If you do not know who Joe budden is then you probably has been under a rock somewhere. However, you should get to know him because he is one of the best and most under rated rap stars that currently do not have a record label deal. The reason …

While Survivor may be known widely as that band who wrote EYE OF THE TIGER and BURNING HEART for the rocky movies, fans of the band like myself know that there is oh so much more to them than those two hits.
This self-titled album arrived in 1979 and …

Visiting Friends is a song by Animal Collective and is the seventh track on their record Sung Tongs. Something I’ll point out immediately is that Visiting Friends is the longest track on the record and clocks in at just over twelve and a half minutes. Opening up with some …

Dance Little Sister is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album It’s Only Rock —˜N Roll. The track starts off with bass, drums, and guitar very briefly before Jagger comes in with his vocal delivery while Jagger is playing some guitar leads in the background. …

Chores is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their album Strawberry Jam. Opening up with a vocal section immediately, Chores quickly transitions into a significantly faster section and is the quickest song to come on Strawberry Jam thus far. Perhaps some listeners felt that …

Shot Of Love is the title track for a record released by Bob Dylan. Shot Of Love begins with Dylan singing along with some background singers in sort of an echoing effect which isn’t too bad. To be honest, I like the full sound that Dylan achieves on this …

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 …

Fates Warning is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album No Prayer For The Dying. The track starts off with a clean guitar part with a melodic lead played over it which is a nice start to the track and actually not a way that Iron …

Five Magics is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track starts off with an extremely aggressive riff from the guitars accompanied by a pounding bass and drum rhythm. After this brief assault of thrash metal, the track goes somewhat quieter with the …

There is a title that screams for attention. It is Judas Priests cd that sits on top of the stack…Screaming for vengeance.Song one of this 1982 rock classic is a combo actually of an electric riff and a following song that feeds off the electricity that sparks from …

Sia is one of the few older artists that keep on releasing interesting music. Unlike many singers her age, it seems like she was able to “modernize” her sound but still keep it true to her roots. Chandelier and Cheap Thrills proved to be huge hits around the globe …

Overview - Piece Of Mind, Iron Maiden’s fourth effort, continues to showcase the band’s great talent as well as Steve Harris’ brilliant songwriting. Piece Of Mind features one of Iron Maiden’s best known songs of all time, The Trooper, but also contains quite a few other good tracks. This …

Disney soundtrack Bolt by John Powell rocks! And just one word to sum it: COOL. Filled me with suspense, fun and thrill. It befits an animated movie and my expectation from a soundtrack point of music contact to match a Disney animated movie is matched.
I must commend …

Hole was a mostly female hard rock band that was popular in the mid to late nineties to early 2000s. It contains one of my favourite female hard rock singers, Courtney Love, who acted as the vocalist for Hole.
I am not sure if the reason the band is …

Neil Diamond was always a favourite singer of mine way back to the 1970’s. As a fan of the Monkees, too, I loved what they did with ‘I’m a Believer’ and ‘Little Bit Me, Little Bit You’.
He was a mash in the film ‘The Jazz Singer.’
His newest album Home …

213 is a song by Slayer which appears on their album Divine Intervention. The song opens up with a clean guitar playing an extremely eerie riff, although you know that if Slayer has a clean guitar, then the riff is obviously going to have a dark and eerie mood …

Maneater by Nelly Furtado is a true song for a lot of chicks now days because they make guys fall in love with them left and right and then they make them do what they want. It kind of sickens me even though I have got guy friends that …

Barbra Streisand: A Collection - Greatest Hits … And More CD is just what it says, a collection of Streisand hit records plus a couple of new things. From reading the liner, it appears from her note that one of Streisand’s big concerns of the days was saving …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Girl
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Bryan Barber
Finally, a Destiny’s Child song with a real positive message that is not deceiving nor manipulative, plus there’s a very original and creative music video to go along with. Wow, I am impressed. “Girl” is the third single and music …

If someone asked me to pick out the members of 80’s group Level 42, I would never be able to do it. Even during the 1980’s when this song was popular, I would have no idea what these guys looked like. What I do remember distinctly about …

Insane is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record which came out a few years ago. Unlike the previous two tracks, Exploding/Reloading and Stoner-Hate, Insane is much more similar to Funny because it’s very moderately paced and it features Malakian singing in a …

Overview - Garage Inc. (Disc 2), is the second disc of the all cover album, Garage Inc. Unlike disc one, which had newly recorded covers, disc two is made up of covers that have already been recorded previously somewhere in the band’s career. Some covers date back as far …

This 1999 album was recorded in Hollywood California and in Atlanta Georgia, released just a year after their last “Follow The Leader” and this time features album art by the winner of a contest, 4 different cover art was available, inside there are a bunch of runner ups. The …

Overview - Magical Mystery Tour is an album to contain some of The Beatles’ better known songs and even one of my favorite songs of their whole career. Magical Mystery Tour incorporates the use of a lot of extra musicians to bring instruments such as violins, cellos, trumpets, flutes, …

This is Marilyn Manson’s first major label album released in 1994 on Nothing/Interscope Records. The album was produced by Marilyn Manson alongside Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The album starts off with Prelude the family trip it includes words from charlie and the chocolate factory, the song My …

Off the new Slash album, Nothing to Say by Slash is a song featuring vocals by The M Shadows off Avenged Sevenfold. It starts off with a creepy laugh by Slash and goes into a dark riff that goes into another riff into the verse of the song. I …

San Tropez is a track by Pink Floyd which appears on their album Meddle. To be honest, when I listen to this track I don’t exactly get the feel of a typical Pink Floyd song. Although Roger Waters’ voice is quite distinct and it’s clear that it’s him, his …

Jay-Z
“Streets Is Watching”
“Streets Is Watching” Soundtrack
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Streets Is Watching” is a single and music video off of the soundtrack of the musical film of the same name “Streets Is Watching”. For those of you who don’t know, the musical takes place within Jay-Z’s old neighborhood which he grew up …

Cannot be denied that post rock band Japan, Mono, a post rock band for the genre’s leading that can be said now popular. A stunning live show, with a neoclassical music performance beautiful. New Albums,Hymn To The Immortal Wind also proves the fact it. Songs that appealed as in …

Jedi Mind Tricks is a rap group that puts out underground rap music with legendary and original beats by one of the greatest East Coast DJ’s on the face of this planet. Stoupe THa Enemy of Mankind has perfected the art of sampling beats and melodies and always knows …

I always love trance. This DJ, Armin van Buuren, one of my favorite’s Dj from Holland is always play a good song with touch of trance. I like one of his song Who is watching. It’s not a new song from armin Van Buuren, but It’s good to listen …

Creep is a song by Radiohead which appears on their debut record, Pablo Honey. Before I begin, I know that Creep is one of Radiohead’s most well known songs, but I want to stress that this truly isn’t what Radiohead has come to sound like. While Creep, and all …

I really enjoy the simplicity of this track. The gentle opening and how gradually it starts to develop into what is just a great sounding track.
Again, it’s Gary Barlow behind it, the writer and the driving force behind Take That.
As a performance it does build gradually, it doesn’t explode …

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 …

Taylor Swift’s popularity just keeps growing. Although there are those who criticize her “pop” lyrics and her over-romanticized ideals in her songs (this reviewer being one of them when she first came onto the scene), her songs unapologetically unveils her heart’s desires. There is an open, unedited …

Because is a track from The Beatles’ penultimate record, Abbey Road. The thing that I always remember about Because is that this is certainly the one track on Abbey Road, or throughout The Beatles’ entire catalogue for that matter, which really demonstrates how well this band were good at …

Everyone - I’m excited to review a new music group that includes Alaina Whitaker, Andrea Young, and Erin James; yup, Alaina is the Alaina from American Idol ! I wouldn’t compare them to the Dixie Chicks; though they have a similar name and numbers in the group. Alaina has …

“Move Along” by the All American Rejects is just an average album. To be quite honest, I kind of wish that I had not spent the money on this song. My overall opinion of this album is that there are a few good songs on the album but the …

Cruelty And The Beast is the third album by Cradle Of Filth, released in 1998 on Music For Nations, the album is a concept album about Countess Bathory. The album tells the true story of Elizabeth Bathory, a countess who would kidnap women to try and gain her youth …

Mo Thugs Family Scriptures is the first and probably best Mo Thugs album to ever be released. This album features Krayzie and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs N Harmony. I really enjoyed this album. The beats and music sounds very powerful as well as mystical. Mo Thug Family Scriptures …

Overview - Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan’s seventh effort, is the first of Dylan’s albums to follow his commercially successful album, Like A Rolling Stone. After listening to Like A Rolling Stone I honestly wondered how Dylan would ever top that masterpiece, and to this day I don’t believe …

Overview —“ No Leaf Clover, one of the two new Metallica songs written for the project in collaboration with The San Francisco Symphony, S&M, is sort of a clever play on words with a four leaf clover. Whereas a four leaf clover is generally associated with good luck, Hetfield …

This is The Twelve Days of Christmas with a dark British spin. It starts off with harmless gifts being sent from a female friend to this British comedic genius. First she sends the usual gift of a partridge in a pear tree. Second was two turtle doves who had …

Taylor Swift is truly a good singer-songwriter. I really love her debut album which really presents wonderful music with such a nice composition, arrangement and lyrics.
I really love the song ‘Teardrops on my Guitar’. According to Taylor Swift in an interview, this is a story of her personal experienc. …

Innervision is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their record Steal This Album. The track starts off with a moderate tempo and features a heavy guitar part from Malakian before going into a more driving riff rather than a very heavy percussive rhythm riff. Tankian …

Overview —“ The ESP/LTD, V-401 is ESP’s response to all our companies putting out V shaped guitars, which is pretty much every company to be honest. Just a note, I don’t personally own this guitar but I’m currently in the market for one so I decided to play one …

Little Maggie is a traditional song which is arranged and performed for his album Good As I Been To You. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar pattern which seems to have a nice move to it. Dylan comes in with the vocals in a somewhat deep tone …

Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished is the debut record from Animal Collective. Comprised of ten tracks, three of which being instrumentals, the overall sound of the record can be characterized as experimental, psychedelic, and even fantasy-like. Although the album does have some tracks on it which I personally …

Dio’s Holy Diver is among the most important metal albums of all time.Ronnie’s vocals soar with amazing beauty and depth.He is a great front man for any band.Even though I like his work with Black Sabbath much more than solo it still does nothing to change the fact that …

Darkshines is a track by Muse which appears on Origin Of Symmetry. Right from the introduction of the song, Darkshines has a very interesting tone not just because of the guitar lead which is playing but also the bass line which is something I recommend paying attention to here. …