Music Reviews
Metallica And Lou Reed - The View (Song)
The View is a song by Metallica and Lou Reed which is the second track on their collaboration album, Lulu. Opening up with an incredibly simple and pretty boring riff, Reed comes in with the vocal melody of the track which honestly just sounds like a mess to me. …
The Heart of Things (album) by John Mclaughlin
The height of jazz fusion was very obvious during the 70`s and 80`s. It still remains until the 90`s up to the present but may be quietly in other parts of the world where it is very much appreciated.
MTV has gotten control of the music business through media …
Are You Sure Hank Done It This way is by Waylon Jennings
Are You Sure Hank Done It This way is by Waylon Jennings. It seems like he is asking a question about how Hank made it big because he is trying to copy him. I personally don’t think anyone needs to copy how someone else made it to be successful …
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow - Shame - Single
So, would you believe it. Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow not only friends again but dueting.
Shame is actually quite a cheesy track and if it had been wrote or performed by anyone else I think it would have been panned but this is a duet between two men whose …
Epiphone Les Paul Special 2 guitar
I love to play my guitars everyday and I could play all day long. I just can’t live without my guitars. I am doing a review on the Les Paul Special 2. This guitar is $150 at Guitar Center. To be honest, the Special 2 is a good guitar …
Radiology - Lovedrug
During the late nineties, there was a bit of a revival of the more melodic progressive rock that had been popular in the mid to late eighties. While the eighties saw a very stripped down kind of sound, with a heavy emphasis on melodic guitar lines and keyboard sounds, …
Peabo Bryson (singer)
One of my favourite soul singers from the nineteen nineties was the singer Peabo Bryson. Although I am not usually a fan of soul music, some of his hits are among the few soul songs I actually like, and most of them were released in the period of the …
Megadeth - Use The Man (Song)
Use The Man is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Cryptic Writings. The song opens up with Mustaine singing right away along with an acoustic guitar strumming some chords as the lead guitar comes in and out throughout the intro along with the drum beat and …
Vengaboys (music group)
I can remember when I was still a child in the nineteen nineties and electronic dance music was very popular. I can remember certain music groups in particular had multiple hits such as La Bouche and others had maybe about one or two and I don’t remember hearing …
The Velvet Underground - Candy Says (Song)
Candy Says is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their self-titled record. The track starts off with a very melodic sound with a clean guitar and a light drum rhythm with Doug Yule rather than Lou Reed singing lead vocals. Although to no major extent, the …
Green Day - Stuck With Me (Song)
Stuck With Me is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Insomniac. Right from the start, you certainly get hit with that traditional Green Day sound of distorted power chords played in a repetitive structure. I don’t mean for this description to sound unpleasant or anything, …
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 …
The band Lamb of God
The band Lamb of God is one of the best metal bands ever and you should check them out. I love their songs, most of them anyways but one the best songs I have heard from them is a relatively new song by them and its called everything to …
The Drifters (music group)
Even though I have not been fond of soul and R&B music, I used to like the music of the old R&B and soul group “The Drifters” some years ago. They were actually a music group that released a lot of hits during the period of time from the …
Metallica - Bleeding Me (Song)
Bleeding Me, a track by Metallica for Load, is certainly one of the best songs on either Load or Reload and even one of the best throughout Metallica’s entire career. I will admit that although the majority of both Load and Reload were filled with complete garbage, both albums …
Independent Women, Part 1 (2000): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Independent Women, Part 1
Album: Survivor/”Charlie’s Angels” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
“Independent Women, Part 1″ is a single and music video off of the original motion picture soundtrack to the 2000 film adaptation of “Charlie’s Angels”. You know something, looking back on 2007’s “I …
The Bends, 1995 Album by Radiohead
I think that The Bends is the album that best defines Radiohead. Of course one could find numerous reasons why OK Computer is a better record, but to me personally The Bends will always be on a par with OK Computer, even though it is lacking in some features …
Animal Collective - Water Curses (Song)
Water Curses is a song by Animal Collective and is the title track of their 2008 EP release. Opening with a synthesizer intro, Water Curses quickly transitions into a lighthearted and easily flowing track which the instruments and Tare’s voice do a good job of establishing. Although the songwriting …
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Overview - In Through The Out Door, Led Zeppelin’s final effort before the death of their drummer John Bonham, is an album that I would to say is simply average at best. The album does have some good work, at least good parts, but overall the album really isn’t …
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd has been my favorite band since I was a teenager in the 1980s. Throughout the years, this band has produced so many beautiful and melodic sounds. I can recall so many times where my friends and I have just made a night out of mellowing out to …
Bon Iver - Lump Sum (Song)
Lump Sum is a track by Bon Iver which is the second track on the band’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago. The track opens up with an airy atmosphere before an acoustic guitar comes in and establishes a more definitive rhythm, though some background voices help to maintain …
Black Sabbath Black Box The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970 - 1978
I started to really get into Black Sabbath a couple years ago and went for the set, this set has the first 8 studio albums,in digipak sleeves, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabatoge, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die! plus a bonus dvd with …
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
Just Like Heaven is a song by The Cure that I have always liked. This song came out on the wave of the new, alternative rock and the end of the new wave genre. Just Like Heaven’s sound is soft contains a lot of blended synthesizers, but it also …
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks is such an awesome person. Not only is she young, but she is also talented and I think for someone with a nice image as her, she has a nice big voice to boot too. However, the songs inside are quite on average. I think …
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Man (Song)
2000 Man is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The track starts out with an acoustic guitar pattern before the drums come in to give the song a bit more depth. Jagger comes in with a melodic vocal delivery to …
Vampire Weekend
I really want to know what the hype is all about for the band Vampire Weekend, and I bought this album. This is their debut album, therefore the name Vampire Weekend is speared all over the album. I find band name really unique and queer and I have …
The Show Goes On song from Lupe Fiasco
The Show Goes On is the song from the American rapper, producer artists and CEO of 1st and 15 Entertainment, Lupe Fiasco. I hardly know him and I just happen to saw his video at You Tube when I was looking for the Last Friday Night music video of …
Syd Barrett - Waving My Arms In The Air (Song)
Waving My Arms In The Air is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his second solo record, Barrett. Barrett starts singing right when the track starts up and has the instruments come in gradually after him rather than vice versa. A nice steady rhythm in established which …
Metallica - Motorbreath (Song)
Overview —“ Motorbreath, the third song to appear on Kill —˜Em All certainly does match up to the expectations which were set by following The Four Horsemen and unfortunately this song really doesn’t even match Hit The Lights. Motorbreath honestly just doesn’t strike me as that good of a …
Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown
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”, …
“Burn It Up” (2006): R. Kelly ft. Wisin & Yandel
R. Kelly ft. Winsin & Yandel
“Burn It Up”
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
If you can find something that distinguishes R. Kelly’s “Burn It Up” music video from Faith Evans’ “Burning Up” music video, other than the fact this is like a male-led version, you will get a date with any of the …
Winner (song) by Jamie Foxx featuring Justin Timberlake and T.I.
I was searching for a positive affirmation quotes on the net when I bump on this lyrics. Then I remember from reading the lyrics that I have heard this song playing as the background song for NBA Playoffs. In addition, I was right; it is the official song for …
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Overview - The Downward Spiral, the second album by Nine Inch Nails, is an extremely dark concept album written about the suicide of a man. Overall, this record is extremely angry and extremely dark, however, Reznor still has some more melodic songs to balance out with this aggression and …
Eminem-Curtain Call
Eminem- Curtain Call (The Hits)
Is it just me or is Eminem always supposedly retiring from the hip hop scene only to come back with yet another release? Well, not that I’m complaining of course, The more music from this rap genius the better as far as I’m concerned! This …
Kings Of Leon-Crawl (song)
A song off the album Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon that I really enjoy is the track Crawl. the track starts off with the screech and feedback off the guitars. The band comes in with a heavy drum beat and that awesome bass line that …
Trivium - Shogun
Trivium come back to their roots of pure metal and take a step away from the experimental The Crusade, with the help of producer Nick Raskulinecz they cut the frills on this album and do a good job keeping it heavy, this album is more aggressive than Ascendancy and …
The Doors - Yes, The River Knows (Song)
Yes, The River Knows is a song by The Doors which appears on their album Waiting For The Sun. The song starts up with Morrison singing right away accompanied by a piano and a slight bass line. Morrison has an excellent vocal tone on the track as he sounds …
Bye Bye Bye (song) from Nsync
This is one of the hit single of Nsync in 1999. Included in the album No String Attached it tops the billboards chart and stays there for month. This is the song that I believe pushed away the Backstreetboys to the number one spot. Once I remember this song, …
Metallica - S&M (Album)
Metallica’s S&M album is a live album recorded by Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, recorded on 21 and 22 April 1999 at Berkley Community Theatre. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Kamen who also composed all the symphonic accompaniment. S&M, wich is an abbreviation for “Symphony and …
New Radicals - Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too
I stumbled upon this amazing album recently. About 3 months ago I was just searching youtube and came across, You Only Get What You Give. That was their biggest hit and is an amazing song. The band was short lived due to Gregg Alexander not liking the high life, …
Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds 2011 Album
Instantly, this album should be contrasted with the Different Gear, Still Speeding debut album by Beady Eye. It is important to know who is going to come up with a better album after the breakup of the band —“ the chief songwriter, the mastermind behind all famous Oasis songs, …
System Of A Down - Highway Song (Song)
Highway Song is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their third album, Steal This Album. The track opens up with a medium paced tempo, but very aggressive and heavy guitar work from Daron Malakian. Abruptly, the track transitions into a much more melodic section where …
Dani California Music Video
Off their album Stadium Arcadium the RHCP released the hit single Dani California. They also later released a music video for the song that refrences many bands from the 70s 80s 90s and modern music that spans from funk,death metal,classic rock,punk to even grunge with a part in the …
October 1981 Music Album by U2
And just what were U2 thinking when they were recording, and subsequently, releasing this album? It is one of the mysteries I have always been puzzled by. I am a huge U2 fan. Probably, currently not as big of a fan as I was in the past, in my …
Dolores O’Riordan - Are You Listening? (2007)
After The Cranberries disbanded in 2002 the bandmembers went back to being with their families, and it took a while until some of them showed any sign of life. Dolores O’Riordan kept a low-profile for several years, she appeared here and there, did some collaborations until she decided to …
If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5 Feat. Rihanna
I think that If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5 Feat. Rihanna is so lame sounding and totally out of tune. I love both of them in terms of their music individually but this collaboration just aren’t them. It made them sounding like they are …
“What We Saw from the Cheap Seats,” 2012 Album by Regina Spektor
Before purchasing “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats,” my exposure to Regina Spektor had mostly been listening to her songs on YouTube and, later, purchasing them on iTunes. As someone who had only listened to her light and happy songs, I was pleasantly surprised when I put the …
Cassidy : B.A.R.S.
Rapper Cassidy recently put out his third solo cd which was his first cd released after comming home from jail and as a fan I was very excitied about hearing this cd. However, I was very dissapointed in this effort he put into this cd, I previously thought he …
Nine Inch Nails - Discipline (Song)
Discipline is a track by Nine Inch Nails which appears on The Slip. Discipline opens up with a very drum beat and then gives way to some synthesizers which obviously add that industrial and electronic feel which I typically associate with Nine Inch Nails. The vocal melody to Discipline …
Coldplay X & Y Album
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 …
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