Jay-Z
“Hard Knock Life”
Volume 2… Hard Knock Life
Roc-A-Fella Records
I’m sorry but Jay-Z really needs to be banished for this one. “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” is the second single and music video from his third album “Volume 2… Hard Knock Life”, following “Can I Get A…”. I’ve got two main …

Overview —“ Bonded By Blood, the debut album released by Exodus definitely established them as a thrash band to watch over. I think the only reason why this album didn’t receive a lot more attention, although it did still receive a lot, is because it was released in 1985 …

The CD Evan and Jaron (this is the name of the group and the name of the album) was my first rock CD, although it is really just pop with a rock feel. Like pop, the music seems over-synthesized, with too many extra or computer-generated instruments. It …

Barbra Streisand: Duets CD has to be a winner just from the basic premise — Barbra, other great singers, hit songs. It’s a superb combination from the get go.
The liner jacket is really nice because it lists the songs and includes a photo of Barbra with the other …

We danced by Brad Paisley is a beautiful song about how this woman left her purse at a cafe and the guy working there closing up asked her if she would dance with him. Well that started a relationship between them and she stopped by one day after his …

This album is impressive on several layers. Songs on this album are quite different from one another, and I would not say that I like all of them, all the types of songs that are there. But it is clear that none of the songs on the album are …

One of my live dvd concerts I own is You Gotta Move!! by Aerosmith. It was an originally an A&E special that turned into a DVD a few months after it aired on TV. This concert is a really good concert, but I wouldn’t call it much of a …

The Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill soundtrack CD is one of my favorites. This Disney movie starred Patrick Swayze as the legendary Pecos Bill, and it’s full of magic and adventure. The music expresses the wonder of heroes and the growing up of a …

If you love smooth jazz, then I suggest that you get “Always”, an album by saxophonist Nelson Rangell. It is soulful and romantic, just the kind of album you’d want to listen to with your spouse or significant other on a quiet evening when you finally get a …

To me this song every thing I’m not by the veronicas is a song you should listen to after you break up with your boy friend because it takes care of a lot of feelings you may have because more than likely you broke up with the guy because …

I recently received one of these pedals as a gift and immediately tried it. At first it took a while to get used to it due to all the different effects available. I don’t find this pedal that good as it just changes an effect slightly when you hit …

Children Of The Damned is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album The Number Of The Beast. Opening up in a very melodic fashion, Children Of The Damned features a nice interplay between a clean guitar pattern mixed with some very nice bass fills from …

I was really impressed with this two-man band - or should I say, the one man, one woman band. HoneyHoney is comprised of two members and two members only (with the exception of an additional musician or so on stage i.e. a drummer). For some reason, usually …

It’s a little too late is a good song remake by singer Toby Keith. I have heard the original version and I have to be honest, I like Toby Keith’s version much better. It may be because I love the video and his humor. Toby Keith has an amazing …

Black Sabbath were the original doomsday musicians and their experiment with sound paved the way for what was to become Heavy Metal.Master Of Reality combines all the elements of a true metal band.Ironically, they are the creators so that task was rather easy for them.If you like dark themes …

I have been listening to Bob Weir for 29 years now and he still amazes me; i just really, really, like his guitar playing. Although he is by no means the greatest of all guitar players, he is by far one of the greats. In my opinion he has …

If I Needed Someone is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Something important about Rubber Soul is that it certainly acted as an indication that The Beatles were really starting to move away from the traditional pop-rock sound that they had into a …

Overview —“ No Leaf Clover, one of the two new Metallica songs written for the project in collaboration with The San Francisco Symphony, S&M, is sort of a clever play on words with a four leaf clover. Whereas a four leaf clover is generally associated with good luck, Hetfield …

I never really fancy or like listening to any chinese music because many of them sounded too draggy and are very similar to the modern english music.
But this guy made me change my mind about it. He can play 7 or more musical instruments from traditional chinese ones to …

“Not the Half Has Been Told” CD by Monica McCoy is one music album that uplifts my soul and spirit. The selections are filled with blessings! Each time I’d hear this music album it made me think that singing songs for Jesus is a worshipping experience. It is not …

White horse by Taylor Swift is a song that makes a lot of sense to me because it describes a lot of relationships now days. It makes even more sense to me because I know what it is like to live in a small town and fall in love …

Unconsciously Screaming is a song by the Flaming Lips and the second track on their fourth record, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Taking on a slightly more aggressive sound than the previous track of the record, Unconsciously Screaming features a vocal performance from Coyne which is somewhat harsh throughout …

Overview - Toxicity, System Of A Down’s second record, takes the heaviness, aggression, and attitude they had in their first record and combines it with some melody to produce an overall better balanced and more varied record. By no means does this mean that this record is light - …

ReJoyce by Jessica Simpson is her first (and only so far) Christmas CD that came out in 2004. I love this CD and my only complaint is that I wish there were more than 11 songs on the CD. She has classics on there as well as new songs. …

Wrath is the sixth studio album by Lamb Of God, if you count Burn The Priest, released on February 24th 2009 produced by Josh Wilbur. The band has stated the used less distortion, they also didn’t seem to branch out much in style, the songs are good and heavy …

Troye Sivan is really showing huge promise for an explosive end of 2015. His debut album “Blue Neighbourhood” will be released on December 4, competing (unfortunately) with the big band Coldplay and in the shadow of Adele’s triumphant return. Either way, I still believe Troye will certainly deliver, may …

“I Gave You Power” is the 4th track off of Nas 1996 album “It Was Written”. Although this song isn’t technically a single, it is one of the more well known tracks off of “It Was Written”. This is one of the best songs to exemplify just how well …

MK Ultra is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. MK Ultra starts out in a very electronically-driven sound and basically keeps this throughout most of the song. The lyrical topic of the song deals with a CIA operation and the basic structure …

Carry That Weight is one of the very last tracks on Abbey Road and although it is only 1:36 in track length, I feel like it offers quite a lot of music for that short amount of running space. I make a point to stress the time and length …

Plug In Baby is a track by Muse which appears on Origin Of Symmetry. Along with Knights Of Cydonia, Plug In Baby seems to be one of the more well known songs by Muse, because it appeared on I believe Guitar Hero or possibly Rock Band. However, the difference …

Music to Your Ears: A Collection of Holiday Music is a CD from Sony Music. It is full of Christmas selections which are orchestral in nature. I do have moments when I love to listen to classical, but usually Christmas isn’t one of them. For the …

Smoke Two Joints is a cover by Sublime which appears as the second track on their debut record, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with an audio recording of dialogue, the bulk of the song comes in with a quick tempo that leads into a more melodic guitar solo. …

When I first started playing the drums about one year ago, I acquired a pair of Pro-Mark Millennium II sticks. These are size 5A, which is perfect for my playing style (drum kit - mostly alternative, rock and contemporary Christian music). Tagged “The Natural,” this pair of sticks is …

Incubus
I have loved this band for years, back a long time from what I can remember. I can remember buying a NOW! Cd with one of their then popular songs and loving it, having made me feel something new inside of me and think about things that I …

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 …

Death Magnetic is the band’s ninth studio album, first to feature Robert Trujillo, and first with producer Rick Rubin who replaced Bob Rock, Rock had been the band’s producer since The Black Album. The band had a lot of work to do with the album, they had to prove …

This is my favorite song and the best rap and hip hop sounds I have to listen. I love the rap, the supreme melody and how the lyrics are arranged. I love how the song flows, the fast beat, the majority of sounds are coming from drums and piano. …

This album is not one of my favorites to be honest, but it’s by no means a bad album, all I am saying is compared to other albums like Americana and Smash, this is a bit lower on my list of The Offspring’s albums. Still it’s an overall solid …

Rhinoceros is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the third song on their debut album entitled Gish. Opening in a far more melodic than either of the two preceding songs on this album, Rhinoceros features a pretty calm atmosphere throughout the first forty-five seconds of the track …

If there was ever a voice that could carry me to sleep, lift me up to a higher place, and make me smile all at once, the sweet sound of original writer and cover artist Emily Schonberg is all of these things and more.
I first encountered Emily, who is …

‘Santa Claus is watching you’ this is a parity song by Ray Stevens. It is based on what many people tell their children when they are little that Santa Claus can see you when you are good and bad so you need to be good all the time. It …

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 …

ALIVE II
Haven’t we been down this road before? KISS releases a second LIVE album and it seems more mixed than ‘live’ like the first ALIVE Album (which ironically was also mixed quite heavily in the studio)
Considering that the songs presented here are not present on ALIVE I you can’t …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Cater 2 U
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Jake Nava
“Cater 2 U” is the fourth single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album titled “Destiny Fulfilled”, following the previous hit singles and music videos - “Lose My Breath”, “Soldier”, and “Girl”. Filmed at Red …

Tired Of Sex is the opening song on Pinkerton, the second album by Weezer. What strikes a listener immediately about this track, compared to any of the songs on Weezer’s debut album, is that it has a much rougher sound to it and isn’t quite as pop sounding. This …

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I heard that Scott Weiland, former lead singer of alternative/grunge rock band Stone Temple Pilots, was teaming up with the band members of Guns’n’Roses to form this supergroup. But this project brings out the best of both worlds. …

I was first introduced to Ladyhawke after hearing Paris is Burning on some cable music channel. I wasn’t immediately impressed. I thought the chorus it sounded quite fresh yet catchy (a difficult combination), but equally was put off by the almost rap-esque verse.
My next exposure to Ladyhawke was seeing …

Loch Raven is a song by Animal Collective and is the penultimate track on their album Feels. Opening up with a gentle feel, Loch Raven takes its time in introducing various instruments to the mix and continues to push Feels in a more melodic direction that has been established …

Overview —“ Insomnia, the lead-off track of Megadeth’s eighth record, Risk, is certainly a track that sounds quite a bit different than any song on the previous seven Megadeth records. In fact, pretty much all of Risk had a different sound and feel to it than the previous Megadeth …

Royal Orleans is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Presence. The song starts off with a distinctive riff from Page, reinforced by Jones, which repeats twice before leading into the main rhythm of the track and the first verse for Plant. Plant has a nice …