Sometimes, the best things are found in the strangest of places. From the midst of the often incredibly angsty underground music scene comes a completely unexpected ray of sunshine in the form of a band with a typically ironic name — Cheap Seats.
The band at first glance is rather …

The band Blue Oyster cult has a really big 80s hit off their album The Revölution by Night in 1983. It was the largest single off that album. This song was featured on a poor selling Cult album but I really like it because it fits the time of …

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 …

Back Stabbin’ Baby is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their self-titled record. Opening up with a simple drum beat, a lightly distorted guitar rhythm and lead also enter the track before a rhythm guitar part really takes over and establishes the main riff of the …

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for 500 Days of Summer is probably one of the best movie soundtracks that I have ever owned. Whoever was in charge of picking the songs to go in this movie did a wonderful job of it. These are songs that both remind me …

Prospect Hummer is an EP released by Animal Collective in 2005. Comprised of four songs, Prospect Hummer features the vocal talents of Vashti Bunyan who sings on three of the four tracks along with Avey Tare. In terms of a comparison I could make, Prospect Hummer sounds somewhat similar …

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. …

The Fool is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fifth song on their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Something I should mention about this track immediately, as a fair warning, is that this is the first instrumental on this record. I say as a …

“Temperature’s Rising” is the third single off of Mobb Deeps classic album “The Infamous”. The song is the seventh track on the album. “Temperature’s Rising” features backup vocals from singer Crystal Johnson, who sings the chorus and the outro of the song.
As far as beats go “Temperature’s Rising” has …

The Kenny Rogers: There You Go Again CD is labeled as enhanced and purports to offer some extras when listened to on your computer. One of the things I like about it is that when the home screen appears, instrumental music from the title track plays. When …

I am really touch by the song entitled ‘Home’ by the band Daughtry. I only heard it from Chris Daughtry’s performance in American Idol.
Honestly, I am touched by the song. I was once in a strange country and I really feel homesick. It is totally difficult being alone and …

Me & Bobby McGee is a cover performed by The Grateful Dead which appears on their live album entitled Grateful Dead, otherwise known as Skull And Roses due to the iconic cover art of the record. The track starts off with a clean guitar pattern primarily in the right …

I have a rather mixed feeling for Jessica Simpson’s vocal voice and her music. Some of her songs are super cool and some are not. In this case, I find I Belong To Me by Jessica Simpson a totally wonderful song and it is powerful enough to conjure …

I used to sing with the band. Well, I can say that I really enjoyed every moment that I am in front of so many people and it gives me so much confidence whenever people gave me a warm applause.
I sing a variety of songs, from 50’s …

The Ceiling Is Bendin’ is a song by the Flaming Lips and the sixth song on their album Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a drum and bass part which fades in and out repeatedly, Coyne comes in with the vocals of the track which thankfully has some character …

The Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus is an all analog effects pedal for guitar. It has four different modes of function, first is the filter matrix, the filter matrix is basically a stationary flanger, you can determine the exact point in the sweep you want to isolate and how …

I really love my music and one of the artists that really stand out for me is Sade. I think she is one of the greatest musicians plying her trade in the entertainment world and I really rate her to be in a class of her own.
I went to …

Masters Of War is one of the earlier tracks on The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and I still remember this as being the first Bob Dylan song to truly catch my attention and get me into his songwriting. I remember that I had heard some of Dylan’s music, mostly just …

When I was still in my younger years in high school, I would listen to hip hop music not necessarily because I was interested in most of the songs, but because a lot of my peers were listening to the music as well and I wanted to fit in …

Bon Iver is the name of a music project started by Justin Vernon of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For Emma, Forever Ago is his debut album, released on Jagjaguwar Records, after he recorded it in his father’s winter cabin.
For Emma, Forever Ago is a beautiful album, full of Justin Vernon’s …

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record A Saucerful Of Secrets. The track opens up with a light guitar riff in the right channel which begins by playing an eerie riff as additional instrumentation gradually begins …

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 …

On The Way Down by Ryan Cabrera is about this guy thanking this girl who saves him when he is feeling super down. This girl helped him see that life is good on the out side and the inside if he just looks and what made him see that …

A three and a half minute masterpiece is the only way to describe this song. “Find Me” Is a song by Country music artist David Gates. It is one of his best selling and most popular records. For those of you who like myself are fans f David Gates you …

Are We The Waiting is a track which follows in a similar mood as Boulevard Of Broken Dreams as it’s a significantly slower track which has slightly a darker tone to it, although to no real extreme. Ironically this is also the first track on American Idiot which didn’t …

The sophomore jinx? No, not for this band. Soundgarden’s second album, Louder Than Love is a testament to their domination over pretenders at the time. And one song says it better than any: Big Dumb Sex. The title alone is intriguing enough that it warrants a listen.
There are some …

“Dead By Bong” is the 5th song off of Cannabis Corpse album “Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise” which was released in 2011. It was produced by Erik Rutan of “Hate Eternal” fame and whom I might add produced some of “Cannibal Corpse” newer albums. In other words, it …

Scars by papa roach is a song I absolutely love because it describes how much a person can care for another person so much they are willing to be hurt just to help this other person but there is just so much you can do for a person. This …

The whole use your Illusion 1 & 2 albums by Guns N’ Roses are both master pieces that should be respected no matter what happens to any of the band members in the future of music. It is an album that contains Epic guitar and piano compositions written by …

I’m not sure why I have the Alan Jackson: When Somebody Loves You CD. I don’t remember buying it, but I just found it, still in its wrapping to be truthful, so however I got it, I’ve never listened to it until this evening. Very strange to …

Lullaby For Wayne is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as the Blue Album. Opening up with just some light guitar feedback, the rest of the band soon comes in and establishes a rhythm which is characteristic of Weezer in that a …

DOUBLE PLATINUM
Uh oh. Double Platinum was becoming the start of a problem KISS would face: creative burnout and commercialism by way of rereleasing material that had beenout in circulation WIDELY only just recently.
The idea behind this greatest hits package was to release a double album featuringall the top …

I myself do enjoy listening to several Christian hymns. Not always due to the fact that they are religious, but to the fact that I love the sounds of the music and the voices, it makes me very relaxed and calm. I have been looking all over the internet for …

Brie Larson’s song life after you is a song I like to listen to and I like to tell my friends to listen to it after their boy friends break up with them just because it says there can be life after you break up and you should not …

Andy Williams is one of my favorite singers. He has a warm and tender voice that can lull me to sleep or take me away to unknown parts of the world. I can sing along with him, or just let him serenade me. His voice is …

Jay-Z ft. Pharrell
“I Know”
American Gangster
Roc-A-Fella Records/Island Def Jam
Director: Philip Andelman
“I Know” is the third and final single and music video from Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” album which is based off of inspiration surrounding the 2007 film of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. I am sorry …

Whenever I hear a Time Again album it reminds me of one of there biggest influences, Rancid as both lead singers have a similar vocal sound. I feel Time Again have the ability of even becoming bigger than there idols.
I’m reviewing Time Agains 1st ep of 6 tracks. Daniel …

He’s an actor and a comedian, but Andy Griffith is also a singer and he loves gospel music. That’s why we have Andy Griffith: Precious Memories CD, a group of 33 songs. It’s pure gold because it’s Andy, some harmonic background vocals, and great instrumentals to back …

In 1998, a lone musician was featured on the soundtrack for the movie “Good Will Hunting”. Several songs were featured by this artist in the movie, including the ending theme, “Miss Misery”. That artist was Elliott Smith.
Elliott was known for his depression and drug abuse, and that melancholy reflected …

I discovered this song via Linkara’s trailer for his 2010 season of “Atop the Fourth Wall”. Someone on TGWTG’s forums was nice enough to post a link telling me what the title of the song was and now it’s in my iTunes library.
I’ve always enjoyed listening to movie …

Phoenix is a newly popular band that had a song recently featured on a car commercial. This song, “1901″, became wildly popular and led to the band gaining a much larger fan base and gaining a lot of popularity. After hearing this song, I purchased every single one of …

Bad Crumbs is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release Danse Manatee. Placing the vocals in the spotlight, Bad Crumbs features several layers of vocals which do an interesting job of creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere, but I find the music behind the vocals to …

Cyclone by baby bash ft. t pain is a song that is danceable and party all night long material. The beat is so in tune no flaws can be found and they even have a dance the girls can do for their guy after they watch the music video. …

Perversions Of Pain is a song by Slayer which appears on their record Diabolus In Musica. The track starts off with a fairly moderate tempo with chords which have a dissonant sound to them before the main riff of the song comes in along with the pounding drum rhythm. …

When I first heard on Plan B I simply ignored his music. It seemed such an odd name I didn’t think that what he would produce would be anything that good but the more I listen the more I like this guy.
His varied style I really like, his songs …

If you’re a beginner guitarist trying to switch from acoustic to electric, I’m sure you’re searched and asked for many guitars that will suit you.
I have been playing guitar for some months now, and I’ve recently purchased a Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar. This is one of the most …

This is one of the songs that you don’t like at the beginning but once you hear it the third time, you are instantly in love with the song. I love this song because of the beats and his voice. Travie McCoy’s voice really makes up the song. His …

You’re going to miss this by Trace Adkins is a song that I like a lot because as you get older a lot of times people miss when they were younger and had more time to have fun and were not anchored down by what they had to do. …

Matilda Mother is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. The track starts off with an interesting sounding keyboard and guitar part in the right channel as Richard Wright takes lead vocals in the left channel. Like many …

Wesley Willis is one of those weird musicians that I’ve heard. He was a guy who made random albums over a five year period using mostly keyboard sampling. There pretty funny because most of them sound similar and they use beats that sound the same. He also uses …