“Survival of the Fittest” is Mobb Deeps second hit single from their classic 1995 album “The Infamous”. This right here is classic NYC hip hop at it’s finest. What Mobb Deep lacks in technicality such as flow structures, and finesse they make up 10 fold with gritty realism in …

Electioneering is a song by Radiohead which appears on their third record OK Computer. I’m going to say right away that Electioneering truly isn’t like the rest of the songs on OK Computer, or really like many of the songs by Radiohead for that matter. This isn’t to say …

El Manana is a follow up song to feel Good Inc. both released by Gorillaz on the CD entitled “Demon Days” The songs and video coincide with each other and follows each other in both the release dates and on the CD.
El Manana which is Spanish means “Tomorrow” and …

Recently I came across a song on the radio that I have not been able to get out of my head. Usually, it is not my sort of genre of music type, and I go for more of the classic rock or modern rock sort of songs, but this …

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 …

If you’re looking for that Les Paul sound with not a lot of money but enough to get something like the Epiphone Les Paul Ultra, it is well worth the money. This guitar plays like a champ with its bright tone from the Classic plus pickups that sound great …

Artist: Mase
Video: “Welcome Back”
Album: Welcome Back
Director: Chris Robinson.
After five years of retirement from the music business to devote his life to God and spread the word of the bible, Mase decided to return back to music and released “Welcome Back” - the first single and music video from Mase’s …

It was a common occurrence in the ’80s where a punk band’s first release is probably their best, no matter how many records they release afterwords or how long they stay together. They may release a lot of amazing records, but nothing can top their first. This holds true …

When Yer Twenty Two is a song by The Flaming Lips and the penultimate track to appear on their sixth studio release, Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. What I like right from the start of this track is that both the bass and drums are given a chance to …

Peaceful Evening by David & Steve Gordon is an audio CD that captures a particular time of the day and transfers that part of the day into slow and soothing musical pieces. Much like the often warm sun that sets in the evening, these tracks too are composed in …

The rock band Korn sucks and are way too over rated. I mean looking at the guys first glance I though they were a bunch of women, they all look way too feminine to have been singing hardcore music. I am saying this right now that all there songs …

American Tune is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and is the third track on their most recent 2011 release, Knife Man. In contrast to the previous track on the record, American Tune opens up with an acoustic guitar rhythm before the vocals come in the track and interestingly …

‘Vaan Nila’ is a fantastic song from the movie Kadhal Virus. This movie was produced and directed by Kathir. A.R.Rehman scored the music for this song. The lyrics are penned by Vaali. The song sung by Karthi. This is one of my favourite song. …

Overview - Reload, the second half of Metallica’s double album, continues with the style change Metallica introduced on Load but doesn’t really expand or develop it. Generally the album feels basically the same as Load felt for me: some of the songs were brilliant, some were solid, and some …

Overview —“ Morrison Hotel, The Doors’ fifth effort, is once again a good album put out by the band. One big thing that I noticed was that the musicians seemed to work very nicely together on this album and even when they all had pretty unique separate parts working …

Alanis Morissette’s album, Jagged Little Pill, has quite the catchy little title. I like that! In fact, that was the first thing that I really liked about this CD. The second thing that I really liked was the presentation of the sound on the tracks. Alanis Morissette has a …

Brain Stew is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Insomniac. The song starts off with a guitar rhythm by Armstrong which comes in and out of the track with rests in between each set of power-chords. Armstrong then comes in with the vocals of this …

I’m aware that I’ve been stating that many of the songs on The Black Album seem to be driven much more by Hetfield’s voice rather than the music itself, but I believe My Friend Of Misery is an exception to this. Whereas many of the previous tracks on this …

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 …

This song came out a couple years ago when I actually liked Rihanna. Now, I just can’t stand her music. This song is really upbeat and is a great song to play in a club or at a school dance. I like music that I can have fun dancing …

He’s an actor and a comedian, but Andy Griffith is also a singer and he loves gospel music. That’s why we have Andy Griffith: Precious Memories CD, a group of 33 songs. It’s pure gold because it’s Andy, some harmonic background vocals, and great instrumentals to back …

Say my name by Destiny’s Child is a song that is sad in the way that it talks about how this girl realizes her boyfriend is cheating on her and he is not willing to say her name anymore. That would rouse any girl suspicion when her boyfriend won’t …

I have mixed feelings about David Cook’s new single. It’s a good single but it sounds like all the other rock-y tunes out there on the main stream. I’m getting kind of tired of the sound. He’s so talented. I know that is his genre of music but I …

The song A Truck Driving Son Of A Gun by Red Sovine is an up beat tempo song. It was a song that my dad used to play all the time when I was a kid growing up. My dad typically would play it when we were driving back …

People might shrug by the musical genre called Melodic death Metal as this is a subgenre not worth the mention with bands churning sub-par albums from this genre.But to this Finnish metal maniacs going by the name of Omnium Gatherum,they have managed to infuse this once infected genre with …

Clothes off by gym class heroes is on there album as cruel as school children. This song is four minutes and eleven seconds long and it came out in July twenty seventh two thousand and seven. This song to me is kind of funny because it talks about how …

Soil is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with a quick guitar riff which has a nice sound to it but actually doesn’t start out too aggressively. However, once the bass and drums start up the guitar …

Overview —“ St. Anger, the title track of Metallica’s 2003 release is one of many tracks that fans couldn’t stop criticizing and insulting. I don’t want to make this whole review where I give my opinion on the actual album itself, because I didn’t like it either, but this …

Mariah Carey really has a very sweet voice. I love her voice so much; she sings love songs very well and has wonderful voice interpretation of R&B songs too. She is the very first girl we have known to have collaboration with “hip hop” singers, and this is the …

I actually won Clay Walker: Live, Laugh, Love CD from a local radio station. I wasn’t even sure I knew who Walker was. Of course, I found out soon enough that he was a country music singer.
The first thing I noticed that the liner jacket is on …

The song “I just came back from a war” is sung by Darrell Worley. It is about a soldier trying to catch up on old times with a group of friends and how he has changed sinse comeing back from a war where he was not appreciated. This song …

As of October 9th I am a proud owner of my favorite band, All Time Low’s, new album called Don’t Panic. I was wary when I first listened to the new CD for several reasons. They are back on a small label, this was …

Longer is a song originally sang by Dan Fogelberg. I may say that the song is wonderfully written and truly inspiring. I have never heard anyone else gave a rendition of this song except David Archuleta.
David Archuleta is a runner-up in American Idol 2008. In the final performance night, …

Record Exchange
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If you like music, then you will be a fan of the record exchange. This psuedo independent record store on west market street is a music lovers dream. One of the greatest features of this store is taht they have musicians come …

Overview —“ Insomnia, the lead-off track of Megadeth’s eighth record, Risk, is certainly a track that sounds quite a bit different than any song on the previous seven Megadeth records. In fact, pretty much all of Risk had a different sound and feel to it than the previous Megadeth …

I am so in love with this song, titled Dayang Nurfaizah - Still You Leave. The title is also known as ‘Kau Pergi Jua’. This song is actually a cover version of another veteran singer and Dayang Nurfaizah is sort of Malaysia’s answer to Beyonce. And she …

It is no secret that I like melody in music, and even more so with guitars specifically. There is something about a melodious guitar line that really pulls me in, and keeps me listening. Unfortunately, it seems like melody itself is a notion that does not have a prominent …

Spiderbite is a song off of Jerry Cantrell’s Degradation Trip album. There were actually two versions of this album released. The original version - Degradation Trip which has Spiderbite as the 12th track. The other version entitled “Degradation Trip Vol 1 & 2″ was a 2 disc album, which …

No band in the last few years has been the center of so much debate as Protest the Hero. On one side of the fence there is the haters that will not give them a fair go bacuae they have some ties with the metal-core landscape. But on the …

Isha Bina is a fantastic melody song from the Hindi movie Taal. The movie is directed by Subhash Ghai. The song casts are Akshay Khanna and Aishwarya Rai. A.R.Rehman composed the music for this song. The song sung by Sonu Nigam and Sujatha. …

Have you guys ever listen to this song, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield? If you have not yet, it’s high time that you guys should listen to. It is a very nice and catchy song that I will always love listening to. I have always love Natasha’s voice. …

This is Marilyn Manson’s 5th full length album, released in 2003 on Interscope Records. Tt isn’t really a concept album, but it does have a theme, this being the swing era of the 30’s, the golden age, the lyrics are based around this theme as well. This is the …

I was totally amazed by the music on this album. I was amazed and I was amused. I was surprised that this album was going to be so good. And maybe I should not have been surprised because I should’ve expected and anticipated and actually demanded this album to …

I have never been a true prodigy fan having only really listened too their classic songs. However, once I got my hands on Invaders Must Die I feel in love with it. Most of my friends before all listened to their previous albums and they had said that this …

Rhyme Asylum is a British hip-hop group composed of rappers Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish. Their debut album, State of Lunacy, a brilliant demonstration of true lyricism, was released in 2008.
State of Lunacy includes sixteen tracks, each one better than the last. Of all the songs on the album, …

Overview —“ As I have said in my past review of EMG pickups, it’s typically a brand that is associated with the metal genre due to past metal bands such as Metallica and Slayer using them, and then a lot of the modern bands using them as well. However, …

It is so amazing to be listening to David Archuleta singing on his debut CD. I am amused at first but when I listened to the tracks inside this pioneer CD of David Archuleta, I think that this young gentleman can go far with his mature voice. David …

Country music performing artists have no shortage of songs that move people by making them take a look at how they live their own lives, and the song ‘The Little Girl’ by John Michael Montgomery is no exception.
This sad tale tells the story of a little girl, neglected by …

“White Horse”, by Taylor Swiftis by far one of the best songs she has ever written. I didn’t even know that she wrote her own songs until just recently! She is so young and talented and this just really came as a surprise to me. Most artists have other …

My son and I are great country music fans and we enjoy going to see live concerts. I enjoy all types of music so does my son. Last year we were lucky enough to cathc a performance by Alan Jackson. He is this tall blonde blue …