Music Reviews
Steppenwolf (band)
Although I do not think that many young people my age will recognize the name of the band “Steppenwolf”, I think very highly of them and believe that they should also be thought very highly of in the metal world of music as well, since I personally believe that …
Carrie Underwood “Last Name”
I have heard this song many times and find it to be a horrible song for our youth. Miss Underwood portrays herself to be a small town simple girl with a very faith based background. Now I don’t know her denomination of religion but I but its safe to …
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 …
Complete Me Deluxe Edition Album by FrankMusik
I’ve been a fan since I first heard Frankmusik’s break-out single “3 little words” at Last.fm. I couldn’t get enough of Frankmusik’s eclectic light and heady out-of-this-world pop melodies. There was so much anticipation for this album, his first one yet. It’s just too much auditory …
Megadeth - Victory (Song)
Victory is a song by Megadeth which is the closing track of their album Youthanasia. The track starts off with Mustaine singing in an incredibly angry mood along with a bass line and a heavy guitar rhythm which comes in and out of the song. If you’re familiar with …
Pantera Far Beyond The Great Southern Cowboys Vulgar Hits
This is a best of album by the band, featuring some of the hits and more, a couple unreleased tracks, and a bonus DVD with all the videos. I’m usually not much of a fan of best of collections, this is all right, but it could be better, they …
Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets
Overview - A Saucerful Of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s second effort, basically abandons the extremely psychedelic, experimental, and chaotic tone that made their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, what it was. Although the band still does have some experimental parts, and creative at that, the mood …
Metallica - The Four Horsemen (Song)
Overview —“ The Four Horsemen, the second track off of Metallica’s debut record Kill —˜Em All, is actually a song which is written from a much more complex standpoint than the opening track, Hit The Lights, at least in my opinion. I generally don’t associate Kill —˜Em All with …
Music Groups: The Eagles
The Eagles made a comeback album called “Hell Freezes Over” and it absolutely proved just how great the group really is. They are an easy listening type rock band that had long retired when they came back together for this tour turned album. Their talent shines through with songs …
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
Overview - Piece Of Mind, Iron Maiden’s fourth effort, continues to showcase the band’s great talent as well as Steve Harris’ brilliant songwriting. Piece Of Mind features one of Iron Maiden’s best known songs of all time, The Trooper, but also contains quite a few other good tracks. This …
Doin’ My Thing by Luke Bryan (CD)
I just purchased the Luke Bryan CD, “Doin’ My Thing”. This CD came out in October. I have fallen in love with this man’s voice. Let me tell you! There are some great tracks on this CD.
The song that had me desiring this CD in the first …
Elevator (song by Flo Rida feat. Timbaland)
Flo Rida is a new rap artist on the scene and one of my favourite songs from this artist is called “Elevator”
I first heard the song on a radio station that plays “Top 40 hits” and immediately took a liking to it.
It starts of relatively slow and jumps across …
Take That - X-Factor 2010 - Final Performance
It’s odd that you would look at the performance of potentially the biggest boy band in the world and notice how much they had grown in a matter of weeks, but this is what I noticed with Take That. Only weeks before they had performed together with Robbie Williams …
Eminem - If I Had (Song)
If I Had is a song by Eminem which appears on his album The Slim Shady LP. Opening up with a very laidback rhythm, I should mention right away that this rhythm is basically the feel that the song maintains throughout its entire duration. Unlike many of Eminem’s later …
Bob Dylan - Political World (Song)
Political World is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Oh Mercy. Political World opens up in a somewhat eerie fashion, due to the use of some instruments in the left channel and some in the right. The song then establishes its mood and rhythm as …
The Best of Sixpence None the Richer
Remember the band Sixpence None the Richer? The really super cool band with their main female lead singer and I bought their CD recently titled, The Best of Sixpence None the Richer. There are close to 20 songs inside and it brings me down to memory lane just …
Gogol Bordello - I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again (Song)
I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again is a song by Gogol Bordello and is the second track on their album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike. The track opens up with a quick drum rhythm before the rest of the band comes in and keeps up the energy established …
Carrie Underwood’s ” Carnival Ride”. A Music Album
To be perfectly honest, I am not that great a singer. While I have done some performances mostly it was just in church. However dispite this fact one of my favorite artists to sing along with is Carrie Underwood. That was why I bought her album “Carnival Ride”. It …
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
This album is the pinnacle of Bob Dylan’s career.During this time he reinvented the way in which the public experiences popular music.His songwriting skills are without a doubt intense, humorous, porphetic, whimsical, and highly entertaining.I have never in my life heard a man’s voice that is completely distinctive and …
Take a Look in the Mirror, 2003 Album by Korn
I think that this album is really good. I would not say that the whole album is perfect, because it has some minor weird components, from my point of view, but the majority of stuff on this record is really good, and it sounds truly convincing. I think that …
Lady Antebellum (Band)
I am such a huge fan of country music. I like the fact that it is so natural and free-flowing. Both the lyrics and the music are playful and I can easily relate to them.
A friend of mine first introduced Lady Antebellum to me with their hit single …
Singer Avril Lavigne
I am not personally a big fan of Avril Lavigne, I don’t enjoy the way she jumps from ‘punk rock princess’ to ‘pop queen’ every ten minutes, it gets annoying after a while. She should stick to the genre in which she is best at, that being new age …
Joe Budden: Mood Musik 2 cd
You probably know Joe Budden from his hit singles “Pump It Up” and “Calm Down” which are included in his debut self titled cd released by Def Jam Records in 2003. Since then he has released almost no new material until he released his Mood Musik 2 mixtape …
India.Arie Testimony: Vol.2 Love & Politics
As a fan of India.Arie I was excited to hear what she had come up with in her latest cd. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed. The first listen a couple of songs stood out:
Track#9-Yellow, Track#10-Better Way and Track#12-Long Goodbye.
In her song Yellow, …
California Love
I never got into Tupac. I actually find him to be pretty overrated and I was more of a Biggie fan myself. I haven’t heard much of his stuff, but overall it failed to impress me.
The exception to that rule is a track called “California …
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis (1970 jazz fusion album)
Plenty of people who aren’t even huge jazz fans can find a lot to love in the near-supernatural, vibrantly dense trance of Miles Davis’ classic “Bitches Brew.” Like many new to Davis’ extensive catalog, I had it recommended to me as a first step, and got into it pretty …
Weezer - Thought I Knew (Song)
Thought I Knew is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled record, specifically The Red Album. What’s interesting about Thought I Knew is that it actually isn’t sung by Cuomo which is quite rare to hear in a Weezer song, although I believe there a few songs …
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 …
Michael Buble’s “Crazy Love”
“Crazy Love” by Michael Buble is the latest album by a young man who has been quietly building a reputation as a modern-day Frank Sinatra. He draws upon a similar body of music and brings to it a freshness that it surprising in a canon which most observers would …
Battle Born, 2012 Album by The Killers
To be honest I have mixed feelings about this album. There are certain aspects of this music that I really enjoy, that I truly appreciate. I think that the Killers moved onto a brand-new level that is worth praise. But at the same time there are those aspects of …
GNR Lies
One of the underrated albums by Guns N’ Roses is the album Lies. It features 4 songs from an old demo including a cover of the Aerosmith song Mama Kin. Also featured on this album is an acoustic set including an acoustic cover of Your Crazy from the Appetite …
Nine Inch Nails - My Violent Heart (Song)
My Violent Heart is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on the record Year Zero. The song opens up with a very eerie rhythm played on a synthesizer which certainly gives the track an industrial feel. Reznor quickly joins in with his vocals and adds to the …
Kenny Rogers: There You Go Again CD
The Kenny Rogers: There You Go Again CD is labeled as enhanced and purports to offer some extras when listened to on your computer. One of the things I like about it is that when the home screen appears, instrumental music from the title track plays. When …
Iron Maiden - From Here To Eternity (Song)
From Here To Eternity is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Fear Of The Dark. The song opens up with a pretty catchy rhythm due to a nice guitar riff and a simple drum rhythm which continues for a while before a lead guitar part …
Stylistics
The Stylistics is or was a smooth soul all male singing group from the nineteen seventies. Although I have almost no interest in that kind of music, I know about them since my mother and father usually like listening to soul music from the sixties and seventies. I also …
Next of Kin soundtrack CD
Next of Kin was a movie that starred Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Bill Paxton, and Helen Hunt. Its soundtrack is full of variety with an interesting mix of vocal talent.
The theme song is an inviting one called Brother to Brother, sung by Gregg Allman and Lori Yates. …
Different Gear, Still Speeding 2011 Album by Beady Eye
I was, for a very long time, a huge Oasis fan. I loved their first albums. Especially I enjoyed the second and the third albums. But all their work after 1998 left me rather disappointed. So, I was very interested as to what was going to occur after the …
One Direction - Perfect (Song )
Let’s all be real, only teens and fangirls went crazy for One Direction. In reality, nobody takes their music seriously. They have been releasing numerous radio-candy songs but they’re all bad in quality. Not that radio-candy songs are automatically bad (see Katy Perry), but their songs have been tryhard …
David Archuleta
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 …
Breakout by Miley Cyrus
It seems that there is nothing that this petite and cute young woman, Miley Cyrus cannot do. She is exceptionally good in singing and that is certainly reflected in her Breakout by Miley Cyrus album. The main reason that I totally support her brand of music is her …
Scars On Broadway - Insane (Song)
Insane is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record which came out a few years ago. Unlike the previous two tracks, Exploding/Reloading and Stoner-Hate, Insane is much more similar to Funny because it’s very moderately paced and it features Malakian singing in a …
Johnson Reptone 15 Guitar Amplifier
Overview - The Johnson Reptone 15 guitar amplifier, the second amp I ever owned, is truly just an amp that only a complete beginner should be limited to using - and even for a beginner I would avoid buying this amp. The only reason that I used this amplifier …
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 …
Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be (Song)
What Is And What Should Never Be is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their second record, Led Zeppelin II. The song starts off with Plant singing briefly before any of the instruments come in and then you gradually hear the instruments enter into the song quite …
Megadeth - Into The Lungs Of Hell (Song)
Into The Lungs Of Hell is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record So Far, So Good… So What. Something to note about this track before we begin is that it’s an instrumental so if you aren’t typically a person who enjoys those, this wouldn’t be a …
Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood
I think there’s nothing that this sweet lady can’t do. Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood is something that Carrie’s fans should listen to. I love the CD cover album; all yellowish looking and filled with beautiful and smiling Carrie.
Coming to the songs in this album, there …
“Be Without You”
“Be Without You”
Performer: Mary J. Blige
Every since I can remember, I have been a fan–I use the term loosely–of Mary J. Blige’s music. I say I use the term loosely because I don’t really consider myself a fan: Fans stand out in the rain for concert tickets; fans plaster …
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Overview —“ Metallica: The Videos is a DVD collection made up of all of Metallica’s music videos released from 1989, starting with One, all the way until 2004, ending with Some Kind Of Monster. The nice thing about this DVD is that you get all 21 of Metallica’s officially …
Muse - Assassin (Song)
Assassin is a track by Muse which appears on their album Black Holes And Revelations. Interestingly enough, I just finished reviewing Soldier’s Poem which is another track on this record and Assassin is like the complete opposite of that track. Whereas Soldier’s Poem is a very melodic song and …
The Beatles - Ticket To Ride (Song)
Ticket To Ride is a song by The Beatles which appears on their album Help. I’ll say right now that among the earlier records by The Beatles, this track is one of the few which stands out to me as being a very well developed song and certainly a …
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