Music Reviews
AC/DC-Walk All Over You (song)
The song walk over you is one of AC/DC’s songs that have a lot of aggression in. This song off the album Highway to Hell would have to be one of my favorites on the album. The intro is made up of slow distortion power chords played by …
Bob Dylan - Girl From The North Country (Song)
Girl From The North Country is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The song opens up with a melodic fairly paced acoustic guitar part from Dylan before he joins in with the vocals. His voice seems to have a bit of …
Madvillainy by Madvillain
This is the collaboration of the producers/mc’s Madlib and MF Doom. They call themselves Madvillain and claim to be the illest villains. And I couldn’t agree more. The record contains 22 tracks, ordered as followed:
1. The Illest Villains
2. Accordion
3. Meat Grinder
4. Bistro
5. Raid
6. America’s Most Blunted
7. Sickfit
8. Rainbows
9. Curls
10. …
Fergie - Labels or love
Labels or love from Fergie is become one of the motion picture original soundtrack from ‘Sex and the city’ movie. I think the theme of the song is very match with the movie.
The lyrics is tell about shopping and shopping. We can enjoy ourself with shopping some famous labels, …
Tik Tok by Kesha
Tik Tok is the debut single by American singer Kesha. It is an electro pop dance track. It has a nice sound but since the date i first heard, i realized that she inspired of Lady Gaga too much especially inspired of her song Just Dance. The lyrics and …
The Rolling Stones - I Wanna Be Your Man (Song)
I Wanna Be Your Man is a cover of a Beatles song performed by The Rolling Stones. Generally when I review covers I’m not all that familiar with the original version of the song but in this case I know the cover and I know the original as well …
Megadeth - Wake Up Dead (Song)
Wake Up Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Peace Sells… But Whose Buying? The track opens up with an extremely aggressive drum rhythm before Mustaine’s guitar comes in along with his vocals which are more of a spoken word section which just sort of …
“Summer Bunnies” (1994): R. Kelly ft. Aaliyah
R. Kelly ft. Aaliyah
“Summer Bunnies”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
This is the fourth and final music video (and single) from R. Kelly’s first solo album, “12 Play”, entitled “Summer Bunnies”, and it is quite possibly the best R. Kelly music video ever made period. There’s tons and tons of delicious booty in …
Through The Pain (She Told Me): P. Diddy ft. Mario Winans
P. Diddy ft. Mario Winans
“Through The Pain - She Told Me”
Press Play
Bad Boy Entertainment
“Through The Pain (She Told Me)” is P. Diddy’s fourth single and music video from his fourth album titled “Press Play”, following “Come To Me” with Nicole Scherzinger, “Tell Me” with Christina Aguilera, and “Last Night” …
Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll (Song)
Rock And Roll is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Led Zeppelin IV. As you should be able to tell from the title, the song has a very rock driven sound and certainly demonstrates Zeppelin playing very pure rock and roll without any unconventional songwriting, …
Yyz by Rush
As Rush went into the 80’s their sounded changed a quite bit since they started out in the 1980’s. One of the songs they are most known for is the instrumental YYZ off the Moving Pictures album. The song has a really odd timing at the intro but it’t …
The Doors - Riders On The Storm (Song)
Riders On The Storm is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The song opens up with some weather effects before a nice bass line comes in which sets the stage nicely for the rest of the track, the rhythm it provides is excellent. …
Album : Hell In The Club - Let The Games Begin
The melodic rock genre has been privvy to somewhat of a mass resurgence over the last six or seven years, and it seems that it’s almost gaining enough steam to be as popular as it was in the Eighties. Sure some countries are yet to fully embrace the style, …
Taylor Swift’s 2010 album “Speak Now”
Taylor Swift’s popularity just keeps growing. Although there are those who criticize her “pop” lyrics and her over-romanticized ideals in her songs (this reviewer being one of them when she first came onto the scene), her songs unapologetically unveils her heart’s desires. There is an open, unedited …
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 21″ (2007): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 21″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Part 21 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” series opens with Sylvester and Twan paying a visit to a mobster named Joey. Sylvester tells Joey about some type of ‘job’ that can pull in a lot of money for all …
Joe Diffie: Third Rock from the Sun CD
I was digging through some of my CDs the other day, looking for something different to listen to in the car (we don’t have decent radio stations here). I ended up coming across my Joe Diffie: Third Rock from the Sun album and ended up listening to that.
I have …
Laffy Taffy by D4L
Laffy Taffy by D4L is a awesome dance song. My favorite lines in the song is when he says he is as hard as a jolly rancher and you can suck him long time. To me that is really funny. This song is dirty but clean in it’s own …
Album : Survivor - Survivor (1979)
While Survivor may be known widely as that band who wrote EYE OF THE TIGER and BURNING HEART for the rocky movies, fans of the band like myself know that there is oh so much more to them than those two hits.
This self-titled album arrived in 1979 and …
Street Fairie CD by Cree Summer
Anyone who’s seen the show “A Different World” (hit 1987 spinoff of sitcom, “The Cosby Show”) probably remembers the earthy, bohemian airhead named Freddy. Her real name is Cree Summer, and when you hear her slightly whiny, yet melodic voice on her debut album “Street Fairie“, you’ll …
Kill at Will: Ice Cube CD
Wow what can I say this Kill at Will album by Ice Cube was very violent! He was very pissed, and he spoke his mind on this album. Kill at Will has very explicit lyrics, and he is very violent on the album. This is a great album to …
Fly Away - Jean Claude Ades
Many dance song increase more and more in this year, especially dance song with te DJ’s like trance, progressive, house, housemix etc. I like dance music especially trance. Listen this song from Holland, DJ Jean Claude Ades, Fly away. In 2006 and 2007 this song is so booming and …
City Escape - The Dear Hunter
I really like music that mixes a few good genres into something that is a nice swirl of both. Among my favorite combinations of genres is the mix of rock with jazz inspired pieces. There really is something about a piano, and sometimes horns, in a band that really …
The Flaming Lips - Charlie Manson Blues (Song)
Charlie Manson Blues is a song by The Flaming Lips and the seventh track on their debut release, Hear It Is. Opening up with a driving distorted guitar riff, Charlie Manson Blues somewhat takes on the feel of Unplugged, but it isn’t simply a repetition of what the band …
Animal Collective - Queen In My Pictures (Song)
Queen In My Pictures is a song by Animal Collective and the first track on their third studio record, Campfire Songs. Opening with an acoustic guitar strumming pattern, Queen In My Pictures introduces a listener to the sound that Animal Collective has throughout Campfire Songs. While the overly-experimental sounds …
Orestes - A Perfect Circle
Songs with a slower pace than most rock songs are ones that I typically enjoy, usually because these songs tend to be more creative on average. When a song moves slowly, it almost forces the songwriters to work a little harder at making the song interesting, as they do …
Beastie Boys (music group)
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 …
System Of A Down - Steal This Album!
Overview —“ Steal This Album, the third effort by System Of A Down, is made up of tracks which leaked on the internet after the release of Toxicity and so the band decided to finish up these tracks and release them in their final forms. Just from this description, …
Bob Dylan - As I Went Out One Morning (Song)
As I Went Out One Morning is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album John Wesley Harding. The song opens up with a harmonica along with a bass which provides the main rhythm of the track. Dylan comes in with the song along with a drum …
Green Day - Last Ride In (Music Video)
Overview —“ Last Ride In, a music video released by Green Day for their album Nimrod is actually a music video which is set to an instrument, something that I don’t think is extremely common, particularly in the world of punk rock. Now that I think about it, I …
“Song Cry” (2002): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Song Cry”
The Blueprint
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z bangs out his line of singles and music videos with his third one called “Song Cry” from his sixth album “The Blueprint”, following “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and “Girls, Girls, Girls”. Jay-Z takes us away from the paparazzi and the crowds of women for a slow, quiet, …
Music Video of Die Another Day by Madonna
Die another day is the soundtrack of the film “Die Another Day” of James Bond series. It is written by Madonna. The music video was shot by Tractor Brothers officially known as Tractor. The concept of the video is Madonna is caught and interrogation. She is grilled by getting …
Nas - Undying Love (song)
“Undying Love” is a lyrical masterpiece from the rapper Nas. This song appears on his album “I Am” which in itself garnered mixed reviews. I’ll tell you this though, never will you hear such a well thought out and well told story in today’s rap/hip hop scene. Fittingly this …
Tre Brown lyrics
The way Tre Brown uses his lyrical gifts is a dissapointment.
It is typical gun and drugs hip hop that causes me to shake my head.
His tone is nice. His looks are top shelf, but his focus on the typical gutter view that so many rappers have cashed in on …
Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind album
The roaring sound of thousands (or even millions) of fans of the most popular folk band of the decade might be deafening, #BringBackTheBanjo even trended in Twitter when they released the first taste of their electrified change.
“Believe” did sound like Coldplay, but only in its first half it borrowed …
Army Of Anyone
The band Army Of Anyone is made up of 2 of the members of Stone Temple Pilots, Ray Luzier on drums, and Richard Patrick of Filter on vocals. The band released their first and last album (so far), the self titled Army Of Anyone in late 2006. The band …
Yamaha Stage Custon drums
I purchased a Yamaha Stage Custom drum set several years ago when I began touring nationally in my band. I Purchased the 5 piece set. I have taken this drum kit all over the country and it has stood up to all of the traveling. It stays in tune …
Tal Bachman by Tal Bachman CD
This CD has a great sound to it, definitely worthy of a review for epinions. If you don’t have this one, you need it!
Tal Bachman’s self titled CD includes the mega hit She’s So High, the one we all know and love. This CD was released in 1999 …
Best of the Freedom Fest CD
The Freedom Fest was a musical celebration held in Provo, Utah in 1999 and included a star cast. The opening number even includes Bob and Delores Hope. It’s called Hope of America and includes the song God Bless America. Now that gets the blood stirring from …
Korn
Korn’s self titled debut was released on Immortal/Epic in may of 1994 and recorded in Malibu California. This album is extremely dark and aggressive, the first song Blind, is about Jonathan Davis’s drug problems and how he felt blind a really aggressive song. Ball Tongue is less interesting but …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy (Song)
Two-Headed Boy is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fourth song to appear on their record In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. I will admit right away that I’m personally more familiar with Andrew Jackson Jihad’s cover of this song as I heard their cover quite …
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde, Set Me Free (Song)
A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free) is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album United Abominations. Just as a note, this song does appear on Youthanasia as well but for this review I will be focusing on the United Abominations version which has some distinct differences …
Baby Boy (2003): Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Artist: Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Video: “Baby Boy”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
“Baby Boy” is the second single and music video from Beyonce’s solo debut album entitled “Dangerously in Love”, following the previous single and video hit “Crazy in Love”. In one swift move, Beyonce moves up from Jay-Z …
Nine Inch Nails - Head Down (Song)
Head Down is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their record The Slip. The track opens up with a slightly sloppy sounding drum and bass part along with a distorted guitar joining in, I’m not sure that sloppy is the most accurate word to be using …
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (Song)
The Downward Spiral is the title track for a record released by Nine Inch Nails. The track starts off with just some noise in the background which gradually grows louder and certainly helps in creating a very dark and eerie mood which is really just rampant throughout this entire …
The Righteous Brothers (musical group)
I think that one classic soul group a lot of people, young and old would be familiar with would be the one called “The Righteous Brothers”. While I don’t think that a lot of young people would necessarily know the group immediately by name, since I didn’t either …
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar soundtrack CD
The To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar soundtrack CD is pretty representative of this extraordinary movie which starred Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Legazamo as drag queens. While not every track is a hit for me, several of them are.
The movie, and the CD, opens …
Ibanez RG 550 BK
I bought this Ibanez RG 550 BK two years ago,it was my second guitar with floating bridge (floy rose) system.I needed a backup guitar with floating bridge because my covers band plays songs from hard rock guitarrists like Van Halen,Pantera,Joe Satriani and all of these guitarists have this type …
System Of A Down - Mr. Jack (Song)
Mr. Jack is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their third record, Steal This Album. The track opens up with a dark guitar part along with some slight background effects and drums which overall gives a sort of eerie vibe, particularly when a second lead …
Peeping Tom - Sucker (song)
“Sucker” is a Peeping Tom off of their album “Peeping Tom”. Peeping Tom is just one of the many associated acts and bands that Mike Patton either formed or contributes to. What made me want to review this particular song “Sucker” is that it quite oddly features the beautiful …
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