Misty Forest Morning by David & Steve Gordon is an audio CD that is a part of my relaxing and soothing music collection and I am happy that it is, too. I really enjoy this CD because the composers do a simply superb job of mixing soft instrumental music …

Overview —“ Chop Suey, another music video and single released by System Of A Down for their second record, Toxicity, is one of their more well known songs, and for good reason I’d say. The song has a lot of energy behind it yet it still has some softer …

I bought a pack of 5 sets of D’Addario XL Nickel Round Wound strings over at my local music store one day because they were on sale for a couple bucks a set. According to the case, they are known as “The Player’s Choice”, and they are apparently the …

Welcome To Paradise, one of Green Day’s most well known songs is a track which appears on Dookie. Aside from the tracks which are on American Idiot then I’d actually probably say that Welcome To Paradise, or Longview, would be the most well known Green Day song, and with …

If you have ever seen the new line up of Guns N’ Roses, you may know a guitarist by the name of Richard Fortus. I recently saw the band live and they sounded amazing. Axl Rose was late as usual, but it was amazing to see them and …

R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Slow Dance”
Born Into The 90’s
Jive/Zomba Recording
Director: Lionel C. Martin
Talk about LL Cool J’s “Jingling Baby” but with a slow jam rhythm. “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)” is the third single and music video from the album, “Born Into The 90s”. R. Kelly meets a hot, …

In my review of The Shortest Straw, I said it was one of two songs that I would pick if I had to choose individual tracks which represent And Justice For All as a whole, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity would be my second choice. I said that The …

Prospect Hummer is an EP released by Animal Collective in 2005. Comprised of four songs, Prospect Hummer features the vocal talents of Vashti Bunyan who sings on three of the four tracks along with Avey Tare. In terms of a comparison I could make, Prospect Hummer sounds somewhat similar …

It’s a Sin is one of the best known of all the Pet Shop Boys’ 1980s smash hits, and although it is perhaps not quite as famous now as it was in its heyday, it is still an excellent track that I feel is more than worth a listen. …

Die another day is the soundtrack of the film “Die Another Day” of James Bond series. It is written by Madonna. The music video was shot by Tractor Brothers officially known as Tractor. The concept of the video is Madonna is caught and interrogation. She is grilled by getting …

Holy Wars… The Punishment Due is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track opens up with a very rapid guitar riff which the drums imitate to add an extremely heavy rhythm to the song. Mustaine wastes no time getting into this track …

I’ve never been a huge fan of Fergie nor the Black Eyed Peas, don’t get me wrong I liked a few of their tracks like “Where Is The Love?” and Fergie’s solo carrier has some nice parts as well such as “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)“ …

I so love the song All Mixed Up by 311. Even though this is a song featured years back, I just could not forget the whole hype surrounding this song.
Truly awesome and I love the lyrics as well. Even though it laced at nothingness, the song …

An album that really doesnt stand out in the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen is the album Van Halen 2. I really like this album because it still had the classic Van Halen tone with more of a punchy sound to it. Although no Van Halen album …

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 …

Once again Lady Gaga gives us another amazing single. I love Alejandro with its throwback to past hits ranging from ABBA’s “Fernando” to Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita”. I have a hard time getting this song out of my head every time I hear it which is a …

Peacoat off the new Stone Temple Pilots self titled album is one of the slower songs off the album. Like most songs by the band, Peacoat is not used in the set chorus but most likely has a refrence in the lyrics. It has a very dynamic and …

American punk-rock band Green Day released their latest album in 2009. 21st Century Breakdown takes the group further along their progression towards conventional, radio-friendly pop-rock, but with a more grand, “classic rock” style which gives the work a little more credibility. It has three, five-track long “acts”, …

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 …

Little Brother is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears on their split with Flaspar and Golden Boots. Opening up with a calm sound, an acoustic guitar lead comes in over the rhythm established and a listener should get the feeling that this isn’t the traditional fast folk-punk …

The band’s eight studio album and second on Virgin Records, the second without Brian Welch, and the first without drummer David Silveria. The band used Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman and Jon Davis on drums. The band Re-Recording most of The Matrix’s tracks for the album, weeding them out entirely. …

I am a rather big Oasis fan, but I simply do not consider this album to be that great. This album appears on various lists of the Best Albums Ever, but I think that this record deserves only a grade of about seven out of ten. I think that …

Turn It On is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the opening song on the band’s sixth release, Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with an acoustic guitar yet a surprisingly heavy backing rhythm, the first thing I notice about Turn It On is that …

MK Ultra is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. MK Ultra starts out in a very electronically-driven sound and basically keeps this throughout most of the song. The lyrical topic of the song deals with a CIA operation and the basic structure …

Let’s Go Get Stoned is a song by Sublime and is the eighth track on their debut release 40 Oz. To Freedom. The track opens up with the vocals immediately entering the mix along with the usual instrumentation of guitar, drums, and bass as well. In the beginning of …

Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The track opens up with Dylan starting the vocals right away with a notable piano behind him and the tempo having the tempo of …

An epic song off the Use your illusion record that is definetely worth listening to is the song Coma. this is their longest song peaking at 10 minutes and thirteen seconds. This song is written exclusively by Slash and Axl Rose. Axl really sings cool lyrics that are almost …

Talkin’ New York is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his self-titled debut record. Something I should point out is that this is the first Dylan composition ever released on any of his records and along with one other original on this record, this is the only …

There is something to be said for a song that seems to at first say one thing, through its music and lyrics, then completely changes up the tone of the entire song using a slight variation of those same lyrics and same music. It surprises you initially, then you …

Smells Like Children is a 1995 remix ep of Portrait of an American family, Marilyn Manson wasn’t happy with the results of Portrait of an American Family, this ep is the end result. This album not only has remixes of the previous album, it has several covers including the …

Saving Grace is the first single from Tom Petty’s third solo album. Saving Grace” is a record that tells of an ageing man living in a society that doesn’t like ageing. Petty looks back at those times in his life that were somewhat misspent. The song is somewhat dark …

Canadian MetalCore band, The Agonist, is acclaimed for their hard-hitting riffs, lush guitar and vocal melodies, and brutal Death Metal growls and screams (done by female vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, no less). Their second and most recent album, “Lullabies for the Dormant Mind” (released in March of 2009) demonstrates all …

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 …

Part of the lyrics, ‘I hate you, but I love you’ from the song, Stuck by Stacie Orrico. I think she’s half Latin or something. She looks kind of gorgeous and this song is super amazing. Something that I have listened to over the years but seemingly …

It is no surprise that I Am… Sasha Fierce by Beyonce is an awesome album once more by one of the most talented female singers of all time. I can cry when I listen to the track If I Were A Boy. This song has so many significance …

Of course the circumstances that are surrounding the death of Adam Yauch are very sad indeed, and it is very unfortunate that he died from cancer, and I mention this because at the moment I cannot listen to this last album by Beastie Boys without remembering about this tragic …

I always love Christina Aguilera whatever her songs. It’s always good to sing by her. Like this song, hurt. This song is slow and so melodic. In this song, Christina didn’t dance or use her powerful voice to make an energetic song because it can saiy that ‘hurt’ is …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Stand Up For Love
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Matthew Rolston
“Stand Up For Love” is the fifth and final music video and single from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album called “Destiny Fulfilled”, it follows their past singles and music videos from the album which are: “Lose …

Overview - Endgame, Megadeth’s latest release as of 2009, is an album which introduces new guitarist Chris Broderick to the band and tries to recapture the essence and sound of Rust In Peace. Now although Megadeth doesn’t succeed at making Rust In Peace part II, obviously, they still …

Dreamend is a band I discovered quite recently. I had listened to them some before but never really got impressed. Once I listened to Sun in Aries I was completely astonished with what I heard. You can say it’s divided into two separate parts. The first one combines tender …

The Collector is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album With Teeth. The track opens up with a very simple drum pattern which is prominent throughout the song and is soon joined by an equally simple bass rhythm. Despite the simplicity that Reznor has going …

Staring At Sound/With You (Reprise) is a song by The Flaming Lips and either the penultimate or final track on the band’s debut album, Hear It Is. While most copies of this album will have this song as the final track, early copies feature a bonus track entitled Summertime …

Bon Jovi, who did not know them? Although I just know about their music and songs in the 2000’s. For first time I listen to their songs so, I love them.
Bon Jovi has sold around 120 million albums in all around the world from 11 studio albums. …

The album by black eyed peas called “the energy never dies” is awesome. It is a different kind of music. It’s all upbeat, techno, dancing music. I like all of the songs. One of my favorite is Boom Boom Pow. I also like the names of the songs. It …

This album, in my opinion, is pure genius. It’s reveals a more romantic side of Chris Martin (the lead singer) who is an immensely talented musician. Yet with a little more rocker edge to it. I wish that everybody would listen to it.. I never knew how deeply music …

My Apocalypse, the final song on Death Magnetic, should certainly remind listeners of Metallica used to close their records with songs like Damage, Inc. and Dyers Eve, or at least that’s what this song certainly does for me. For those of you who have heard the two aforementioned songs …

This is one the most appealing attitude song from Michael Jackson’s ( MJ) Album BAD. Michael Jackson has had got everything right in this one. MJ is known for his songs against apartheid, and he has consistently given an artistic expression to his bitter experience(s) through songs like …

All Hope Is Gone. This is the band’s fifth album and fourth album on Roadrunner Records, released in August of 2008 and produced by Dave Fortman and Slipknot. The band recorded the album in their home state of Iowa this time, and the album is heavier, faster, and better …

One of my favorite songs in the early 90’s is Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson. It reminds me of my childhood were life was easy. There are no heavy problems, the only problems I had before was how I can answer my Math subject home works and …

Soldier’s Poem is a track by Muse which appears on Black Holes and Revelations. One thing about Soldier’s Poem is that Muse really wastes no time in this song since the track is only about two minutes long yet Muse still puts a lot of material in it. The …