While Kenny Rogers has certainly never been one of my favourite singers, the country and western singer seems to be beloved by many of the people in my country. I can even remember that he was invited to sing as one of the international artistes at the Air …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Listen” (Version 1)
Album: B-Day/”Dreamgirls” Soundtrack
Label: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrack
Director: Diane Martel
“Listen” is a single and music video off of the soundtrack for the 2006 film “Dreamgirls”, it is also included on her second album titled “B-Day”. The song basically follows the subplot of her character from the film, …

You Don’t Even Call Me By My Name by David Allan Coe is a classic song to me. I used to think this song was done by Johnny Cash instead of David Allan Coe. Maybe they both did the song, I’m not sure. Either way it is a great …

If you have ever heard of the band White Stripes you probably know that it is consisted of guitarist and singer extroardinaire along with his wife Meg White on drums. It’s a pretty simple band with no bassist or rhythm guitar and I think that’s what makes them …

Paper Planes by M.I.A. is a song that I like a lot. Paper Planes is a song you can not pass up and the song is just fantastic. The words make very little sense to a lot of people but not to me. The song talks about how this …

Megadeth is Dave Mustaine. Everybody in the metal scene knew that he the one who helped Metallica and how he got kick from it. From that he always try to beat Metallica but luck is not in his side. Apart from being a one time junkie Dave Mustaine is …

“Thinking of You” is a music video by Katy Perry that, to me, signifies most of all that she has grown up as an artist. She has come a long way from her bubble gum pop roots of “I Kissed a Girl” and “Ur So Gay”. Thinking of You …

R. Kelly
“A Woman’s Threat”
TP-2.COM
Jive Records
“A Woman’s Threat” is the second official single and music video from his fourth solo album “TP-2.COM”, following the previous “I WIsh” and its remix. R. Kelly dons both braided and puffed-out hairdos in different scenes, all which consist of a library (which looks it’s …

The Gnome, a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their first record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, is another song on that album which I would basically describe as just being a very upbeat sounding song in tone and basically filled with lyrics full of nonsense, …

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 …

Jay-Z & Linkin Park
“Numb/Encore”
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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 …

This is a very upbeat song that conveys the power of a woman and her dignity. In the song, the woman is saying that she will no longer wait for her man to make up his mind as to whether he wants to stay with her or not. She …

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 …

Come Thirsty CD of The Perrys was accidentally discovered by me when I was looking for the lyrics to the song “Mary For a While”. I got so in love with this beautiful song that really touched my heart and soul. Further I was really so fascinated with the …

Phantom Of The Opera is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track starts off with a quick guitar riff, accompanied by Harris’ bass, which sounds great but leads into an even better riff which is more of a lead that goes right …

Behind Blue Eyes is a song by The Who which appears on their record Who’s Next. Unlike the traditional rock and roll sound that The Who had throughout their career, Behind Blue Eyes is certainly a ballad which carries with it a much different atmosphere and mood compared to …

One Of My Lies is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. The track starts out with a pretty raw sounding three-chord guitar riff before the bass and drums join in. Something I like about the sound thus far is that the production really isn’t …

Absolutely Sweet Marie is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Blonde On Blonde. In contrast to Dylan’s earlier folk works, the track opens up with an organ and Dylan quickly joining in with the main vocals. The organ stays prominent throughout the entire track and …

“Horsemen of the Invisible” appears on the Secret Chiefs 3 album “Book M”. Now for those of you who are open to new music, I highly recommend checking this band out. They are incredibly talented and incorporate a ton of different instruments, from your standard guitars, bass, drums and …

This album is very entertaining and very well crafted. When I was a teenager, about fourteen or fifteen years old, two songs by Garbage were very often on the radio and on TV, with music videos: Shut Your Mouth and Cherry Lips. I remember how I liked those songs. …

Future Reflections is the final song of MGMT’s second record, Oracular Spectacular. I will admit that when I first heard this song, I didn’t really like it, but it has grown on me since then. Opening in an energetic fashion before transitioning into a far more melodic section, the …

I’m just a kid by simple plan is about how a kid feels all alone one night because no body is home and he wants to hear from his friends but none of them call him. I like to play this song when I am home alone and I …

Courtesy of The Red White and Blue is one of several songs that came out after 911. It is sung by Toby Keith. Having spent twelve years in the Army this song has an extra special meaning to me. It makes you feel proud to be an American first …

This tenor is off the chart! I saw Yu Qiang Dai perform with the Los Angeles Opera in Puccini’s opera Turandot and immediately after I purchased his first CD. He has a powerful, rich voice and is an equal to a younger Pavarotti. This Chinese-born tenor sang Nessun Dorma …

Your Bruise is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their debut record, Something About Airplanes. Opening up with a repeating and simple guitar pattern, the song establishes a pretty brooding atmosphere which the vocals thankfully take advantage of with a vocal delivery that is both …

Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album has caused an amazing amount of controversy in the world of rap and metal. Without judging the sudden genre change, I do not recommend buying the album. Only few select songs are worth listening to. I have to say that the only song I would …

You probably know Joe Budden from his hit singles “Pump It Up” and “Calm Down” which are included in his debut self titled cd released by Def Jam Records in 2003. Since then he has released almost no new material until he released his Mood Musik 2 mixtape …

Probably one of the craziest glam bands out there in the eighties that wasn’t very popular back in the day was the glam metal band nitro. They had everything from the highest pitch sreaming from screamer Jim Gillette and the blazing guitar work of Michael Angel Batio. One of …

Black Swan is a son by Megadeth which appears on their record United Abominations. The track starts off with a fairly paced melodic lead guitar line which slightly reminds me of Iron Maiden. The verse soon comes in with a nice riff but the track unfortunately has a very …

MYMP is a duo from the Philippines whose music is more of an accoustic type. The members include Juris, the female lead singer and Chin, the guitarist and sometimes he does some vocals. Their music is so relaxing.
In their debut album, they really catch the heart of so …

Overview - Fear Of The Dark, Iron Maiden’s ninth effort, follows with the traditional standards I have for an Iron Maiden album: great vocal performance, excellent guitar riffs, harmonies, and solos, and just great songwriting in general. Most of Fear Of The Dark follows through on these standards aside …

Let Me Be It is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as a bonus track on the band’s fourth release, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a moderate tempo and drive, Coyne comes in with the vocal performance of the track which thankfully has a …

Few people outside of the professional musical theatre world have yet to experience “Bright Lights, Big City.” Although some productions of this new show (a rock-musical with music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman) have begun to spring up in such cities as Philadelphia, the off-Broadway run of this …

This album is of course very influential. It became very popular, and many bands tried to copy its sound. But, as far as I am concerned, I do not think that this album is perfect. For me this album consists of several elements, and while some of them are …

Overview —“ EMG pickups, one brand that is generally associated with heavy metal, makes a variety of pickups, generally active, and for this review I will be focusing on their EMG 81 Active pickup. The guitar I have this pickup in his an ESP/LTD EC-1000 with the pickup in …

I really wouldn’t consider myself a huge fan of the musician Martin Garrix. To be honest, up until fairly recently I only knew two songs by him and liked one of the two. However, after all these years I still sincerely hope that he has as much potential as I …

Well, I think that this album is good, but not as good as other BRMC albums, like their first record, “Take Them On, On Your Own”, and, of course, “Howl”, the latter, from my point of view, being their very best album.
To appreciate and assess this album (Baby 81), …

One of the songs that I’ve recently heard by the band Avenged Sevenfold is the song, So Far Away. I like this song because it is a tribute to the drummer who passed away about a year ago. It starts off with a slow acoustic guitar being strummed …

I don’t know how to say this, but I’m so in love with jazz music lately. Especially after I’ve listened to Bossa Nova Stories by Eliane Elias. I do not realize that Jazz music, or rather Bossa Nova could be really attractive and seductive. It makes me …

Linkin Park’s Album Hybrid theory is one of my all time favorite music CD’s. I am an avid Linkin Park fan and have been to three different concerts featuring Linkin Park. All of them were a blast and each outdid the other. For …

What Happened is a song by Sublime and the fifteenth song to appear on their debut album entitled 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a clean guitar part, other instruments soon join in the mix as well and I must say that the percussion section does a nice …

Something I Can Never Have is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their debut record, Pretty Hate Machine. Something I Can Never Have opens up with a pretty eerie atmosphere, as with many of the songs that Nine Inch Nails has done, with Reznor playing multiple …

Subliminal-just when you thought it was over
Subliminal’s new/ not so new album is something that was destined to get mixed reviews. On one hand, he continues his legacy of excellence and presents us with well crafted and executed songs. On the other hand, it is clear that …

The Abandoned Hospital Ship is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album Clouds Taste Metallic. The track opens up with Coyne coming in with the vocal delivery immediately and singing in front of a subtle piano playing behind him. In my opinion, the track sounds …

Parabol is a song by Tool which appears on their album Lateralus. I’m not extremely familiar with Tool’s music but I’ve been trying lately to see how they are so we’ll see how this goes. The track starts off with what sounds to me to be a bass playing …

For Tracy Chapman, the change could mean as something very mean, 22 years have passed since the debut self-titled album, Tracy remained in the same line, color music that was barely changed, and still the same observation details, about the shape of human life, one thing is becoming scarcer, …

I don’t think I still need to spell it out…just by the name Led Zeppelin you will know how great and how amazing this album can be, you will just unconsiously tell yourself “this is going to be an incredible album!”.
The BBC Session Album is my most favorite remastered …

I think these guys for the most part are fabulous. I have played violin for 18 years and while I don’t know that they played such a complex song to get them really noticed, they are innovative and smart and I think they have something going. They are cute …

Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Naughty Girl”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
Beyonce Knowles reunites with director Jake Nava (who previously directed her first two music videos for “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”) for her fourth and final single and music video titled “Naughty Girl” from her solo debut called “Dangerously …

Overview - Crown Of Creation, Jefferson Airplane’s fourth effort, is primarily a pretty upbeat record with both energetic and melodic songs. The album features vocal performances by Slick, Balin, Kaukonen, and Kantner so it’s a very
nice mix whether they’re singing alone, which is good, or whether they’re singing together, …