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 …

Overview —“ Surfing With The Alien, the second album released by Joe Satriani, is another of Satriani’s albums to be completely instrumental and driven primarily by his guitar work. One thing that I always liked about Satriani is that he wasn’t really one of the shredders who just played …

If you are not familiar with the girl band Sugababes, fret not. That is because they are a girl group band hailing all the way from UK. And they sound as sweet as sugar. As for this album, Catfights and Spotlights by Sugababes they score to me …

Hypnotized by Piles ft. Akon is a song that a lot of kids I know like to dance to all the time. You can also find this song on the soundtrack for step up 2 the streets. This song is just awesome even though the lyrics are pretty dirty …

B.Y.O.B. the opening track of System Of A Down’s double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize is what I would consider to be among their most aggressive work throughout the past few records. The song opens up with a guitar riff by Malakian which is quite aggressive and quick before giving way to …

This pedal allows you to control nearly every imaginable aspect of your tremolo sound. You can choose between 3 different circuitry sounds: Opto (mid-60s American amplifiers), Bias (late 50’s British amplifiers), and Pan (pans signal back and forth between a left and right output[GOOD FEATURE TO HAVE!!!]). Each circuit …

When Britney Spears was in her prime I was never really a big fan of her. I did like some of her songs, just not all of them. When she went through her difficult time of cutting off her hair and locking herself in the bathroom, I thought it …

Half of this band before they broke up was actually consisted of System of a Down member Daron Malakian who was the lead guitar player, and John Dolmayan who was the drummer. Daron this time around reprises his former role as a guitar player, but also acts the lead …

Bunkhouse Theme is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid. One thing I should mention is that the track is an instrumental which certainly isn’t a style of songwriting that is associated with Bob Dylan, although I’d …

One alternative song from the 90’s that wedged in my mind. It became the official soundtrack of the movie Empire Records. The movie was weird, even the casts, that is why I will not forget about this song. Gin Blossom is an American rock band that popularly sang Hey …

The CD American Idiot by Green Day is a rock music album that insults the Bush administration in every song without ever saying his name. Lyrics such as “another protester has crossed the line to find the money’s on the other side”, “the company lost the war today”, …

The Black Keys, a blues rock duo out of Ohio, has been releasing records since the early 2000’s, but truly broke through to mainstream success with the release of 2010’s “Brothers.” A good friend of mine, who’s gotten me into countless bands, turned me onto the Keys years back, …

Recently I have purchased the Valleys of Neptune abum by Jimi Hendrix and in my opinion I didnt waste a single penny of the 11 dollars I spent at walmart. I love the cds there they are so cheap and they are very reliable when it comes to buying …

This album is really good, and I think that it deserves a lot more credit, when one looks at it retrospectively. By this I mean that most people associate Blur with their first records, and the songs that were on their first albums, whereas the later ones kind of …

Michael Jackson’s latest posthumously released album entitled “Michael”, has been out for nearly four months now. As an avid fan of MJ and his music, I’m rather pleased with the results. Obviously, the tracks lack Jackson’s signature polish and sometimes you can tell where the engineers did something that …

I was surprised to see Star Buck’s Coffee Shop selling C.D.’s. I was more surprised to find the Martin Scorsese Soundtrack of ‘No Direction Home’, with Bob Dylan’s music, there. I bought one, in a hurry! In the 60’s, I was in high school, going to college, getting married, …

Viola Lee Blues is a track which appears on The Grateful Dead’s self-titled debut record. I remember that the first time I heard this track the first thing that struck me was the track length of the song since it’s over ten minutes in length. I’ll say right now, …

Sam Ash Music Store
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 855-9581
If you like to play guitars, then chances are you are going to love Sam Ashe. The store is filled to the brim with musical instruments, mostly guitars. For me, the best part abotu sam Ashe is that all of the guitars are …

Essentially, Pat Boone’s Gold Label CD is a sampler of multiple artists and songs that are available through his website. This group of performances represents various styles of music, so it makes for 35-40 minutes of music appreciation. There are even a couple of instrumental hits on …

No one does “vintage music” better than Lana Del Rey. The first time I listened to her debut album Born To Die a couple of years ago I was left awestruck, unable to make anything good the following hour because my mind was filled with, “How the hell did …

Star Trek - The Next Generation: Music From The Original Television Soundtrack - The Best Of Both Worlds by Ron Jones is one of my favorite audio CDs to listen to because the music from both of these episodes is incredibly memorable and some of the best Star Trek …

Sick puppies is not a ery known band, it is known basically in the US and Australia.
At first i knew them by a video on youtube that lots of poeple might know it, since it had A LOT of views, it currently have more than 60 million views and …

I was a fan of Sevendust way back in my NU-Metal days. Their debut album was really good sans a few forgettable tracks, and at the time different from most of the music being released. Their vocalist, being R and B Soul singing trained, is able to present a …

I am without a doubt a fan of the group One Republic. Between they’re hopelessly addicting lyrics, to they’re catchy instruments and melodies, this group was destined to make it from the start. There latest song, “Good Life”, which is featured on the comedy, “Easy A”, is another destined …

Knowing that I have wanted to learn to play the drums for years, my daughter and son-in-law bought this set for me for Christmas a couple of years ago. I don’t know what they paid for them since it was a gift but I know that they have been …

ride wit me by Nelly is a song that is commonly played at any local skating rink because it is a song to make you get up and roll. It is a rap song that is talking about a guy getting high and driving to a club. He also …

Flavored synth pops and 80’s inspired rock beats coated the self-titled debut album of The 1975, an indie-rock band formed in England.
Quite an underrated band, I dare say. In a musical world crowded by popular acts and mainstream rock bands (such as One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer), …

The River by Good Charlotte is a song about how beautiful can not stay beautiful. this song is about how this person got baptized in the river and now they believe. This song to me mainly talks about sins and how the kids should find their way back home …

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 …

Days of the New released their self titled debut album in 1997.At the time songwriter and front man Travis Meeks was only 15 years old.Regardless of age, the album displays musical maturity delivered through an intensely creative performance.The album was the first to be considered an all acoustic Heavy …

Mono is a post-rock band from Japan that has amazed the fans of Mogwai Godspeed You! Black Emperor etc with their powerful mixture of guitar cascades and symphonic soundscape beauty. Karelia begins in the lowest possible tempo, but rises slowly to a ravaging sound, not the tiniest bit angry, …

We Don’t Care is the final track on MGMT’s debut record, Climbing To New Lows. What’s interesting about this song is that I suppose it’s paired with We Care, the first “real” song on this record. As I said in my review of We Care, what I liked about …

April And The Phantom is a song by Animal Collective which appears as the second track on their debut record Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. Taking a less avant-garde than the previous track on the record, April And The Phantom opens up in a lighthearted manner which is …

John Michael Montgomery sings a song called “The Little Girl”. It is a very sad song because it tells the story of a little girl who used to hide behind the couch when her parents would fight until the night that her dad killed her mom out of jealousy …

Temptation Inside Your Heart is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album VU. One thing which should be noted about VU is that the album is not a typical or traditional studio album, it’s an album which is full of outtakes. I choose to point …

Puff Daddy ft. Chuck D. and Jam Master Jay
“P.E. 2000 (Rock Remix)”
Forever
Bad Boy Entertainment
To ensure any possible success with the original “P.E. 2000″, I guess Puff Daddy decided to do two remixes of the song, including this rock remix right here, but even this is not enough to salvage …

Pilot Can At The Queer Of God is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Although the opening riff of the track has a surprisingly heavy feel to it, Coyne surprisingly comes in with a vocal delivery which works with …

Jay-Z
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s eighth (and purposed final) album, following “Change Clothes”. It looks like a lot of people may have agreed with me regarding his previous music video, because now Jay-Z …

In 1983, I attended a concert with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band playing. It was a wonderful concert. The best concert I had been to in a very long time. Fully enjoyed myself. It was my pleasure to once again get to see …

The craziness that is Asia; remains to captivate me to this day from when I first heard one of their songs called “Heat of the Moment.” It’s one of those one hit wonder bands from the eighties that turned out to be way more talented and enjoyable than the …

Soldier Side Intro is the opening track of System Of A Down’s album Mezmerize, the first half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Just as some background information, Mezmerize starts off with the track Soldier Side Intro while Hypnotize ends with the track Soldier Side so this is one of …

After the release of their self titled debut album The Doors went on to become legendary.The band held a simple formula for mind expanding performances.Ray Manzerak’s creepy organ playing will always define the world in which Jim Morrison was able to poetically paint.This album is a landmark and very …

This is Avril Lavigne’s senior effort album and I think it shows. It’s got a more mature sound with less poppy music —“ OK maybe not so true about the pop part. But it brings me back to her earlier solid efforts with quality music. Also, …

Every once in a while a band comes along that has such a great effect on me that I can’t help but pay attention to them. The Killers have come out with a great album in Day and Age. Their sort of music is the type that I really …

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 …

Essplode is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second album, Danse Manatee. Opening up with a more traditional sound, I’m somewhat reassured by this and hope that the band doesn’t push the song to a dissonant extreme as they’ve done already with two tracks on the …

Call of the Wild is one of my all time favourite songs, even though I am not the world’s biggest fan of the singer in general. I do like a few of his other compositions, but this one really stands out for me. It is unfortunately rather hampered by …

City Of Delusion is a track by Muse which appears on Black Holes And Revelation. Although I do not consider City Of Delusion to be quite as good as some of the other tracks on this record such as Take A Bow or Map Of The Problematique, I certainly …

Brockhampton isn’t what you would normally expect from a boy band. Before listening, I didn’t know what to expect from the guys, since this was my first time listening to them. I was recently trying to expand the kind of music that I listen to, so I decided that …

The first time that I remember hearing any song at all from the music group Icona Pop, was back when those commercials for the company “Shoe Dazzle” were just getting popular. I literally paused what I was doing just to see the shoes, and then found myself Googling the …