Music Reviews
Nine Inch Nails - Only (Song)
Only, another track by Nine Inch Nails for their record With Teeth, is an interesting track which deals with a mental personality disorder which is reminiscent of films such as Fight Club, Secret Window, or Shutter Island for those of you who have seen these. Only opens up with …
Toto (band)
When I was younger, even though they released most of their hits songs in the nineteen eighties, one of my favourite bands was “Toto”. How I became familiar with them was not through my parents , but I’d hear their songs play from time to time on the radio, …
The Who-Pinball Wizard (song)
If you have ever seen the Movie Tommy you may know that there was a song on the soundtrack named Pinball Wizard. It’s by the classic rock group The Who. The song relates to what the movie is about. A kid who is deaf,dumb, and blind but somehow …
“Good Girl Gone Bad” Album by Rihanna
Rihanna seems to be absolutely everywhere these days. With her ever-changing brightly colored, quirky hairstyles, it is very hard to miss her. She is constantly being played on the radio and featured on the front cover of every magazine on newsstands. I definitely understand all of the hype about …
“Go Go Power Rangers” by the Power Rangers Orchestra
I was a big fan of Power Rangers as a kid, many people in my age group were back in the day. I kind of fell out of it after awhile, it was the alien rangers that kind of pushed me away from the series. Lately though, …
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 …
Bizzy Bone: For The Fans cd
Bizzy Bone is a member of the Grammy award winning group Bone Thugs -N-Harmony that released the smash hit “Da Crossroads”and has come up with a new concept to release mini cds via his website for $10 with productions being limited and the music being all new and original …
Bring Me the Horizon (Rock Band)
I can’t remember exactly how I found out about the band Bring Me the Horizon, but what I do know was that it was a little after their song “Throne” had been released in 2015. Since then I’ve become enamored with their music, and they’ve become one of my new …
Dimmu Borgir (band)
I am one of those people who used to think that there was nothing better than death metal in its purest form. However, when a friend of mine recommended the Symphonic Black Metal band Dimmu Borgir to me some years ago, I began to reconsider that notion because as …
A Country Boy Can Survive
Hank Williams Jr. sings a song called “A Country Boy Can Survive”. It is about how they grow a garden to supply a lot of their own food, they hunt and fish but don’t bother anyone else. That they are better prepared than the people who live in …
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Overview - The Number Of The Beast, Iron Maiden’s third effort and first with vocalist Bruce Dickinson (To replace Paul Di’Anno), merges excellent songwriting with excellent guitarwork. As I ended by last review on Killers by saying on their debut record they had excellent songwriting and on Killers they …
Sting song
Sting is a very famous singer in the world. But in China, most of people don’t know him well or even don’t hear his name. As a Chinese, I heart his name from the film ‘Leon-The Professional’. Sting sang the theme song ’shape of my heart’ about it. I …
Animal Collective - Bleed (Song)
Bleed is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their EP release Fall Be Kind. Opening with a spoken word section, Bleed soon transitions into an incredibly empty atmosphere which is both positive and negative. On the downside, I’m not a huge fan of the …
The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave (Song)
Shallow Grave is a song by The Tallest Man On Earth which appears on his record Shallow Graves. The track opens up with an intricate pattern which actually reminds me of a sound that Mumford And Sons would come up with. The vocals come in quickly and I think …
Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia (Song)
I said in my review of American Idiot that everything with Green Day is simple and basic. Well, Jesus Of Suburbia makes me look like an idiot with this statement. I will admit that the majority of tracks on American Idiot are indeed quite simple and basic, this album …
The Ballad of John and Yoko - Song by The Beatles
The Beatles were great, they innovate and just reinvented music. There are lots of Beatles songs I love, but there are some I like the best. One of those songs is “The Ballad of John and Yoko” written by John Lennon. The song is a smooth rock n’ roll …
Sara Bareilles’ Kaleidoscope Heart album
Sara Bareilles’ album, Kaleidoscope Heart, was recently released. The album is consistent with her previous works, but it seems to have reached an all-time high.
The album starts with “Kaleidoscope Heart”, an introductory chorale. It is the single most beautiful chorale I’ve ever heard featured on a pop album. The …
Apocalyptica: Apocalyptica
I have been very impressed with this band in the last bit and this CD only reaffirms my faith in them. This CD was given to me as a birthday present from my uncle who also loves these guys, He knew I liked them so when the CD came …
Wal-Mart parking lot by Chris Cagle
Wal-Mart parking lot by Chris Cagle Is a song that reminds me so much of my town right now because that is all there is to do here. They shut down the skating rink so that leaves us Wal-Mart. It�s fun to listen to this song and know …
Country Music Singer Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift fast became a Country music sensation and doesn’t show any signs of stopping yet. She has managed to get a lot of hit songs under her belt in a very short time. She is a beautiful, young woman who seemed, at one time, to be very well …
Nine Inch Nails - In This Twilight (Song)
In This Twilight is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their record Year Zero. The song opens up with a heavy sounding industrial rhythm before Reznor enters in to start singing over it. Reznor sings in his characteristic laid-back fashion which doesn’t exactly go with the …
Muse - Sober (Song)
Sober is a track which appears on Muse’s debut record, Showbiz. Sober is written about alcoholism, as I suppose the name would suggest, and Sober is one of the first songs of Muse that I listened to. I remember listening through their entire debut record and Sober was one …
Radiohead - Just (Song)
Just is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album, The Bends. The track opens up briefly with an acoustic guitar pattern which continues playing despite a lead guitar part coming in over it which creates an interesting sound. I must say that I wished Radiohead would …
Hot Fuss Album by The Killers
Hot Fuss by The Killers has been a regular feature on my stereo for over two years now and it still sounds as fresh and innovative as the first time I heard it. Starting with the track ‘Jenny was a Friend of Mine’ the album delivers something that most …
Dressed Up As Life (Album from Sick Puppies)
Sick puppies is not a ery known band, it is known basically in the US and Australia.
At first i knew them by a video on youtube that lots of poeple might know it, since it had A LOT of views, it currently have more than 60 million views and …
Troye Sivan - TALK ME DOWN (Song )
I have been a huge fan on Troye Sivan ever since he released his debut single “The Fault in Our Stars” a few years back. His voice is eternally soothing, he’s not in for the great vocals you’ll find in Ed Sheeran or Bruno Mars songs but there’s definitely …
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, through the Yahoo! search engine, offers free music listening. There are paid options, too. But the free version offers music through online radio stations according to your taste of music: anything from christian, pop, 1970’s, country, rock, pop,etc..
What makes this wonderful is that while you’re online, …
Cry With You- Hunter Hayes
This song honestly gives me faith that there are guys out there that can express emotions and that really do care about you, and when they say they love you they really mean it. This song is so sweet. Whenever I am doubting my boyfriend I always listen to …
America’s Got Talent: Nuttin But Strings
I think these guys for the most part are fabulous. I have played violin for 18 years and while I don’t know that they played such a complex song to get them really noticed, they are innovative and smart and I think they have something going. They are cute …
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Album)
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is the second and most recent album released by Neutral Milk Hotel. One of my friends considered this to be in their top five albums of all time, so I will admit that I went into the listening of the record with slightly …
If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears
Listen to this song, If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears. It is not bad at all and in the music video, Britney looks exceptionally pretty. I am a big fan of hers and since she was single right up till now that she has become a mother …
WWIII, 2003 Album by KMFDM
I remember how dissatisfied with this album I was after I bought it. It was a rather critical point then. I had bought the KMFDM album called Attak, released in 2002, and I liked it a lot. And then I saw this CD in the shop. And I thought: …
Lip gloss by Lil Mamma
Lip gloss by Lil Mamma is a song about how this girl is uncool and then her lip gloss gets her into the cool club because it’s cool. This song is awesome in some ways because it’s all about lip gloss and I don’t know any song that is …
Cheap Trick-Dream Police (song)
I recently bought the Cheap Trick authorized greatest hits CD and one of the songs that really appealed to me was the song, Dream Police. It’s a song that has that really catchy feel to it especially with the synthesizer melody in the background. The story of the song …
Angels and Airwaves: We Don’t Need To Whisper
I have been a fan Of Blink-182 for a very long time but when I heard that they broke up, well I was not happy. Then I learned that the lead vocalist started his own band, Angels and Airwaves, and I was curious to see how they would do. …
Album : Survivor - When Seconds Count (1986)
Survivor are a bit of an acquired taste i know, but throughout the years they have been one of my favorite bands to follow and am a fan of each different era of the band no matter what vocalist they had at the time. Sure the people’s choice is …
System Of A Down - Innervision (Song)
Innervision is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their third record, Steal This Album. The track opens up with a guitar rhythm which is driving to say the least followed by Tankian joining in with the vocal delivery. The melody works with the guitar rhythm …
“I’m A Flirt (Remix)” (2007): R. Kelly ft. T-Pain & T.I.
R. Kelly ft. T-Pain & T.I.
“I’m A Flirt (Remix)”
Double Up
Jive Records
R. Kelly returns with the assistance of T.I. and T-Pain for his first single and music video “I’m A Flirt (Remix)” off of his eighth studio album titled “Double Up” (taking cues from good old Mase now are we?). …
One Less Lonely Girl Video of Justin Bieber
One less lonely girls is the second single of Justin Bieber from his album My World. The lyric is generic co-written and produced by Usher, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Sean Hamilton and Hyuk Shin.
The video starts when Justin and the girl meet in the Laundromat and the girl …
The Flaming Lips - Mountain Side (Song)
Mountain Side is a song by the Flaming Lips and is the ninth song on their fourth studio album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Returning to a more distorted and aggressive sound than the preceding track on the album, Mountain side opens up with a driving rhythm due to …
Jason Mraz - Mr. A-Z
Although “hardcore” fans of Jason Mraz may be upset that he has finally become more mainstream, he proves to everyone with his sophomore studio album that he’s got staying power in today’s music industry. Formerly fairly unknown, Mraz is likely to become a household name among young and old …
Job for a Cowboy
I first heard the song “Entombment of a Machine” from the American Death Metal band “Job for Cowboy” a couple years ago on an online radio station called “L.A. Metal”. I was still newly into the heavy metal and death metal genre, and even though many fans might scoff …
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, …
Harder to breathe by Maroon Five
Harder to breathe by Maroon Five is an awesome song and the lyrics are pretty catchy. I like the beat though because of the drums and all that. This song I found by listening to it on the radio and I wanted to find out where I could get …
The Luniz: Operation Stackola CD
The Luniz album Operation Stackola is probably one of the best bay area albums to ever come out. This album is great and it is the album that has the hit song I Got 5 on It. This song was big on the radio and everywhere that people heard it. …
Kanda Naal Mudhal song
‘Kanda Naal Mudhal’ is a fantastic song from the movie Kanda Naal Mudhal. This movie was produced by a well-known actor Prakash Raj for his Duet Movies. Priya directed this movie. This is her debut film. Previously, she worked as an assistant director under Director Maniratnam. …
Lil wayne Carter 3
Lil Wayne’s third album The Carter 3 was the most anticipated rap album of the year. Lil wayne has made himself into one of the biggest rappers in the world. His Carter series albums have been considered classics. Along with his solo albums, his mixtapes are also considered classic …
Metallica - Holier Than Thou (Song)
Holier Than Thou, the third song off The Black Album, is certainly much more aggressive than the previous two tracks of Sad But True and Enter Sandman. Although the aggression and speed of Holier Than Thou doesn’t match the first four records, it’s probably one of the more aggressive …
Led Zeppelin 2
Led Zeppelin 2 is the album that made each member of the band a true celebrity.I still hear a song off this album nearly everyday on my local classic rock station.I love the fact that each musician plays an important part to the sound of this album as a …
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