Ride The Lightning, the title track of Metallica’s second release, is a song where I believe you can hear some aspects of Kill —˜Em All blended with some new aspects from Ride The Lightning. The reason I say this is because the music to …

Man From Pakistan is a song by The Flaming Lips and the eighth song on their debut album, Hear It Is. Opening up with a simple power chord rhythm accompanied by sloppy percussion and lead guitar work, Man From Pakistan starts out with an introduction which I find completely …

Born to Be Wild and Easy Rider is an easy rock song. It is one of the few rock songs that I like. It has a great beat that just gets you to tapping your toes to the beat. It describes how we are all born to be wild …

Slow Motion is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album The Soft Bulletin. Contrary to the name, the track actually opens up with a fairly fast tempo, but it’s nothing too quick. Continuing on, Coyne comes in with the vocal melody for this track pretty …

“Slaves of Pain” is the sixth song on the thrash masterpiece “Beneath the Remains” by Sepultura. In my personal and humble opinion, this is the best song on the entire album. This song alone showcases almost everything Sepultura has to offer at that point and time in their career. …

The Cranberries is one of my most favorite bands of all time. I’ve bought three of their previous albums and I know almost all their songs by heart. I just love Dolores O’Riordan. That’s why when their CD, Stars - The Best of 1992-2002 came out, I immediately went …

Quite honestly, I have no idea who Geoff Love is, but I assume he’s a band leader somewhere in the world. I had to get this CD, though, because it’s one of a handful I know of that includes the theme music to my all-time favorite western TV …

Jay-Z
“In My Lifetime”
Payday Records
Jay-Z made his debut with this single and music video “In My Lifetime” which isn’t from any particular album. This was released about a year before his first album came out. “In My Lifetime” is basically a rags-to-riches stylized music video (if you’ve seen the one …

Off of the new self titled album by Stone Temple Pilots, theres a track that I favor the most on this album. It’s the fifth track of this album called Dare if You Dare. This song is has a moderate tempo feel with a little bit of …

‘Santa Claus is watching you’ this is a parity song by Ray Stevens. It is based on what many people tell their children when they are little that Santa Claus can see you when you are good and bad so you need to be good all the time. It …

Fahrenheit is one of the best albums owned by Toto. At least, it is my opinion, and I’m sure with many people who have the same opinion. Composition of sweet song and very melodic, even though I know that is very difficult to play songs that have Toto’s tempo …

A three and a half minute masterpiece is the only way to describe this song. “Find Me” Is a song by Country music artist David Gates. It is one of his best selling and most popular records. For those of you who like myself are fans f David Gates you …

I’m a great believer that it’s the little things in life that make us who we are. Little signposts that send us off in different directions. This is the album that played a big part in changing my life.
I’m 16, just bought this strange album with a …

My opinion of this band has changed dramatically over time. When I was about 14, I loved this band. I got their album “The Young and the Hopeless” for my 14th birthday and fell in love with it. Then I got their first album and loved that one too. …

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. …

The Kaiser Chiefs is a band hailing from the United Kingdom. I first was introduced to their music by a friend of mine from England back in 2005. Their first album; Employment, was a hit with me. I liked all their songs on that release and then came Yours …

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. …

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 …

This year was the T in the park music festivals 12 year and by far the most succesful to date. The festival took place on the weekend of 9th - 10th July although a lot of campers (including myself) arrived on Friday 8th to get our tents pitched and …

I had never heard about Trinidad James and randomly came across his ‘All Gold Everything’ music video on YouTube.
Since I had no clue about him and his music I watched the video till the end and I was wondering what just happened?? The visuals were so distracting that the …

Tom Jones: The Ultimate Collection is a four CD set that comes in a red box with a smiling picture of the Welsh singer on the cover. The box is really lightweight cardboard and is vulnerable to damage. It’s not how a collection like this should be …

That’s The Story Of My Life is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their third and self-titled record. The song starts out in a very lighthearted mood and it has almost a childish tone to it in my opinion due to the very light guitar riff …

“Just a Man” is a song by Faith No More. This appears as the 14th track on Faith No More’s album “King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime”. I find this song to be truly fantastic, considering that it isn’t even a single.
“Just a Man” has a very …

Rod Stewart has had hit after hit and You’re in my Heart is right there in the midst of them all. This is one of the great love songs that Rod Stewart has sung through the years and has stood the test of time. You’re in my heart is …

I picked this Christmas CD up last year at Barnes and Noble and it has quickly become a favorite! The Brian Setzer Orchestra is like swing music and jive. I love their songs and their spins on classics. For example, I have never been the biggest fan of Angels …

A Manatee Dance is a song by Animal Collective which is the opening track to their second album, Danse Manatee. Opening up with a synthesized introduction, a listener is introduced to the noise-type of music that was somewhat prominent throughout Animal Collective’s debut record, Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve …

No One Else is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as The Blue Album. Opening up with a fast guitar riff, Rivers Cuomo comes in with the vocal melody nearly immediately and I must say that if this is your first time …

When I was younger back when I still somewhat interested in soca music, the soca music group Byron Lee and the Dragonaires were one of my favourite music groups. While I knew that the group originated in my homeland, unlike many other soca music groups, I recently found out …

Chemicals is a track by Scars On Broadway which is on their self-titled debut record. I’ll say right now that although I like the song itself, I’m not a huge fan of the studio version and would certainly recommend a live version over the studio version. Throughout this entire …

Lightning Strikes Twice is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Virtual XI. The track starts off in a very melodic fashion with a clean guitar part as well as a lead melodic solo coming through the left channel of the track as you can also …

I have never loved any R n b artist until Chris Brown. He is truly a brilliant artist with a very lovely and unique voice. Not that other singers don’t have his talent, but Chris Brown sure is one of the best I guess in the modern songs I …

Led Zeppelin exploded onto the scene with a unique blend of bluesy guitar and a powerhouse rhythm.Their self titled debut album is legendary in helping to create the genre known as Heavy Metal.Beyond influence it remains an important piece of music in popular culture.I have always loved this band …

Digging Up Bones is one of the songs that Randy Travis does that really hits home with me. You see, to me the song is about a love that has ended but that I was not ready to end. When I was sixteen I met a man that was …

Who remembers Rockwell? The last time I heard from him was when he had collaboration with Michael Jackson in the song Somebody’s Watching me. After that, then came this song. If you want to feel sad and feel like crying to let all your feelings out, listen to song …

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 …

What’s Become Of The Baby is a track by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Aoxomoxoa. I will say right now that this track is quite different sounding from a traditional song and very experimental. I suppose the best way I could preface this song is that …

Rascal Flatts singing about heart break is also heartbreaking. They know how to get their audience to feel emotion and that’s extremely important for singers to do. This song talks about how hard it is to love someone who does not love you back. Even if you can’t relate …

Axis Bold As Love is Jimi’s hand crafted expression brought to life.The songs on this album represent a powerful kind of beauty that is unimaginable.Castles Made Of Sand paints a unique portrait of artistic measure.This album displays the beautiful landscape that existed inside Jimi’s heart and soul.It is purely …

This album is amazing. Even though the two previous Pixies records were really good, this one was even better in some crucial respects. I think that what this album turned out to be is simply unpredictable, if you look at what the previous records were. There must have been …

Less Than Jake are a ska/punk band from Gainesville and Anthem is a great release. Great horn sections good vocals, crunching guitars, bass and drums.
The first track is calling all people who felt they have never fitted in with life its called “welcome to the new south” and …

Break On Through (To The Other Side) is the first track which opens The Doors debut and self-titled record. I have to say that this track portrays The Doors at really not a bad representation and certainly a pretty good representation of at least the overall mood and vibe …

Overview —“ One, the first music video ever released by Metallica is a video that goes back and forth between the band playing the song and a story to follow the lyrics of it. I know that a lot of controversy is associated with this video because Metallica was …

Solid Rock is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Saved. The track opens up in a very rock driven fashion with a generic guitar riff accompanied by a simple guitar rhythm. Dylan quickly comes in with the vocals in a pretty energetic delivery so I’ll …

I bought this as a back up bass so i had a spare bass lying at work for after work rehearsals.The Rockbass is Warwicks entry level range so although it is good it isn’t quite in the same league as a Warwick!
This cost £270 from an online music shop …

When I was in high school, I liked listening to Garth Brooks, among others. But, I haven’t really listened to any of his classic songs until recently; when my wife bought me his Ultimate Hits Collection for our anniversary. Now it’s all I listen to.
I haven’t had a chance …

Don’t Tell Me by Avril Lavinge is a song I like to listen to when a guy tries to tell me what to do and I tell him to go buzz the heck off. I hate guys who do that and my friends do to. All the guy wants …

Shine On Sweet Jesus —“ Jesus Song No. 5 is a song by the Flaming Lips and the opening track to their fourth album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a distorted guitar part and a full sound of instruments in the background, the Flaming Lips do …

Listening to Circus by Britney Spears, I must say that she has definitely improved on her style of singing. Though not that much of an improvement, her songs are mostly trance-like and kind of like an 80’s era or disco kind. You can’t quite put the money on …

Vienna Teng is an independent singer from San Francisco, USA. She has been selling independent records for a few years, and details to purchase her albums are on her official website: http://www.viennateng.com
Vienna’s latest album is titled ‘Dreaming through the Noise’. Just from the title, it’s easy to tell it …

Talkin’ —˜Bout You is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Out Of Our Heads. The track starts off with a nice blues-rock sounding riff before going into the main rhythm of the track which certainly continues this blues-rock feel as it’s paced with …