Black Hole Sun, do you know it? Of course you do! We all remember that song. 1995 Grammy winners for Best Hard Rock Performance, and Best Metal Peformance with their respective tunes Black Hole Sun and Spoonman, Soundgarden really announced to the world that they were here to say …

Cult TV & Film Themes is a CD compilation of TV and film soundtracks/films. The CD is copyright of Union Square Music Ltd. The songs are mostly orchestral jazz, and funk and pop songs from the 60s and 70s. Some of the songs are the original from the film/TV …

I have always been a pretty big fan of Christina Aguilera’s music. Since the days of early hits like “Come on Over” and “Genie in a Bottle,” I have remained a faithful fan. Even when the music industry was divided between Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears back in the …

Since I started to listen to music on my iPod, I started to get into many songs by Abba, Mainly because i heard them at parties and on the radio etc. I concluded that I liked the music so much that I went and downloaded Gold by Abba. This to …

Dear Doctor is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Beggars Banquet. The vocals start in right away along with an acoustic guitar part and a slight harmonica as well which gives it somewhat of a folk rock sound in my opinion. Jagger’s vocal melody …

Street Flash is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their 2008 EP, Water Curses. Opening up lightly, the instrumentation on this track is pretty stripped down at the beginning as was the case with the preceding track. The interplay between the few instruments on …

Revelations is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Piece Of Mind. The track starts off with a moderately-paced riff which has a nice and heavy sound and allows room for an interesting bass fill by Harris in between the riff as well. The riff for …

Secret Door is a song by the Arctic Monkeys which appears on their album Humbug. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern before the vocals join in with a melodic delivery, Secret Door quickly changes its general tone which I personally wasn’t a big fan of because I liked …

Lil Wayne’s third album The Carter 3 was the most anticipated rap album of the year. Lil wayne has made himself into one of the biggest rappers in the world. His Carter series albums have been considered classics. Along with his solo albums, his mixtapes are also considered classic …

Today I had the opportunity to check out a nice little five track E.P from up and coming groove metal act FACE DOWN. Before you say anything, no this isn’t the same groove metal band by the same name that were prominent in the late nineties, this is just …

This CD is definitely a must have to all Twilight fanatics. I considered myself as one so I rushed to the music store to grab a copy. I like its packaging with Bella and Edward on the front cover of the CD case. However, I was …

The Weeknd is definitely one of the most popular hitmaker right now. In case you are not familiar with his name, he was the one responsible for the huge hits “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” which were streaming giants when they were released. He also contributed to …

Overview —“ Kerplunk, Green Day’s second album, showcases the band starting to get closer and closer to what become their signature sound. I have to say that for the most part, this album really doesn’t have any major flaws to it. Yes, there may be some tracks which I …

Real music strikes again, in the form of something a tad different from India.Arie’s (India Simpson) previous albums. While the soul in her voice remains, embedded and improved upon, the origins of the music used are as diverse as Middle Eastern and as pop as Britney Spears. Ms. Simpson …

Begs and Achin’ is a song by The Flaming Lips and the final song on their third record, Telepathic Surgery. Like the band has done in some of the preceding tracks on this record, the general sound of Begs And Achin’ is somewhat of a punk rock sound, but …

Sober is a track which appears on Muse’s debut record, Showbiz. Sober is written about alcoholism, as I suppose the name would suggest, and Sober is one of the first songs of Muse that I listened to. I remember listening through their entire debut record and Sober was one …

WHen I was younger in my earlier years of high school, I had just gone into an alternative rock phase. I think that was about the same time which a new alernative rock singer named Michelle Branch emerged upon the scene. I liked her since I thought her songs …

Undertow is the reason for the success and rise of the band in the early days.Point Blank, Tool paints an abstract picture with sound experimentation.Each arrangement is meant to provoke thought and expression.The band utilizes unique talents that blend into a dark reality.This band is not for everybody.Sure they …

When Did You Leave Heaven is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The song opens up with a drum rhythm along with some synthesizers which is a sound that Dylan rarely ever experiments with. Thus far the overall sound of …

Aaliyah
“Back and Forth”
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Blackground/Jive Records
Director: Millicent Shelton
There isn’t any other video that reeks of 90s style Hip Hop and R&B other than Aaliyah’s “Back And Forth”. This song and video was her debut on the music scene back in the early 90s, off of her first …

The New York Dolls have always been seen as a band with their own agenda and have never been known to bow down to expectations and trends. For a long time they were considered disbanded and i never thought i would bear witness to an all-new album from them. …

I just recently bought the 2009 Fender Stratocaster Standard (Made in Mexico) and so far I have few complaints. Fender is known for its quality and this stratocaster is no exception.
The coat on the guitar protects it from light scratches. It’s hit my belt buckle a few …

This is an ambitious work from a long-standing fan favorite. When Green Day emerged with silly punk tunes ten years ago, no one would have ever imagined they would rise to such heights. This is an epic work. While it does have songs that are easily …

A friend of mine who decided that they were going to get me hooked to indie pop music as well, decided that they were going to introduce me to an Australian indie pop band called “The Lucksmiths”. I think that they started their band in the nineteen nineties or …

“Plush” is to date The Stone Temple Pilots biggest hit. Although it appears as the second single released from their 1992 debut album “Core”, it happens to be the bands most notable song. That’s saying a lot considering the bands decently long career and all the heckling and criticism …

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 …

Achtung Baby is my second favorite album by U2 after the 1997 album called Pop. Many critics praise this album. And I do agree with them. Many fans of U2 think that this album is of their best, and they are right. Music, can it be assessed objectively, should …

40 Oz. To Freedom is the debut album released by Sublime. Comprised of twenty-two songs, Sublime does a good job of covering quite a lot of musical ground and I’m sure there is at least a couple tracks on here that every listener could enjoy. From their more classic …

5446 That’s My Number/Ball And Chain is a song by Sublime and the sixth track on their debut record, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Starting out with one of the more recognizable sections from this record, this song opens up with a moderate tempo comprised of a classic reggae rhythm …

After about two decades did not release an album, in 2008, New Kids on the Block released an album titled The Block. New Kids on the Block could be the beginning of the era of boy bands of the decade 80. Since the appearance of this group, many boy …

George Strait is one of the top country music singers in it’s history. His songs have always had the tendency to fly high in the charts and people across the United States love his music. I am one of his fans and there are very good reasons why. There …

I like all the Paramore’s song because I like rock music and their music bring freshness and inspiration to me. Usually Paramore’s song always rock the world with the music and the powerfull vocals from Hayley. In this song ‘breathe’, it’s different from the other song from Paramore’s song. …

I recently bought the Cheap Trick authorized greatest hits CD and one of the songs that really appealed to me was the song, Dream Police. It’s a song that has that really catchy feel to it especially with the synthesizer melody in the background. The story of the song …

Kelly Clarkson has attained many achievements since winning American Idol many years back. Her third album was called “My December” and it came out during a really rough time for her. She was having issues with the people who were managing her plus she canceled a tour. It seemed …

The Prince of Egypt was a very popular animated movie and it inspired a few different soundtracks done by different genres. The Prince of Egypt - Nashville CD includes some of the best talents of the day singing the songs from the movie.
Probably the most well known …

Empty Heart is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on the EP Five By Five. Empty Heart opens up with a guitar riff along with a simple moving drum rhythm which gives the track a pretty traditional rock and roll sound and this is only reinforced once …

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) is the second track which appears on Rubber Soul and certainly another one of Lennon’s earlier songs which I would consider to be among his best. I always used to believe, and still believe, that Rubber Soul was certainly the record where The …

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 …

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 …

Hatebreed is a very good metal band with very good songs and they stand out in the metal scene and this band is one of the best metal bands ever. The song that they come out with are awesome and heavy and most of their songs they do sound …

If you’re a fan of classical music, the standards, then you probably love Frank Sinatra. With this album released in 1992, 16 Most Requested Songs, you get everything you could hope for from The Chairman Of The Board.
Old blue eyes never disappoints for a fan such as myself. His …

Overview —“ 39/Smooth, Green Day’s debut album, introduces the band and showcases their sort of raw and aggressive punk sound. Though I personally find the album is just decent for the most part, the band honestly does show me quite a bit of potential from this album and the …

Few years ago, I was new at work, I share classroom with my co-teacher who handles the deaf preschool class. In between classes, we have long breaks ( because we taught in a special school, classes are sometimes irregularly scheduled) and he would over and over listen to MY …

Iowa is a great metal album. This album firmly establishes what metal music should be like. And I find it truly amazing how such a great metal album came out exactly at the right time, from the point of view of the state of the music industry. Due to …

I’ve been playing the drum set for over 4 years now! This drum kit is the only one I’ve own. It is a great set for a beginner and also as your progress to the intermediate skill!
The Price is between $300-$600, which is quite inexpensive for a drum set! …

(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Raditude. The song opens up with a catchy acoustic guitar riff which serves as the main riff of the song before a catchy drum pattern and Cuomo’s …

Rat Attack are a party punk band from England who were founded in 2010 by band members Mike Hodges (vocals), Charlie Wesson (guitar), Dan Wilson (bass) and James Flavell (drums). They played on the Rock/Lock-up stage at Reading and Leeds festival in August 2013.
It’s always great seeing a …

Lana Del Rey is undoubtedly one of the most polarizing figures in modern music. Ever since breaking it big with “Video Games”, she has faced a decidedly lukewarm reception. One must doubt whether it’s her music or just her over-all aesthetic that her detractors have an issue with. Upon …

Mr. lonely by Akon is a song on how this guy is so lonely because his girl leaves him and he is upset about it. He now is so lonely because he knows he messed up. Now he does not have a girl and it hurts to see …