Overview —“ Aerials, the first single released by System Of A Down for their second record, Toxicity, returns the band to very metaphorical lyrics and video that they introduced on certain singles, Spiders and Sugar in particular. I suppose that if System Of A Down were to have something …

Criminal is a song by Eminem which is the finishing track for his record The Marshal Mathers LP. The song opens up with a spoken word section from Eminem which is nothing impressive in itself, but I will say is a clever segue and fluid transition into the bulk …

Undisclosed Desires, a recent track off of Muse’s newest record The Resistance, is a song which I have been playing over and over on loop for about the past two days because I simply just can’t get over it, and therefore I felt a review on it would be …

I had never heard about Trinidad James and randomly came across his ‘All Gold Everything’ music video on YouTube.
Since I had no clue about him and his music I watched the video till the end and I was wondering what just happened?? The visuals were so distracting that the …

Suffer is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the sixth track on their debut record, Gish. Opening up with a simple drum rhythm, the remaining instrumentation soon joins in the mix as well as Corgan’s vocals. For some reason, I’m slightly reminded of The End, a song …

After I heard the first Cam’ron cd title “Confessions Of Fire” I decided to listen to the next Cam’ron cd which was titled “S.D.E.” because I believed it would be at least as good as his first cd. However, I was very dissapointed when I got this cd, he …

The Three Wishes soundtrack CD is from the original motion picture which starred Patrick Swayze. The music is composed and conducted by Cynthia Millar. There is a lot of whimsy and light staccato movements in the opening because movie is, in a sense, about magic and make …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: There’s Got To Be A Way
Album: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Larry Jordan
“There’s Got To Be A Way” is the fifth and final single and music video from Mariah Carey’s first self-titled album, following the previous singles and music videos which are “Vision of Love”, “Love Takes …

Overview - Killers, the second album by Iron maiden and last to feature Paul Di’Anno, expands on some of the more technical sides that they introduced on their self titled debut album and also incorporates more use of harmony, a crucial aspect of their music that Maiden became known …

I bought this CD when the song “So Cold” was playing on the radio everywhere. I really loved that song with its haunting melodies floating above a hard rock edge. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD fails to live up to the promise of that song. It’s …

The album that real defines Heavy Rock N Roll for me is the Album Women And Children First by Van Halen. You can really tell it is going to be an awesome experience listening to it just by the album art work that displays the whole band and the …

The Holiday Collection - Volume III CD is a collection of Christmas music that was sold to benefit the City of Hope. I don’t honestly remember how I got a hold of this because I don’t have the first two volumes. Volume 3 is very nice though. …

Solid Rock is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Saved. The track opens up in a very rock driven fashion with a generic guitar riff accompanied by a simple guitar rhythm. Dylan quickly comes in with the vocals in a pretty energetic delivery so I’ll …

Bon Jovi is one of those huge artists in music that will always be in the major leagues of Rock N Roll forever and they will probably play big gigs til there done. One of the songs I really like by them and it is huge hit is the …

Into The Void is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Fragile. The song starts off with some synthesizers which give the track that eerie sound associated with Nine Inch Nails but not exactly a dark feel. A drum rhythm comes into the track …

Hello, I Love You is a song by The Doors which appears on their album Waiting For The Sun. The track opens up with a quick drum burst before leading into the main rhythm which is certainly quite distinctive and unique and has come to be associated with The …

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, …

Hey Hey What Can I Do is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Coda. Just as a note, this song doesn’t appear on the original version of the album but it is included on a reissue of the record and was originally put out as …

Like Spain, which makes a reference and a legendary song, from Chick Corea, Mata Hari was also a mover an expansive exploration of melody and romantic vocal lines. Mata Hari composition written by Al Di Meola, jazz guitarist, who was playing the electric guitar & roland guitar synthesizer, and …

Remember when the Mumford-constructed song “Ho Hey” became a huge worldwide hit last 2012? Well, I still could but I never listened to it more than twice. I am a huge fan of Mumford & Sons and I think copying their signature sound wouldn’t do a band any good. …

My thoughts on Justin Bieber?
He has some of the worlds biggest haters but also some of the craziest fans. I believe he deserves the attention he gets, he can actually play instruments while singing and doesn’t fail miserably. I was interested in his fame when I heard he was …

I had the utmost pleasure of being able to see Black Label Society LIVE in concert supporting Ozzy Osbourne on July 6th 2007 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham England. They were simply amazing combining powerful heavy metal riffs with amazing and unique vocalization for every song, each …

U2 is an Irish rock band and one of their CD goes by the name of “How to dismantle an atomic bomb.” I decided to pull it out of my music collection and give it a listen, since I was in the mood to hear some of their music. …

Holy mother of God, out of nowhere one of my favorite alternative/hipster band twenty one pilots dropped a new song! And not just a new random song, it is a song for one of my most anticipated films this year Suicide Squad! Guys, if you haven’t heard it, I …

Mr Dappy, after a long and successful career as 1/3 of UK group N-Dubz, decides to break free and begin his solo career. He had a good start to his career though, 2 number 1 singles “Rockstar (featuring Brian May) and “Good Intentions”.
This album was anticipated by most of …

The song You belong with me comes from Taylor Swift, an American country music singer-songwriter. The song already tops the charts and made her won four Grammy Awards. This song is fun, even the video. I enjoy every single lyrics and I love the chorus. Taylor Swift is talented, …

Poles Apart is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Division Bell. The song starts off quietly before the volume gradually increases to reveal Gilmour’s guitar part as well as some keyboard parts from Wright. Gilmour takes lead vocals on the track with a melody …

I’ve been following Susan Boyle’s career ever since I saw her awesome performance of I Dreamed a Dream in Britain’s Got Talent. I was not really a diehard fan but I acknowledge her talent and I felt quite touched that a woman who is not young at all and …

Overview - Meddle, Pink Floyd’s fifth effort, is a record that I’d have to say is pretty much average at best. The record starts very strong and ends very strong, but the work in between is honestly just mediocre in my opinion. It isn’t that the songs are bad, …

Lady Gaga, the pop music sensation, has released her third album, Born This Way. As a fairly loyal Gaga fan, I bought the CD shortly after it came out. I have been moderately pleased with the purchase, but my amazement with the album ends there. Born This Way is …

This song is pretty old, but it’s still good to listen. Get up is the soundtrack of movie step up. It’s a R n B song.
No wonder if this song is so full of beat and we can dance from the beginning until the end of this song because …

I don’t want to be in love by Good Charlotte is a dance floor anthem. It is about how a girl is getting revenge on her guy because he cheated on her but then it changes and she cheats on her new guy. This song is for some one …

Love Songs Are Dumb Songs, But I Like —˜Em Anyway is a song by Sledding With Tigers and appears as the fourth song on their debut album, No Randy No. In contrast to preceding songs on this record, Love Songs Are Dumb Songs, But I Like —˜Em Anyway actually …

I would not say that I love rap music. I certainly liked it but there are certain genres of music I totally love and they are of course mostly rock music and also electronic music. But rap music is the type of music that I like even though I …

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 …

Scars by papa roach is a song I absolutely love because it describes how much a person can care for another person so much they are willing to be hurt just to help this other person but there is just so much you can do for a person. This …

I found it very shocking that this album did not work. I find it very strange. When I first found out about the fact that I was not an album coming out that was a cover of the iconic record by U2 from 1991, Achtung Baby, I was ecstatic. …

Aaron Lewis is the lead singer and acoustic guitar player of the band known as Staind. I have seen Aaron Lewis Live in concert, and I can say that he is an absolute Genius when it comes to music. His writing skills are amazing, and he actually told us …

Airbourne storm onto the scene with the thundering, rocking, beer-drinking, womanizing “Runnin’ Wild”.
Whilst Airbourne had one album out previous to this, it was very limited, did not sell well and is somewhat of a collector’s item now. Thus most magazines and listeners alike have credited this as Airbourn’es first …

The first time I heard this song was when I was nine and you would not imagine that age I certainly understood what this song is all about. Don’t forget me is an old song coming from Captain and Tennille the husband and wife team. This is a good …

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 …

My favorite hip hop artist of all time is the Big Dog, Snoop Dogg. I have the collection of all his albums and I think I can acclaim myself as one of his biggest fans of all time.
There was a time when I was really into Snoop’s stuff, I …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 7″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
 
Low and behold, the mystery person who was accidentally shot at the end of Part 6 turns out to be Gwendolyn’s brother Twan (aka the black version of Arnold Schwarzenegger) who has just been released from prison. Just as predicted, Sylvester …

When released, Barbra Streisand: One Voice CD got a lot of attention and for good reason. It’s not everyday that this amazing singer gives a concert. This was back in 1987, before her big concert tours of the 90’s. Barbra gave a concert in her backyard, …

Alanis Morissette’s album, Jagged Little Pill, has quite the catchy little title. I like that! In fact, that was the first thing that I really liked about this CD. The second thing that I really liked was the presentation of the sound on the tracks. Alanis Morissette has a …

People might shrug by the musical genre called Melodic death Metal as this is a subgenre not worth the mention with bands churning sub-par albums from this genre.But to this Finnish metal maniacs going by the name of Omnium Gatherum,they have managed to infuse this once infected genre with …

Lotus is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their album of the same name. The track opens up with a heavy drum rhythm which is soon sung over by the vocals of the track which is interesting because thus far, no guitar or bass has even …

Well I have been following this band for some time and I must say that they have impressed me. This latest CD as well as the first, contain mostly covers but it is still a great work of art. It contains covers of Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura, and Faith No …

I Might Be Wrong is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record Amnesiac. The track opens up with some echo-like effects before the main guitar riff comes in. I must say right here that if you want to listen to this song, you’ll either have to enjoy …

I love Taylor Swift’s Love Story single. Yet again, the artist has come up with an original composition. Well, nothing is original in this world anymore. In fact, the singer based her song on a classic love story of Romeo and Juliet. She has no …