When it comes to dark jazz, the average listener tends to think of the melancholic and sedative performances of the likes of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, perhaps even Miles Davis in his addiction years. But what most don’t realize is that, as a genre, dark jazz had never fully …

Billy’s Christmas Wish by Red Sovine is one of the few Christmas songs that makes me want to cry every time I hear it because of how it talks about a poor boy that has run away. This song is about a boy who’s dad is in jail and …

Metallica released the “Black Album” in 1991.To date it is the most popular album ever released in the Heavy Metal genre.I think the most significant thing about the album was it’s ability to recruit new fans who had never even heard of the band or the genre.The Black Album …

Taking Chances seemed very appropriate as the album title was taken by Celine Dion. By presenting some old songs and some new songs, which differ with the type of songs that had been sung. Dion to make a change. Since her last album, A New
Day Has Come in 2002, …

I would like to retract my perhaps harsh previous review of Madonna. I found myself glancing at the top 20 billboard chard for 2008 so far and decided to buy the full album and listen to it in its entirety; I had previously heard quite a bit of it, …

I really like this song, it remain me when I’m in high school. The day you went away is still memorize in my mind though this song is over 7 years. Unfortunately, M2M the group who’s singing this song is already no longer exist. Marion and Marit, girls who’s …

For anyone who is a fan of electronic based music, you’ve come to the right place. The Faint is one of those bands that quite easily gets you off your feet, and makes you wonder why you’re itching to dance. These Omaha natives have been on Saddle Creek for …

Volunteers is the title track of an album released by Jefferson Airplane. The song starts off with a distorted rhythm by itself but is soon joined by drums, a lead guitar, bass, and a piano as well, so as you can imagine the sound is quite full. The vocals …

Ozone Baby is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Coda. Ozone Baby opens up with the full band entering at once, excluding Plant’s vocals, in a pretty straightforward rock sound with Page leading with his guitar and Boham and Jones creating a solid rhythm behind …

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 …

The Ghost Of You is a song by My Chemical Romance which appears on their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Unlike many of their other songs, the track opens up in a very melodic fashion and has quite a somber tone to it. Though I’m not a big …

All the single ladies—¦.all the single ladies—these are about the most exciting lyrics in the entire song, “Single Ladies” by Beyonce. I will give it up to the producers who decided that a choppy hand-clap beat would be great for getting people up on the dance floor. …

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 …

The Cathy CC Carlson: Girls Know How to Rock CD is one of the albums available on a website where singers can post their songs and sell their works independently. I had been to the site before but then was pointed in that direction by Cathy herself when …

What a meaningful song. A song about doing anything for the person you love. “Yes I would die for you baby, I would catch a grenade for you.” This is a great song, awesome melody, catchy and just a great lesson to top all that off. Bruno Mars really …

When it comes to music I know when I really like an act or artist because I buy an album pretty much based on one or two songs and then just seem to listen to these songs over and over again.
This was the case with James Morrison. His song …

‘Me and Little Andy’ is such a sad song about a little girl with her puppy knocking on a door in the cold and rain wearing nothing but rags. She tells how her parents have left her alone at the age of six or seven with her puppy. …

Artist: SWV ft. Missy Elliott
Video: “Can We”
Album: Release Some Tension/”Booty Call” Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records
“Can We” is the first single and music video from SWV’s third album titled “Release Some Tension”, following the previous “It’s About Time” and “New Beginning”. “Can We” is also a single and music …

Overview - Atom Heart Mother, Pink Floyd’s fourth album, follows a structure that is similar to the one they would use on Wish You Were Here. Basically the album starts and ends with instrumentals, both very epic, and in between there are three more “traditional songs”. The set up …

The way I am by Eminem is an awesome song that is a confusing rap to me. This song has a lot of cuss words in it but I still love this song because it talks about how a person to this guy is anything and everything that other …

Haushinka is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Nimrod. Opening up with a quick rhythm comprised of all three musicians, Armstrong’s vocals soon join in the mix with a simple verse melody which fits well with the music behind him. Though I didn’t love the …

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 …

Drifter is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Killers. The song starts off with a guitar lead before being harmonized and doubled by more guitars and the bass as well, it has almost an old organ sound which is very interesting in my opinion. Di’anno …

Brother Sport is a song by Animal Collective and the final track to appear on their 2009 release, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with a quick and lighthearted feel, the song immediately reminds me of Lion In A Coma because of this. Despite this, Brother Sport lacks the somewhat …

I purchased Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, the debut album by Aaliyah, in 1994 when it came out and I give the album high reviews. Aaliyah was only 15 years old at the time and I thought that the album had excellent beats, production as well as lyrics. …

Overview —“ Broken, Beat, and Scarred, the third music video released by Metallica for their latest album, Death Magnetic, is a music video that is made up completely of live clips from concerts Metallica played throughout 2008 and 2009 on the World Magnetic Tour. After two pretty poor videos …

The Future Sex/Love Sounds Album of pop idol Justin Timberlake, or JT for short, is to me simply the best he’s had in the music industry. This was JT’s second album, released in 2006.
I have followed JT’s career from the very start, right back to his struggling —˜N …

I have listened to country music all of my life and in today’s market of sell out sounds, this album is a breath of fresh air! Not one to be molded, Trisha stays true to her heart, album after album.
From the opening track, Ms. Yearwood makes evident …

Love him or hate him, Steve Austin knows how to make music. And when it comes to releasing the ninth and hopefully not last record, Pain is Warning, I am reminded on how much of a creative genius Steve Austin can be. Think of Austin as an underground music …

My father used to say that music was his second language and I guess I inherited his DNA.
I so enjoy musicians and I’ve married three. I guess that qualifies me as someone that knows what is hard or easy on the ears, to a degree. Music is always subjective, as …

I Ain’t Superstitious is a song by Willie Dixon that is performed by Megadeth for their album Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? The track starts off with a sort of blues-riff mixed with a very rock driven sound. You can tell right away once the main rhythm of the …

By 2003, the new re-incarnation of The Misfits had already released two albums that proved to be successful in putting the Misfits name and music, new and old, back into popularity. Four years after releasing “Famous Monsters”, which contained some of their best material since their days with Glenn …

I was, for a very long time, a huge Oasis fan. I loved their first albums. Especially I enjoyed the second and the third albums. But all their work after 1998 left me rather disappointed. So, I was very interested as to what was going to occur after the …

Kelly Clarkson’s ” The Trouble With Love” has to be one of my favorite all time songs. I heard if for the first time several days ago and have not been able to get it out of my mind. It is one of those songs that is just so …

This song makes no sense, but then again, it’s being sung by a teenager who knows nothing really about love. Not only that, this song really annoying due to that fact that it’s hard on the ears. The majority of this song is repeating itself over and over again …

Starting with the album title, this CD has all the markings of a band that is representing a 12-step program. But, do not let that deter you from one of the best albums ever. Yes, I said ever.
Opening with “The Package”, Maynard (the lead singer), …

Often times, concept music is a genre that just seems to do nothing but turn me off. For the most part, I find music that tells fictional stories to be insufferable, as they seem to always fall into the same boring tones regardless of who is performing it. This …

I am not sure there are very many people that will enjoy this soundtrack, but I sure did! If you are a fan of the original Star Trek, be prepared for an audio treat! On this soundtrack is not music, but actual sound effects that were used on the …

This band has influenced me tremendously as a heavy metal vocalist just starting out. Of course, I have other influences such as the band Arch Enemy which has a female lead singer like me; but there have been many things I have adored about the band Pantera.
If you’ve ever …

City Of Delusion is a track by Muse which appears on Black Holes And Revelation. Although I do not consider City Of Delusion to be quite as good as some of the other tracks on this record such as Take A Bow or Map Of The Problematique, I certainly …

Garth Brooks sings this song called More Than A Memory. This song is about a man trying to forget a girl friend that has broken up with him. He dose not want to admit that she was more than just a girl friend to him, that he was really …

Jay-Z & Linkin Park
“Numb/Encore”
MTV’s Ultimate Mash-Up’s Presents:
Jay-Z & Linkin Park: Collision Course
Roc-A-Fella Records/Warner Bros. Records
Director: Joe DeMaio/Kimo Proudfoot
“Numb/Encore” is a genius music production. The song contains the coupling of two different singles - “Encore” from Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” (2003) and “Numb” from Linkin Park’s “Meteora” (2003) album. This …

Overview - The Madcap Laughs, Syd Barret’s first solo record after departing Pink Floyd, is an album that sounds absolutely nothing like the work Barrett did with Pink Floyd, it’s surprising that it’s even the same man to be honest. Not only is Barrett’s songwriting a lot simpler and …

White 2 is the fourth album from drone metal pioneers Sunn O))) and most probably their most ambient based work.
In contrast to White 1 which had a lot of spoken dialogue and discernible riffs, White 2 steers clear of this in preference to long sustained crescendos with next to …

Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. Missy Elliott
Video: Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Little X
What was music video director Little X thinking when he signed up to do this one? This is the Rockwilder Remix to Destiny’s Child’s second single and music video, “Bootylicious”, from their third album titled “Survivor”. …

Sometimes I just get sick of listening to bands like Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Metro Station, Paramore, or any other of those kind of pop rock bands. Just like with a meal, I want something with substance. Sometimes I want to hear lyrics that address serious …

Clumsy by fergie on her album the dutchess came out in two thousand and six. This song is about how a girl falls in love and is clumsy about it. I like the sound effects they use in this song. This song is a good song for any …

Waving My Arms In The Air is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his second solo record, Barrett. Barrett starts singing right when the track starts up and has the instruments come in gradually after him rather than vice versa. A nice steady rhythm in established which …

“Break” is a song by Three Days Grace on the album Life Starts Now.
The video is set in four rooms for each of the four band members. I like this video and the concept. The members of the band are separated by four rooms and each has their …

Untitled is a song by Animal Collective which is the third track on their debut record Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. Opening up with a mess of instruments, the song is characterized by a very hectic and even dissonant tone in my opinion. The noise that was present …