Music Reviews
Pantera Official Live:101 Proof
Pantera released “Official Live:101 Proof” in 1997.It showcases the band’s awesome live performance and delivers in every aspect.Many bands dread recording the live album because it captures their music in it’s most vulnerable state.However, Pantera succeed at doing this because they stick to raw materials to begin with.The live …
Bob Dylan - When You Gonna Wake Up (Song)
When You Gonna Wake Up is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Slow Train Coming. The track opens up with a very distinct rhythm due to the keyboards on the track, the bass line, and the guitars which come in and out. Dylan comes in …
Nickelback
Nickelback is a very popular group. Me and all my friends love them. I think their songs are great. I think they tell you about some people’s lives. Like their song ‘Faraway’, if you have seen the music video it tells about a fire fighter and about what would …
Muse - Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist (Song)
Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist is the penultimate track which appears on Absolution, a record by Muse. Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist is led by a guitar riff which Bellamy sings along to for the introduction and verse of this song before going into the chorus of the song …
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 …
Frank Sinatra - That’s Life - Single
That’s Life, another fine, fine effort from the one and only Frank Sinatra. It’s quite a laid back track, but again the meaning behind the lyrics is very good.
How often do you have ups and downs in one year? How often do our aspirations and emotions change? All the …
MGMT - Weekend Wars (Song)
Weekend Wars is the second track off of MGMT’s second release, Oracular Spectacular. When I first started listening to MGMT, Weekend Wars was one of the first tracks to really jump out at me. I will say that compared to Time To Pretend, Weekend Wars changes much more, and …
I’m So Into You (1992): SWV
Artist: SWV
Video: “I’m So Into You”
Album: It’s About Time
Label: RCA Records
Director: Lionel C. Martin
“I’m So Into You” is the second single and music video from SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”, following “Right Here”. Directed by Lionel C. Martin, who directed some of Aaliyah’s very first music videos, SWV’s …
Lana Del Rey - Ultravoilence
Lana Del Rey is undoubtedly one of the most polarizing figures in modern music. Ever since breaking it big with “Video Games”, she has faced a decidedly lukewarm reception. One must doubt whether it’s her music or just her over-all aesthetic that her detractors have an issue with. Upon …
The Cure, 2004 Album by The Cure
I was very impressed by this album when I heard it. It is a very interesting record indeed. It is very good that the band included so many new songs which have rather different sounds from each other. The previous album, Bloodflowers, released in 2000, was very good. I …
Deck of Cards by Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter sings the song Deck of Cards. It’s about a soldier who does not have a bible so he uses a deck of cards as his bible. When the soldier gets into trouble he tells how he can look at the cards and how they remind him of …
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
After the monstrously successful “Dark Side of The Moon” Pink Floyd ultimately reached their goal of becoming rich and famous, from cozy stages they’ve reached to play in stadiums, their name being known everywhere and by everyone. And the pressure the band was forced to deal with also made …
Barrio Fino by Daddy Yankee
I really love Raggaeton music and in my country, Daddy Yankee is hot, damn hot I tell you. I have this CD called Barrio Fino by Daddy Yankee and there are quite a lot of catchy songs. There are 20 over songs and all of them are certainly …
Money Maker by Ludacris with Pharrell
Money Maker by Ludacris with Pharrell is a nice song that I like listening to and dancing to. It has a good beat to the song and I just love dancing to the song. To most this song is a dirty song and it is but it also can …
Animal Collective - Cobwebs (Song)
Cobwebs is a song by Animal Collective and the third track on their 2008 EP, Water Curses. Opening up with a random collection of sounds, Tare joins in the mix and the song seems to try to create a hypnotizing atmosphere which works nicely to some extent. Although I …
Daughtry CD
If you haven�t yet heard the new debut CD by the band Daughtry or you just haven�t decided to go out and buy it; let me set your mind at ease and make the decision easy for you. Run, do not walk, drive, or …
CD: Dream Theater: Train of Thought
Train of Thought by Dream Theater is a rock music album. It is mostly just the basic rock instruments (guitar, base, drums, and some keyboard), with minimal vocals. The feel of the music borders on heavy metal but with more exciting and less pounding feel. It …
Act of Kindness - debut album by The Dan Bruder Band
The debut album “Act of Kindness” by the Dan Bruder Band was recommended to me by a good friend who told me it was one of the best new, pure-bred rock albums that was steeped in American rock roots he had heard in a long time. For those not …
Status Quo - You’re In The Army Now - Single
I heard this track the other day, can’t remember where now, but it took me back years to when my mum and dad used to listen to Status Quo and I remembered how much I love this song.
Perhaps it has extra relevance to me now as my friend is …
Green Day - Murder City (Song)
Murder City is a song by Green Day which appears on most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. Murder City starts off with a synthesizer part which segues in from the end of the previous track, Last Of The American Girls, before going into a very fast and driving sound …
Waking Up In Vegas Music Video by Katy Perry
Katy Perry burst onto the scene with “I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It” being the catchy phrase that everyone remembered from her first major hit song. Since then, she has proved that she isn’t just a one hit wonder. To start with, she has both a beautiful …
EMG-60 Guitar Pickup
Overview —“ As I have said in my past review of EMG pickups, it’s typically a brand that is associated with the metal genre due to past metal bands such as Metallica and Slayer using them, and then a lot of the modern bands using them as well. However, …
Empire of The Sun - Walking on A Dream
First time I hear ‘Walking On a Dream’ from Empire of The Sun, I really want to listen to this song more and more. First, I don’t know who sing this good song, until i search on Google with some part of lyrics as a keyword and finally I …
Munbe Vaa Song
Munbe Vaa is a fantastic song from Sillendru Oru Kadhal Movie. The music composed by A.R.Rehman. This is one of my favourite songs of A.R.Rehman. Vaali writes the lyrics of this song. The song has very different starting line. Shreya Ghosal and Naresh Iyer …
Robbie Williams - Angels - Single
To this date, still know as Robbie Williams best ever song, though it’s often forgotten that it never actually reached number 1 in the U.K.
Although this was wrote during his time with Guy Chambers, you would have to question whether this was a sign of what was to come …
Muse
I must admit, the first time i ever heard there music, I hated it. I listened to ‘ Feeling good ‘ and i thought it was absaloutley WIERD! So i never went near them. It was when my sister told me i would like this song ‘ …
Timbaland and Magoo
Timbaland and Magoo is one of the coolest rap groups from the 90s era of rap. They had some really cool beats that were really unique and one of a kind. I really do think that all the lyrics that Timbaland and Magoo used to rap about were really good. …
Megadeth - You’re Dead (Song)
You’re Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record United Abominations. This track starts off with a nice descending riff which works pretty well before going into the first verse of the track which features Mustaine utilizing a melody which is average at best and nothing …
You’re In My Heart by Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart has had hit after hit and You’re in my Heart is right there in the midst of them all. This is one of the great love songs that Rod Stewart has sung through the years and has stood the test of time. You’re in my heart is …
The Currency - Self Titled
I saw The Currency at there first gig at the northcote social club and was given a complimentary 3 song single upon entry and have never been disappointed with this great band.The Currency are a Melbourne Punk band who are also described as convict-core and folk. They consist of …
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 …
Ariana Grande - Focus (Song )
Ariana Grande has been dubbed as this generation’s Mariah Carey but in my opinion she doesn’t even come close. In terms of vocals, Ariana is slightly ahead most of her peers, and I agree that she really has big vocal ability but comparing her to Mariah she looks like …
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siva (Song)
Siva is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the second song on their debut release, Gish. Opening up with a rhythm guitar riff in the left channel, the riff soon goes on in both channels and the remaining instrumentation of the band enters as well. Right away, …
Song Whitehorse by singer Taylor Swift
My favorite Taylor Swift song is Whitehorse. It says a lot that women need to pay more attention to. In the video, her guys cheats on her and then decides he wants her back. She has a hard time with it but ultimately says she has to move on. …
Muse - Feeling Good (Song)
Feeling Good is a track which appears on Muse’s record Origin of Symmetry. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I can’t really comment about the structure or the songwriting of the track, but I can certainly commend on how Muse apply their own style to it. …
Del The Funky Homosapien Future Development CD
If you are not familiar with rapper Del The Funky Homosapien, he is THE best rapper on the planet!
With that being said, we review his release “Future Development”
Being cut from his label before this album had a chance to be released, this album is rare in the U.S. It …
MGMT - Congratulations (Song)
Congratulations is the third album released by MGMT and their most recent effort thus far. Though I know the band has received some criticism for changing their overall sound on this record in comparison to Oracular Spectacular, I still feel that Congratulations is overall a very good record. To …
Feel that fire by Dierks Bentley
Feel that fire by Dierks Bentley is a song that is beautiful in a lot of ways because it talks about how this guy knows that his girl needs to feel that fire. This song mainly talks about this one girl and what she wants but in my opinion …
The Grateful Dead - New, New Minglewood Blues (Song)
New, New Minglewood Blues is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their self-titled debut record. This track is a cover but it sounds as if The Dead certainly add their own character and style to this track. The song opens up with a lighthearted moving guitar …
Circus by Britney Spears
Listening to Circus by Britney Spears, I must say that she has definitely improved on her style of singing. Though not that much of an improvement, her songs are mostly trance-like and kind of like an 80’s era or disco kind. You can’t quite put the money on …
James Blunt’s songs
I guess I can never get tired of James Blunt’s songs. I do think that he is one of the few singers who can seriously sing and at the same time mean his songs.
From the lyrics to the melody to the delivery, James Blunt’s music really touches my …
Hieroglyphics Full Circle CD
The last time anyone had heard of the Hieroglyphics crew together on one album was way back with their debut “3rd Eye Vision”. The album presented more or less Jazzy Hip Hop beats by the infamous JayBiz, and was chock full of intelligent and witty lyrics. “3rd Eye Vision” …
Metallica - The Unforgiven II (Music Video)
Overview —“ The Unforgiven II, Metallica’s second part of The Unforgiven trilogy, continues on in the same dark approach and atmosphere that The Unforgiven introduced. The Unforgiven II continues with the story of the same child who was in The Unforgiven I but it takes place in between the …
Animal Collective - Banshee Beat (Song)
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 …
Burn by Usher
Burn by Usher is a song I love listening to because it is so deep and heart felt. Every word in the song is like a poem being read aloud and the song has such a melody That anyone can be able to listen to the song over and …
AC/DC Plug Me In
AC/DC Plug Me In is a DVD box set of AC/DC’s performances and music videos throughout the years. I’m a big fan of AC/DC and this was a must have for me! I literally spent about 4 hours watching all of the videos and behind the scenes …
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 …
First Act Eight Piece Drum Set
Knowing that I have wanted to learn to play the drums for years, my daughter and son-in-law bought this set for me for Christmas a couple of years ago. I don’t know what they paid for them since it was a gift but I know that they have been …
The Rolling Stones - Something Happened To Me Yesterday (Song)
Something Happened To Me Yesterday is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Between The Buttons. The track starts off with a humorous sounding brass section in the right channel of the track which gives the song almost a circus like feel. Jagger comes in …
Radiohead - Electioneering (Song)
Electioneering is a song by Radiohead which appears on their third record OK Computer. I’m going to say right away that Electioneering truly isn’t like the rest of the songs on OK Computer, or really like many of the songs by Radiohead for that matter. This isn’t to say …
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