Overview - The Grateful Dead, the debut album of the band of the same name, introduces the band’s ability to write catchy songs and their ability to apply their style to a wide range of covers. The one word I can describe this album with is energetic. The energy …

The Coffee Song is a song by Cream which appears on their debut record, Fresh Cream. The song opens up with a very dreamy atmosphere due to the vocal delivery and also the subtle guitar lines played behind the vocals. As with many of the songs by Cream, …

Space Rock is a song by Weezer which appears on their record Maladroit. The song opens up with the extremely characteristic power pop sound that Weezer has developed over the years led by simple guitar parts and catchy vocal melodies. Throughout the first few lines of vocals, Cuomo is …

It hit me like a disease from the past life when I was riding in a taxi one day, on my way from my grandparents’ place and Anita Baker’s —˜Caught Up In A Rapture’ track came on, and I couldn’t quite confirm it until the chorus came in.
It was …

Overview —“ The Thing That Should Not Be is the third track on Metallica’s record Master Of Puppets and is quite a different track in sound compared to the first two: Battery and Master Of Puppets. Whereas Battery and Master Of Puppets were extremely fast songs, The Thing That …

Lest we Forget is a greatest hits compilation album released in 2004 on Interscope Records. The album includes the Depeche Mode cover Personal Jesus, that was recorded just for this album, also Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, a song that was recorded for the Spawn Soundtrack and never …

As you visit the E.S. Posthumus website, you are immediately thrown into space with the unforgettable song Nara on their home page. This song is due for a magnanimous review. As you can hear, it is as magnanimous as a song …

Faryl Smith Album
In 2008 Faryl Smith stunned the many thousands of watchers on the TV Talent show Britain’s Got Talent. At the age of 13 who voice was truly unbelievable, in a good way that was, she had a voice just as good as the most known professionals in …

Haltura is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. The track opens up with a fairly vague atmosphere before a more definitive rhythm is established and the typical dance-feel rhythm of Gogol Bordello comes into play. One complaint I have against …

Surf Wax America is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as The Blue Album. The track opens up with a nice guitar pattern before Cuomo comes in with the vocal delivery of the track and focuses on lyrics which all relate to …

I discovered this song via Linkara’s trailer for his 2010 season of “Atop the Fourth Wall”. Someone on TGWTG’s forums was nice enough to post a link telling me what the title of the song was and now it’s in my iTunes library.
I’ve always enjoyed listening to movie …

Shadow Zone is Static-X’s third album, produced by Josh Abraham, released on Warner Bros Records in 2003, this is the last album to feature Tripp Eisen on guitar. The album continues the same formula as the bands last albums, more of the last album Machine than Wisconsin Death Trip, …

This it the title of the first album from Janis Joplin. It was released in 1967. Here Janis still has that fresh and young voice, which is already very specific and strong. The reason why it is still a bit “fresh” is because at that time she had not …

Irchirin no hana is a Japanese song with a dark heavy metal beat to it. I, as a American, find this song fascinating. Never before have I heard such a dark melody of love played out in this strange fashion. Written by High and MIGHTY COLORS, This strange …

The Crystal Ship is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song starts off with Morrison singing a few words before the rest of the band joins in with him. His vocal tone on this track is extremely melodic and has that very …

Well the first saying that comes to mind when I think of Taylor guitars is “you get what you pay for”. Now, in some situations I have experienced this saying to be untrue. Such as, overpriced restaraunts with poor quality of food, salon grade hair products that …

If you have ever heard of the band White Stripes you probably know that it is consisted of guitarist and singer extroardinaire along with his wife Meg White on drums. It’s a pretty simple band with no bassist or rhythm guitar and I think that’s what makes them …

This album catapulted the band to worldwide fame, but I personally do not find the album all the strong. I think that this album has a very deep discrepancy between the different songs on it. Some of the songs are impressive and deserved to become the hits that they …

Sex Packets is a classic rap album. It is probably the album that made Digital Underground famous. With songs like the Humpty Dance, and Freaks of the Industry. These songs were both cool and funny at the same time. Sex Packets brings a new style and image to rap music. …

Almost all the songs in We Sing, We Dance. We Steal Things by Jason Mraz are amongst my listening taste buds. Jason Mraz is a synonym name to talent in my world of music dictionary. And of course the ever so popular track I’m Yours is included inside. …

When your home or surround is rain, try to listen this song? Why? because the tittle? Maybe, but the music is match with the situation of rain, because it little bit melodize but still feel emo.
In this song, Hayley sing very well, because I think it’s pretty difficult in …

Children of Bodom originated in Espoo, Finland. The drummer, Jaska Raatikainen and high school friend front man Alexi Laiho started the band as young teens. Their project was first named Inearthed, but soon changed the name to Children of Bodom.
The band had this fascination with the murders that occurred …

Revolution 1 is a song by The Beatles which appears on their self-titled record, otherwise known as The White Album. Revolution 1 is basically a slower and more melodic version of Revolution which is a purely rock driven track. The song starts off with a much slower tempo along …

Meshuggah is not a household name. Most people will go through their lives never hearing about an experimental Math/Metal band named Meshuggah. They are from Sweden, and are hailed as the Math/Metal gods(aside from Tool). Meshuggah are known for their complex, mind numbing time signatures, and their brutal almost …

Daughtry has come such a long way from his first appearance on American Idol years ago, and this album definitely shows how far hes come. Overall its a great album with not one song i dislike. Thats how you know an albums good, when you can listen through …

White Light/White Heat is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album of the same name. Right from the start, a listener should get a very classic rock feel from this track and if I had to come up with some examples of very early classic …

This is your typical hill billy and redneck song. It is quite obvious that the character in the song is a hardcore redneck. There is this girl who pulls up to his gas station with a Hollywood license plate and she wants directions to the interstate. So he gives …

Eat Me Drink Me is Marilyn Manson’s seventh full length studio album and was released in June of 2007 on Interscope Records, and produced by Tim Skold. This is the first album in years not to feature John 5. Marilyn Manson was not sure he wanted to make another …

I heard —˜Death’ on the radio and immediately loved it. It’s something about the way that it slowly builds, “this fear’s got a hold on me —¦” just breaks out of the track followed by the heady guitar.
However, it wasn’t until I saw White Lies at Isle of Wight …

Black Dog is a song by Led Zeppelin which is the first track of their iconic record Led Zeppelin IV. I’ll just begin by saying that Black Dog is an excellent opening track for an album that has been praised highly since its release. One thing I don’t like …

One of my favorite Albums of all time is the epic Van Halen. This debut album is one of the great albums that influenced 80s metal and rock. The album was released in 1978 and has sold millions of worldwide. It feature the tight bass grooves by bassist Michael …

I’d forgotten I had The Canadian Brass: The Canadian Brass Go For Baroque CD to be honest. Now that’s not a bad sign about how I feel about it; it was just buried beneath a large stack of other CDs and remained hidden in a sense.
This was actually …

Jay-Z ft. Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek
“Change The Game”
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
Jay-Z, along with his pals Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek, runs an automobile shop for motorcycles and cars with a bunch of all-female employees whom are all just way too cute and sexy to …

Wave of Mutilation is the third song off of the pixies 1989 album Doolittle. While many state Surfer Rosa as the overall best Pixies album, I would have to disagree and say Doolittle is my favorite album of theirs. There are so many great tracks off of it, with …

When I hear Lindsay Lohan would release an album, I’m not sure about her capability on vocal in singing, but after I listen her songs, I can say that’s pretty much good. Confession of a broken heart is one of Lindsay Lohan’s song that I like.
Confession of broken a …

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 …

Well, it is finally here, the new Dragonforce album and I have to say it, the album is just ok. It is not their best work, but hey, it is Dragonforce and it still sounds good.
The only problem is that it soudns like they did not put enough effort …

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with an acoustic strumming pattern similar to that of The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, Jeff Magnum comes in with a vocal delivery …

Over and over again by Nelly and Tim McGraw is a song that is a mix between rap and country music. It is about how these guys girl friends are leaving them but they say they can’t get over the fact about who they were going out with now. …

I got a copy of this due to a recommendation from a good friend in the music biz that knows my taste pretty well and always seems to introduce me to things i like.
when he told me to seek this album out i had to call him to …

“Slaves of Pain” is the sixth song on the thrash masterpiece “Beneath the Remains” by Sepultura. In my personal and humble opinion, this is the best song on the entire album. This song alone showcases almost everything Sepultura has to offer at that point and time in their career. …

Green Day busted back into the limelight with the highly acclaimed “American Idiot”. Their new album may not be as great a step in the right direction.
Five years in the making, 21st Century Breakdown is Green Day’s newest album. It contains creative and imaginative themes and styles, but may …

I recently received one of these pedals as a gift and immediately tried it. At first it took a while to get used to it due to all the different effects available. I don’t find this pedal that good as it just changes an effect slightly when you hit …

Unconsciously Screaming is a song by the Flaming Lips and the second track on their fourth record, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Taking on a slightly more aggressive sound than the previous track of the record, Unconsciously Screaming features a vocal performance from Coyne which is somewhat harsh throughout …

There has to be an awful good reason for me wanting to listen to classical type of music. And for that, I am such a great fan since hearing Siempre by IL Divo. These guys are so, so gorgeous, all good looking and definitely very talented. Even …

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 …

It has been quite some time since Diddy and Bad Boy have released a decent R&B album. With the loss of artists like Faith Evans and 112, many wondered if Bad Boy would ever regain its success of the mid 90’s. With his latest effort, making the …

This 1998 follow up to the successful 1996 album Antichrist Superstar features controversial album art depicting Marilyn Manson in a body suit with fake breasts, and glowing red eyes. Marilyn Manson started a rumor that he got breast implants, and people ate the rumor up. This may be my …

The Changeling is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track starts off with a nice organ part which has this very catchy rhythm and Morrison just sort of grunting some noises which at least adds some character to the track. A lead …

For us those who are old enough to catch the tail-end of 80’s rock, rock icons Guns N’ Roses are definitely something we can be nostalgic about. Hard-core fans definitely miss the music of unique guitar sounds, equally unique and incredible song structure and craftsmanship and wildcat howls …