In March of 2010, Dreamworks released How to Train Your Dragon; a film about a boy named hiccup on a viking island where killing the dragons which raid the city is almost everything. Hiccup, however, is no ordinary boy and, unlike everybody else, is not strong and does have …

Mariah Carey really has a very sweet voice. I love her voice so much; she sings love songs very well and has wonderful voice interpretation of R&B songs too. She is the very first girl we have known to have collaboration with “hip hop” singers, and this is the …

Taylor Swift’s popularity just keeps growing. Although there are those who criticize her “pop” lyrics and her over-romanticized ideals in her songs (this reviewer being one of them when she first came onto the scene), her songs unapologetically unveils her heart’s desires. There is an open, unedited …

Slippi is a song by Animal Collective and is the penultimate track on their fourth studio record, Here Comes The Indian. Opening up with a quick rhythm which sounds to be in sharp contrast to the previous three tracks on the record, I must say that the energy present …

Sober is a track which appears on Muse’s debut record, Showbiz. Sober is written about alcoholism, as I suppose the name would suggest, and Sober is one of the first songs of Muse that I listened to. I remember listening through their entire debut record and Sober was one …

Jay-Z & Linkin Park
“Numb/Encore”
MTV’s Ultimate Mash-Up’s Presents:
Jay-Z & Linkin Park: Collision Course
Roc-A-Fella Records/Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe DeMaio/Kimo Proudfoot
“Numb/Encore” is a genius music production. The song contains the coupling of two different singles - “Encore” from Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” (2003) and “Numb” from Linkin Park’s “Meteora” (2003) album. This …

Hearing Barry Manilow sing songs from the 70’s was spine-tingling. He’s not only a musical product of the 70’s himself, but he chose some very popular songs of that era to sing for this CD. All the songs are familiar, yet more-so with Barry’s warm vocals. The songs seem …

Ode To C.C. (Part II) is a song by the Flaming Lips and the penultimate track to appear on their sophomore effort, Oh My Gawd. Thankfully, the second part of this track features an actual instrument in comparison to Ode to C.C. (Part I) which was just made up …

The Best of Stargate SG-1 Season 1 soundtrack CD contains music from 9 different episodes of the hit science fiction series as well as the main title and end credits. I definitely want to mention the liner notes which has a brief summary of the episodes included plus …

Purgatory is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Killers. Purgatory starts off with a quick and aggressive guitar riff in the left channel while a reinforcing rhythm can be heard in the right channel before all of the instruments start to go down the middle …

New Born is the opening track of Origin Of Symmetry, a record by Muse. New Born starts out in an extremely melodic tone and is primarily driven by Matt Bellamy singing in a very delicate delivery and being accompanied by a piano behind him. Something which Muse has always …

Initially it would not catch me listening to this kind of music, but this wonderful singer left me with no other choice but making an exception. The first time I heard her voice I thought that I was in the dream, I caught myself day dreaming and losing all …

I am a serious fan of Kayne West, as many other people are also. I really lovve his song Flashing Lights, there is just something about this song that captures me. So many of my friends are confused by my near obsession over this song. I am not kidding …

Overview - Long John Silver, Jefferson Airplane’s seventh effort, is an album that truly relied on Jorma Kaukonen, if he was not on this album, it would’ve been miles worse than what it was. Although the album really isn’t that good by any means, I’d say just average at …

 
Ur so gay song by Katy Perry is an awesome song. It’s a funny, quirky song. The song is clearly about Katy perry or a girl, and the love of her life is gay but she didn’t realize it but she talks about all the gay stuff he did. …

The Sun is a song by The Flaming lips and the third track to appear on their album Hit To Death In The Future Head. Opening up with a melodic introduction, Coyne comes in with the vocals of the track which start out promising again. Although not a wonderful …

I’m Looking Through You is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Before I begin I want to stress right now that this is one of the many examples on Rubber Soul that certainly proved The Beatles were about to enter into a level …

Banshee Beat is a song by Animal Collective and the sixth track on their release Feels. Banshee Beat continues to drive the album in a more melodic direction as the preceding track, Bees, as well as an earlier track, Flesh Canoe, did. I should mention that Banshee Beat is …

Before the album was released, a few years ago, Motley Crue fans have so long waited for this group to return to the reunion. I am sure, this group would know what the fans wanted. Therefore, Motley Crue have returned with the album Red, White & Crue. This album …

Don’t Leave Me Now is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their concept record, The Wall. I don’t really want to go into much explanation about the story which goes on with this song since it’s useless to explain without the entire context of The Wall. The …

Magical Mystery Tour is the title track of a record released by The Beatles. This song is the starting track on the album and it’s actually a pretty good representation of what’s going to follow. The track opens up in a very energetic fashion and actually features an extremely …

Overview - Beatles For Sale, the Beatles’ fourth effort, is just packed with fourteen songs, both covers and originals, of excellent vocal performances, very natural flowing songs, and a steady energy throughout all the tracks. It’s hard for me to review an early Beatles record in full because after …

Penny Dreadfuls is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their debut record Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. Opening up with some background noise, a piano gradually joins the track before the vocals also come in. In strict contrast to the previous instrumental track, Untitled, the tone …

I would not say that this album is superb but I think that it is quite good. It is definitely good enough for Arctic Monkeys. All the songs on this album are a lot more mature than the songs that the band used to perform on the previous albums. …

I have always loved the Eagles and this song is one of my all time favorites. After the Thrill is Gone is such a true story about love and how wonderful it is when it starts. It then seems to die down and there is no thrill left to …

What can I say about Christina Aguilera? yes, she is my favorite singer. Her voice is very very good. And when she sing its always touch my heart. Her song s always give me spirit and cheer up my days. Listen up one song from her tittled Beautiful, …

British rock band Queen released their most groundbreaking material in the year 1975 - A Night at the Opera album. At the time of its release it was the most expensive album ever made. The album features diverse musical styles such as hard rock, opera influenced rock and pop …

Songs with a slower pace than most rock songs are ones that I typically enjoy, usually because these songs tend to be more creative on average. When a song moves slowly, it almost forces the songwriters to work a little harder at making the song interesting, as they do …

Record Exchange
1600 Spring Garden St
Greensboro, NC 27403
(336) 273-6300
If you like music, then you will be a fan of the record exchange. This psuedo independent record store on west market street is a music lovers dream. One of the greatest features of this store is taht they have musicians come …

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 …

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 …

John Michael Montgomery sings a song called “The Little Girl”. It is a very sad song because it tells the story of a little girl who used to hide behind the couch when her parents would fight until the night that her dad killed her mom out of jealousy …

I think one of the most popular singers from the nineteen nineties was the singer Gloria Estefan. I can remember seeing her when I was little on television and thinking that not only did I want to be beautiful like her but I wanted to sing like her some …

Corrosion Of Conformity released,”In The Arms Of God,” in 2005.The album is an experimental effort for Peeper Keenan and Company.They have grown from the early days of Southern Metal influence into a diverse band.In The Arms of God features blistering guitar riffs, odd time signatures, and philosophical themes.The band …

Karma Police is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album OK Computer. I believe Karma Police is one of the better known Radiohead songs, and I must say that I believe there is good reason for this. The song opens up with in a fairly moderate tempo …

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 …

I was 16 (now I’m 21) when I started listening to The Cranberries. They were the ones who made me like music in general, and they’re the ones I’ll probably always hold in my heart. And that is why I’m really biased when it comes to this particular band, …

It Ain’t Me Babe is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on Another Side Of Bob Dylan. As with many of songs from Dylan’s earlier records, the instrumentation is extremely stripped down and primarily just features an acoustic guitar playing a basic pattern which Dylan sings over and …

The Beatles were great, they innovate and just reinvented music. There are lots of Beatles songs I love, but there are some I like the best. One of those songs is “The Ballad of John and Yoko” written by John Lennon. The song is a smooth rock n’ roll …

The Bends is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with a fairly heavy guitar riff, the song immediately starts out with a rhythm I enjoy and a full and healthy rock sound. Yorke can be heard singing a few …

Overview - Killers, the second album by Iron maiden and last to feature Paul Di’Anno, expands on some of the more technical sides that they introduced on their self titled debut album and also incorporates more use of harmony, a crucial aspect of their music that Maiden became known …

If you love the sound of Death Cab For Cutie, then you’ll enjoy Ben Gibbards otehr project The Postal Service. What makes the postal service a little different than deathcab is the electronic sound and beats within their songs. In most cases the songs could not be recreasted in …

Ciara
“Promise”
Ciara: The Evolution
LaFace Records
Director: Diane Martel
“Promise” tops Ciara’s previous single and video with its mid-tempo falsetto R&B ballad which depicts a girl in search of her one perfect man, she’s single, lonely, and looking for love. She’s ready to commit and willing to spend her life with him. Ciara …

Taylor Swift’s CD called Speak Now is of the country genre but is versatile and integrated into the pop genre too. It is available at any store that sells music, but I would recommend going to Target to pick up a Deluxe Edition for $14.99. Taylor Swift is a …

DDevil is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their self-titled debut record. DDevil starts off with an interesting bass line accompanied by a drum rhythm which goes on for a bit of time before the song transitions into a much heavier section thanks to the …

The CD to the movie One Last Dance is incredibly dynamic and awesome. It truly takes the listener on a journey that is powerful and emotional. This is the story of three dancers, once torn apart and now brought back together in a time of sorrow, but they …

Susanne is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as the Blue Album. Opening with some guitar feedback and a simple drum rhythm, I get the feeling as if I’m listening to an old time song with Weezer adding their own electric influence …

Church by T-pain is a song that plays towards the begging of the movie step up 2 where they have the dance off between Tyler and Andy. It is a very cool song for the dance they do. I like the song because it talks about how this …

This musical album is really good on several levels. It offers not a single thing to the listener, but it has several good sides.
This album is inspired by stories of Edgar Allan Poe. And in this way it is rather more than a conventional rock record. It should definitely …

Forest is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their second studio effort, Toxicity. The track opens up with a somewhat chaotic sounding section before Malakian comes in with an extremely heavy riff on guitar. The verse sort of follows a pattern of having this extremely …