Music Reviews
Imagine (song) by John Lennon
Do you imagine if John Lennon is still alive? Of course he will continue to give us good songs. He is now seventy years old if he is still alive, unfortunately, he is not. Anyway, he had left us so many great songs with great message. He will be …
Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars - Single
I wasn’t too familiar with Tinie Tempah before I saw his album advertised on the telly and often that is when you realise how many of his songs that you already knew. One stood out for me, this was Written In The Stars. I had heard it on the …
iAXE USB Electric Guitar
Aspiring rock Gods everywhere, listen up. If you can’t afford a pricy electric guitar but still want to rock like Hendrix, then the iAXE USB Electric Guitar is just what you’ve been looking for. It plugs directly into your computers USB port and plays just like the real thing, …
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Axis: Bold As Love
Overview - Axis: Bold As Love, the second effort by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, is a bit similar to their debut album, Are You Experienced, but has a few more melodic songs, a nice touch. I’ll say right now that I personally thought Are You Experienced was a brilliant …
Bon Jovi - Crush
Crush, released in 2000, was Bon Jovi’s first album this decade. It was also the first album by the band that I bought, and indeed the first rock album I bought, sparking alight my love of music. I hold it then, in high regard, but I know …
Colbie Caillat’s “Breakthrough (Standard And Deluxe Edition)” Album
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 …
The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie Season 4 Episode 6
When Marge and Homer go to Bart’s Parents evening, Ms Krabappel tells them that Bart is in need of more discipline and says that with it he could become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. When Homer and Marge return home they find that Bart has destroyed Grampa …
Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet - Single
Cleaning Out My Closest is one of those Eminem tracks that you really need to listen to if you want to appreciate it. You can’t simply jump to it, it’s not a great tempo and it’s not a great sound that really gets you going or anything like that.
For …
Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera
Not myself tonight is the first single of Bionic album by American pop star Christina Aguilera. It is an up tempo dance song in electro pop genre. I think this is a great song by Christina Aguilera with music, vocal and electronic vibe. The electronic sound of the song …
Acacia strain the band
The acacia strain band is a metal band whose music is actually quite decent but they can improve on a few things. I like the acacia strain because they can really belt out some deep growls and their voices sound scary when they are belting out metal. I can’t …
Scars On Broadway - They Say (Music Video)
Overview —“ They Say, the first music video released by Scars On Broadway for promotion of their debut album is a music video that is broken up into a performance half and then random clips from throughout society as well. I have to admit that I was extremely anxious …
MGMT - Honey Bunny (Song)
Honey Bunny is a track by MGMT which appears on their record Climbing To New Lows, the first album they released. Returning to the traditional song structure of earlier track son this album like Hot Love Drama and Money To Burn, Honey Bunny is one of my favorite tracks …
Green Day - King For A Day (Song)
King For A Day is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Nimrod. The song opens up with a very humorous sounding rhythm due to the use of a trumpet and a very moving bass line, you’d have to hear it to understand what I’m trying …
Neutral Milk Hotel - A Baby For Pree (Song)
A Baby For Pree is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fourth song on their debut album, On Avery Island. In contrast to the previous couple of songs on this record, the instrumentation on A Baby For Pree is incredibly stripped down and has a much …
White Zombie Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
This set is what man White Zombie fans have been waiting years for, I never thought it would happen, every White Zombie studio track ever released in a box set for $70, Gods on Voodoo moon, Pig Heaven, Psycho Head Blow Out, God Of Thunder, Soul Crusher, Make Them …
Apple Ipod
I bought my new Apple Ipod with enthusiasm and with pride since it is an Apple product. For a few nights, I was tinkering my new item, checked new updates on Apple website, reviewed articles on why I should buy one, and made sure all music files that got into …
Rodney Adkins Cleaning This Gun
Rodney Adkins is a country singer and I enjoy most of his songs. The most current song on the radio is entitled “Cleaning This Gun”
It is one of the most entertaining and amusing songs that I have heard in a long time.
The song is about a young …
MGMT - The Handshake (Song)
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 …
Lasers Album- Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco is one of the opponents of hip hops status quo, and I respect him for it. It seems he just likes to oppose the way of doing things. In my opinion he is one of the more intellectual rappers in this generation. He refuses to sing about …
21 questions by 50 cent
50 cent twenty one questions is about how this guy is in love with a girl and he asks her questions and he hopes she has answers for them. He is going into jail and he hopes she sticks by him. That is why he is asking these questions. …
Do You Think I’m Sexy by Paris Hilton / Cher
This song, Do You Think I’m Sexy has 2 versions that I’ve listened to and I don’t really like both of these singers sounding. They are Paris Hilton and Cher. This song is actually a cover version which Paris did, but as for Cher, I might think this …
Ocean Avenue (Album by Yellowcard)
Ocean Avenue is Yellowcard’s most successful album.
This is the album where their music started to sound like their newer albums.The music has gotten slower and more arranged.The violin lines are more present.
This is my personal best for them.The reason is that this one the songs are still quite raw …
Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D
Don’t take Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D too seriously. If not, you will not like the music at all. Instead, if you just listen for pleasure, doing some things while listening and putting on this CD music while the guests are in your home for a birthday party …
Carlene Carter
I am a HUGE fan of Carlene Carter! She is a country singer, and being the daughter of June Carter of the legendary country band The Carter Family, you have no choice but to expect EPIC musical masterpieces and heartfelt lyrics from this lady’s mouth, and she does NOT …
AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, 2011 U2 Tribute Album
I found it very shocking that this album did not work. I find it very strange. When I first found out about the fact that I was not an album coming out that was a cover of the iconic record by U2 from 1991, Achtung Baby, I was ecstatic. …
Sublime - Rivers Of Babylon (Song)
Rivers Of Babylon is a song by Sublime and the penultimate track on their album 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, I get the impression that Rivers Of Babylon is basically like a more enjoyable version of the previous track, Krs-One. Like the preceding …
Bob Dylan - One More Weekend (Song)
One More Weekend is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album New Morning. The starts off in a lazy and laid-back fashion with a blues sounding rhythm with Dylan coming in with the vocals. I don’t like the use of background vocals on this track as …
Iida 5-String Banjo
I purchased the Iida 5-String Banjo in 1974. This particular model is not for beginners but at the same time its not a high end instrument. I’ve used it for 35 years playing it for family, friends, and on stage professionally. The banjo features a heavy mahogany resonator, steel …
Hollywood Undead “Swan Songs” album
Hollywood Undead released their debut album “Swan Songs” in August 2008. It’s hard to describe their music genre, as they pull from so many different styles. They are most commonly referred to as rap rock, but I feel their music goes so beyond that label.
The …
Tool - Parabol (Song)
Parabol is a song by Tool which appears on their album Lateralus. I’m not extremely familiar with Tool’s music but I’ve been trying lately to see how they are so we’ll see how this goes. The track starts off with what sounds to me to be a bass playing …
Be A Man: Macho Man Randy Savage
Macho Man Randy Savage is prominent both in the squared circle wrestling ring as well as on the stage rapping on a microphone from his 2003 rap album, Be A Man. Did Macho Man Randy Savage hurt and harm his pro wrestling career by making this transition from wrestling …
Michael Jackson’s Invincible
Invincible was the last album released by Michael Jackson in 2001.It was not as successful as his previous albums but still managed to sell more than 8 million copies worldwide which was regarded as a failure given that his previous albums sold more than 20 million copies …
Tool Opiate
Opiate is Tool’s first official releases, released on Zoo Entertainment, produced by Tool, Sylvia Massey, and Steve Hansgen. This EP is around 23 minutes in length, with 6 tracks and an additional hidden track titled the gaping lotus experience 6 minutes and 6 seconds into the 6th track. 2 …
You Reign by Citipointe Live
The song started with the introduction of choir who sand the first note with the accompaniment of soft keyboard sound. You can hear the great blending of the song as the lead vocalist Becky Lucas started to sing at the second intro of the song and then the instruments …
Bob Dylan - Father Of Night (Song)
Father Of Night is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record New Morning. The song starts off with a piano line accompanied by some background singers singing in the left channel. Dylan comes in down the middle of the track in a vocal melody which fits …
What A Wonderful World (song) from Louis Armstrong
Whenever I have problems I cannot stop thinking about this song. This does not make me laugh, but the meaning is deep. I just heard it in the radio and I heard it again when I watched the movie Good Morning Vietnam. I just want to share a very …
Queen: Greatest Hits
While I’m not a huge Queen fan, I do like several of their songs and believe their music is perfect for when I’m in the car trying to stay awake on my drive to work.
That’s why I was glad to find their Greatest Hits album on sale at Wal-mart …
Coldplay: Viva La Vida CD
I, like others I’m sure, mostly bought this CD for its title track, “Viva La Vida”, which remains the strongest song on the album. However, that being said, Coldplay has put together a collection of some rather meaningful and haunting songs, separating this album from their previous releases.
The first …
Wyclef Jean ft Akon, Lil Wayne, and Niia Sweetest Girl
This is another hip hop R n B song which can make you follow the rhytm to dance. ‘Sweetest Girl’ is a song from Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne, and Niia. Those combination make this song is so colorful and has a lot of melodic on it.
On the …
Bob Dylan - Talking World War III Blues (Song)
Talking World War III Blues is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The track starts off with an acoustic guitar riff which has a nice rhythm that lends itself well to a harmonica bit which soon comes over it before Dylan …
Thinking of You Music Video by Katy Perry
“Thinking of You” is a music video by Katy Perry that, to me, signifies most of all that she has grown up as an artist. She has come a long way from her bubble gum pop roots of “I Kissed a Girl” and “Ur So Gay”. Thinking of You …
Already Gone by Sugarland
This is the deepest song Sugarland has ever come out with. And I say this because it reminds me of the relationship with me and mother and me trying to grow up too quickly. I live four hours away from my mother and it makes me wish that I …
Sheryl Crow Detours
Sheryl Crow’s sixth studio album, Detours, reflects globally and on Crow herself. Crow’s lyrics are maternal, religious, hopeful and at times political. Spaced between them are monotonous “oh”s and “yeah yeah yeah”s (good example in “Gasoline”). Disappointingly, this album does not show Crow’s powerful, playful vocals made her a …
Bob Dylan - Tomorrow Night (Song)
Tomorrow Night is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Good As I Been To You. The song starts off with a harmonica bit before an acoustic guitar comes in for the background of the song and starts up with a simple strumming pattern as …
Sarah Geronimo: Music and Me
This is an all english album of Sarah Geronimo. I got this for quite a while and was pleased with Sarah’s renditions of the songs. The album is consists of 14 tracks. The album opened with her version of Right here waiting. Which i thought is a bit lame …
Invisible Touch by Genesis
Invisible Touch by Genesis is a classic album from the 1980s. Released in the late 80’s the popular rock group Genesis, this album became popular very quickly. I remember waiting in line to buy the tape cassette when it came out. I was very enthusiastic about …
Outkast - The Way You move song
Everytime I listen this song, I feel all the emotion is blend become one. This song is really unique, the mix of hip hop, jazz, swing, and dance are come in one melody in this song. But I think mostly the genre is hip hop, but the sound of …
Album : Slayer - Reign In Blood
Looking back i can’t believe just how strong the thrash metal scene was in 1986. I mean not only did Metallica and Megadeth release instant classics but Slayer also got into the mix.
I think they were pretty smart though, because they made sure that they had a different …
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Side II)
Overview - Side II of The Wall by Pink Floyd is a huge improvement after side I, which wasn’t terrible but at the same time it didn’t really make me too eager to hear the rest of the album. Side II just had better songwriting overall, and although there …
My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman
Few years ago, I was new at work, I share classroom with my co-teacher who handles the deaf preschool class. In between classes, we have long breaks ( because we taught in a special school, classes are sometimes irregularly scheduled) and he would over and over listen to MY …
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