Music Reviews
Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts in known for their slow, romantic, beautiful songs but I think that this one is very special. They sing with such passion and in avery unique way. This song is about a man who is obviously in love with a woman who he believes is absolutely the …
A Treasure Chest of Classical Favorites - CD
A Treasure Chest of Classical Favorites - CD is a four CD set from Reader’s Digest that showcases classical music. Included is a small, thick booklet that walks through the selections, disk by disk, telling us about the composers and the compositions.
Disk One includes the classics, like Rhapsody …
Creed- Weathered
This is a very deep CD. Its filled with powerful lyrics and thrashing beats that really get you thinking. I found it to really be a good CD to listen to when I was driving at night and wanted to stay awake, but at the same time wanted to …
System of a Down The Mesmerize Album
The Hypnotize Album is the last album that System of a Down released before going on indefinite hiatus. I am not sure when the band will be back, but luckily this was one hell of an album to release before leaving.
Attack is the first song on the album. Immediately …
GHS Electric Boomers guitar strings
This is a review for GHS Electric Boomers guitar strings. These have been around since 1964 and have been a standard in the industry. The great thing about these is the price and consistency of the strings. I’ve been through every brand of string you could imagine and I’m …
Because of You by Kelly Clarkson
This song, Because of You by Kelly Clarkson is really sweet and painful to listen to if you are on a heartbreak spree. I wonder how did singer Kelly Clarkson managed to sing such a sweet and if you listen to this song, you could really feel the pain …
Meat Puppets - Backwater (song)
Backwater is the number one single that appears on the Meat Puppets album “Too High to Die”. This song single handedly propelled the Meat Puppets into the mainstream audience. “Backwater” ended up reaching #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
The song starts off with a bang. The lead …
David Cook
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 …
Scars On Broadway - World Long Gone (Song)
World Long Gone is a song by Scars On Broadway, and I believe the second single released for this record, which appears on their self-titled debut album. One thing I’ll say about World Long Gone right now is that the main riff of the song is probably the best …
Victoria Shaw: Old Friends, New Memories CD
In truth, I’m not sure why I purchased Victoria Shaw: Old Friends, New Memories. I know she did a duet with Ty Herndon, who is one of my very favorite singers, and I might have been hoping to find him on this CD (he’s not). It’s possible …
Best I Ever Had by Drake
I remember when Drake was just this little kid on the Degrassi show filmed out of Canada. I would watch it every time it was on. He was the kid who ended up in a wheelchair after he got shot pretty much for no reason. During the show, there …
Crank that soulja boy by soulja boy
Crank that soulja boy by soulja boy is a song you can get up and dance to. I really like the dance moves to the song and how the song mentions superman. The music video is really funny and this guy has taste in my opinion. I also like …
+44 When Your Heart Stops Beating
When Blink 182 had their fallout and Tom Delonge went his way, Travis Barker, and Mark Hoppus went their way, and formed this band with a friend. When Your Heart Stops Beating is an impressive album, after the failure of Blink 182’s last album I thought they had …
Nine Inch Nails - Head Down (Song)
Head Down is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their record The Slip. The track opens up with a slightly sloppy sounding drum and bass part along with a distorted guitar joining in, I’m not sure that sloppy is the most accurate word to be using …
Tim McGraw
I’m not a huge country fan but I do listen to country music on occasion. One of my favorite musicians in this genre is Tim McGraw.
I’m not sure why I like McGraw as much as I do. I think it’s the fact he sounds like a traditional country singer, …
Katy Perry Firework Single
I am hooked on Katy Perry’s repertoire these days. What got me started was her hit single, California Girls. At that time, about a month ago, I had no idea if this girl had much wider capability. As I heard her other songs however, I began …
Animal Collective - People (Album)
People is an EP by Animal Collective which was released in 2006. After listening to their first EP, Prospect Hummer, I had quite high hopes for this EP, but I must be clear and say that I came out of listening thoroughly disappointed. Comprised of four tracks, I can …
In This Skin
After achieving success with Sweet Kisses, Jessica Simpson, appeared with Sweetest Sin on the album titled, In This Skin. More exciting and more excited. Great formula of imitating other singers such as Kylie Minogue, she hummed songs expertly. As a happy wife of Nick Lachey, in this album, Jessica …
Marilyn Manson Holy wood
Holy Wood (in the shadow of the valley of death) is the band’s fourth full length album released on Interscope Records in 2000. Holy Wood was the first album since the Columbine Massacre in 1999, he took a lot of controversy for no reason, and this was his way …
Complicated Music Video of Avril Lavigne
Complicated is a single of Avril Lavigne from her debut album Let Go. The story is Avril and her band crash the mall. They are harassing shoppers and causing havoc inside the mall. Her male band mates tried the clothes for woman and Avril is describing it in these …
Tired of Dream Theater? Listen to 1st Chapter by Circus Maximus
I’m a progressive music lover and a long time fan of Dream Theater. But suddenly it occurred to me that I was simply not enjoying their music anymore. I started hauling the web for similar artists to Dream Theater. Some came up too metal, others too technical, and others …
The Velvet Underground - I Love You (Song)
I Love You is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their recorded Loaded. Something to take note about this track is that it’s a demo so what you hear really isn’t a finalized version or anything, it was included on this record in demo form for …
Ill Nino-Revolution/Revolucion
While many think of pop music like Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias when they think of the Latin-tinged music that has become increasingly popular in the last five years, there are a few bands out there who can rock out at Ozzfest while also pounding on the conga drum. …
Vampire Weekend - Holiday (Song)
Holiday is a song by Vampire Weekend which appears on their second album, Contra. Though I’m sure many listeners are already familiar with this song due to the advertisement from Honda as well as various other companies and possibly the radio playing it so often, it’s still a fun …
Train in Vain - Annie Lennox
I’ve liked a few tunes by Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics. I’m not overly fond of mellow music, especially by female singers. When my friend loaned me her Annie Lennox Medusa CD I didn’t jump at the opportunity to listen to it right away. In fact, it …
And I (2005): Ciara
Ciara
“And I”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: The Fat Cats
Finally, Ciara does a music video by herself and without any guest artists featured in it. Sweet. This is the fourth and final single/music video from the “Goodies” album, titled “And I”. The song is a slow R&B ballad and is a unique departure …
Bright Lights, Big City Album
Few people outside of the professional musical theatre world have yet to experience “Bright Lights, Big City.” Although some productions of this new show (a rock-musical with music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman) have begun to spring up in such cities as Philadelphia, the off-Broadway run of this …
Lighters Up (2005): Lil’ Kim
Lil’ Kim
“Lighters Up”
The Naked Truth
Queen Bee Entertainment/Atlantic Records
Well, I was right about the Lil’ Kim trends which I mentioned a few reviews ago (the one for “The Jump Off”). An album every three years with only two music videos and singles (with the exception of her first album “Hardcore” …
The Gift by Garth Brooks
The Gift by Garth Brooks is kind of an odd song for him in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong it’s a very beautiful song but it has a certain Spanish flavor and tone to the song. That is something I would not have expected to hear in …
If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears
Listen to this song, If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears. It is not bad at all and in the music video, Britney looks exceptionally pretty. I am a big fan of hers and since she was single right up till now that she has become a mother …
All That I Can Say (song, Mary J. Blige)
The 1999 release of Mary J. Blige’s album featured a wonderful opening song called “All That I Can Say.” I really love this little ditty. It’s a wonderful piece of instrumentation. And Mary really gets behind the music with her voice. The tempo is …
Billy’s Christmas Wish by Red Sovine
Billy’s Christmas Wish by Red Sovine is one of the few Christmas songs that makes me want to cry every time I hear it because of how it talks about a poor boy that has run away. This song is about a boy who’s dad is in jail and …
NOW 68 CD
NOW 68 is a CD compilation featuring tracks by artists such as The Hoosiers, Take That, Leona Lewis, Sean Kingston and many more. The CD is published by EMI is copyright 2007.
The songs are all popular songs that have made it into the charts. They are mainly pop …
Britney Spears
Britney Spears has started out her career at a very young age. It was clear that she was always driven and determined to succeed. Her first gig was as a singer in the very successful show at the time The Mikey Mouse Club. Later on she kept on …
Tik Tok Music Video by Ke$ha
Ke$ha has recently burst onto the scene with her controversial lyrics and interesting look. In my opinion, she is not a very talented singer and she will not last very long in the music industry at all. To start with, she just looks trashy. It is not an attractive …
Feels Like Home by Norah Jones
Norah Jones darted quickly in about two years, beginning from an unknown club she became very famous. This new artist to get almost all the awards. Her voice produces 8 million USD in sales of her albums, she also won a Grammy in 2001. Jones started her album entitled …
Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof (Song)
Mansard Roof is the opening track of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut record. The song opens up with a definitive rhythm and catchy vocal melody before gradually building up until it really picks up around thirty seconds in and establishes a driving rhythm. What I particularly like about Mansard Roof, …
65daysofstatic music
A british post-rock band that has amazed fans of this genre in recent years with their energetic and noisy style that really doesn’t hold any resemblance to anything in particular, except that it sounds like post-rock of course. Their latest album One Time For All Time was one of …
Sam’s Town (New Killers CD)
The Killers are still new to the music industry. The band has been extremely popular since their first album “Hot Fuss” and their guest appearance on the popular TV show “The O.C.”. The band has recently realesed their newest album “Sam’s Town”. I was so excitied to hear about …
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Song)
Overview —“ For Whom The Bell Tolls, the third track on Ride The Lightning, is what I would consider to be one of Metallica’s most well known songs throughout their career. I’m aware that when a person thinks of Metallica they’ll most likely think of tracks like Enter Sandman …
Green Day - Best Thing In Town (Song)
Best Thing In Town is a song by Green Day which appears on their record Kerplunk. The song starts off with a rapid chord pattern from Armstrong as he comes in with the vocals nearly right away and is accompanied by a simple drum part and I assume the …
Usher’s song Trading Places
I have chosen my review to be done over Usher’s latest song “Trading Places”… the video clip of this particular song has done an earth shaking over millions of people within these two days… the reporters as well as the people in general have given their point of views …
Download (2009): Lil’ Kim ft. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
Lil’ Kim ft. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
“Download”
Brookland Media/Federal Distribution/UMG
Director: RAGE
“Download” is the latest single and music video from Lil’ Kim, accompanied by Aqua-Voice, oops I meant T-Pain, and Charlie Wilson. The song borrows heavily from Zapp’s “Computer Love” and even mentions the phrase several times in the lyrics. T-Pain …
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 4″ (2005): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 4″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Picking up where Part 3 left off, we see Sylvester speeding home in front of a fake moving screen (you know the type) only to be stopped by a police officer Sgt. James (played by Michael Kenneth Williams). Sgt. James gives …
Beer for my horses by Toby Keith and Willie nelson
Beer for my horses by Toby Keith and Willie nelson is song about how police work is different now than it was in the old days. This song is an exquisite song explaining how police work is done and how hard it is to catch the bad …
Bob Dylan - Saving Grace (Song)
Saving Grace is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Saved. For anyone who slightly knows Dylan then you are probably familiar with his whole period of being the reborn Christian and this ended up having quite a significant effect on his music, notably on the …
The Documentary by The Game
The Documentary by The Game was one of the best Hip Hop cds that I have heard in a very long time, when it was released in 2005 people thought that it would not be any good but this was not the case at all. It included the singles …
The Rolling Stones - Susie Q (Song)
Susie Q is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album 12 X 5. As I said, the track is a cover, of a pretty well known song I may add, so I will just be talking about the execution of this song. I believe …
MGMT Oracular Spectacular
I Just bought MGMT’s new album, on the strength of their single ‘Electric Feel’, which I like very much. Having listened to the first track, I want to like it and do like the sound; I just find the lyrics a bit hard to swallow. I am not sure if …
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