The Osmond Family: The All-Time Greatest Hits of the Osmond Family is presented as a book. It’s about six inches wide by ten inches tall. It’s hardcover, in fact. When you open it, two CDs are affixed to the interior . The problem for me …

Innervision is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their record Steal This Album. The track starts off with a moderate tempo and features a heavy guitar part from Malakian before going into a more driving riff rather than a very heavy percussive rhythm riff. Tankian …

Escape, one of the later tracks on Ride The Lightning, is a track that I’ll admit sounds forced and written for the radio in my opinion. Supposedly the story is that the record company wanted Metallica to write a track like Escape, due to …

This album is a concept album of sorts, the theme being a desert radio station, Josh Homme drew inspiration for the album driving through the desert, he puts the listener in the car with him from LA to Mohave desert. This album features Dave Grohl (of the foo fighters …

One alternative song from the 90’s that wedged in my mind. It became the official soundtrack of the movie Empire Records. The movie was weird, even the casts, that is why I will not forget about this song. Gin Blossom is an American rock band that popularly sang Hey …

This is another of Chris Cornell’s solo albums but very different from anything he has ever done before. He worked with Timbaland on this, so already you’ll know it doesn’t sound like Soundgarden, Audioslave or even his other previous solo work.
I’m a huge Chris Cornell fan, so I …

“Speechless” by Lady Gaga is probably one of my favorite songs by her for the simple fact it justifies her fame more than anything else she’s recorded. Don’t get me wrong. I love pretty much all her songs but I think Speechless shows off how good her voice …

While Kenny Rogers has certainly never been one of my favourite singers, the country and western singer seems to be beloved by many of the people in my country. I can even remember that he was invited to sing as one of the international artistes at the Air …

At a time where Van Halen sold out with David Lee Roth is the 1984 although a great rock album, It was one of the bands pop album and last album with keyboards on 3 songs. The awesome introduction called “1984″ and possibly the biggest Van Halen hit …

Daily Routine is a song by Animal Collective and the fifth track on their record Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with an introduction that starts off gradual and then builds incredibly abruptly, the vocals violently enter the track with a melody which surprisingly doesn’t flow very well at all …

I like the sound of trumpet on this song Days of Elijah. It is truly splendid and was really messianic in touch as Paul Wilbur gets back people on the time of Israel’s King and forever will be reining King who is Christ Jesus.
The lyrics talk clearly about the …

Overview - American Beauty, the fifth album by The Grateful Dead, continues in the same style of they started with on Workingman’s Dead by writing from more of a folk rock and country style rather than the electric and psychedelic driven songs from their first three albums. I’ll say …

Youth album released in November 2004. Collective Soul is an alternative rock band who came from Georgia, United States. Collective Soul inherited the style of guitar playing as the groups classic rock music in the decade 1970 to 1980. Influenced by Elton John, but their music can sometimes be …

Who don’t know Destiny’s Child?? A great R n B trio who’s have a many great hits and great voice. I like this group, and I think everybody love Beyonce Knowles, one of the member of this group. They been succees since they are 13 until now.
I like their …

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 …

The song “The Sound of Silence” by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel a.k.a Simon and Garfunkel (who was a musical duo who became popular in the mid 60’s)was created with a great deal of wisdom. It was like the composer/s was in a trance while writing this. …

Overview - 21st Century Breakdown, the latest of Green Day’s efforts offers up a power-pop-punk rock opera which both introduces and develops Green Day’s latest characters, a couple named Christian and Gloria who have to deal with the mess of the 21st century and have no one in the …

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 …

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite is a song written by The Beatles which appears on their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In terms of psychedelic music, the track which people think of when they hear the title of this record is obviously Lucy In The …

Hollywood Undead released their debut album “Swan Songs” in August 2008. It’s hard to describe their music genre, as they pull from so many different styles. They are most commonly referred to as rap rock, but I feel their music goes so beyond that label.
The …

The Nomad is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Brave New World. Something great about Brave New World is that it is the first album with Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson back in the band after a disastrous period with Blaze Bayley, although this is …

I must precede this by noting that I have loved every Metallica album all the way up to Reload. I am not one of the people who thinks Metallica lost their magic after the black album. While a departure from their original style, “Load” and “Reload” were …

Lightning Strikes Twice is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Virtual XI. The track starts off in a very melodic fashion with a clean guitar part as well as a lead melodic solo coming through the left channel of the track as you can also …

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 …

I started to really get into Black Sabbath a couple years ago and went for the set, this set has the first 8 studio albums,in digipak sleeves, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabatoge, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die! plus a bonus dvd with …

Puff Daddy ft. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, Foo Fighters, and Notorious B.I.G.
“It’s All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix)”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Spike Jonze
Puff Daddy is all about being spontaneous, isn’t he? Always trying to take things to the next level by doing something you would least expect him …

This is a collection of B Sides and rarities, plus music video’s on a DVD. Going back 10 years, the album released this in 2005 to mark their tenth anniversary with the label. Eight of the songs here are cover songs, Simple Man the Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, If only …

Carrie Underwood has been a staple of country music ever since she won American Idol. She offers elegant change in the genre and is considered as the country queen of her generation, achieving the likes of Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Shania Twain and Faith Hill in the past.
I …

As a fan of India.Arie I was excited to hear what she had come up with in her latest cd. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed. The first listen a couple of songs stood out:
Track#9-Yellow, Track#10-Better Way and Track#12-Long Goodbye.
In her song Yellow, …

U2 is an Irish rock band and I decided to pull out one of their Cd’s and give it s a listen as I haven’t listened to this band in a while. I decided to listen to their album entitled “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” and one of …

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 …

I began listening to this amazing band quite some time ago (even though they haven’t been around for all that long) and I must say, as sadly often is the case with other bands, the sound of their music has NOT faded the tiniest bit. I can listen to …

Matilda Mother is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. The track starts off with an interesting sounding keyboard and guitar part in the right channel as Richard Wright takes lead vocals in the left channel. Like many …

Make way for the new symphonic metal that will replaced Nightwish (after Tarja’s leaving the band to pursue a solo career it’s not a cool band anymore..). This dvd contains power-packed performance by the band. If you had seen The Silent Force Tour dvd you’ll be more mesmerised to …

Colbie Caillet has recorded the feel good song of the decade with the song “Bubbly”. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you want to feel good, listen to “Bubbly”. It is a love song really, but it doesn’t feel as though it has to be limited to love …

The Softest Voice is a song by Animal Collective which is the third track on their album Sung Tongs. Differing from Leaf House or Who Could Win A Rabbit, The Softest Voice starts out with a far more relaxed sound comprised of acoustic guitars and a light vocal pattern …

Overview —“ Foreclosure Of A Dream, another single released by Megadeth for their critically acclaimed fifth release, Countdown To Extinction, would be the one track on the record that I would choose to call the power ballad. Up until I just read about the track I didn’t know that …

Miss You is a song by Foster The People which appears on their debut album, Torches. The track opens up with a heavily synthesized introduction which has a definitive rhythm and sets up an interesting atmosphere for what may follow. The vocals come in with a delivery which …

Mother’s Little Helper is a song by the Rolling Stones which appears on Aftermath. The music isn’t anything too special on this track but the reason why I enjoy this track is because of Jagger’s vocal performance and the lyrics to this song as well which basically create a …

Usually, I avoid character songs. Not that I hate them, or that they’re always bad, but they just sound odd sometimes. But Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei already has the girls singing in the openings and endings. One of my favorite character songs of theirs is this song, by Yuu Kobayashi.
It …

This was a very lovely and wonderful song that really reminds me how blessed I am and I tend to appreciate my life everyday as God is the one that sustains every thing I need.
The Song Forgiver was sung beautifully by Becky Lucas who is the lead vocalist of …

Foolish game is the most my favorite song from Jewel. Though this song is not become hits anymore but it could be my soundtrack of my life ever.
This song is slow and can categorize in ballad song. The lyrics is tell about a girl who think that her boyfriend …

Flaming is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Flaming opens up with a very unconventional sound as it sort of makes you feel as if you’re in the middle of the jungle due to some dark tribal-like …

I bought my Boss DS-1 used on eBay for $25 about three years ago. I had just started playing guitar and I wanted a basic distortion pedal that sounded good but was really cheap. I heard good things about it so I decided I’d give it a shot.
When …

Lately, I haven’t really liked Usher Raymond. I liked him when he first came out in like 2000-2004, around that time. He sang songs taht were genuine and you could really tell that he could sing. Now, everything has changed. He got married, had a kid, got a divorce, …

Chop Suey is a song by System Of A Down which is one of their more well known tracks from their second studio effort, Toxicity. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar riff played by Malakian before a lead distorted guitar comes in as well along with an …

Empty Heart is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on the EP Five By Five. Empty Heart opens up with a guitar riff along with a simple moving drum rhythm which gives the track a pretty traditional rock and roll sound and this is only reinforced once …

I actually like this album a lot. As far as Slipknot is concerned, I wasn’t that very impressed by the album that was called Volume 3 The Subliminal Verses. I thought that that music was not very effective on that album. On All Hope Is Gone Slipknot are complete …

Blood On The World’s Hands is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record The X Factor. The track starts off with a keyboard part which establishes somewhat of an eerie mood to the track and makes me hopeful that the song will build. I’m not exactly …

This is perhaps one of the most underrated songs that Prince has ever written. On his LoveSexy album, this song is the epitome of intimacy. The lyrics have this way of getting under your skin. Perhaps it’s the quiet inensity of Prince’s voice. Perhaps it’s …