Van Halen burst on the scene with their debut album and changed the way guitar players played their instruments.Eddie Van Halen was so influential and practically everyone copied his playing style throughout the next decade.The front man David Lee Roth sparked a vital new energy that got crowds to …

Blue Jay Way, one of the more psychedelic or at least calming tracks by The Beatles, is one of the tracks to appear on what I would consider to be easily their most Also, to be honest, this track really strikes me as a work which I would associate …

Metallica’s S&M album is a live album recorded by Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, recorded on 21 and 22 April 1999 at Berkley Community Theatre. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Kamen who also composed all the symphonic accompaniment. S&M, wich is an abbreviation for “Symphony and …

Eminem- Curtain Call (The Hits)
Is it just me or is Eminem always supposedly retiring from the hip hop scene only to come back with yet another release? Well, not that I’m complaining of course, The more music from this rap genius the better as far as I’m concerned! This …

This song is so addictive!! And it’s been a long time since I heard this song, but I was so into it again because just now morning I was preparing myself after shower and I turned on the radio and I heard this song over the radio.
I …

Once in a while a band/artist comes along and totally shakes the foundations of conventional and un-conventional art. In this case, the band is Tool, and the art form in qustion is music. The album in question is Lateralus, a monolithic epic album that transcends all conventional boundries and …

Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey’s Head is a song by The Gorillaz which appears on their album Demon Days. The track opens up with a groovy rhythm which is accompanied by a spoken word section over it which sets up the song. Though the spoken word section doesn’t …

Poles Apart is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Division Bell. The song starts off quietly before the volume gradually increases to reveal Gilmour’s guitar part as well as some keyboard parts from Wright. Gilmour takes lead vocals on the track with a melody …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Emotion
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
“Emotion” is the third single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s third album titled “Survivor”, following the previous singles and music videos - “Survivor” and “Bootylicious”. “Emotion” is the laid-back, sentimental third single which one should expect from most R&B and …

Looking for something on the alternative side, something peppy and yet soothing, something original, something you can really enjoy? Look no further than the group The Postal Service. With pop-rock-techno melodies, The Postal Service is a group that can appeal to almost anyone. The lyrics are …

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.” …

Ahhh Good Country is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release, Danse Manatee. Opening up with a synthesizer intro that drags on for about two minutes, Ahhh Good Country then goes on in this instrumental fashion for about another minute before the vocal performance finally …

Overview —“ Toxicity, a third music video released by System Of A Down for their second album of the same name is pretty much a performance music video but it has a few twists thrown into it. Rather than be a straight performance video, certain sections of this music …

Bon Jovi is one of those huge artists in music that will always be in the major leagues of Rock N Roll forever and they will probably play big gigs til there done. One of the songs I really like by them and it is huge hit is the …

This is my favorite Bryan Adams song. This is a rock song with energetic tunes, energetic steps, friendly lyrics. “Those were the best days of my life” punch line like this makes you feel nostalgic. Adams has sung this song in his typical unorthodox voice which some how suits …

Although I’m a techie, at least for the Boomer Generation, I don’t always have to the have the best and newest. I don’t buy every computer game or gizmo that comes along. I don’t have an Ipod and I don’t carry a cell phone. I can do …

“The Best Of The Suicide Sessions”
“Suicide Sessions”- an album only for those who can handle sheer rawness that feels like needles piercing your ears, extremely offensive and disturbing lyrics, and the most unlistenable album GG has ever put out. Through the distortion and static is a set of recordings …

As my friend and I were griping about it the other night, I realized it might be interesting to offer a perspective on one of the most popular songs of the past year, “Empire State of Mind,” from rapper Jay-Z’s album “The Blueprint 3″ (released in late 2009) which …

Dear Doctor is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Beggars Banquet. The vocals start in right away along with an acoustic guitar part and a slight harmonica as well which gives it somewhat of a folk rock sound in my opinion. Jagger’s vocal melody …

40 Oz. To Freedom is a song by Sublime and the title track of their debut record. Opening up with a percussive rhythm and a reggae guitar part, I can thankfully report that this song already starts off with a better sound than Waiting For My Ruca. Whereas the …

It amazes me that I ever purchased Garth Brooks: Double Live CD because, frankly, he was never a favorite of mine. I did have a co-worker who adored the man. I don’t deny he knows how to put on a show or can sing a song, but …

Calling you by Blue October is a song that is sad in some ways if you think about it because it talks about how a guy misses a girl so much that he keeps calling her. I like the song because it reminds me of how I am with …

This artist clearly needs no introduction; I don’t think that there is anyone on this planet who hasn’t heard of Amy Winehouse by now! She’s constantly in the press, usually for all the wrong reasons but, that said, she is one talented singer. This album has got to be her …

One Of The Boys is an album from Katy Perry one of my new favorite singers. The following are sone songs you’ve probably heard before because they are the sigles from the album. They are as follows: I Kissed A Girl, Hot N Cold, Thinking Of You, …

This is the second album of Fall Out Boy that I’ve heard. It’s really good, but for some reason I love the first one (From Under the Cork tree) better. I was watching (guess what…) MTV (again! Is anyone seeing a pattern here?) and I saw the music video …

Stuck With Me is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Insomniac. Right from the start, you certainly get hit with that traditional Green Day sound of distorted power chords played in a repetitive structure. I don’t mean for this description to sound unpleasant or anything, …

Artist: Mariah Carey feat. Trey Lorenz
Video: I’ll Be There
Album: MTV Unplugged
Label: Columbia Records
“I’ll Be There” is a single and music video (featuring Trey Lorenz) off of Marey Carey’s MTV Unplugged album. “I’ll Be There” is a reenactment of the Jackson Five song of the same name but with Trey …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 3″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Ok, so far, we have cheating and homosexuality in an R. Kelly song and video. Lovely. Anyway, picking up where Part 2 left off, we have all four people here (Sylvester, Rufus, his wife Cathy, and his boyfriend Chuck, played by …

Firstly, i must admit that i never quite understood the massive amounts of praise that gets heaped on this band by anybody that listens to progressive music in general.
I’ve tried listening to this album dozens of times at different intervals over the last few years to see if …

Overview —“ American Idiot, the first music video released by Green Day in support of the album of the same title shows the band at a level of new songwriting and shows that they emerged from the time after Warning as being stronger and better than ever, musically, lyrically, …

Hello, I Love You is a song by The Doors which appears on their album Waiting For The Sun. The track opens up with a quick drum burst before leading into the main rhythm which is certainly quite distinctive and unique and has come to be associated with The …

Overview —“ Steal This Album, the third effort by System Of A Down, is made up of tracks which leaked on the internet after the release of Toxicity and so the band decided to finish up these tracks and release them in their final forms. Just from this description, …

 
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. …

Losing My Senses is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album The World Needs A Hero. The track starts off with Mustaine immediately singing along with a guitar riff which has a nice flowing sound to it I suppose. Mustaine and this guitar go on for quite …

Never Argue With A German If You’re Tired Or European Song is a track by Jefferson Airplane which appears on their record Bark. The title may seem quite obscure to you but I suppose there’s reason for it as Slick sings all of the lyrics in this song in …

Take a bow is sad song from Rihanna, I think this song is the opposite from the famous Rihanna’s song, Umbrella, because this song it’s not cheer up and not energic.
This song is tell about a girl who always cheated by her boyfriend. He always forgiven, but he always …

Escape, one of the later tracks on Ride The Lightning, is a track that I’ll admit sounds forced and written for the radio in my opinion. Supposedly the story is that the record company wanted Metallica to write a track like Escape, due to …

Bloom is a song by Radiohead which appears on their most recent record, The King Of Limbs. Opening up with a quick piano line along with a guitar, the drums join the mix and the band establishes a general rhythm with actually quite a lot going on before Thom …

With Teeth is the title track of an album by Nine Inch Nails. With Teeth opens up with some brief noise before leading to a drum rhythm which sound somewhat awkward and then a synthesizer being played over this and finally a distorted guitar playing a bit of a …

Taylor Guitars have been a highly respected and trusted guitar maker for the last four decades. Since 1974, Bob Taylor and company have been making quality, high-end guitars. That is still true today with the Taylor GS guitar line. As a long time acoustic guitar …

The song, Love Song by Sara Bareilles is very catchy, very groovy and moving. It gives me an image of a very nice sunshiny day full of positive aspects of life. ‘To write a love song..today..’. I really love this and I could be listening this to …

Power Quest have always been a band that i am constantly frustrated with. They always hinted at greatness, but for some reason were never really able to put it all together when needed the most. I’m happy to report though that with this new album Blood Alliance, all the …

Probably the weakest Pink Floyd album ever. Actually, it’s not even a Pink Floyd album, maybe only in name, because it’s written, produced and perfomed by Roger Waters. I see it as a the third CD to the Wall pretty much, since it has the same style, musically. Thematically …

So Far So good So What is Megadeth’s third album released in 1988 on Capital Records. The album features a cover of Anarchy In The UK by the Sex Pistols, while it isn’t my favorite as cover songs usually aren’t, it’s cool to see the band’s influences. The album …

The UK’s favourite Indie rockers returned this summer with their fourth studio album, entitled Suck It and See.
Despite critics and fans alike not being too impressed with their last record, Humbug, the boys from Yorkshire have returned with, what I feel, is a very impressive album.
Although I was …

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 …

Thought I Knew is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled record, specifically The Red Album. What’s interesting about Thought I Knew is that it actually isn’t sung by Cuomo which is quite rare to hear in a Weezer song, although I believe there a few songs …

The obscure titled “I Was A Teenage Hand Model” closes out Queens of the Stone Age’s debut self titled album at track 11. What makes this album so weird is that it was released on Roadrunner records which I am most familiar with them releasing Soulfly albums, which are …

Hung up is the first single of the album “Confessions on a dancefloor” by Madonna. The music video was shot by Johan Renk. It is inspired by the movie Saturday Night Fever.
This video of Madonna is definitely one of the best videos of Madonna. Her style, dance, hair and …