Everything’s Explodin’ is a song by The Flaming Lips and the opening track of their second release, Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a heavy guitar riff, the percussion violently enters the mix as the song begins to establish its main rhythm. To be honest, I was not personally …

In 1965, Patty Duke recorded a B. Ross and L. Crane song called Don’t Just Stand There which became a hit. I have always loved this song and found it to be a dramatic and emotional one.
At its core, many women can identify with Don’t Just Stand There, …

Hank Jones: Sweet Dreams was the second CD released in recent years by the entertainer. Jones actually spends most all of his time now in the field of genealogy, where he’s written many notable books. Before that took center stage for him, though, he was an actor …

Although I was never truly a fan of R&B or Soul music, especially right now, my parents always were, and the R&B grou p Peaches and Herb are still one of their favourite musical groups.
While I do not hate the music of Peaches and Herb or think that …

American Pie is a classic American song that will remain an American favorite throughout history. It was released in 1972 in honor of Buddy Holly and the plane crash that took his life along with several other people including Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. The song is all …

Sissy Spacek is simply incredible as the first lady of country music, Loretta Lynn, in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Her speech and singing were right on. She does do all the singing here, and she’s so good that not everyone realizes that it’s Spacek singing and not Lynn. …

You may have heard their pervasive song “Sugar We’re Goin’ Down” or seen its inventive “teen with antlers” video. And recently the follow-up single “Dance, Dance” is hitting the airwaves, with another imaginative video evocative of the troubled teen years. I decided to purchase their CD after …

Overview —“ Working Class Hero, Green Day’s cover of John Lennon’s classic work was recorded for the purposes of people who were forced to leave Darfur and I assume, to spread general awareness. I suppose that I would consider this the second song that Green Day recorded for the …

Krs-One is a song by Sublime and the twentieth song on their first release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening with an acoustic guitar pattern, Nowell comes in with the vocals of the track and sings with a tone that actually sounds significantly different than any of his other deliveries …

Overview - The Johnson Reptone 15 guitar amplifier, the second amp I ever owned, is truly just an amp that only a complete beginner should be limited to using - and even for a beginner I would avoid buying this amp. The only reason that I used this amplifier …

My opinion of this band has changed dramatically over time. When I was about 14, I loved this band. I got their album “The Young and the Hopeless” for my 14th birthday and fell in love with it. Then I got their first album and loved that one too. …

I think this is another great effort from Eminem and it had a great music video to go with it. Most men would love this simply because he has used both Megan Fox and Rhianna in this video but there are deeper meanings for those who wish to look.
Eminem …

Bunkhouse Theme is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid. One thing I should mention is that the track is an instrumental which certainly isn’t a style of songwriting that is associated with Bob Dylan, although I’d …

Lady Gaga is known for being one of the most innovative and provocative artists of this generation. She seems to have revolutionized the industry in a mere matter of months. It isn’t simply about how strange she seems to be in the way she dresses and acts. It is …

Not usually my cup of tea this. It’s more a bitter dark and strong coffee that you could stand a spoon up in … I really dislike the taste of coffee.
So it’s not something I would knowingly drink. Or, to cut the waffle (and terrible metaphor) short: It’s not …

I just love the nostalgic sound that the song Home makes, and the sweet croon that blends with it. It is, to say the least, an amazing composition, an original that beats with the times. Home is like a good book, the first time I read it, …

Oxford Comma is a song by Vampire Weekend which appears on their debut self-titled record. The song opens up with a very simple yet definitive rhythm before the vocals come in for the first verse. One thing about Oxford Comma is I find it incredibly hard to not enjoy …

In my personal opinion, this is the most socially relevant usage of the stage musical in the history of the genre. It is a powerful love letter to Generation X that does not sugar coat the hardships faced by the LGBT community in the nineties, as well as …

There is just something about country music and the way it tells a story that does not compare with any other type of music. One of my favorite music artist is Randy Travis. His song “Deeper Than the Holler” is an example of a great country love ballad. It …

This is Korns 5th album, produced this time by Korn, and Michael Beinhorn, this is the first album not to include bagpipes, and not much rap thankfully. This album doesn’t have the heavy feel as the others, they used some new techniques on this one to create a creepy …

Common’s Finding Forever marks the second album that will be released under Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, and will be largely produced by Mr. West himself. J Dilla, DJ Premier, and Bilal also make appearances on the CD’s production and guest singing. There are no other rappers with Common on …

Hip-hop Veterans delivers flawless work
The old boys from The Roots has for 17 years defined how the hand played hip-hop should sound without compromising with their artistic integrity and desire to explore the genre’s possibilities. With drummer and producer, Quest Love as the captain of the hip-hop flagship The …

What Separates Me From You by A Day to Remember is their best album yet. The songs are a little bit different than their original works, but definitely in a positive way.
The tracks are more clean-cut and sound far better than any album A Day to Remember has …

There are few progressive bands that have had as much influence on modern indie/progressive music as At The Drive-in. With a large library of amazing songs, it is hard for any of them to stand out above the others, not because some of them are so bad, but because …

Though the movie was great, the soundtrack was truly amazing. The soundtrack is comprised of:
Desolation Row by: My Chemical Romance
Unforgettable by: Nat King Cole
The Times They Are A-Changin’ by: Bob Dylan
The Sound of Silence- by: Simon and Garfunkel
Me and Bobby McGee …

The Elvis Presley: Elvis The Alternate Aloha CD is the recording of the dress rehearsal for the famous Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii TV concert. Well, it sort of is. The liner jacket actually gets very specific on how this digital recording was put together, and it’s both …

The progressive rock band Dream Theater, known for their long, winding, and technically complex music, also has a penchant for equally lengthy and densely packed live-concert DVDs; the recent “Chaos In Motion” is no exception.
Disk 1 an immense collection of 180 minutes worth of live concert footage, …

Overview - Side I of The Wall, Pink Floyd’s most complex and detailed concept record, introduces the main character of this record and also explains a bit about him. Surprisingly, after re-listening to this side of the record I’d honestly have to say that for the most part, it …

Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the final track on their second album In An Aeroplane Over The Sea. Opening up with am ambient-like free atmosphere, this track goes on for about thirty seconds of just free noise effects before an acoustic …

The Kilburn High Road is a song by Flogging Molly which appears on their record Drunken Lullabies. The song starts off with some guitar feedback followed by a count in which leads to the bulk of the song which has that characteristic Irish-punk mix that’s associated so strongly with …

With you by Chris Brown is a beautiful song about how a guy is really happy about his girl. He describes what she means to him in this song in so many words it’s beautiful. The reason I like this song so much is because of a friend of …

While I’m not a huge Queen fan, I do like several of their songs and believe their music is perfect for when I’m in the car trying to stay awake on my drive to work.
That’s why I was glad to find their Greatest Hits album on sale at Wal-mart …

Vein Of Stars is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album At War With The Mystics. The song opens up in a melodic fashion and has an airy and free atmosphere created by the basic instrumentation present. A guitar chord pattern soon comes in which …

You Were Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson is a very smooth melody song. This is one song I like to listen to while my husband is watching football on TV. It helps to drown out the noise in the background and relaxes my mind from all of …

Rosemary is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Aoxomoxoa. Rosemary is an extremely melodic track and only features the vocals of Jerry Garcia along with an acoustic guitar which he sings along with. I should also mention that Garcia has sort of an echo …

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 …

I first heard that this CD was going to be released through a friend of mine who always is looking up new music coming out and when he showed me the CD artwork for the newest album by Angels and Airwaves, I was so excited. I bought this CD …

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 …

Be Quick Or Be Dead is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Fear Of The Dark. Be Quick Or Be Dead starts off with a brief drum section before the guitars and bass come in with a pretty quick and aggressive riff to start the …

Born Cross-Eyed is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Anthem Of The Sun. Just as a note, I’m reviewing the version of this song which appeared on Anthem Of The Sun originally, I’m not reviewing the single version of this song which I believe …

April 8th is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the penultimate song on their debut album On Avery Island. Though Three Peaches, another song on this album, had a pretty dark and sad sound to it, I must say that April 8th is easily the darkest track …

I finally picked up The Mung’s Debut cd “The Splatter Sessions” a couple weeks ago after putting it off for so long.
I realised i should have listened to this alot sooner as this release really got my attention from the first track.
Clocking in at around 15 mins, The splatter sessions …

Contrasting with the preceding track, Fade To Black, Trapped Under Ice is an extremely aggressive Metallica track which I’m sure is pleasing to those listeners who criticized Fade To Black. The lyrics to Trapped Under Ice deal with basically a helpless, and quite dangerous, …

Up From The Skies is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their album Axis: Bold As Love. The track starts off with an interesting rhythm on drums by Mitch Mitchell and a wah-wah riff on guitar from Hendrix along with his vocals singing over all …

Take a bow is sad song from Rihanna, I think this song is the opposite from the famous Rihanna’s song, Umbrella, because this song it’s not cheer up and not energic.
This song is tell about a girl who always cheated by her boyfriend. He always forgiven, but he always …

I have known few albums that grow on you so organically like Adele’s album, 21. I was not a fan before and I have never heard her previous work( which is my loss).I was really surprised. I am used to hearing her first single “rolling in the deep” everywhere. …

For starters, I’m not a fan of pop music. But I am a dancer. So of course I’m inclined to dance to pop music every once in awhile. I picked up Britney Spear’s album “Circus” and the best song on there is clearly “Mannequin.” It’s …

Decades after this song was made, it still sticks in my head. Perhaps I am just a nostalgic fiend for old school rap songs. But I suspect that the millions of Slick Rick fans feel the same way about this song. The song “Hey Young …

Peacemaker is a song by Green Day which appears on their most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. The song starts off with a sample of some random noise before leading into an acoustic guitar part along with a distinct bass line and drum rhythm, it sort of sounds like …

Overview —“ Hit The Lights, the opening track of Metallica’s first record: Kill —˜Em All, is the song which made it on Metal Massacre and really what got Metallica noticed and truly recognized. If this song didn’t end up on Metal Massacre then I’m really not sure if Metallica …