Paul Gilbert is not new musicians in the rock music industry. Guitarist who had a concert with Joe Satriani in the G3 project, releasing an album in early April 2008. Album titled Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar, contains 11 instrumental
tracks, which has a fast tempo, which is characteristic …

This album was released very recently - just on the 17th of April. I am a huge fan of all of Dar Williams’ music, but, although I had very high expectations, I was not at all disappointed.
As with all of this unique singer songwriter’s music, each song is completely …

I never got into Tupac. I actually find him to be pretty overrated and I was more of a Biggie fan myself. I haven’t heard much of his stuff, but overall it failed to impress me.
The exception to that rule is a track called “California …

Nicki Minaj’s first release, Pink Friday, is probably the worst music purchase of my life. I bought the album sometime late last year in anticipation of it having “Knockout”, my favorite Nicki Minaj song, on it. You know the drill: I got to the store, couldn’t remember the name …

Sound Peace - David & Steve Gordon is a fairly enjoyable audio CD that offers a combination of flutes, guitar chords, harps, wind chimes, piano melodies and more. All of the instrumental music that appears on this CD is gentle and soft, and is arranged in a way that …

If your looking for a real blazing guitar instrumental, Then check out Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson. Its one of those guitar tunes that will probably inspire you to learn this song to impress many people that hear you play it. Although Im more of a guy who …

Now let’s not kid ourselves, shall we? Justin Timberlake is basically one of the most recognizable pop star this century. I’m not familiar with most of his work when he was with N’Sync and his pre-2010’s solo work but his comeback this decade is just phenomenal. He is getting …

(Walkin’ Thru The) Sleepy City is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Metamorphosis. The song comes off with a sweeping clean guitar riff before the vocals come in, abruptly at that, singing in a pretty generic vocal melody. The song has somewhat of a …

Jay-Z ft. UGK
“Big Pimpin’”
Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Hype Williams
Jay-Z closes out the party on his fourth album “Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter” with his final single and music video titled “Big Pimpin’”. The song is 110% Caribbean sample complete …

This CD is the original Canadian cast recording of the stage play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond in the lead. In many ways, this play was Donny’s vindication from being raked over the coals years before by critics. As Joseph, he excelled, received …

Bob is a myth. He is the god of his gender. In addition to having an impeccable, personal, unique and elegant style, he was the first to do what he does, the first and only who does so as to do with arrogance and elegance but without the typical …

Wake Up, or better said, Bury The Hatchet Part Two, pretty much follows the exact same pattern as the previous record. I mean, even the covers are almost the same, that blue background, the same design, and obviously the same cover-artist. Most of the fans consider this album to …

This is one of the most romantic songs ever recorded as far as I am concerned. Engelbert Humperdink was well known for his romantic songs. This is absolutely the love song of the century. Engelbert has one of those voices that had the ability to melt women’s hearts. He …

Hit To Death In The Future Head is an album by the Flaming Lips and the band’s follow up to In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Although this record starts out in a somewhat weak fashion, I found that it thankfully improved as it went along. The main reason why …

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 have most recently developed an attatchment to another song that starts off with a slow,flowing, and a tune created by an acoustic guitar. This may seem tedious to an audience who is exposed to almost a million songs that is written about a “sappy” moment in our lives. …

Underdog is arguably one of the greatest hardcore punk bands to ever surface. Unfortunately, until recently most of their recorded material has been obscure and hard to find anywhere. But Bridge 9 Records released “Matchless”- a compilation that puts together combines their “The Vanishing Point” and “Demos” albums together …

I just recently went to an All American Rejects concert and I have to say, it was a ton of fun. I’m a guy in my early twenties, and despite the fact that most other people at the concert were screaming high school girls, I had a ton …

When I stepped out of the warm summer night into the Pearl Street Nightclub in the quaint village of Northampton, Massachusetts, my expectations were set at an unattainable height, as if I were entering the gates of Max Yasgur’s farm in August of ‘69. I was, however, not entering …

Hell’s Angel’s Cracker Factory is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their third studio album, Telepathic Surgery. I’ll note right now that this track is quite an ambitious piece of music and that it’s track listing is just over twenty-three minutes long. Because of its extreme …

Craig David, who was once considered a protégée to Michael Jackson because of the sales of his first album “Born To Do It” really saw his career take a toll down the wrong street on his sophomore album and the ones that followed.
But in 2012, after jumping in and …

Static Age- a record recorded in 1978 using free studio time acquired from a lawsuit involving Blank Records. During this free studio time, a true masterpiece was recorded. Unfortunately it wasn’t released entirely until the late 90s when Static Age was released as a standalone record. In in the …

I love this song so much that I want it played at my wedding. And that’s a pretty huge thing to say about a song. When I first looked at the title, I thought it was going to be about a man saying to another man that he had …

Once in a while a band/artist comes along and totally shakes the foundations of conventional and un-conventional art. In this case, the band is Tool, and the art form in qustion is music. The album in question is Lateralus, a monolithic epic album that transcends all conventional boundries and …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 7″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
 
Low and behold, the mystery person who was accidentally shot at the end of Part 6 turns out to be Gwendolyn’s brother Twan (aka the black version of Arnold Schwarzenegger) who has just been released from prison. Just as predicted, Sylvester …

Metallica’s debut 1983 album Kill Em All was going to be titled “Metal up your ass” but the record company made them change it before it’s release. This could be Metallica’s most impressive album, technically. The parts are faster then most anything by Metallica, the solos are huge, and …

U2 is an Irish rock band and I decided to pull out one of their Cd’s and give it s a listen as I haven’t listened to this band in a while. I decided to listen to their album entitled “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” and one of …

Ego Brain is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their record Steal This Album. The track starts off with a very nice acoustic guitar riff by Malakian before the drums kick in along with the vocals. Malakian and Tankian sing together on this track and …

Overview —“ Apocalyptica a Finnish rock band released their debut album which was filled with nothing Metallica covers, but the twist is, all of these covers are played on cellos. I mean the idea of a group releasing an album of Metallica covers doesn’t sound special or unique at …

The Dream —“ Love Me all Summer / Hate Me All Winter
The Dream’s debut album was definitely one of the best albums of the year. The lead single “Shawty is Da S**t” is a cute and playful track which features witty lyrics from Fabolous. The second single, Falsetto, is …

Donny Osmond: This is the Moment CD has some jazzy elements to it. I’ve always loved Donny and I’ve seen him perform many times. It’s always a pleasure.
The title song from the CD is also a favorite song of mine. His version is much softer than …

The song It Stops Today has become my signature song and it is sung by one of my favorite singers, Colbie Caillat. I first heard this song after a break up and it spoke volumes as to where I was in my life. I had always depended on others …

Kill Rock —˜N Roll is a song by System Of A Down which appears on the second half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Kill Rock —˜N Roll is a very short track, at about two and a half minutes long, and it’s also a track which feels short as …

First and foremost, I must say I am the biggest fan of La La Land even though I have not seen the film yet. At the beginning of the year I already knew La La Land will be my most anticipated film. I was really sad when I …

This seemed to be quite a heartfelt song from Freddie and Queen. His vocals seem quite relaxed certainly at the start but you can feel him building.
What he songs is very true. It’s as though he just can’t believe how people act on earth. What I do find interesting …

Fell In Love With A Girl is a song by the White Stripes which appears on their album White Blood Cells. The track opens up with a fairly recognizable riff which is incredibly energetic before Jack’s vocals come in as well as Meg’s drumming. The vocal delivery is incredibly …

Anonymous does not play music like Faith No More like the previous albums. Kevin Rutmanis absence of a bass player, able to change the concept of music that normally hard, even though the age of the personnel are old enough. Tomahawk lowered the tempo in playing music? Tomahawk …

R. Kelly
“Bump n’ Grind”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
Cover your eyes, children, cover them tight. “Bump n’ Grind” is R. Kelly’s second single and music video from his first solo album (and second/sophmore album altogether) titled “12 Play”. This is entirely a concert music video, although it is much more clearer and …

I am sure that some people might not understand the beauty of the music on this album but I personally do find beauty in this music and below I will try to explain why the nine songs that were released by Sonic Youth in 1983 are attractive to me …

This is Papa Roach’s third studio album, released in 2004, the band took a step away from Nu Metal and Rap Metal, and delve deep into the emo scene, Getting Away With Murder is a really good title for such an album, because they are in a way, they …

Andy Williams has a divine singing voice. He wasn’t my generation, but they didn’t matter. He had heart and substance to every song he crooned. His voice stayed with him a very long time before age took a bit of a toll. Andy Williams: 16 …

I love The Girl in The Other Room by Diana Krall very much. And this album has a very nice and gorgeous cover. Basically, Diana Krall is sort of playing and concentrating on her piano and her eyes are closed to portray a concentrated image; very classic and …

Black Swan is a song by Thom Yorke which appears on his solo debut record, The Eraser. Although The Eraser did not strike me as an album which had that many great songs after a few listens, Black Swan was certainly one of the songs which did manage to …

Cool, Calm, And Collected is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Between The Buttons. The track opens up with a piano bit which seems to have a significant amount of ragtime influence to it, or at least this is how I hear it. Very …

Overview —“ The Thing That Should Not Be is the third track on Metallica’s record Master Of Puppets and is quite a different track in sound compared to the first two: Battery and Master Of Puppets. Whereas Battery and Master Of Puppets were extremely fast songs, The Thing That …

Bad Romance is the first single of the album Fame Monster by Lady Gaga. It has a more pop vibe rather than other electropop songs of Lady Gaga.
The music video is so crazy that everybody shocked when they saw. But in my opinion it is a very creative and …

Under The Boardwalk is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on The Rolling Stones No. 2. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I cannot really comment on the structure of the actual songwriting of the track so I’ll be focusing on the execution of …

My favorite Taylor Swift song is Whitehorse. It says a lot that women need to pay more attention to. In the video, her guys cheats on her and then decides he wants her back. She has a hard time with it but ultimately says she has to move on. …

I love James Darren. He’s in my top group of performers since childhood and I love his singing. I really don’t remember what I saw him in first, but he made an adorable Moondoggie, singing “Gidget” to Sandra Dee.
In his era of the teen idols, the late …

France was not always romantic as we think. Although the region is not an area of rock music popular such as Sweden or Germany in the internationally. Everything will change when Gojira present as the antithesis of fashion, perfume, and synth-pop. From Mars To Sirius contains twelve songs with …