Mind is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their self-titled debut album. The track starts off with a very quiet introduction which is led purely by bass until an eerie guitar also comes in along with Tankian joining in with a whisper. Overall, the …

Are You Listening - A Love Song for Haiti is a beautiful song of compassion and love by gospel artist, Kirk Franklin. He wrote it about eight years ago, and after the devastating earthquake of January 2010 which has nearly destroyed the small country of Haiti, he …

One of my most anticipated album release this year is probably Halsey’s “BADLANDS”. Just so you guys know, BADLANDS is a concept album that talks about the bad sides of a human being, hence the title.
Halsey (real name Ashley) is an up and coming artist, she’s mostly alternative …

Lucky Ali is one of the good soulful composer than we have in Indipop world. His debut album Sunoh (which means ‘listen’) is a nice collection of melodic songs. There are songs on different subjects, and all of them have been blended beautifully by soulful melodic music. Ali has …

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 …

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 …

Breaking Benjamin released their third studio album on August 8, 2006. I had been a fan of Breaking Benjamin for a long time. I think that they are great. One of my top favorite bands with more melody. Now this CD is pretty awesome with the single release of …

I saw the movie Never Say Never, I was a big Justin fan in the summer and it kind of wore off. I did not notice this song in the movie that much, but when he came out with this song on the album I was absolutly blow away. …

R. Kelly ft. The Isley Brothers
“Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)”
R. Kelly
Jive/Zomba Recordings
Director: R. Kelly
R. Kelly follows up “You Remind Me of Something” with “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)”, the second single and music video from his self-titled album, “R. Kelly”. R. Kelly decides to expand his horizons …

Lil Wayne just released his much awaited cd Tha Carter 3 and having heard so much about his amazing rhymes I thought that I would give the cd a listen. I figured I had nothing to lose since it was supposed to be one of the best cds of …

I actually won Clay Walker: Live, Laugh, Love CD from a local radio station. I wasn’t even sure I knew who Walker was. Of course, I found out soon enough that he was a country music singer.
The first thing I noticed that the liner jacket is on …

Shoot Me Again is a song by Metallica which appears on their album St. Anger. Before I begin, the typical problems that plague all of St. Anger exist on this song: terrible drum sound, vocals sound extremely out of tune, songs far too long, etc. Like most of St. …

Wow! I can’t say that word enough when it comes to Soundgarden’s debut album, Ultramega OK. The band that blew the door down with this powerful, 13 track album. If you’re into rock at all, then this is the album to start your collection with.
With powerful and meaningful songs …

First time I hear this song, it’s sounds so weird to me, like the kids who has weird vocal sing this song. But, after I listen it more and more, I realize that I dance with this song. I enjoy it when it’s played.
‘Tokyo Drift’ from is original …

Revelations is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Piece Of Mind. The track starts off with a moderately-paced riff which has a nice and heavy sound and allows room for an interesting bass fill by Harris in between the riff as well. The riff for …

Two Soldiers is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his album World Gone Wrong. The song starts off with a nice and melodic acoustic guitar pattern which goes on for a while before Dylan comes in with the vocals a bit under a …

I’m not a fan of action movies as a rule, but when my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, made one (Black Dog), I had to go see it. Lo and behold, I actually loved the movie. I watch it more than I do at least half of the …

Drug Machine In Heaven is a song by the Flaming Lips and the opening track on their third release, Telepathic Surgery. Opening with a distorted guitar riff, the drums and bass enter the song to give the overall tone a sound which is similar to several songs the band …

I’ve loved Barbra Streisand my entire life and never have I seen her happier than when she married James Brolin a decade or so ago. In ways, she’s been almost giddy, and as a fan, that’s fun to see. As Barbra says in the liner jacket for …

Weathered is Creed’s third and final CD (they have since broken up). It includes rock songs such as Bullets, Freedom Fighter, Who’s Got my Back?, My Sacrifice, Stand Here with Me, and Hide. I enjoy all of the songs. Like other Creed CD’s, the music is …

The Battle Of Evermore is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their iconic record Led Zeppelin IV. The Battle Of Evermore starts out in a very quiet tone before fading in to reveal Page’s mandolin playing before Plant and a female singer come in with the vocals. …

A very powerful voice by Darlene Zschech as she sings the song Here In My Life which deeply touched my spirit as I sing this song along even if I was alone or with somebody. I like how high is Darlene’s pitch. She is one of the best singers …

The name for the whole music group and not the lead singer, Deborah Harry, as many suspect, Blondie is one of the most accessible punk groups of the 70’s.
At fist glance, this collection appears to be a complete package of their most successful singles. However, some of the versions …

Katatonia is a great band. They always have been. The actual music of the band is complex, inventive and catchy, all without being “sold out” or “poppy”. “The Great Cold Distance” is no exception. The instrumentation is complex, edgy, hard and very evolved from their previous works. There is …

Ibiza Bar is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on the soundtrack for the film More. The song opens up with a nice guitar rhythm from Gilmour going down the center of the track alongside with drums and bass while a guitar lead can be heard in the …

“There’ll Be Some Changes Made” is a collaboration effort of 2 amazing guitarists. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame, and Chet Atkins of well… Chet Atkins fame contribute to this amazing song. Although the song itself is a cover version, the original performers of the song were Benton Overstreet, …

Overview —“ Melissa, the debut album released by Mercyful Fate, is an album that I actually got into because of Metallica. For those of you who don’t know, Metallica released a cover album entitled Garage Inc. which featured a song called Mercyful Fate which turned out to really just …

Korn’s self titled debut was released on Immortal/Epic in may of 1994 and recorded in Malibu California. This album is extremely dark and aggressive, the first song Blind, is about Jonathan Davis’s drug problems and how he felt blind a really aggressive song. Ball Tongue is less interesting but …

This album occupies a very special part in my heart. I do not know exactly why, but I remember the day, the night, when I bought this album so vividly, with such clarity and detail. It was a winter night. It was snowing. It was rather late and dark. …

In my opinion, it is really rare for a celebrity such as an actor/actress or famous athlete to successfully cross over into the music industry. That is why when I found out that Jared Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars actually sounds really good, I was seriously impressed. The …

Mouth Wooed Her is a song by Animal Collective and the tenth song on their record Sung Tongs. Opening with a calming acoustic guitar pattern, the vocals enter the mix after about thirty seconds with a melody that initially didn’t win me over, but is one that’s grown on …

I recently came across a featured video on youtube by a hardcore band named Revocation. The song Is called Dismantle the Dictator and even though im not a big hardcore kind of metal guy. Im more into the classic rock style and some other styles of rock. I really …

Lion In A Coma is a song by Animal Collective and the ninth song to appear on their 2009 record Merriweather Post Pavilion. Immediately opening up with a bouncy rhythm, Lion In A Coma has an undeniable lighthearted sound to it right from the start. The vocal performance …

Audioslave formed around 2001/2002 and released their debut in late 02 with producer Rick Rubin, if you don’t already know Audioslave are Rage Against The Machine minus Zach De La Roache plus Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. The album starts strong with Cochise, a great loud opener followed by an …

Aria electric guitars are exceptionally good. Considering their cheap prices as compared to Ibanez or Gibson, it comes as a surprise that Aria guitars are quite professional.Recently i purchased an Aria electric guitar (STG 004) for less than 200$. It has 2 single-coil pick-ups and one humbugging pick-up.
This …

Another album to go from this incredible band ever called “Folie a Deux”. It’s actually had been planned for releasing in November 4th, but according to this band, they didn’t want to call this album as a part of one side campaign remembering the general election of that day. …

Tears for Fears is one of the biggest 1980’s acts of all time. This duo had so many hits. But many of them are very obscure. (How’s that for an oxymoron?) The biggest hit of theirs to date has to be “Head Over Heels.” …

It has been a while since I have been pleasantly surprised by a musician or a band, which is why I was so happy to discover Florence and the Machine. Much like so many good musicians over the years, Florence Welch hails from the UK and brings …

This album is the closest thing to musical perfection in rock and metal that I’ve heard in a long time. Personally, I think that this is a musical masterpiece from Mushroomhead. The first track, “Kill Tomorrow”, begins slow and steady with Jeffrey Nothing’s vocal starting as well. Then the …

Stand In Line is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the sixth song on their fourth album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a somber atmosphere led by an acoustic guitar pattern and Coyne’s vocal performance, Stand In Line is interesting in that it …

Dreamend is an underappreciated post-rock or showgaze band that has actually been quite productive over the last ten years. Stigmata Boy is one of their earliest recordings and has more singing in it than other of their albums. In most cases I don’t like to much of singing in …

BSB’s album “Never Gone” was released in the June of last year. Before I could put my hands on one, the stock was finished! I hadn’t realised that BSB were still in so much demand! Well, the album is so cool, I haven?t yet stopped listening to it! The …

Going To San Diego is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the penultimate song on their third release, The Arrested Cats. Interestingly, the band opens up this track with an acoustic rendition of Beethoven’s iconic, Ode To Joy. Although somewhat out of place, the band actually do a …

Zombie By The Cranberries By Andrew Jackson Jihad is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears on their most recent studio record, Knife Man. Opening up with a quick acoustic guitar rhythm, the sound reminds me a bit more of the sound that the band would have had …

Hot Love Drama is a song by MGMT which appears on their debut record, Climbing To New Lows. If you read my review on MGMT’s previous track, Money To Burn, then you’ll have seen that my main complaint against that track was that it felt like it lacked energy, …

Overview —“ The Saints Are Coming, a music video and single released by Green Day in collaboration with U2 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina is certainly a power song and a power video to go with it. Although I really like Green Day, I’m not a huge fan …

Rolling Papers is Wiz Khalifa’s big debut album. He released a few of the songs as singles before the release of the CD. That made it feel like I had already heard about half of the songs before he released it. The problem with that was that he had …

I do really love the music of Geoff Bullock II particularly his album “The Power of Your Love.” Listening to the album “Power of Your Love” will give you a one of a kind worship experience. The album is full of awesome and soul-reviving worship songs which include the …

One of my favourite alternative rock bands since I discovered my love for rock music in high school is the band Chevelle. I discovered them in high school when I saw one of their music videos playing on MTV one day after school, and I fell even more in …

When The Weeknd released his mega-hit “Earned It” earlier this year, (it was included in the elusive Fifty Shades soundtrack) I never really cared. In fact I hate that song, yes, until now. It wasn’t just my type of music and I was certainly surprised when everyone else I …