Music Reviews
Animal Collective - Bad Crumbs (Song)
Bad Crumbs is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their second release Danse Manatee. Placing the vocals in the spotlight, Bad Crumbs features several layers of vocals which do an interesting job of creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere, but I find the music behind the vocals to …
Van Halen 2 album
An album that really doesnt stand out in the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen is the album Van Halen 2. I really like this album because it still had the classic Van Halen tone with more of a punchy sound to it. Although no Van Halen album …
Tajai Power Movement CD
The Hieroglyphics crew is one of the tightest and most original Hip Hop crews on the planet. Their Rap flow is littered with witty one-liners, metaphors and and expanded vocabulary that goes beyond the street talk and cliche’ lyrics of typical Rap music. Consisiting of members A-Plus, Opio, Del …
Animal Collective - Also Frightened (Song)
Also Frightened is a song by Animal Collective and is the third song to appear on their album Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with a brief instrumental section, a chorus of voices soon join in the mix to create a very full vocal sound that certainly helps lead the …
Enslaved (Band)
I can’t say that I’m very keen on listening to most black metal music, as the sound and sometimes the lyrics just does not appeal to me. However, when I discovered the black metal band Enslaved some years ago when listening to an online metal radio station, I became …
Sheryl Crow
One of my favourite musicians when I was much younger was the musician Sheryl Crow. At the time though, I didn’t know what her name was and so I spent years upon years trying to figure out who it was that sung her songs. In fact, I didn’t even …
The Flaming Lips - Chewing The Apple Of Your Eye (Song)
Chewin The Apple Of Your Eye is a song by The Flaming Lips and the fifth song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with a light guitar part with an effect placed on it, Coyne enters the mix with his vocals somewhat abruptly for my …
Bob Dylan - Ninety Miles An Hour, Down A Dead End Street (Song)
Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The track opens up with Dylan starting the vocals right away with a notable piano behind him and the tempo having the tempo of …
Complete Me Deluxe Edition Album by FrankMusik
I’ve been a fan since I first heard Frankmusik’s break-out single “3 little words” at Last.fm. I couldn’t get enough of Frankmusik’s eclectic light and heady out-of-this-world pop melodies. There was so much anticipation for this album, his first one yet. It’s just too much auditory …
The Show Music Video by Lenka
Lenka is a new artist from Australia whose music has been featured on television shows and is quickly becoming more popular. I first got hooked on her hit song called “The Show” and have since downloaded her entire album. I love every track on it. It is very rare …
Nic Chagall Feat. Jonathan Mendelson - This Moment
On my wedding day I was really concerned about the type of music to play. I chose one particular song for my Audio Visual Presentation, and this song was entitled “This Moment” by Nic Chagall and Jonathan Mendelson.
I first heard it thru Armin Van Buuren’s Universal Religion (2009) album. …
Take That - The Flood - Music Video
Whoever had the idea for the Take Thats music video for Flood, stumbled on a great concept for me. Some people might look at this and wonder why on earth someone has put Take That in a rowing boat but that’s because they have not actually taken any note …
Eazy E: Eternal E CD
Eazy E was a legend in the rap game. He is one of the best rappers to ever touch a mic. His album Eternal E shows just how great of a rapper he was. He had a hardcore mindset and was always trying to make more money. He is also …
Lindsay Lohan - Confession of a broken heart
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 …
“Country Grammar” album by Nelly
So, I was transitioning moving from one house into another. As I was packing the things from my room into boxes preparing for the move, I stumbled across one of the few original CDs I have ever bought: “Country Grammar” by Nelly. This is one of my favourite albums …
In Rainbows - Radiohead
In Rainbows that was recently released to CD earlier this year. I am a huge Radiohead fan and was very interested to see in which direction they were going to go with this album. I was expecting anything.
The album as a whole is beautiful. Both guitarists use a very …
Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do (Song)
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 …
Lady Gaga - Dance In The Dark (Song)
Dance In The Dark is a song by Lady Gaga which appears on her album The Fame Monster. The track opens up with a fairly annoying introduction which unfortunately seems to remind me of the music of the 1980s. Gaga’s vocals come in soon enough with more of a …
Like a surgeon by Weird Al Yankovick
Like a surgeon by Weird Al Yankovick is a parody of like a virgin by Madonna. Like a surgeon is so devilishly funny I can’t believe weird al wrote it. It’s all about a guy who just got through med school and became a surgeon. I went …
Caramelldansen
I can’t break free of this song. It’s not so much stuck in my head as I am just strangely addicted to it. It’s incredibly catchy. I don’t know what the draw is because at face value it’s a techno song that sounds a little like …
Lady Gaga Bad Romance Single
One of the most popular, trendsetting music artists of the century, Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance single will certainly go down in history as the lady’s trademark song. It has all the elements of what defines the singer: a tune that is fast beat, one you can dance …
Pantera Reinventing The Steel
This album was released in 2000 on East West Records, this is Pantera’s final album, they dedicated it to their fans. This was the second album that was recorded with Phil Anselmo’s vocals away from the band and later mixed in. The album was produced by Vinnie Paul, Dimebag …
The Grateful Dead - Althea (Song)
Althea is a song by The Greateful Dead which appears on their album Go To Heaven. The track opens up at a pretty moderate pace with Garcia soloing over a pretty laid-back rhythm to create a pretty nice sound. The music strikes me as very moving which makes it …
Surfer Rosa, 1988 Album by The Pixies
I am one of those people who found out about the Pixies after paying attention to the song in the end credits of The Fight Club movie. I unwillingly paid attention to that song, and tried to find out what the name of the band and the song was …
‘Thinking Of You” by Katy Perry
This my favorite Katy Perry’s song. And she wrote it! She is so talented and amazing. I didn’t thought she could write a very good song like this. Now I know she’s really a talented woman.
Thinking Of You is for all the girls who lost their boyfriends, either died …
Them Crooked Vultures - Self titled (Album)
Music fans were excited when they heard Queens of the Stone Age’s lead guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme would be joining forces with Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and formerly Nirvana) and former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones to form a super group known as Them Crooked …
Erich Kunzel: Star Tracks II CD
Erich Kunzel: Star Tracks II CD is a very nice compilation of various science fiction compositions. Kunzel and his Cincinnati Pops Orchestra are so good at conveying the spirit and excitement of the TV shows and/or movies the selections are from.
There are several pieces from the Star Trek …
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter 3
Lil Wayne just released his much awaited cd Tha Carter 3 and having heard so much about his amazing rhymes I thought that I would give the cd a listen. I figured I had nothing to lose since it was supposed to be one of the best cds of …
“Deth Red Sabaoth” by Danzig (LP, 2010)
It has been six long years since the relatively unimpressive “Circle Of Snakes” record, but the long wait has been far worth it. To the people who thought Glenn Danzig was finally on his way out, this epic release gives them a sure wake-up call. With quality that surpasses …
Tonight by FM Static song
I like the song “tonight” by FM Static so much because I can feel it on my own life. It tells a story about longing for a lost love–for love stolen by tragedy. It is sad and made me feel how much it would hurt to lose someone so …
Kumi Koda - show girl PV
The PV starts out with a sepia toned scene of Koda, who’s playing a woman of early 20th Century America being dumped. It then switches to color and remains that way for the rest of the video. I found the shift to be interesting as it conveyed her past …
Amy Winehouse-Back To Black
This artist clearly needs no introduction; I don’t think that there is anyone on this planet who hasn’t heard of Amy Winehouse by now! She’s constantly in the press, usually for all the wrong reasons but, that said, she is one talented singer. This album has got to be her …
The Flaming Lips - U.F.O. Story (Song)
U.F.O. Story is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their third studio record, Telepathic Surgery. The track opens up with a recording of someone talking about their experience seeing a U.F.O. which goes fittingly with the title of the track, but this does get dragged out …
Delta CD by Delta Goodrem
Delta is the newest CD that is released by singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem. The album being released in 2007, has many new and fresh songs by Delta.
I do believe the album is unique to the older ones, I have seen many different styles in the new album. Some of which …
Meet Me Halfway Music Video by The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas used to be one of my favorite groups but they have recently started to annoy me. All of their songs are heavily edited to the point where you wonder if you are actually hearing their true voices. They try way too hard at being “futuristic”, …
The Beatles - Wait (Song)
Wait is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. The track opens up with the vocals coming first before the rest of the instrumentation coming in to join the vocals on the song. Though a listener can certainly hear the unique sound of the …
Boston Grand Piano GP-178
The Boston series of pianos resulted as a collaboration between piano manufacturers Steinway and Kawai, with Steinway supplying the design and Kawai managing the production. The Boston GP-178, in particular, is my favorite of this series largely because it possesses good string speaking length for great sound while remaining …
Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR
This guitar is a great guitar for the price. The list price is $850, but it plays among guitars worth twice as much. I own the cream white color of this guitar, and I must say, and …
Muse - Feeling Good (Song)
Feeling Good is a track which appears on Muse’s record Origin of Symmetry. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I can’t really comment about the structure or the songwriting of the track, but I can certainly commend on how Muse apply their own style to it. …
Jefferson Airplane - Aerie, Gang Of Eagles (Song)
Aerie (Gang Of Eagles) is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on their album Long John Silver. The song starts out with some guitar leads along with an electric violin and I must admit that the introduction of this song has a very nice sound to it, multiple …
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Song)
Whole Lotta Love is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Led Zeppelin II. Page’s main guitar riff on this song has become extremely well known and it’s a good riff as well so there’s good reason for this. When you look for a track to start an …
Lost in The Moment (Song)- Big and Rich
One night I was bored and googling good wedding songs for your first dance just out of curiosity because I love discovering new music about love and relationships. I am also a huge fan of country so when I saw Big and Rich on the list with this song …
Nirvana band
Nirvana was one of the most famous rock bands in the nineteen nineties. I believe that the band could be considered as the Michael Jacksons of grunge rock music as at the time, their weighty lyrics and heavy sludge sound begun to cause a revolution with popular rock music. …
Dirt Off Your Shoulder (2004): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s eighth (and purposed final) album, following “Change Clothes”. It looks like a lot of people may have agreed with me regarding his previous music video, because now Jay-Z …
Lacuna Coil
I was listening to a TV channel called, “Music Choice” when my ears happened upon the sounds of Lacuna Coil. I believe the first song of theirs I heard was called “Swamped”. I loved the raunchy voice of the girl who sings lead vocals, and the melodic notes of …
Metallica - Ride The Lightning (Song)
Ride The Lightning, the title track of Metallica’s second release, is a song where I believe you can hear some aspects of Kill —˜Em All blended with some new aspects from Ride The Lightning. The reason I say this is because the music to …
Carrie Underwood’s ” Carnival Ride”. A Music Album
To be perfectly honest, I am not that great a singer. While I have done some performances mostly it was just in church. However dispite this fact one of my favorite artists to sing along with is Carrie Underwood. That was why I bought her album “Carnival Ride”. It …
People Need The Lord (Stever Greene) Audio CD
People Need the Lord Audio CD of Steve Green never fails to delight me. It is a great collection of sixteen godly songs. The songs have inspired and blessed my heart over and over again.
The songs topped up by the lead song People Need the Lord are Mission, …
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Side II)
Overview —“ Side II of Rubber Soul, The Beatles’ sixth album, is about just as good as Side I was in my opinion and that’s a good thing. After listening to Side I, I figured that Side II would definitely have to compete to be just as good, and …
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