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 …

As I mentioned in a couple other reviews, I like dance and electronic music. However, at one point in my life, I had a love for eighties dance and new wave music. Now most of what I would hear would be from listening to songs being played on the …

Welcome angelic voice to my melancholy ears. Any Gothic Metal or Symphonic Metal fan is usually in search for this exact concoction. The song, Chasing the Dragon by Epica starts about being one of the sweetest serenades or lullabies ever produced by Epica’s …

I bought Let Go because of the popular songs “Complicated” and “I’m With You”. I didn’t really know anything about Avril Lavigne at the time. But I’m glad that I bought her CD because it’s great. It’s actually one of my most played CDs. Most of her songs grow …

The meaning of this song is very deep. It takes me a thousand times before I could be able to get the meaning. I am not sure if Avril is the song writer of this song, but if she is, then she deserves to be applauded for writing this …

L.L. Cool J’s album . Mama Said Knock you Out is one of the best rap CDs to ever come out. This is a true hip hop classic. I really liked this album and lot and I thought that the beats were very well done, as well as the lyrics. …

Tim McGraw has been around country music for a while now and he has made a great success of career and his family all at the same time. He, along with his wife, Faith Hill, have been great at what they do no matter what it is. They shine …

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 …

There is no doubt that Nidji is one of the most Famous bands in Indonesia and I believe, regarding that, Mira Lesmana (Producer of Laskar Pelangi) chose them to contribute one song for Laskar Pelangi (Rainbow Army), a movie based on best-seller book by Andrea Hirata about teachers who …

Last Night On Earth is a song by Green Day which appears on their album 21st Century Breakdown. Something I’m going to say about this track is that it’s the most melodic piece of music that I’ve ever heard Green Day do and I think that they just sound …

American Pie is a classic American song that will remain an American favorite throughout history. It was released in 1972 in honor of Buddy Holly and the plane crash that took his life along with several other people including Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. The song is all …

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not usually a fan of upbeat, post-punk, bop-your-head-and-tap-your-toes Rock, but I unshamedly admit that when I put on ‘Almost Here’, not only does my head bop, but my whole body follows along in a strange, convulsing, toe-tapping mess.
The Academy Is’ first album, ‘Almost Here’, …

Rhinoceros is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the third song on their debut album entitled Gish. Opening in a far more melodic than either of the two preceding songs on this album, Rhinoceros features a pretty calm atmosphere throughout the first forty-five seconds of the track …

Emotionally Yours is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Empire Burlesque. Emotionally Yours begins with a mellow piano bit which gradually builds up as the introduction of the song progresses and as other instruments begin to join in as well. Dylan comes in with the …

All The Time is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Nimrod. The track starts off with a staccato sounding guitar riff before the bass and the drums quickly come in. The track has that very characteristic pop-punk three-chord sound which has come to be associated …

I believe that I have reviewed Mariah Carey as a person before, and I did include briefly of how I love this particular song, Always Be My Baby very much.
No one that is a fan of Mariah Carey wouldn’t know of this song. At present, even an …

Rehab is the 4th track off of Downs debut album “NOLA”. Released in 1995, Down is a side project of the lead singer of Pantera - Phil Anselmo. “NOLA” made it on the Billboard top 200, reaching the 57 spot.
Rehab is a metal groove sounding song. It resembles and …

The first time I heard this song was at an open air food court while having supper with a friend. I liked it a lot, and after that I went straight to get an MP3 copy of it from the Internet, burnt it into a CD and have been …

The Eagles made a comeback album called “Hell Freezes Over” and it absolutely proved just how great the group really is. They are an easy listening type rock band that had long retired when they came back together for this tour turned album. Their talent shines through with songs …

I received this CD about 2 christmases ago from a friend. Greenday was my favourite group then, so I was very excited about listening to them. They did not let me down of course. My favourite song in the album was the song “Boulevard of Broken dreams” even though …

“Hell Chose Me” is the 3rd outing from death metal/hardcore band Carnifex. Let me start off this review by saying this completely sounds like a new, completely unrelated band. The progession from their second album “The Diseased and The Poisoned” is so noticeable with this album, that the two …

Baro Foro is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. The track opens up with a lone acoustic guitar pattern before the vocals join in quickly and gradually more and more instrumentation also joins. At the moment, the sound of the …

James Brown is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their record of the same name. Opening up with a hanging guitar chord playing alongside with a simple drum rhythm, James Brown then launches into the first verse with the vocals really leading the assault. Though the …

Ghosts Of War is a song by Slayer which appears on their record South Of Heaven. The song starts off with a very fast riff and an aggressive drum pattern as well, although I do have to admit that the actual tone on the instruments leaves something to be …

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 …

Come On Christmas is a track by the neo-psychedelic rock band hailing from New York, MGMT. This song comes from their first record back before they were on a major label entitled Climbing To New Lows. Opening up with a heavy synthesizer, the track immediately has a recognizable sound …

The Potion by Ludacris is a song that has an awesome beginning and I like it a lot. The songs words are a little bit weird but me and my friends love it. The song is most definitely different than most. This song is off of step up 2 …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Ego”
Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce
Label: Columbia
Director: Frank Jr. Gatson and Beyonce Knowles
What is it with Beyonce and her two female back-up dancers? Are they having lesbian threesomes? Is Jay-Z even included in any of the action? After having the both of them in three to four videos …

For those of you whom are unfamiliar with Jerry Cantrell, he is not only the lead guitarist for Alice in Chains, but plays a humongous role in voicing most of the songs also. Although Layne Staley (bless his heart) was the main vocalist for the group, Cantrell played a …

Beer Is Good For You by David Allan Coe is the type of song I would have expected someone to write that was writing a jingle for a Budweiser commercial. I had never heard it before so when I came across it I had to just check it out. …

I saw Biffy Clyro at Sheffield 02 Academy on Friday 30th April. They have grown significantly in popularity since I first saw them play. In fact, in the UK, you can hardly switch on the radio for 5 minutes at the moment without hearing a Biffy song.
Since …

Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist is the penultimate track which appears on Absolution, a record by Muse. Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist is led by a guitar riff which Bellamy sings along to for the introduction and verse of this song before going into the chorus of the song …

One of the songs off the Warrant Cherry Pie album that is one of the best songs off it is the song You’re The Only Hell Your Mamma ever raised. This song starts off with a cool guitar chord intro that splits into two different guitars and it has …

This song is the new upcoming single for new pop artist, Kesha. This
song is a total love song. The lyrics are cute, and simple. The song
is about a girl, who is so in love with a guy and she feels addicted
to his love like a drug. This is a …

Straight Outta Lynwood is Weird Al’s latest and greatest CD. It features “White and Nerdy,” “Pancreas,” “Canadian Idiot,” “I’ll Sue Ya,” “Polkarama,” “Virus Alert,” “Confessions Part III,” “Weasel Stomping Day,” “Close But No Cigar,” “Do I Creep You Out,” “Trapped in the Drive-Thru,” and “Don’t Download This Song.” My …

I Might Be Wrong is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record Amnesiac. The track opens up with some echo-like effects before the main guitar riff comes in. I must say right here that if you want to listen to this song, you’ll either have to enjoy …

The Vox AC15 CC is a 15watt class A tube amp that is something of an amalagam of previous AC 15 models. The amp is fairly big, and very heavy, weighing something in the neighborhood of 80 pounds, but it’s still easier lugging around than a halfstack.
The AC15 CC …

Sean Paul is a reggae/dancehall artist hsiling from Jamaica and he has been a hit since he came on the scene years ago. I love his music and his new CD came out a while back called A New Age 2008. One of the songs that is featured on …

Cheap Trick is a band that has been around since a few years before I was born yet they seem to reinvent themselves just enough to stay around.
They have quite a few decent newer songs but, when I listen to them, I still prefer the classics like “I want …

Tuesday Moon is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fourth and final track on their EP release, Everything Is. After listening to a mess of noise which was deemed as Aunt Eggma Blowtorch, I’m hoping that this track can return to a slightly more conventional form …

“Let Go” is Avril Lavigne’s debut album released in the year 2002, which made her a hit in the West as well as in Asia.
The CD included thirteen tracks as follows: Losing Grip, Complicated, Sk8er Boi, I’m with you, Mobile, Unwanted, Tomorrow, Anything but ordinary, Things I’ll …

I am not personally a big fan of Avril Lavigne, I don’t enjoy the way she jumps from ‘punk rock princess’ to ‘pop queen’ every ten minutes, it gets annoying after a while. She should stick to the genre in which she is best at, that being new age …

Politically Uncorrect by Gretchen Wilson and Merle Haggard is a song about how what we stand for is not what majority of the country stands for now days. All anybody cares about is money and not the people who work hard and serve our country. That is true now …

I just think that this is pure class as a song. The male vocals are really good. They are passionate and have real emotion after what is quite a steady start to the song.
It is a song that you need to give a little time because it does warm …

Overview —“ Orion, Metallica’s second instrumental and penultimate track on Master Of Puppets, is the song that I believe I consider to be my favorite out of Metallica’s nine albums and career. The pure musical genius that goes into Orion is unmatched by any Metallica instrumentals to precede or …

Lil Wayne —“ The Dedication 3
Lil Wayne dropped the dedication 3 in 2009, and it was definitely a letdown, coming from a Lil Wayne fan. Lil Wayne performed well on the mixtape but the members from his entourage failed to shine.
Firstly, DJ Drama, the mixtape DJ, talks and yells …

You Like Me Too Much is a track by The Beatles which appears on their record Help. The track is written by Harrison and features him on lead vocals. One thing I’m not a huge fan of about early Beatles material is that a lot of the songs all …

All The Love In The World is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album With Teeth. The song starts out with some electronic drums playing in a rhythm which stays throughout the majority of the song. Reznor joins in with the vocals pretty quickly on …

Taylor Swift seems to be the new “it” girl these days in both the worlds of country music and pop music. Her records sell tons of copies and her concerts sell out. She has been extremely successful, and after purchasing and listening to her newest album entitled “Speak Now,” …

Whole Lotta Love is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Led Zeppelin II. Page’s main guitar riff on this song has become extremely well known and it’s a good riff as well so there’s good reason for this. When you look for a track to start an …