Music Reviews
The Grateful Dead - Workingman’s Dead
Overview - Workingman’s Dead, The Grateful Dead’s forth effort, strays extremely far away from the more psychedelic sound that the band developed on Aoxomoxoa and Anthem Of The Sun for a much more folk rock and even country sound. Although there’s a huge change in sound, the band honestly …
Say A Little Prayer by Diana King
Say A Little Prayer by Diana King is a super amazing song, that I still hear up till today. This song is actually part of the song compilations in the movie ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. I love this theme song very much and it has a lot of …
Lonely Pup by Adam Faith
I love this song and first heard it a few years back at Christmas time from a CD comprising of 101 Christmas songs. Little did I know it was sung back in 1960! But the song itself is so cute and I was hooked immediately when I heard it.
The …
Beastie Boys (music group)
While it took me some time to truly appreciate the music of the band the “Beastie Boys”, right now, even though I think their musical style is a bit unusual, I do find that the style itself and the lyrics certainly are fascinating.
One of the reasons why it …
Nine Inch Nails - All The Love In The World (Song)
All The Love In The World is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album With Teeth. The song starts out with some electronic drums playing in a rhythm which stays throughout the majority of the song. Reznor joins in with the vocals pretty quickly on …
Nothing In This World by Paris Hilton
I love the song, Nothing In This World by Paris Hilton very much! Paris looks so adorable in the music video and if I’m right, this is one of the first few videos that she has released. Not sure which music record company she’s under, but if it’s …
Animal Collective - Throwin The Round Ball (Song)
Throwin The Round Ball is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release Danse Manatee. In contrast to Runnin The Round Ball, this track has far less of a building feel to it, but it is also another instrumental. Rather than having a more traditional musical …
Ten Years After, I’m Going Home, music
Ten Years After, I’m Coming Home, released in 1996, compilation.
A band that defintelt stands the test of time is Ten Years After. Alvin Lee and company could really belt out the jams. It’s sad that a lot of teenagers into heavier music today don’t realize how important the …
I’ll Be Missing You: Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans and 112
Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans and 112
“I’ll Be Missing You”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Hype Williams
Ah yes, the height of the Puff Daddy craze, this was it right here. Summer 1997. The two hottest songs of the year were Notorious B.I.G.’s “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” and Puff Daddy’s “I’ll …
Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow (Song)
Harvester Of Sorrow, the sixth track off of And Justice For All, is a track which I initially never liked very much but now have come to gain at least a bit more appreciation for the track. I think that the main problem I had with Harvester Of Sorrow …
Borns - Past Lives (Song)
BORNS is one of the up and coming musicians this year that really got me interested. From the first time I heard him in his wonderfully-crafted “10,000 Emerald Pools”, I knew that I will be captivated in his following efforts. And he never failed, far from it.
Past Lives …
Faith Hill
We like country music and we like to go to live concerts whenever we can. We saw Faith Hill perform around three years ago at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. We don’t mind traveling to Washington, because it is only around forty five minutes from Baltimore. …
The Yamaha DGX 305 Portable Grand
The DGX 305 Portable Grand is a 76-key keyboard from Yamaha. It comes with a user manual, accessory CD-ROM, and music rest but I bought mine from a music store that gave me a free keyboard stand and a Yamaha power supply which is good considering that the …
I’m So Sick (song by FlyLeaf)
Flyleaf is an American rock band and I first heard their song “I’m so sick” on a local radio station here. It starts off with a heavy guitar intro before the lead singer begins to sing the song is a sweet voice before turning into a typical rock band …
Taio Cruz: Rokstarr
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 …
Keeps Gettin Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera
Magnificent is one word to sum up Keeps Gettin Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera.
All awesome hits are inside and let me start with Genie In A Bottle and other nice oh so cool tunes like the duet with Ricky Martin, the collaboration with the other …
Album : Mad Maze - No Time Left… [E.P]
How good has it been over the last few years to be a fan of thrash metal!! I like loads of different kinds of music, more than most people i know, but old-school thrash metal will always hold a special little place in my heart as it’s the music …
The band Cannibal Corpse
The metal band Cannibal Corpse is a group of sick musicians and I mean sick in a real good way. I don’t think these guys are talented when it comes to making music but these guys have voices like you wouldn’t believe when it comes to belting out brutal …
twenty one pilots - Cancer (2016 Song)
I am a huge fan of twenty one pilots even before they became huge this year. Honestly speaking, they are the most popular rock band right now. I don’t have trouble telling the world I am a fan of them because unlike One Direction, I think twenty one pilots …
The Flaming Lips - Love Yer Brain (Song)
Love Yer Brain is a song by The Flaming Lips and the final song to appear on their second album, Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a piano and clocking in at just under eight minutes long, I do hope that The Flaming Lips go for something ambitious with …
Iris - Goo goo dolls
This song is my old time favorite. I first heard this song when I watch the movie ‘city of angels’ years ago. This is one of the official sound track of the movie.I downloaded this song so I can hear the real meaning of it. I fell in love …
Hollywood Undead “Swan Songs” album
Hollywood Undead released their debut album “Swan Songs” in August 2008. It’s hard to describe their music genre, as they pull from so many different styles. They are most commonly referred to as rap rock, but I feel their music goes so beyond that label.
The …
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends (Song)
Wake Me Up When September Ends, the final ballad from American Idiot proves that although Green Day may have faltered on previous ballads like Boulevard Of Broken Dreams or Are We The Waiting, they certainly pull it off very nicely in the end. As I have already said, whereas …
I Need A Girl, Part One: P. Diddy ft. Usher and Loon
P. Diddy ft. Usher and Loon
“I Need A Girl, Part One”
The Saga Continues…/We Invented The Remix
Bad Boy Entertainment
“I Need A Girl, Part One” serves as a third single and music video from P. Diddy’s third album “The Saga Continues…”, following “Let’s Get It”, “Bad Boy For Life”, and “Diddy”, …
Paramore - breathe
I like all the Paramore’s song because I like rock music and their music bring freshness and inspiration to me. Usually Paramore’s song always rock the world with the music and the powerfull vocals from Hayley. In this song ‘breathe’, it’s different from the other song from Paramore’s song. …
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Hate, Rain On Me (Song)
Hate, Rain On Me is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and appears as the seventh track on their most recent release, Knife Man. Opening up with a guitar riff that is neither overly melodic nor overly aggressive, the band interestingly takes a fairly balanced approach to the tone …
Bob Dylan - If You See Her, Say Hello (Song)
If You See Her, Say Hello is a track from Bob Dylan’s album Blood On The Tracks and certainly one of the songs on that record which I believe does a good job of conveying quite a bit of emotion and power behind both Dylan’s lyrics and vocals. I …
Live Your Life (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
I first heard this song on an awards show. And now I’m hearing it all the time on the radio. And at first I was a bit apprehensive about a song like this. But I realized that I actually like the personalities of both …
“In My Lifetime” (1995): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“In My Lifetime”
Payday Records
Jay-Z made his debut with this single and music video “In My Lifetime” which isn’t from any particular album. This was released about a year before his first album came out. “In My Lifetime” is basically a rags-to-riches stylized music video (if you’ve seen the one …
Country Music Singer George Strait
George Strait is one of the top country music singers in it’s history. His songs have always had the tendency to fly high in the charts and people across the United States love his music. I am one of his fans and there are very good reasons why. There …
Bob Dylan - Forgetful Heart (Song)
Forgetful Heart is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Together Through Life. Though the music at the start of this track doesn’t go on for too long, I do enjoy the mood it establishes and I think that it fits perfectly with the tone and …
Green Day - Insomniac
Overview —“ Insomniac, Green Day’s fourth effort, continues with the sound that they developed on Dookie as they try to become better and better with songwriting. If I had to give a general pattern for this album, I’d say it gets progressively better as it goes along with some …
Static - X Wisconsin Death Trip
Wisconsin Death Trip is Static-X’s first album, it was released in 1999 on Warner Bros records and produced by Ulrich Wild and Static-X. The album is really a heavy album, they call it industrial, I guess you could call it that, the singles are Push It, I’m With Stupid, …
Drag-on : Opposite Of H2o cd
If you do not know who Drag-on is, he is a former Ruff Ryders artist who made several tracks with musical great DMX including �Ruff Ryders Anthem Remix� and �No Love For Me� which created a huge buzz for his first solo record titled �The Opposite of H2o�. …
Muse - Cave (Song)
Cave is a song by Muse which appears on their first record, Showbiz. The track opens up with an interesting sound led by a distorted guitar riff which has a space-like sound to it. Bellamy comes in with the first verse about forty seconds into the track with a …
Scars On Broadway - Exploding/Reloading (Song)
Exploding/Reloading is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. To recap, the first two songs on this record have been Serious and Funny, the former being quite an aggressive and fast track while the latter being far more melodic and moderately paced. To …
The Calling-Wherever You Will Go(song)
The band the Calling has a really known song that came out a few years ago by the name Wherever You Will Go. It is song based around afew chords and some really nice guitar volume swells. This song by the band has a really big mainstream sound to …
Anberlin: Lost Songs
Well I was quite surprised when this was released but I knew I had to have it. I have been and always will be a fan of this band for a long time and when I saw this come out on shelves, I knew it would be a very …
Angel Haze Dirty Gold Album
Angel Haze is a relatively unknown rapper, although she has been garnering features on several well-known mainstream songs, such as Nick Jonas’ Numb and Mary Lambert’s Ribcage.
Her debut album Dirty Gold however, is a mini masterpiece in itself. For people like me who enjoy rap because it’s a …
Iron Maiden - Losfer Words, Big ‘Orra (Song)
Losfer Words (Big —˜Orra) is an instrumental by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Powerslave. I can’t speak with absolute certainty but I believe this is one of the very few Iron Maiden instrumentals, the only other one to come to mind right now is Transylvania and I …
Taking Chances album
Taking Chances seemed very appropriate as the album title was taken by Celine Dion. By presenting some old songs and some new songs, which differ with the type of songs that had been sung. Dion to make a change. Since her last album, A New
Day Has Come in 2002, …
Kyuss - El Rodeo (song)
“El Rodeo” happens to be on Kyuss last studio album …And The Circus Leaves Town. Although the actual album wasn’t Kyuss best albums compared to the excellent “Blues for the Red Sun” and equally good “Welcome to Sky Valley”, it did churn out this little diddy. “El Rodeo” happens …
B.C. Rich Metal Master Warlock
Normally B.C. Rich doesn’t compare to other big time companies like Fender, but with this guitar it beats Fender any day. Some of its features include: Wrap-around bridge, A great paintjob that will take forever to wear out, and Dual BDSM Humbukkers. Not to mention it is INCREDIBLY light …
Radiohead - Just (Song)
Just is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album, The Bends. The track opens up briefly with an acoustic guitar pattern which continues playing despite a lead guitar part coming in over it which creates an interesting sound. I must say that I wished Radiohead would …
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 1″ (2005): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 1″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
“Trapped in the Closet, Part 1″ is not only the first single and music video from R. Kelly’s seventh solo album “TP-3: Reloaded”, it is an ongoing narrative of sorts, a story revolving around a one night stand that spans off …
“Jigga What, Jigga Who” (1999): Jay-Z ft. Amil and Big Jaz
Jay-Z ft. Amil and Big Jaz
“Jigga What, Jigga Who”
Volume 2… Hard Knock Life
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Jigga What, Jigga Who” is the fourth and final single and music video from his third album “Volume 2… Hard Knock Life”, following “Can I Get A…”, “Hard Knock Life”, and “More Money, More Cash, More …
Goo, 1990 Album by Sonic Youth
If you want to know where to start listening to Sonic Youth, so that to get right to the heart of the band and understand who they are, there is a trilogy of consecutive albums which would do the job best of all. I mean the albums released in …
The Beatles - Come Together (Song)
Come Together would have to be one of the most calming and relaxing Beatles songs which I’ve ever listened to. Driven by Lennon’s vocal delivery which just mixes right in perfectly with the music under him, Come Together is the opening track of Abbey Road and one of the …
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