Music Reviews
Summer time by Kenny Chesney
Summer time by Kenny Chesney is about how much fun summer time is. It also is about how much Kenny Chesney likes his fans because it is always summer time with them. This song is also about how there is a lot more to do in summer time …
Bolt by John Powell
Disney soundtrack Bolt by John Powell rocks! And just one word to sum it: COOL. Filled me with suspense, fun and thrill. It befits an animated movie and my expectation from a soundtrack point of music contact to match a Disney animated movie is matched.
I must commend …
Iron Maiden - Only The Good Die Young (Song)
Only The Good Die Young is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. This song opens up with a pretty quick guitar lead which has a very upbeat sound to it but it’s a pretty cool riff nonetheless, although I …
Michael Jackson’s “Michael”
Michael Jackson’s latest posthumously released album entitled “Michael”, has been out for nearly four months now. As an avid fan of MJ and his music, I’m rather pleased with the results. Obviously, the tracks lack Jackson’s signature polish and sometimes you can tell where the engineers did something that …
Pink Floyd - Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Song)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record A Saucerful Of Secrets. The track opens up with a light guitar riff in the right channel which begins by playing an eerie riff as additional instrumentation gradually begins …
Kaiser Cheifs -Employment Album
This is a great first album from this new pop punk band. More on the pop side than punk but still there. The lead singer embodies that sort of upper middle class dissolute rakish character and it works well. They’re certainly not the most intellectual band …
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Overview —“ Highway To Hell, AC/DC’s sixth effort, is my personal favorite record out all of all of their releases, whether with Bon Scott or with Brian Johnson. Unfortunately, this record is the last to feature Bon Scott as AC/DC’s vocalist who unfortunately died the following year and was …
The Flaming Lips - Hold Your Head (Song)
Hold Your Head is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album Hit To Death In The Future Head. Opening up with some noise effects, actual instrumentation begins to come in after around twenty seconds to create an atmosphere which sounds pretty empty and confusing in …
Bartender by Rehab
Bartender is a fun song that most people will love. Even if you don’t usually like this kind of music, it is just a completely fun song that will make you laugh at the thought of doing such a thing. I love this song although the language is rather …
Sound Peace - David & Steve Gordon
Sound Peace - David & Steve Gordon is a fairly enjoyable audio CD that offers a combination of flutes, guitar chords, harps, wind chimes, piano melodies and more. All of the instrumental music that appears on this CD is gentle and soft, and is arranged in a way that …
Cradle Of Filth Thornography
Thornography is the bands seventh album and second on Roadrunner Records, it was released in 2006 and produced by Rob Caggiano of Anthrax. The track The Byronic Man features Villie Valo of H.I.M. and is a song about Lord Byron. The Song Temptation is a cover song, originally done …
Patty Duke: The Best of Patty Duke - Just Patty CD
As a Patty Duke fan, I love Patty Duke: The Best of Patty Duke - Just Patty CD. It’s full of her hit songs and more, and it even includes the theme song from The Patty Duke Show. She doesn’t sing that, but I love the theme. …
The Flaming Lips - When You Smile (Song)
When You Smile is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album Clouds Taste Metallic. Opening up with a free atmosphere, a couple guitars can be heard coming in and out of the track with effects on them which gives them a very light and airy …
Scars On Broadway - Stoner-Hate (Song)
Stoner-Hate is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. Preceding Stoner-Hate in the track listing is Exploding/Reloading and I suppose the best way I could describe Stoner-Hate right now is that it’s a far more aggressive version of the previous song, and I …
Green Day - See The Light (Song)
See The Light is the final track on Green Day’s most recent studio release, 21st Century Breakdown. See The Light starts off with the same acoustic guitar pattern which 21st Century Breakdown, the track, started off with but the tempo is a bit faster I believe. Interesting how Song …
System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity (Song)
Vicinity Of Obscenity is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their second half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. The song opens up with a rhythm played on drumsticks before a sliding guitar riff comes in for the main riff of the track and finally the …
Green Day - When I Come Around (Music Video)
Overview —“ When I Come Around, the second music video released by Green Day also comes off of their third album Dookie. The song itself isn’t too bad, it’s not really one of my favorites off of Dookie but I do think it’s a good song, but I’ll admit …
She be Like by Git Fresh
What I do remember in this song is the part where Git Fresh is sing Bam bam bam part and the ding ding ding ding part. It also uses the intro of the song Tom’s Dinner by Suzanne Vega, so it is easy to remember. It is a great …
Just Passing Through
Everyone goes through their phases where they are obsessed with that one song and are afraid that because they are listening to it so much, that they might end up just getting sick of the song. Well, I am currently obsessed with this song and have been for a …
Garth Brooks: Double Live CD
It amazes me that I ever purchased Garth Brooks: Double Live CD because, frankly, he was never a favorite of mine. I did have a co-worker who adored the man. I don’t deny he knows how to put on a show or can sing a song, but …
Sweet Dreams (2009): Beyonce
Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Sweet Dreams”
Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce
Label: Columbia
Director: Adria Petty
Beyonce ditches the black and white cinematography formula for color once again ( as she did for “Halo”). I’m not sure if a dream with Beyonce would be a nightmare or a sweet dream, it depends - If it …
Song: “Your and Your Hand” by Pink
“Your and Your Hand” by Pink has to be one of the catchiest songs I have heard on the radio in the past few years. At first I thought it was Kelly Clarkson, but realized it was Pink. I should have figured Ms. Clarkson wouldn’t want to ruin …
“I Choose You” CD of Vonda Beerman
I accidentally discovered this amazing singer named Vonda Beerman at YouTube. I was so impressed with her voice so I immediately researched the net about her. Well and good, for I was able to find out she has song albums on sale. So I was able to buy …
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth (Song)
With Teeth is the title track of an album by Nine Inch Nails. With Teeth opens up with some brief noise before leading to a drum rhythm which sound somewhat awkward and then a synthesizer being played over this and finally a distorted guitar playing a bit of a …
Animal Collective - Bees (Song)
Bees is a song by Animal Collective and is the fifth track on their album Feels. In contrast to the previous track on the record, The Purple Bottle, Bees returns the sound of the record to a far more melodic and relaxed tone similar to that present on Flesh …
Kerplunk Green Day CD
I bought Kerplunk a few years ago, wanting to explore more of Green Day’s earlier music. And I’m very glad I did. Years later, I still listen to the CD and enjoy the wonderful music on it.
Released in 1992, I believe that Kerplunk has a different vibe to many …
The Beatles - The White Album (Side I)
Overview - Side I of The White Album, The Beatles’ ninth effort, is a very nice mix of McCartney and Lennon compositions, even one by Harrison which covers a lot of different ground as far as feel, lyrics, vocals, and music. While McCartney’s songs are a bit more on …
Girls, Girls, Girls (2001): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Girls, Girls, Girls”
The Blueprint
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z follows up “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” with his second single and music video “Girls, Girls, Girls” from his sixth album titled “The Blueprint”. I will begin by saying the music video has some good production values and is a bit more interesting than his previous tart …
Mint Condition, music
I’m the type of person who loves music & listens to all kinds of music; I know some songs, people, & groups most people my age never heard of for example the group Mint Condition. I love this group their songs are so amazing; their voices are the perfect blind …
Linda Davis: Shoot for the Moon CD
First off, I want to say that Linda Davis: Shoot for the Moon CD has a great liner jacket. On quality paper, all of the lyrics are printed in a readable fashion, with a decent font and light background. Better still for her fans, when you open …
Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down: Puff Daddy ft. Mase
Puff Daddy ft. Mase
“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Paul Hunter
Welcome to January 1997, the beginning of the year-long chart domination of Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy Records label. It all began with his very first solo single and music video “Can’t Nobody Hold Me …
Womanizer by Britney Spears
I love the new song Womanizer by Britney Spears very much. My friends were saying that the song is lame and all that, but I think not. This is the latest of Britney Spears that one could really get a-hold of. Do watch the music video clip. …
Slayer - Captor Of Sin (Song)
Captor Of Sin is a song by Slayer which appears on their EP Haunting The Chapel. The song starts off with a rapid solo right from the start of the track, and to be honest, this makes me very discouraged for the song that’s coming up to be honest. …
Goo, 1990 Album by Sonic Youth
If you want to know where to start listening to Sonic Youth, so that to get right to the heart of the band and understand who they are, there is a trilogy of consecutive albums which would do the job best of all. I mean the albums released in …
Gogol Bordello - Let’s Get Radical (Song)
Let’s Get Radical is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their record Multi Kontra Culti Vs. irony. Unlike many other Gogol Bordello songs, the track actually starts out with a pretty slow tempo and not very many instruments in the mix. As a simple guitar rhythm comes …
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
The first time that I ever heard of Lupe Fiasco was in the song “Know My Name” by Blake Lewis. He sounded like a regular rap artist and there’s nothing special about him. But then after this song comes out, I really like this dude. First of all, this …
The Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah
Overview - Blues For Allah, The Grateful Dead’s eighth effort, is primarily a pretty melodic record for the most part and it’s also pretty strong for the most part. Garcia showcases a lot of range in his guitar playing, going from the more melodic soloing on the first two …
Nerina Pallot - Fires
If you haven’t heard of Nerina Pallot, I don’t know where you have been! She has had so much media hype and 5 star reviews in all the right places. And for once, the hype can be believed!
Nerina’s album, Fires, is an incredibly strong album and you can listen …
Pink Floyd - Waiting For The Worms (Song)
Waiting For The Worms is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Wall. The track opens up in an extremely melodic fashion where Waters sings along with harmonized dubs of his own voice which provides a very full sound vocally. The intro of this track …
Megadeth - Anarchy In The U.K. (Music Video)
Overview —“ Anarchy In The U.K. is a cover of The Sex Pistols classic song and put on Megadeth’s third record, So Far, So Good—¦ So What. I’m personally a pretty big fan of The Sex Pistols despite the fact that they only put out one album of music …
Marilyn Manson Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children is a 1995 remix ep of Portrait of an American family, Marilyn Manson wasn’t happy with the results of Portrait of an American Family, this ep is the end result. This album not only has remixes of the previous album, it has several covers including the …
Take That - X-Factor 2010 - Final Performance
It’s odd that you would look at the performance of potentially the biggest boy band in the world and notice how much they had grown in a matter of weeks, but this is what I noticed with Take That. Only weeks before they had performed together with Robbie Williams …
Alice in Chains
“Alice in Chains” was one of the biggest bands of the 1990s. Some people said that their music was grunge. However, I think that their music was much more than grunge, as some of those people only say that because the band originated in grunge rock capital of …
Bob Dylan - Two Soldiers (Song)
Two Soldiers is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his album World Gone Wrong. The song starts off with a nice and melodic acoustic guitar pattern which goes on for a while before Dylan comes in with the vocals a bit under a …
The Grateful Dead - Born Cross-Eyed (Song)
Born Cross-Eyed is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Anthem Of The Sun. Just as a note, I’m reviewing the version of this song which appeared on Anthem Of The Sun originally, I’m not reviewing the single version of this song which I believe …
Album : Black Country Communion - Black country (2010)
Nearly every year these days the is some sort of self-proclaimed musical super-group that come out and expect to blow the world away. Most of the times these bands are over-rated but last year was definitely the year of Black Country communion. If ever a group was able to …
Epiphone Les Paul Special 2 guitar
I love to play my guitars everyday and I could play all day long. I just can’t live without my guitars. I am doing a review on the Les Paul Special 2. This guitar is $150 at Guitar Center. To be honest, the Special 2 is a good guitar …
The Flaming Lips - Pilot Can At The Queer Of God (Song)
Pilot Can At The Queer Of God is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Although the opening riff of the track has a surprisingly heavy feel to it, Coyne surprisingly comes in with a vocal delivery which works with …
The Best Of 1980-1990 by U2
Best of and greatest hits CD’s are always worth a good review regardless of the singer/band, which is what led me to writing this review. Hope this review will persuade you to by this CD is you haven’t done so already. Good music at any price!
U2 The Best …
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