I have read that this album has sold over ten million records worldwide. There must have been many reasons for that, but I would go so far as to claim that the music proper was not the biggest reason for this album’s commercial success.
I was about twelve when I …

Bone Thugs N Harmony’s Creepin On Ah Come up album is a hip hop classic and one of the best rap albums I have ever heard. From the intro with the devil laughing to the haunting singing of Bone Thugs, this album delivers the thug style. The hit song …

Reason to Believe is a song about someone being so in love with someone else that he wants to believe in that person no matter how many lies they have told nor how much the other person breaks their heart. Rod Stewart has several versions of the song, every …

Achtung Baby is my second favorite album by U2 after the 1997 album called Pop. Many critics praise this album. And I do agree with them. Many fans of U2 think that this album is of their best, and they are right. Music, can it be assessed objectively, should …

Indie rock is a genre that seems to be in a state of forgotten identity as of late, often seeming to lose touch with itself. Company of Thieves is a band that has good indie sensibilities with a folky feel, offering a good blend of both throughout their library. …

Jay-Z ft. Pharrell
“Blue Magic”
American Gangster
Roc-A-Fella Records/Island Def Jam
Director: Hype Williams
“Blue Magic” is the first single and music video off of Jay-Z’s tenth album titled “American Gangster” which contains music that was inspired by the Ridley Scott film “American Gangster” (2007). Jay-Z reunites with the Jedi Master Yoda of music …

Although “hardcore” fans of Jason Mraz may be upset that he has finally become more mainstream, he proves to everyone with his sophomore studio album that he’s got staying power in today’s music industry. Formerly fairly unknown, Mraz is likely to become a household name among young and old …

Power Quest have always been a band that i am constantly frustrated with. They always hinted at greatness, but for some reason were never really able to put it all together when needed the most. I’m happy to report though that with this new album Blood Alliance, all the …

Overseas Stomp (The Lindy) is a cover which appears on a reissue of the self-titled Grateful Dead album. This song is a cover but I’m sure that The Dead added their own distinct touch to the track which is what I’ll be focusing on here. The track opens up …

5446 That’s My Number/Ball And Chain is a song by Sublime and the sixth track on their debut record, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Starting out with one of the more recognizable sections from this record, this song opens up with a moderate tempo comprised of a classic reggae rhythm …

Pumping Blood is a song by Metallica and Lou Reed which is the third track on their collaboration album, Lulu. Opening up with a melodic string section, the introduction is nice enough but it unfortunately feels disjointed from the rest of the track once Metallica comes in with the …

My view on this album is quite different from that of most people and music critics. I read online that some included this album in their lists of the best albums of all time. But I personally do not understand what could make this album so appealing, so magnificent. …

Overview - Abbey Road, The Beatles’ penultimate effort, is a very nice collection and mix of tracks which compliment each other very nicely - particularly on the second half of the record where transitions from song to song just flow very well. Abbey Road has some of The Beatles’ …

I could be listening to Let It Be a Secret - Biarlah Rahsia by Siti Nurhaliza for numerous times and still am not bored with it. This song is very melodramatic, very sad, poignant at its best and sung by the ever so popular Malaysian top singer, Siti Nurhaliza. …

It Is Obvious is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his album Barrett. The track starts off with a piano, an acoustic guitar, an organ, and Barrett’s vocals all at once. At first I thought that the sound was a bit too jumbled but it seems to …

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 …

‘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. …

Everything Is is the first EP released by Neutral Milk Hotel which is comprised of four tracks: Everything Is, Snow Song Pt. 1, Aunt Eggma Blowtorch, and Tuesday Moon. In terms of the diversity of the record, I would say that the EP does do a pretty good job …

Small Town Southern Man is a Song that tells a story. Alan Jackson does a good job singing this song. I can picture what he means and the main reason for that is that I know what it is like to live in a small town. I also know …

Musicnotes.com is an awesome website for anyone looking for sheet music. You install I small program (musicnote player) on your computer and then you can download the sheet music digital. Most songs cost between $4-$6. You print out the pages and then off you go. …

This song is my old time favorite. I first heard this song when I watch the movie ‘city of angels’ years ago. This is one of the official sound track of the movie.I downloaded this song so I can hear the real meaning of it. I fell in love …

Wow! I can’t say that word enough when it comes to Soundgarden’s debut album, Ultramega OK. The band that blew the door down with this powerful, 13 track album. If you’re into rock at all, then this is the album to start your collection with.
With powerful and meaningful songs …

You Can’t Always Get What You Want is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Let It Be. This song is pretty well known just because of how often it’s played on the radio, but I’ll go through it anyway. The song opens up with …

When Did You Leave Heaven is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The song opens up with a drum rhythm along with some synthesizers which is a sound that Dylan rarely ever experiments with. Thus far the overall sound of …

Overview —“ No Remorse, one of the later tracks on Kill —˜Em All, is yet another one of Metallica’s excellent examples of a track which was influential to the development of thrash metal. In fact, you could argue that pretty much of all the tracks which are on Kill …

In the era of gangster rap; guns, violence and murder, came Kanye West who stood for totally different morals and values. After being a producer for Jay-Z for a few years, he finally had his chance to shine as an artist. He was signed to Roc-A-Fella records as an …

Rust In Peace… Polaris is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track starts off with a very fast and aggressive drum rhythm before the guitars come into join this rhythm and certainly demonstrate the essence of thrash metal. Mustaine comes in with …

Back Door Man is a song which appears on The Doors’ self-titled debut record which is a cover of a Willie Dixon track. What I simply have to praise about this song, even as it’s just about forty-five seconds in is that it has a very nice laid-back groove …

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 …

“Wolves is a journey about finding love,” while that description feels cliche for all the countless songs that shares the same theme, Wolves does indeed sound like a journey. This is Selena Gomez’ second EDM (electronic dance music) after her successful collaboration with Kygo for “It Ain’t Me” earlier …

Overall, Reba McEntire: So Good Together CD is pretty good. It made great background music for me as I did things around the house. Sometimes I sang along and sometimes it made me stop and listen, while at other times, it was just music filling the air.
The …

I love avril Lavigne so much since she came up first time with the single complicated and skater boy in her first album let go, so do in the second album under my skin. Her songs feels so rock.
But in the third album the best damn thing, I feel …

Overview —“ With the release of their newest album, 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day set off on a tour across The United States and I was able to see them on August 18th, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The opening band was Franz Ferdinand who …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Shakira
Video: “Beautiful Liar”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
I would love to see the director’s cut of this music video where Beyonce and Shakira do the things that we are not supposed to see with our public virgin eyes. “Beautiful Liar” is the fifth single and music video …

Alive is what happens when a band, their manager and their record label decide to take a chance on something they believe in. And rock and roll was never the same afterwards!
Alive was considered suicide during its 1975 release as live albums really didn’t sell well but KISS insisted …

If you like listen emo song, you should know about this band. Paramore is one of my favorite band ever, They formed in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee, with five members, they are Hayley Williams (vocal), josh farro (lead guitar), Jeremy Davis (bass), Zac farro (drum), Taylor York (rhytm guitar). …

The world’s biggest and arguably the only legitimate popstar left has released the lead single for her 4th studio album. It has been more than 3 years since Katy Perry released a studio album and the wait has certainly been long. She released an Olympic song last year “Rise” …

Jigsaw Falling Into Place is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album In Rainbows. Opening up with a mellow drum pattern along with an acoustic guitar, the track soon changes to take on a far darker mood once the acoustic pattern shifts, the drum beat changes, and …

I must admit, the first time i ever heard there music, I hated it. I listened to ‘ Feeling good ‘ and i thought it was absaloutley WIERD! So i never went near them. It was when my sister told me i would like this song ‘ …

Royal Orleans is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their record Presence. The song starts off with a distinctive riff from Page, reinforced by Jones, which repeats twice before leading into the main rhythm of the track and the first verse for Plant. Plant has a nice …

Let me just say it’s a shame this album took too long to catch on. Jordin sparks has incredible vocal talents. I mean, she was just born to be a singer. I love her look; she’s not super thin and I hope she never goes that way; she’s just …

Baro Foro is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. The track opens up with a lone acoustic guitar pattern before the vocals join in quickly and gradually more and more instrumentation also joins. At the moment, the sound of the …

“Horsemen of the Invisible” appears on the Secret Chiefs 3 album “Book M”. Now for those of you who are open to new music, I highly recommend checking this band out. They are incredibly talented and incorporate a ton of different instruments, from your standard guitars, bass, drums and …

I Was There is a song by Green Day which appears on their debut record 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. The song starts off with a generic guitar riff consisting of some simple chords before the drums come in with a nice pounding rhythm which at least give something interesting …

The Wizard is a song by Black Sabbath which appears on their self-titled debut record. Opening up with a harmonica section which repeats a phrase a couple times, the rest of the band then joins into the track and establishes a rhythm which has a solid flow to it …

MFEO by Kavana is very catchy and I used to listen to this particular track over and over again after I came back from school.
I even bought Kavana’s single of MFEO. Yes, such was my craziness during those times and I would smile whenever I think about …

Harvester Of Sorrow, the sixth track off of And Justice For All, is a track which I initially never liked very much but now have come to gain at least a bit more appreciation for the track. I think that the main problem I had with Harvester Of Sorrow …

You Don’t Even Call Me By My Name by David Allan Coe is a classic song to me. I used to think this song was done by Johnny Cash instead of David Allan Coe. Maybe they both did the song, I’m not sure. Either way it is a great …

Atlanta is the closing track on Stone Temple Pilots album No. 4. I find this song to be comfortably soothing, and a suitable song to close an excellent album with. The song starts off very simple but becomes more and more layered as it progresses on.
“Atlanta” is a slower …