Music Reviews
Love, Save the Empty Album by Erin McCarley
Erin McCarley is probably most well known for a song that was featured on all of the promotional material for the movie “He’s Just Not That Into You”. That song was called “Love, Save the Empty” and it is also the title for the album she recently released. That …
Celine Dion: All the Way … A Decade of Song CD
Celine Dion: All the Way … A Decade of Song CD is a combination of some of her greatest hits as well as 7 new songs at the time of release in 1999. The liner is on sturdy paper stock and it includes lyrics, though only for the …
Song: “So What” by Pink
The song “So what” by the artist Pink is so awesome. I am planning to purchase it from iTunes because it would be a great song to jog. It gives you a slow start but gains intensity throughout the song. The beat is infectious! I can …
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love (Song)
All You Need Is Love is a song by The Beatles which appears on their album Magical Mystery Tour, the band’s most psychedelic work. The track starts off with a very royal and majestic sounding horn section before the vocals come in repeating the word “love”. Hopefully you can …
Elvin’s Tales - Since the Dawn of Times - demo - 2011
Elvin’s Tales are a rising star in the world of European folk music. They have been around for just a year and half, but their music has already drawn the attention of the public.
Their compositions are not just your everyday Beer Pub Songs - their meaning goes deeper into …
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
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 …
Steve Vai Morley wah pedal 2
The Steve Vai Morley wah 2 is the efficient pedal for adding those wah effects that Vai the virtuoso himself used on his records as well.This wah has two selectable footswitches the Bad Horsie mode and the counter mode, for your own wah tone that you can create with …
“Static Age” by Misfits (album)
Static Age- a record recorded in 1978 using free studio time acquired from a lawsuit involving Blank Records. During this free studio time, a true masterpiece was recorded. Unfortunately it wasn’t released entirely until the late 90s when Static Age was released as a standalone record. In in the …
Adele’s song “Could of Had it All”
Adele has been a performer on shows like, “Dancing With the Stars”, and her songs have been used by contestans on American Idol as well as flooding the radio with her one of a kind voice. She isa very talented artist with powerful songs that I, and I’m …
Kris Aquinos’ The Greatest Love Album
Kris Aquinos’ The Greatest Love Album was given to me by a friend. I was actually surprised when she first told me over phone that she would give me this Kris’ album because I know this girl could not sing. She maybe a very good host and indeed an …
Daydream Nation, 1988 Album by Sonic Youth
It is difficult to overestimate the impact and quality of this record. The remarkable achievement that this record is should be considered in the context at which it was released. If an album like this was released in 1991, it would not have been a great album, but, as …
Funny Little Butterflies song
In the 1960’s, Patty Duke was one of the most successful teenagers in Hollywood. She performed this song, Funny Little Butterflies, in her movie, Billie. It comes from L. Crane, J. Gold, and B. Ross.
Funny Little Butterflies is a song about growing up. It’s a coming …
Bob Dylan - Another Side Of Bob Dylan
Overview - Another Side Of Bob Dylan, Dylan’s fourth effort, continues in his traditional style of having excellent lyrics, basic instrumentation, and not so great vocal delivery. Despite the flaws in his voice, Dylan is really able to compensate for his lyrical talent, which is something he really showcases …
Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up (Song)
Birdy was quite the unconventional type of singer these days. She managed to put out a very outstanding debut album full of covers from different (mostly unknown indie) acts and put her own spin to it. It went on to become an acclaimed important record to establish her career, …
The Offspring Smash Album
This album is the album that allowed The Offspring to enjoy mainstream success, and for good reason! This is easily one of their best albums with some of their best songs. This album and Americana are my absolute favorites from this band. This album has some really classic stuff …
Suck It and See, 2011 Album by Arctic Monkeys
When I first heard this album, I was a little confused by it. It is just that I still had the memory of their early work, and I was simply at a loss as to the degree to which their music had changed since then. There are only slight …
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number (1995) - Aaliyah
Aaliyah
“Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”
Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number
Blackground/Jive Records
Director: Millicent Shelton
“Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number” is the third video and single from Aaliyah’s debut album, also titled “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”. The song is about a girl who wants to date an older …
Michelle Williams album ‘Unexpected’
If you haven’t sampled any of Michelle Williams songs from her new album ‘Unexpected’, do so ! She has such a solid, unique voice and I just love her new album. It’s more of a pop, dance type album, and the song ‘The Greatest’ is fantastic. There are great …
Down - Rehab (song)
Rehab is the 4th track off of Downs debut album “NOLA”. Released in 1995, Down is a side project of the lead singer of Pantera - Phil Anselmo. “NOLA” made it on the Billboard top 200, reaching the 57 spot.
Rehab is a metal groove sounding song. It resembles and …
Reign of Terror 2012 Album by Sleigh Bells
I first saw this band performing live on Saturday Night Live. I was interested in the music right away; this music was right up my street. The band performed two songs. The first one was Comeback Kid, and I loved this tune the first time I heard it. …
Seether ft Amy Lee - Broken
Broken from Seather and Amy Lee is one of my favorite rock song ever. If listen and sing this song in a same time, I feel like I’m connected with this song and I can express my feel completely.
‘broken’ is a rock sad song, from it’s tittle we directly …
Gogol Bordello - Let’s Get Radical (Song)
Let’s Get Radical is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their record Multi Kontra Culti Vs. irony. Unlike many other Gogol Bordello songs, the track actually starts out with a pretty slow tempo and not very many instruments in the mix. As a simple guitar rhythm comes …
“Feelin’ It” (1997): Jay-Z ft. Mecca
Jay-Z ft. Mecca
“Feelin’ It”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Feelin’ It” is the final single and music video from Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt”, it follows “Dead Presidents”, “Ain’t No Playa”, and “Can’t Knock The Hustle”. This time, Jay-Z decides to sample “Pastures” by a jazz music artist named Ahmad Jamal. Jay-Z is …
MGMT (band)
I’ll start by saying there are relatively few contemporary artists, emerging in the past few years, that I’ve taken much interest in. By and large, I’m much more inclined to listen to older records and artists than newer ones-which may be odd, since I’m only 25 and the majority …
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box (song)
“Man in the Box” is the song that garnered Alice in Chains attention in the early 90’s. The song was released on their 1990 album “Facelift” but was released as a single in 1991. Alice in Chains without a doubt is considered the heaviest band out of the Big …
Taylor Swift Concert
I attended the Taylor Swift concert on May 14th, 2010 at the Nassau Colesium in Long Island with my boyfriend. We bought the tickets after they were sold out from this website that basically buys and sells tickets for concerts. We ended up paying a total of like two …
ReJoyce by Jessica Simpson Christmas CD
ReJoyce by Jessica Simpson is her first (and only so far) Christmas CD that came out in 2004. I love this CD and my only complaint is that I wish there were more than 11 songs on the CD. She has classics on there as well as new songs. …
Soulja Boy
I hear so much hype over Soulja boy. So many little kids run around singing, that “hop up out the bed song”, including my little cousins. At first I liked Soulja Boy, ever since he came out with his first song, “Crank that Soulja Boy”. I liked the beat …
Metallica - Enter Sandman (Music Video)
Overview —“ Enter Sandman, the second music video ever released by Metallica, comes off of their fifth record, The Black Album, and focuses on the story of a boy and his nightmares. The song itself would have to be one of Metallica’s best known songs because of all the …
Christina Aguilera - Reflection
I really like the song ‘reflection’ from Christina Aguilera. This song is the first single from Christina Aguilerafor about maybe nine or ten years ago, but I still love this song. ‘reflection’ is also become the soundtrack from the animation movie ‘Mulan’. The lyrics is very describe the movie, …
Sufjan Stevens - Eugene (Song )
You probably haven’t heard this guy yet because I know most of you have always been fan of pop music a.k.a. what’s popular right now. However, if you have been the one that likes the like of Bon Iver, Ryan Adams, Butch Walker and other veterans in the “Indie” …
No, No, No - Part 2 (1998): Destiny’s Child ft. Wyclef Jean
Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. Wyclef Jean
Video: No, No, No (Part 2)
Album: Destiny’s Child
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
“No, No, No (Part 2)” is the second single and music video from Destiny’s Child self-titlted debut album, followed by the previous first part of “No, No, No” (which altogether basically counts as …
Silverchair the band
Silverchair is a crappy band and they have always been a crappy band and too start things off the way the lead singer sounds is horrible. He has always had a very annoying voice and it sounded scratchy in m opinion and he never sounded good whether it was …
Empire State of Mind-Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys (song)
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 …
Skull and Bones, 2000 Album by Cypress Hill
Skull and Bones is a remarkable record in that on this album Cypress Hill tried something they had never tried before, and yet there is such a strong sense that they know perfectly well what exactly they are doing, as if they had been doing it for years before.
This …
Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man (Song)
The Wicker Man is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Brave New World. The track starts off with a pretty aggressive guitar riff which is extremely driving and is reinforced by a pounding background rhythm from another guitar, bass, and drums. Dickinson soon comes in …
Cult TV & Film Themes
Cult TV & Film Themes is a CD compilation of TV and film soundtracks/films. The CD is copyright of Union Square Music Ltd. The songs are mostly orchestral jazz, and funk and pop songs from the 60s and 70s. Some of the songs are the original from the film/TV …
Candy Shop song by Madonna
This song is from Madonna’s new album. It’s one of my favorite songs right now. Other than the song four minutes it’s my favorite on the album. It’s a good song to dance to and to sing to. I really like it because you can dance and sing to …
Weezer - Perfect Situation (Song)
Perfect Situation is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Make Believe. Opening up with a simple guitar line and drum rhythm which both do a good job of building the energy for the track, a more definitive rhythm is established after about twenty seconds into the …
The Toadies - Possum Kingdom (song)
“Possum Kingdom” is probably the most famous of songs released by the Dallas Fort Worth band The Toadies. It single handedly propelled them into fame during the mid 90’s and played it’s part in making the album it appeared off of - “Rubberneck” attain platinum status. “Possum Kingdom” is …
Frogsomp (Album from Silverchair)
Frogstomp was officially released in 1995, but the algum ideas were already half-done in 1994.
Frogstomb is the first album from the band Silverchair.The members were only fifteen, but the album maturity does not look like coming from teenagers.In my opinion, this album is their best in general, becaus the …
twenty one pilots - Heathens (2016 Song)
Holy mother of God, out of nowhere one of my favorite alternative/hipster band twenty one pilots dropped a new song! And not just a new random song, it is a song for one of my most anticipated films this year Suicide Squad! Guys, if you haven’t heard it, I …
Slash-Godfather Theme (song)
Often during live performances with Guns N’ Roses, Slash would perform his guitar solo spot that transitioned into the first note that many ears would easily recognize as the theme to the Godfather Trilogy. It starts off with slow with a lot of sustain and vibrato. Then once it …
Alice In Chains - Frogs Unplugged (song)
“Frogs” is the 11th song on the Alice In Chains Unplugged live album. “Frogs” appeared on Alice In Chains self titled album, but I never really could get into the studio version of it therefore I never really paid it any mind. However the live acoustic and unplugged version …
Pop 1997 Album by U2
This is, without any question, without any shadow of a doubt, my favorite U2 album. I know, U2 has released many good albums, but to me personally this one is the best. And I am ready to defend this album. For, you see, there might actually be a need …
Insomnium - Across the Dark
The much awaited fourth album, ‘Across the Dark’, by Finnish melodic death metal outfit, Insomnium finally hit the US streets mid-September last year. I for one, couldn’t wait to get hold of my copy, having been a close follower of this band since their sounds first gripped me, dating …
Album : Hurtsmile - Hurtsmile (2011)
Well here we go then, the first 2011 hard rock album that is destined to be over rated all year. Hurtsmile have been on the scene since 2007 and is basically a side project for EXTREME fron tman Gary Cherone and his guitarist brother Mark Cherone, who oddly enough …
The Beat of My Heart by Hilary Duff
This song makes no sense, but then again, it’s being sung by a teenager who knows nothing really about love. Not only that, this song really annoying due to that fact that it’s hard on the ears. The majority of this song is repeating itself over and over again …
Krayzie Bone -The Fixtape
I think The Fixtape by Krayzie Bone is a musical classic. I just heard it today and I think it is great. I had already heard songs like Mary Mary and Sweet Jane on some other mixtapes and those songs were just great. If you have never heard them you …
Roadrunner United The All Star Sessions
Roadrunner United is a supergroup featuring many past and present Roadrunner Records artists to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary. The Dagger features Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage on vocals Robert Flynn And Jordan Whelan on guitars, Christian of Fear Factory On Bass, and the drummer from Chimaira. The Enemy …
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