not a huge fan of the …

This record is appalling. I remember coming to this conclusion as soon as I listened to this record for the first time, and I still believe that this is the case. There is really nothing redeeming that can ever be said about this album, from my point of view, …

When I watched the movie Step Up 3d there was a scene in which the actors where all breakdancing and the main actress and actor were showing their moves together, and the song had a really beat to it and it really stuck on my mind. I searched for …

Vampire Weekend, a new, up-and-coming Indie-Rock band has swept the nation with its “soft-rock.” Its latest album titled Mansard Roof is, in my opinion, excellent. Certain songs, (Campus, Walcott) are slightly repetitive, but offer great sound. All songs were recorded in very high quality. The band offers high-quality, good …

Brave by Jennifer Lopez is another album by Jennifer Lopez that has been around for quite some time. This is worth your money and I’m going to give this a very positive review.
First of all, Jennifer Lopez is not only super beautiful but I think her voice …

As much as i respect John Waite and legacy he has left behind me so far, he isn’t one of my all-time favorites which means i can be properly subjective about his newly released album.
The short version of this is that i class it as a total disappointment, …

One of the things I bought online for my band awhile back is the PG24 wireless microphone by Shure. Since Im a guitarist, a very big part of the band is singing back up vocals and being able to sing harmonies with power and more volume I needed a …

Jennifer Hudson CD album is unique. The title of this CD is also Jennifer Hudson. She is such an amazing singer, it’s no wonder that she has won an award before. Her voice is so precious and awesome and I felt sorry for her from the bottom …

I did not really know much about Meg & Dia until I heard one of their songs while on MySpace. That is where they became popular initially. They won the MySpace band award for Warped a few years back. Meg & Dia are two sisters who released two albums …

This album was released in 1990. By looking at the title of the album cover, then we can infer what the composition will be presented in the album. The material included in the album are taken from previous albums and there are 3 new songs in addition. Listen to …

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for 500 Days of Summer is probably one of the best movie soundtracks that I have ever owned. Whoever was in charge of picking the songs to go in this movie did a wonderful job of it. These are songs that both remind me …

—˜Sunday Morning’ is one of the song that can make me cry if I listen it. Its not because the song or the music is so sad and so melodic, the music is in middle up beat, cheer up and enjoyable to listen. So do with the lyrics, its …

At first I thought this collaboration album was going to be below average on my expectations but I was dead wrong. The Maybach Music Group (MMG) consists of rappers; Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Pill, Teedra Moses and Gunplay. Their first collaboration album titled ” Self Made Vol. 1″ …

Insomnia is a song by Megadeth which is the first song for their record Risk. The track opens up with a very brief guitar riff before Mustaine comes in nearly immediately with the vocals as he sings above this guitar riff as well as a bass line and the …

It’s the way you make me feel is one of my favorite songs of the band Steps. I first saw this video in MTV and I really like it from the start. Since then I’ve always been a fan of steps and became even more upon hearing this song. …

Madonna has been in the music industry for less than three decades now. She is an icon and a legend in her own way. What I like most of her song are mostly from the 80’s like Like a Virgin, Material Girl and Open your Heart. Whenever I feel …

“Through The Fire”
Performer: Chaka Khan
Before I even begin writing about the song “Through The Fire” performed by the great Ms. Chaka Khan, Queen of everything funk soul, I highly recommend going out and purchasing at least one of her albums. She was and still is a powerful voice of …

I first heard this song on my boyfriend’s ipod. I completely forgot that I had even heard it before because while we were playing Monopoly, we were listening to his ipod and this song came on. I asked him what the song was called and who it was by, …

Blackbird is a song by The Beatles which appears on their self-titled record, otherwise known as The White Album. Although I say that this is a song by The Beatles it’s really a Paul McCartney song as he’s the main writer, if not the only writer, and he is …

Smoky Mountain Rain is a song where Ronnie Milsap is singing about a man who is headed for Los Angelis to pursue his dream when he changes his mind and heads back to the smoky mountains to his girl friend. Like many though she has decided to move on …

I first heard of the German rock band Rammstein when I had just left high school and had begun to crave metal and explore some of the heavier genres of rock music. Someone had introduced me to the music of Rammstein, which I became even more interested in hearing …

Everybody who plays guitar knows Yngwie Malmsteen. I grew up listening to his music. In my teens I always wondered could I play the guitar like him? No doubt that he is one of the most influential guitarist in the world. His speed and neoclassical styles had inspired …

Enya - A Day Without Rain came to me as birthday gift from one of my dearest and closets friends. Today it still remains one of my most cherished gifts every recieved. I have been following the career of Enya from the first time I heard the song on …

I am not usually a fan of bands which ’scream’ in a sense, but Cradle of Filth shined a new light on the subject of ‘Black Metal’ for me and actually are responsible for bringing me in depth and in detail as a fan of the Black Metal Genre. …

When this album was released many people were disappointed with it. To be honest, I was a little shocked when I first heard this record as well. The thing is, this album sounds almost nothing like the debut album by this band. Their previous album, released in 2005, sounded …

Dillon Francis is one of the biggest DJ’s in electronic music right now, and his style is extremely diverse. Money Sucks, Friends Rule is his first full-length album, and it is an excellent debut. It shows off his diverse style as a DJ and showcases his wide variety of …

I can honestly say I’m not a Taylor Swift fan, and that’s not because I don’t like her it’s just I don’t really fall into her target audience. I prefer to listen to music that caters to my age group and a bit more maturity.
It wasn’t until I was …

Break On Through (To The Other Side) is the first track which opens The Doors debut and self-titled record. I have to say that this track portrays The Doors at really not a bad representation and certainly a pretty good representation of at least the overall mood and vibe …

Dear Doctor is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Beggars Banquet. The vocals start in right away along with an acoustic guitar part and a slight harmonica as well which gives it somewhat of a folk rock sound in my opinion. Jagger’s vocal melody …

Aaliyah
“Rock the Boat”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Hype Williams
Aaliyah reunites with another big-time music video director, Hype Williams, and close friend/dance choreographer, Fatima Robinson, for this second video outing from the self-titled album, “Aaliyah”. “Rock the Boat” depicts Aaliyah dancing on a tropical beach (this portion was said to be inspired by the …

Overview - Powerslave, Iron Maiden’s fifth effort, continues with the same energy and intensity the group showed on their previous effort, Piece Of Mind. However, it also demonstrates that the songwriting of Steve Harris is maturing even further, particularly on the last two tracks. While Piece Of Mind contained …