Exile is a song by Slayer which starts out in an extremely heavy fashion, as most Slayer songs do, before Araya comes in with the vocals of the track. Now typically I like Slayer a bit and think they’re a good metal band but the sound on Exile is …

After listening to the Pirates of the Carribean Ultimate Swashbuckler collection CD that came with our Pirates of the Carribean Dead Man’s Chest DVD, I can understand why they chose to give it away rather than sell it.
While it is a good historical account of the songs pirates often …

Julia is the final track which appears on the first disk of The Beatles’ White Album. An interesting fact about Julia is that this is the only Beatles track throughout their entire catalogue where Lennon plays on the track, and Lennon alone. No other Beatle is heard on this …

This album is all but a display of what a good pop/electronica album should be. A friend bought me this record last year, much to my surprise. I knew I liked “Here In Your Arms”, which had been introduced as a single beforehand, but I didn’t know any of …

Dominated Love Slave is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. Something I should mention immediately about this track is that it certainly does not have the traditional sound of Green Day. For one thing, the instrumentation and music on the track certainly doesn’t have …

Still Life is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Piece Of Mind. The track starts off with this very odd talking section which I’ve read is meant to be played backwards in order to take a jab and poke some fun at the critics deeming …

I discovered Megadeth only a couple years ago when I still had access to the cable television channel Fuse and the television shows Slave to the Metal and Uranium were hosted by a woman who called herself Metal Mistress Juliya. The thing about both of these shows were …

She’s A Rebel is a track returns to the feel that previous songs on American Idiot had like the title track and Holiday. To put it very simply and briefly, the songwriting is simple, the lyrics aren’t amazing, the vocal melody is catchy, and somehow everything just comes together …

If youre looking to get a great tone for your band, cover band or just for personal music use and dont have 2000 bucks to get a marshall or evh 5150 amp. A great choice would be the modeling amp from Roland called the Vga-5. It is packed with …

Ship Of Fools is a track by The Doors which appears on the album Morrison Hotel. Ship Of Fools starts out in a pretty upbeat sounding tone with a vocal line led by Jim Morrison and accompanied by Robbie Krieger’s guitar work and Ray Manzarek’s organ line, which I …

“Amada”
Performer: Boston
Since listening to Boston’s “More Than A Feeling”, I have been on the prowl to find more of their music and I came across (what appears to be a power ballad) “Amanda”. The song “Amanda” is the first song off of their third album, “Third Stage”.
Again, I’ll confess …

Ever since I had first heard of them when I was little back in the nineteen nineties, I have always been fond of the music of the Swedish pop group Abba. That is why I was very happy a couple years ago when I was introduced to the album …

Colombian born, singer, songwriter and everything in between superstar Shakira has been working exceptionally hard the last couple of years on her new albums - Fijacion Oral 1 and Oral Fixation 2.
These two twin albums have been the work of Shakira since finishing her ‘tour of the mongoose’ in …

I have been a huge fan of the 1970’s Canadian rock band, The Stampeders my whole life. My parents loved them before I was born, so I grew up listening to them, and for the last 5 years I have been blessed to see them each year at the …

Piggy is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Downward Spiral. Something I’ll mention right away is that this song features real drums which is something Nine Inch Nails really don’t do all that often, but more importantly, the drums are pretty important to …

For the band Skid Row, their image may be best defined by their larger-than-life frontman Sebastian Bach and his powerful, soaring screams but one cannot dismiss the fact that the band’s over-all sound is the key ingredient in
making Skid Row one of the most noted rock outfit to ever …

I usually don’t like listening to the new reggae songs because many of them tend to have lyrics and sound which just don’t appeal to me. Nevertheless, I am still into the older reggae music and artistes, especially some who had internationally popular songs in the nineteen eighties. One …

Am I Evil is a cover performed by Metallica which appears on their album full of covers, Garage Inc. The song is originally by a band called Diamond and I’m somewhat familiar with the original, I can say that Metallica pretty much stays true to the cover although I …

The song Superstar from the American rapper Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album “The Cool” was the breakthrough song that put Lupe at the number one spot on my favorite rappers of all time list. I first heard this song through my friend’s cell phone ring tone and immediately questioned who …

Many people would say Lady Gaga’s new album “The Fame Monster” is not a good album. I can see where they are coming from. There are only eight different songs, and it is hard to understand any of them. However, to me, it is quickly becoming one of my …

Desolation Row, the final song to appear on Bob Dylan’s record Highway 61 Revisited is a track which I consider to be a perfect ending for one of the greatest records that I’ve ever had the privilege to listen to. As if you thought some of the other tracks …

Falling Away With You is a song by Muse which appears on their record Absolution. The song opens up with an extremely melodic synthesizer rhythm which an acoustic guitar lead soon comes in over. Bellamy’s vocal melody pretty much mimics this acoustic guitar part but it works well nonetheless …

“White Horse”, by Taylor Swiftis by far one of the best songs she has ever written. I didn’t even know that she wrote her own songs until just recently! She is so young and talented and this just really came as a surprise to me. Most artists have other …

Oh how I am falling in love with Chris Brown. To me, his songs are actually music, not just top 40 radio drivel. There’s a lot of stuff out there I consider drivel, but not his music. My fiance and I are even dancing to his single ‘Forever’ for …

Overview —“ Together Through Life, Bob Dylan’s 33rd released studio album shows the man still has the drive to make music but it just isn’t as good as what it once was. Obviously I don’t expect Dylan to release another Highway 61 Revisited or Blonde On Blonde, although his …

There There (The Boney King Of Nowhere.) is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album Hail To The Thief. Opening up with a drum rhythm that sounds somewhat tribal, Radiohead does a good job of establishing an incredibly interesting instrumental section which primarily relies on the rhythms …

Casino Boogie is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Exile On Main St. The track opens up with a clean guitar riff which has a blues rhythm to it and once the song goes on for a bit, it becomes obvious that there’s certainly …

AWESOME!!!! My girlfriend bought this cd for me because she liked it and I was a little hesitant, but I decided to give it a try. Now I am addicted! She starts out with a pretty generic fun pop song breakout that isn’t your favorite on the cd, but …

After spending years with the Misfits writing and recording some of the greatest punk to ever be pressed, Glenn Danzig formed his second band, Samhain. Their debut record, “Initium”, was released in 1984, and it showed that despite the Misfits officially disbanding, Danzig was determined to continue putting out …

I am one of those people who used to think that there was nothing better than death metal in its purest form. However, when a friend of mine recommended the Symphonic Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir to me some years ago, I began to reconsider that notion because as …

Well, I have been a fan of these guys for a while and when I heard that they were releasing another CD, I kind of had my doubts. I felt that these guys had reached their peaks at just having cellos and distortion effects in their music. But I …

Four Sticks is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their iconic record Led Zeppelin IV. The track starts off with a pretty famous guitar riff from Page and you should also take note of Bonham’s rhythm behind Page as it strikes me as an interesting rhythm and …

Money is track a track by Pink Floyd which appears on their iconic album, The Dark Side Of The Moon. I say that the album itself is iconic but I’d also say that this track, along with many others on that album, has also become iconic in rock and …