High Time is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Workingman’s Dead. The song opens up with a simple acoustic guitar pattern which Garcia sings along with in a very melodic fashion. The song seems to have a little bit of country influence on the …

Lil’ Kim ft. Puff Daddy
“No Time”
Hardcore
Atlantic/Bad Boy
In the booming years of Puff Daddy’s record label, Bad Boy Records, he was still putting his marketing niche together and churning out hits together at the same time as he continuously found the new talent and signed them up. By 1996, they …

“See You” is the 8th track off of the Foo Fighters multi platinum album “The Colour and the Shape” released in 1997. Dave Grohl himself admits that it is his favorite song off the album, and it was almost not included had he not redone the drum track for …

Please Mister Postman is a song by The Beatles which appears on their album With The Beatles. I’m aware that this song is just a cover so I can’t really talk about the songwriting or the structure of the track, even thought it basically follows a traditional pattern which …

Craig David, who was once considered a protégée to Michael Jackson because of the sales of his first album “Born To Do It” really saw his career take a toll down the wrong street on his sophomore album and the ones that followed.
But in 2012, after jumping in and …

Backing by musicians such as Slash, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Greg Bissonette, Simon Phillips, Sammy Davis Jr. and Lenny Castro, there is no reason for you to feel scared listening to the roar of guitars played by Steve Lukather and his friends.This album is dominated by …

There are eighteen tracks that are packaged in albums titled, Back Again … No Matter What. Fifteen songs from the entire contents of this album, is the old songs of their property, the arrangement is not much different from the album The Best of those who were given the …

Lana Del Rey is undoubtedly one of the most polarizing figures in modern music. Ever since breaking it big with “Video Games”, she has faced a decidedly lukewarm reception. One must doubt whether it’s her music or just her over-all aesthetic that her detractors have an issue with. Upon …

Hank Jones: Sweet Dreams was the second CD released in recent years by the entertainer. Jones actually spends most all of his time now in the field of genealogy, where he’s written many notable books. Before that took center stage for him, though, he was an actor …

The Unforgiven III, the third installment in The Unforgiven series, is quite a good song yet I’d probably still rank it as the lowest, or at least my least favorite, of the three pieces of the trilogy. However, before I get into the bulk of my review, I …

Female country music singer, Martina McBride is one of my favorite singers. She has a habit of singing songs that are about strong women rather than the whiny songs that most country singers have a tendency to sing. Her music makes women feel as though they have the power …

Another great music video by the newly formed supergroup chickenfoot is soap on a rope. As you may or may not know Chickenfoot is a supergroup featuring Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums and the …

He’s an actor and a comedian, but Andy Griffith is also a singer and he loves gospel music. That’s why we have Andy Griffith: Precious Memories CD, a group of 33 songs. It’s pure gold because it’s Andy, some harmonic background vocals, and great instrumentals to back …

Hear Me Now is the third studio album by Secondhand Serenade, released on August 3rd. I was excited for this album, mainly because I’m a pretty big fan of Secondhand Serenade, and couldn’t wait for the release of the whole album. However, when hearing all 12 songs, I found …

Hearing Barry Manilow sing songs from the 70’s was spine-tingling. He’s not only a musical product of the 70’s himself, but he chose some very popular songs of that era to sing for this CD. All the songs are familiar, yet more-so with Barry’s warm vocals. The songs seem …

The first time I heard this song was when Julie Ann and Elmo Magalona, singers from Party Pilipinas (Sunday afternoon variety program in the Philippines) performed it. I admit because the two of them are my favorite young artist these days, I become liking the song after the performance. …

What Happened is a song by Sublime and the fifteenth song to appear on their debut album entitled 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a clean guitar part, other instruments soon join in the mix as well and I must say that the percussion section does a nice …

Heart is an American band composed of two females with truly extraordinary great vocal powers. Both of them composed the rock band but they really make heart-warming songs. Unlike most bands, this two really make good music.
I like many of the songs of Heart. I always listen to …

Harmonies are top notch as always on The Osmonds: Christmas Memories. This CD is a collection of songs as performed by The Osmonds, which this time around equals Merrill, Wayne, Jay, and Jimmy. It doesn’t matter the combination of Osmonds, the harmonies are always there. I …

Don’t Rush is a song off of Tegan and Sara’s latest album Sainthood, released in 2009. It’s one of my favourites off of this album, although the entire album as a whole is very enjoyable. This song is different from some of their previous songs in that it’s a …

Garage Inc. is the eight studio album by heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on 1998, after Metallica’s Re-loaded album. This one is filled with cover versions of various heavy metal, trash metal and hard rock bands like Misfits, Mercyful Fate, Black Sabbath, Motorhead and many others. Garage …

Alberta #1 is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Self Portrait. The track starts off with a very blues sounding rhythm before Dylan comes in with the vocals for the track. As far as I remember, Self Portrait was one …

Jay-Z
“Imaginary Player”
In My Lifetime, Volume 1
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z spends a lot of time at a lounge with his homeboy and producer Damon Dash during most of this official third single and music video “Imaginary Player” from his second album “In My Lifetime, Volume 1″, following “(Always Be My) Sunshine” and …

The Suburbs is Arcade Fire’s third studio album, released in 2010, and probably my favourite out of all three of their albums. It’s been three years since their last release, and this album has been highly anticipated by all of Arcade Fire’s fans. The wait, in my opinion, is …

Chores is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their album Strawberry Jam. Opening up with a vocal section immediately, Chores quickly transitions into a significantly faster section and is the quickest song to come on Strawberry Jam thus far. Perhaps some listeners felt that …

Relaxation: A Windham Hill Collection is an audio CD that offers up a total of twelve tracks of incredibly calming instrumental music by various composers, like Will Ackerman, Douglas Spotted Eagle and Patrick O’Hearn. Although twelve tracks does not sound like very many, something of which that occurred to …

Dreamend is an underappreciated post-rock or showgaze band that has actually been quite productive over the last ten years. Stigmata Boy is one of their earliest recordings and has more singing in it than other of their albums. In most cases I don’t like to much of singing in …

2000 Light Years Away is a track by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. One thing I’ll note that I like right away about this song is that the bass is extremely prominent in the mix and you can also definitely hear this sense of energy coming …

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 have always tried to keep in the loop with artist that i have enjoyed in the past and sometimes it can lead to some very interesting discoveries. This odd little album from David Lowery is one of the latest things that i have ended up with and i …

An excellent choice for any beginner banjo player . The low profile neck satin finish and rock maple rim make this banjo a keeper . I began on a cheap Asian banjo , that offered a very hollow sound similar to playing in a a cave , for …

‘Abbey Road’ was the final great Beatles album, and was actually an album quite light in tone, and one which gave little indication of the forthcoming break-up of the world’s greatest-ever rock and pop group - especially with an opening rocker entitled ‘Come Together’. John Lennon, well into the …

I’m Going Down is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Metamorphosis. The song starts out in sort of a generic rock sound which I swear I’ve heard from The Rolling Stones and various other bands countless times, but I’ll move on from here. Jagger …

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 …

Overview —“ Machine Head, the sixth album released by Deep Purple, is the album that I would have to say is my favorite out of Deep Purple’s entire career. The album gains most of it’s recognition for being the album which has Smoke On The Water, a song which …

The Dogs Of War is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. The song starts up with some synthesizers and background noise which work to gradually build up the music in hopes that something good will follow, we’ll see if this …

I first heard this CD playing on a machine in a gift shop at callaway Gardens. It is a relaxing ambient type of cd, but melodic and not completely random sounds like some relaxation works are. These songs are performed by Chris Phillips, and is one in the line of …

Dio’s Holy Diver is among the most important metal albums of all time.Ronnie’s vocals soar with amazing beauty and depth.He is a great front man for any band.Even though I like his work with Black Sabbath much more than solo it still does nothing to change the fact that …

Rod Stewart isn’t the most handsome of guys, but he does have a unique voice that tends to draw me in at every turn. His voice does sound a bit scratchy but that is what makes his recordings so great. Rod Stewart has enjoyed great success as a singer …

This album was released in 1994 on East west records and produced by Terry Date. The album features a controversial image of a man being drilled into his forehead, the album’s original artwork depicted a person being drilled in the anus and had to be changed to the drillbit …

Overview - Dark Side Of The Moon, the album considered to be Pink Floyd’s best work and one of rock’s greatest albums in history, is primarily a record more on the mellow side, although still a very powerful album. Roger Waters did a lot less songwriting on this album …

There are so many female artists out there these days that it can be very difficult deciding what albums are worth buying and what albums are ultimately not worth the time or the money. I like trying out very random new musical artists just to see if they are …

I am really touch by the song entitled ‘Home’ by the band Daughtry. I only heard it from Chris Daughtry’s performance in American Idol.
Honestly, I am touched by the song. I was once in a strange country and I really feel homesick. It is totally difficult being alone and …

I didn’t realize that I had Barbra Streisand: I’ve Dreamed of You CD in my collection. I assume it’s a version of a CD single because there are only two songs on it. I’m not sure I realized they made two-song CDs.
What would be the A side …

Out On The Tiles is a cover performed by Megadeth which appears as a bonus track for their record United Abominations. The cover is a song initially done by Led Zeppelin so it’ll be interesting to see how Megadeth interpret the song. The track starts off with that familiar …

Few people outside of the professional musical theatre world have yet to experience “Bright Lights, Big City.” Although some productions of this new show (a rock-musical with music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman) have begun to spring up in such cities as Philadelphia, the off-Broadway run of this …

This guitar pedal by digitech has to be one of the best investments I have made in my musical life. I love how you can play a nice simple scale on a regular clean setting and then immediately stomp on the pedal, yielding a more sustain and distorted sound. …

Long time, no see. The boys from sweden show their work once more.
This is an album wich many of the new listeners will find attractive, though old ones will find rather dissapointing. It´s more cliché than ever, leaves you with a feeling you have listened to the whole album …

Let Me Be It is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as a bonus track on the band’s fourth release, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a moderate tempo and drive, Coyne comes in with the vocal performance of the track which thankfully has a …

This is one of the music channels on directv. Overall it’s pretty good but they could put some better music on it. I listen to it sometimes. First I go to xmhitlist, then I go to 20 on 20 then I go to this channel. Mostly they have alternative …