Jay-Z ft. UGK
“Big Pimpin’”
Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Hype Williams
Jay-Z closes out the party on his fourth album “Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter” with his final single and music video titled “Big Pimpin’”. The song is 110% Caribbean sample complete …

Puff Daddy ft. R. Kelly
“Satisfy You”
Forever
Bad Boy Entertainment
Director: Hype Williams
It’s hard to believe that this was the most successful single and music video from Puff Daddy’s sophomore effort, it’s not even a hit hit, it’s like sticking its head just above water on its tip toes in order to …

As a college graduation present, my grandmother offered to buy me a horn. I wanted a Conn 8D like my professor and all the really good horn players had. I settled on the Holton Farkas model because it was more in our price range ($1200).
This …

United States Of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage) is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. For those of you who have heard this track then I’m sure you can agree with me when I say that it seems like Queen had a good …

Jay-Z
“99 Problems”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Mark Romanek
Wow, I must say that I am impressed, this has to be the best music video from “The Black Album”. “99 Problems” is Jay-Z’s third and final single and music video from his eighth album titled “The Black Album”, following “Change Clothes” and …

The Gaslight Anthem is a punk rock band from New Jersey. “The 59 Sound” is there second album less than two years, but it seems like they have been working on this forever. They are quoted as saying that Bruce Springsteen is one of their main influences …

I am a twenty one year old who loves listening to nearly every type of modern music including different types of metal. When I was younger though, the choice of music I liked listening to was more narrow, and oldies was not usually a part of it. Nevertheless, for …

Cleaning Out My Closest is one of those Eminem tracks that you really need to listen to if you want to appreciate it. You can’t simply jump to it, it’s not a great tempo and it’s not a great sound that really gets you going or anything like that.
For …

should’ve said no by Taylor Swift is a beautiful song about how this guy cheated on his girl friend and he now realizes he should’ve said no. It just shows how we are all human and at times we do things spur of the moment with out thinking who …

Misty Mountain Hop is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their iconic record, Led Zeppelin IV. The track starts off with an electronic piano part which Page soon comes in to double with his guitar as Jones also comes in with a steady drum pattern. Page’s voice …

The Thorn Within is a song by Metallica which appears on their album Load, the first half of their double record made up of Load and Reload. The track starts off with a pretty slow pace with a distorted guitar riff with sort of a distorted blues lead coming …

Mountains Of The Moon is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on Aoxomoxoa. The track starts off in a very melodic fashion and opens up with a nice rhythm played on what sounds to me to be a harpsichord. Garcia sings along with this rhythm as an …

Ok so i heard about this supposed “supergroup” band recently called chickenfoot which seemed like from out of no where started up with not that much hype at all so i decided to pick up the cd and give it a listen to see what i thought. You’ve got Joe …

I really liked this album. It’s so fantastic. All the songs here are my favorites. I got a copy of Thriller album from my friend. It was a ctually my birthday gift from her. And I am so happy with it. This album has songs that still can be appreciated …

I have a cousin who’s crazy and madly deeply in love with High School Musical. He would buy everything and anything he can get his hands on that have High School Musical in it. One time he got himself a copy of K-zone magazine that’s featuring HSM at that …

Who Could Win A Rabbit is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their album Sung Tongs. Similar to the opening track, Leaf House, Who Could Win A Rabbit features instrumentation which is far more stripped down in comparison to the previous record, Here Comes …

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 …

During the 90’s there is song called Beautiful from Christina Aguilera. During the first year of 20th century, there is song called Ugly from Sugababes and now, year 2010 Katy Perry made another song that I will love and treasure. I love songs like this that gives out important …

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 …

The CD Wynton Marsalis: Mr Jezzy Lord- Standard Time Vol. 6 is a CD of jazz music with trumpet as the dominant instrument. My favorite songs include Red Hot Pepper, The Pearls, and the New Orleans Bump. The CD has a great jazzy upbeat feel throughout. …

I love Fire in the dance floor, one of the songs that Sean Kingston made popular. Now he made another song that is good song for dancing. Ennie Meenie is the song that he collaborated with Justin Bieber and it is just amazing! I love it! I have to …

Keep Holding On by Avril Lavinge is a song that is a beautiful ballad. This song is sad but it gives some people hope when they know someone else is willing to stay with them through any thing. I love this song for the hope it fills you with …

James Blunt seems to be about one of my favorite singers when it comes to being sad and down, because he can just help me get all of my emotions all out at once. His songs are amazingly accurate, about how most people feel after break ups, extreme hardships, …

“Put You Down” happens to be track 9 on Alice in Chains album “Facelift”. Although by no means is it considered to be a single, I find it to be one of the better tracks on an already excellent album. Give the song a 30 second listen and tell …

I never usually pay much attention to American Idol, especially these days when I have a lot more things to do, and because it just does not capture my attention anymore. Therefore, the only time I might know who wins another season or if it is even still going …

The liner notes are essentially just the lyrics, but it is pretty thick considering that there are 16 songs on the CD. I do wish they were easier to read. Give me old fashioned LP records when you didn’t need a magnifying glass to read lyrics.
Treat Her …

A big hit from the band Blue Oyster Cult is their song Don’t Fear The Reaper off their Album Agents Of Fortune. I really like this song because I’ve always loved the story behind it which is about eternal love but many fans interpret the song as a murder …

Brooks and Dunn finally hung up their singing hats and retired in 2010. They had a big blow out party on television celebrating their contributions to country music and Ain’t Nothin’ About You was right in there with all the rest of their great hits. The lyrics of this …

The reason I own Kurth & Taylor: Kurth & Taylor CD is because I’ve heard Wally Kurth sing many times on the soap opera, General Hospital, and always enjoyed it, rather it was a lullaby or a rock tune. When he started to put out some CDs, I …

Sweet song, this is; Don’t Forget To Remember Me by Carrie Underwood. I enjoyed myself listening to this song pretty much each time and when I watch the music video, I know understand why Carrie was chosen by the judges or rather, the viewers out there in American Idol. …

This is the debut album of the guitar god himself.Jimi Hendrix is known the world around for practically inventing solo guitar playing.Many might argue that great guitarists came before him and Jimi praisies his influences.However, no one was ever as innovative or experimental when it came to the capability …

Astronomy is a track which was originally written by the band Blue Oyster Cult but for this review I shall be reviewing the cover version which Metallica reordered and placed on their cover record, Garage. Inc. I’ll waste no time in this review and state right now that out …

Supermassive Black Hole is a track by Muse which appears on their album Black Holes And Revelations. I’m sure that many more people know this song now than when it first came out due to how it’s now featured on the soundtrack for one of the Twilight films, but …

It Overtakes Me is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album At War With The Mystics. Right from the beginning of the track, you can tell The Flaming Lips certainly have their own unique sound on the track. The song opens up with a …

If you were to ask me about a love ballad that reminds me of an old western movie I’d have to say it would Poncho and Lefty by Willie Nelson. This song is about a couple of friends that robbed a bank and then became outlaws running from the …

When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …

My name is Sophia Chartrand and I’m reviewing for Taio Cruz’s album, Rokstarr. What I’m going to do is, talk about every song on the album and my opinion about it.
1) Dynamite (5/5) - This song is really groovy. Dynamite is the best song for a club or …

The roaring sound of thousands (or even millions) of fans of the most popular folk band of the decade might be deafening, #BringBackTheBanjo even trended in Twitter when they released the first taste of their electrified change.
“Believe” did sound like Coldplay, but only in its first half it borrowed …

This year was the T in the park music festivals 12 year and by far the most succesful to date. The festival took place on the weekend of 9th - 10th July although a lot of campers (including myself) arrived on Friday 8th to get our tents pitched and …

Shaved Gorilla is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their third record, Telepathic Suicide. Opening up with a sampling of what sounds like a classic Disney film, Shaved Gorilla opens up with a very lighthearted mood and innocent sound. Once this opening sampling ends, a moderately …

If you’re looking for an alternative to Britney Spears, one that isn’t so obnoxious and well known, you might really like Amber. I don’t think she’s as widely known, but that doesn’t mean anything because I only found her last year on itunes. She has a sweet voice and …

The mid-nineties was a strange era for rock music. Grunge was in complete control, and it was being commercialized so heavily that it was destined to burn itself out quickly. While it had started as a small scene, it had become the brand of rock, and even music in …

Green Day busted back into the limelight with the highly acclaimed “American Idiot”. Their new album may not be as great a step in the right direction.
Five years in the making, 21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s newest album. It contains creative and imaginative themes and styles, but may …

Uptight is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Nimrod. The track starts off with a quick bass line accompanied with a drum rhythm and a slight guitar part as well. Armstrong comes in pretty quickly with the vocals singing in sort of a delicate and …

This song tells such a promising story. There is a time in many relationships where one of the people involved needs a break to find otu what they really want. But in most cases, the man or woman ends up giving up on this person no matter how much …

Does all of you still remember the band Kiss? This album is something that I’ve listened to before, which is Kiss Alive III Album. I thought initially that I wasn’t going to love the songs inside at all, but I was quite shocked to find some pretty …

Audioslaves 2nd album, releases in May of 2005 produced by Rick Rubin, the title is a reference to the band’s exile from the first album, how they started as part rage against the machine part soundgarden and now they are their own band. This is a good album, the …

Chris Norman may not exactly be a household name these days, but let me assure you that no matter who you are there is a good chance that you have heard at least one or two of his songs in your life. The main one would be LIVING NEXT …

Another great and talented singer would be Katy Perry and in One Of The Boys by Katy Perry; the title of her album, I can’t help but to compare her voice to Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. But she has her own identity voice and not quite Gwen. …

Overview —“ Master Of Puppets, the title track of Metallica’s third record, has come to be known as one of the band’s most popular song, particularly before the days before The Black Album. Praised by both fans and critics alike, once a person listens to this song and honestly …