Music Reviews
Led Zeppelin-(Moby Dick)Song
Off of the second Led Zeppelin album, Led Zeppelin 2. The song Moby Dick is a four and a half minute jam by the band but mostly a solo spot for drummer John Bonham. The song has a pretty short musical intro, but that riff that John Paul Jones …
Nickelback
Nickelback is my favorite band. They sing so many good songs like Someday, this is how you remind me, photographs, if everyone cared, and rockstar. I love to just relax in my room and listen to the best band sing their hearts out. They are a …
Better Than Me by Hinder
Better Than Me by Hinder is a song about how a guy is feeling down about his girl and realizing that the girl deserves better than him. obviously he was not treating the girl right and has tried to convince himself that he is not going to miss her. …
Mars Volta - Day of Baphomets (song)
Day of Baphomets is a song by the Mars Volta. It appears as the 7th track off of their 2006 album “Amputechture”. The Mars Volta are noted to be a very avant-garde and experimental band. With their odd time signatures, offbeat syncopation’s and intellectual lyrics make each song an …
About The South - Rodney Atkins
“About The South” is a song by popular southern rock and country music artist Rodney Atkins. As the name suggests, the song is about the joys and pleasures of living in The South of America.
This has of course been a popular patriotism subject from many top country and southern …
Animal Collective - Derek (Song)
Derek is a song by Animal Collective and is the final track on their record Strawberry Jam. Opening with a sound that returns the band to the usual sound that was present on Strawberry Feels with the exception of the previous track, Cuckoo Cuckoo, Derek has an incredibly gentle …
Sledding With Tigers - The Kids Will Be Alright, Eventually (Song)
The Kids Will Be Alright, Eventually is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the opening song on their third album, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, the track starts off at a very fair pace and an empty sound. Despite this, the sound …
A Treasure Chest of Classical Favorites - CD
A Treasure Chest of Classical Favorites - CD is a four CD set from Reader’s Digest that showcases classical music. Included is a small, thick booklet that walks through the selections, disk by disk, telling us about the composers and the compositions.
Disk One includes the classics, like Rhapsody …
Animal Collective - Meet The Light Child (Song)
Meet The Light Child is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second record, Danse Manatee. Opening up with somewhat of a lazy drone-like sound, Meet The Light Child shares a problem with some of the tracks on Animal Collective’s previous album in that the vocals get …
Fender Squier Squier Stratocaster
Overview - This Squier Stratocaster is the first guitar I ever owned and I can safely say, speaking from a few years of experience, that it’s okay for a while just to start learning on, but once you get better - you’re going to need something a lot better …
Ludaversal by Ludacris Album
What do you do when your primary picked vocation winds up eclipsed by a sideline? It’s likely not an issue that Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges contemplates again and again, in fact, considering his rap endeavors and acting tries have certainly each netted him the GDP of a little nation.
Be …
Led Zeppelin - Misty Mountain Hop (Song)
Misty Mountain Hop is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their iconic record, Led Zeppelin IV. The track starts off with an electronic piano part which Page soon comes in to double with his guitar as Jones also comes in with a steady drum pattern. Page’s voice …
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Evil (Song)
Evil is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears on their album Can’t Maintain. The track opens up with a galloping-like guitar strumming pattern before the vocals pretty much immediately join in with a simple melody and a characteristic delivery. In the background of this track appears to …
Sounds of Earth: Rainforest - Sounds Of The Earth Series
Sounds of Earth: Rainforest - Sounds Of The Earth Series is a wonderful audio CD to listen to. This CD offers a couple noticeable sounds in the background: the sounds of birds, the sound of a stream on track one, and the sound of thunder on track two. I …
The Clavia Nord Electro 3/73 Keyboard
This review describes and assesses the Clavia Nord Electro 3. The review is in three parts: a brief description, followed by an assessment of the design and function, and completed by a summary.
PART 1: The Description
The Clavia Nord Electro 3 is an electronic musical keyboard available with either …
Slayer - The Final Command (Song)
The Final Command is a song by Slayer which appears on their debut record, Show No Mercy. The song opens up with a very quick guitar riff which isn’t exactly heavy, but it’s quite fast. To be fair, on Slayer’s debut record they were more of just a fast …
Solution by Joel Houston
I really had a difficult time to understand what the first stanza means because I was really baffled on what the singer is trying to tell his audience. But when I played the song again and again, that is what I have understood because I can’t clearly get how …
Bobby Sherman: My Christmas Wish CD
I loved him as a young girl and to this day, I still admire Bobby Sherman, who made a big splash on Shindig and Here Come the Brides. I love to hear him sing. Now, I’ll grant that he’s not the best singer, but he has passion …
Shania Twain’s ” The Woman In Me”. A Music Album
Shania Twain is one of those musicians that I grew up listening too. While admittedly she is not my favorite female artist she is one whose music I have come to enjoy and appreciate over the years. ” The Woman In Me” was released in early 1995 and my …
First Love (song) from Seal and Crofts
First love is one of the timeless classic that I remember hearing when I was young. I am not aware about love before I just love the song. Until I grew up and this song is up to now playing in the airwaves and it still capture the hearts …
Song: It’s a Little Too Late by singer Toby Keith
It’s a little too late is a good song remake by singer Toby Keith. I have heard the original version and I have to be honest, I like Toby Keith’s version much better. It may be because I love the video and his humor. Toby Keith has an amazing …
1, 2 Step (2004): Ciara ft. Missy Elliott
Ciara ft. Missy Elliott
“1, 2 Step”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: Benny Boom
“1, 2 Step” is Ciara’s follow-up single and music video to “Goodies” off of the album of the same name, “Goodies”. The song is obviously inspired (extremely inspired, I might add) by 1980s electronic music. In the lyrics, Ciara often describes …
Independent Women, Part 1 (2000): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Independent Women, Part 1
Album: Survivor/”Charlie’s Angels” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Francis Lawrence
“Independent Women, Part 1″ is a single and music video off of the original motion picture soundtrack to the 2000 film adaptation of “Charlie’s Angels”. You know something, looking back on 2007’s “I …
Digitech RP200 Guitar Pedal
This little beauty can be your resident musician’s best friend. My husband purchased this for himself recently when he bought a new guitar. At the cost of $185.00 USD, it was still more inexpensive than other ones of the same type.
This pedal does it all! You will have to …
Slash Live in Manchester CD
If your looking for a good live music CD, one that I recommend would definetely be the Slash Live in Manchester album. Ever since Slash has released his new solo album he’s been doing awesome musically with his fellow Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy who sang on the …
Politically Uncorrect
Politically Uncorrect by Gretchen Wilson and Merle Haggard is a song about how what we stand for is not what majority of the country stands for now days. All anybody cares about is money and not the people who work hard and serve our country. That is true now …
Album : Slayer - Reign In Blood
Looking back i can’t believe just how strong the thrash metal scene was in 1986. I mean not only did Metallica and Megadeth release instant classics but Slayer also got into the mix.
I think they were pretty smart though, because they made sure that they had a different …
Fighting Temptation (2003): Beyonce ft. Missy Elliott, Free, and MC Lyte
Artist: Beyonce ft. Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free
Video: “Fighting Temptation”
Album: “The Fighting Temptations”: Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Columbia
Director: Antti Jokinen
“Fighting Temptation” is a single and music video off of the official motion picture soundtrack for the 2003 film starring Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding, Jr. called “The …
Jonas Brothers by Jonas Brothers
I was a very big fan of Jonas Brothers even I am too old at the age of 31 years old, I love them and really like them. When I heard their songs I used to stop in what I am doing and I sing along with their song …
Hosanna by Brooke Fraser
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest! These words are already familiar with most of us as we hear it with other existing Christmas song. But this one is not a Christmas song but more of a worship song that really comes from the heart of the worship leader who …
Defiance by James Newton Howard - Soundtrack
The right kind of music soundtrack is crucial for a particular type of movie and for that, Defiance by James Newton Howard works for me. I listened to the songs inside and I certainly think it matched the concept of the movie, Defiance. On some circumstances, even if …
Music Video of Alejandro by Lady Gaga
Alejandro is the third single of the album Fame Monster by Lady Gaga. The video of Alejandro was released on 8th of June online worldwide.
And i think it is one of the greatest and craziest videos of Lady Gaga. There is monster theme again. The dancers, choreography, the outfits …
Roc Boys - And the Winner Is… (2007): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Roc Boys (And the Winner Is…)”
American Gangster
Roc-A-Fella Records/Island Def Jam
Director: Chris Robinson
This is probably one of Jay-Z’s most celebrity-packed recent music videos as of yet. Following “Blue Magic”, “Roc Boys (And The Winner Is…)” is the second single and music video off of Jay-Z’s tenth album called “American Gangster” …
Santamental by Steve Lukather and friends
Backing by musicians such as Slash, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Greg Bissonette, Simon Phillips, Sammy Davis Jr. and Lenny Castro, there is no reason for you to feel scared listening to the roar of guitars played by Steve Lukather and his friends.This album is dominated by …
Audioslave CD
This is one of the great supergroups. Chris Cornell, the lead singer of the grunge rock band Soundgarden, has teamed up with the band from Rage Against the Machine to great effect. Chris Cornell’s voice is alternately beautiful and fierce while the band complements the singing with …
Cassidy : B.A.R.S.
Rapper Cassidy recently put out his third solo cd which was his first cd released after comming home from jail and as a fan I was very excitied about hearing this cd. However, I was very dissapointed in this effort he put into this cd, I previously thought he …
Barbra Streisand: Christmas Memories CD
Barbra Streisand and holiday tunes: what a combination, but it works, and it works well. Barbra Streisand: Christmas Memories CD is a collection of 12 songs, new to Streisand and not repeats from her first holiday album done decades ago, with the exception of Ava Maria, though it’s …
Fast Car (song) Tracy Chapman
Fast Car is a folk rock song from Tracy Chapman from her self titled album. I first thought that Tracy is a woman but when I saw her face in the net I have doubts if she is really a woman. Even in the internet, people are being confused …
Joe Budden: Mood Musik 2 cd
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 …
Got To Give It Up (1997) - Aaliyah ft. Slick Rick
Aaliyah ft. Slick Rick
“Got To Give It Up”
One In A Million
Blackground/Atlantic
Aaliyah proceeds to dazzle and impress us from her second album, “One In A Million”, with the song and video for “Got To Give It Up”. The song is practically a cover version of Marvin Gaye’s song of the …
Mumford & Sons - There Will Be Time (Song)
I’m not trying to be biased or anything but I think people should ought to know that I am among the biggest fans of Mumford & Sons in this planet. I literally own all of their albums, as well as other live performances because their music is so much …
Baduizm by Erykah Badu
Looking at the CD cover of Baduizm by Erykah Badu, I am totally amazed. There is no close singer like Erykah Badu and I think her image is totally unique and very original. She is unpretentious and there are just so many good things about this CD album.
To …
Pink Floyd - Apples And Oranges (Song)
Apples And Oranges is a single by Pink Floyd which is one of their earlier singles and is written by original member Syd Barrett. The track starts off with a guitar part which has a strong effect on it which gives an odd sound to the instrument before Barrett …
The Flaming Lips (band)
Recently I just rediscovered the band “The Flaming Lips”. They are an American rock band that was formed sometime in the nineteen eighties, but gained the most of their fans and became the most popular sometime in the nineteen nineties.
What I absolutely love about the bands “The Flaming …
Animal Collective - On A Highway (Song)
On A Highway is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their EP release entitled Fall Be Kind. Opening up instrumentally, On A Highway takes about a minute to establish a mood before Tare comes in with the vocals for the song. The issue that I have with …
One Republic’s Apologize
The first time I heard this song was through a friend and she let me hear both the original and the one remixed by Timbaland. I can say I was hooked the first time I heard this song. I think the beat was the thing that really caught my …
Megadeth - Hangar 18 (Song)
Hangar 18 is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. I’ll mention right now that if you aren’t really a person who enjoys guitar solos very much, this probably isn’t a track that you’ll enjoy all that much, or at least as much as …
Even If I Wanted To (Single) - Jason Aldean
I have recently became a huge Jason Aldean fan. Not only because he is liked by many, but because his songs are actually written about really deep topics that have an amazing meaning. Anyone can find a song of his to relate to basically. This song, Even If I …
Metallica - The Unforgiven (Music Video)
Overview —“ The Unforgiven I, the final music video released by Metallica for support of their record The Black Album is their most symbolic video at this point yet also probably my favorite and their best. Along with Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven easily has the most personal lyrics …
Bye, Bye, Bye
Bye, Bye, Bye By *Nsync is a song that when I was a kid I absolutely loved. Me and my sister used to have a cd with *Nsync on it but we don’t have it anymore because we wore the cd out. After we were done with it, it …
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