Music Reviews
Animal Collective - Campfire Songs (Album)
Campfire Songs is the third studio album by Animal Collective. Comprised of five songs, Campfire Songs is incredibly different than Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished or Danse Manatee, the first two records released by the band. Whereas these two albums relied on experimental songwriting, Campfire Songs is based …
Bob Dylan - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Song)
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door is a song by Bob Dylan written for the soundtrack to Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, notably to be covered by Guns N Roses later on. I’ll admit that the first version of this song which I heard was the Guns N Roses version, …
Ludwig Accent Combo 5 piece Drum Set
I’ve been playing the drum set for over 4 years now! This drum kit is the only one I’ve own. It is a great set for a beginner and also as your progress to the intermediate skill!
The Price is between $300-$600, which is quite inexpensive for a drum set! …
Yes, Please
Fourplay back to release the album with the title “Yes, Please”. This album, very energetic and sensual. The spirit of every personnel to always bring something new, might be the cause. So, eleven jazz composition, eventually became part of this album. This album has a different theme, blues, funk, …
Mountain-Mississipi Queen (song)
A very popular song in today’s rock standards would definitely have to be Mississipi Queen by the band Mountain. This song just has a great punch to it and it’s a really good song while im just cruising in the car. It’s meant to be played loud! The …
James Darren: Teenage Tears CD
I love James Darren. He’s in my top group of performers since childhood and I love his singing. I really don’t remember what I saw him in first, but he made an adorable Moondoggie, singing “Gidget” to Sandra Dee.
In his era of the teen idols, the late …
Reba McEntire: So Good Together CD
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 …
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream (Song)
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Bringing It All Back Home. Beginning with an outtake of the band recording, the track soon launches into the actual recording of the track which immediately has some differences to Dylan’s songs on the …
Led Zeppelin - Down By The Seaside (Song)
Down By The Seaside is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Physical Graffiti. Down By The Seaside starts out with a guitar introduction by Page, which has some type of effect on it which I’m not really sure how to classify. Plant then joins in with a …
Night Visions by Imagine Dragons, album
Overview
Following the release of their EP Continued Silence, Imagine Dragons followed up on a strong note with their full length album Night Visions. The album, containing work featured on their previous EP as well as some brand new tracks heard for the first time on Night Visions, is packed …
Avenged Sevenfold-Avenged Sevenfold
This is the second album released from heavy metal superstars Avenged Sevenfold. In comparison to the first album —˜City of Evil’, it’s just as heavy, just as raw, and just as brilliant. If you’re not a fan of metal music then I would stop reading this review right now! Not …
Sledding With Tigers - Carmel Mountain (Song)
Carmel Mountain is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the second track on their third release, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with an interplay between a simple acoustic guitar patter and a violin lead, I must admit that this is a moment on the album which recalls a …
Ranch Records Salem Oregon
Ranch Records actually has three locations, one in Salem, one in Bend, and one in McMinville, but I have never been to the other two, so I will concentrate on the Salem, Oregon Ranch.
Ranch is my favorite record store in the whole world. I recently went to San Francisco …
“Slow Dance” (1992): R. Kelly & Public Annoucement
R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Slow Dance”
Born Into The 90’s
Jive/Zomba Recording
Director: Lionel C. Martin
Talk about LL Cool J’s “Jingling Baby” but with a slow jam rhythm. “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)” is the third single and music video from the album, “Born Into The 90s”. R. Kelly meets a hot, …
Fall by Clay Walker (Song)
Clay Walker is one of those old-fashioned country singers who has been around since like the 1970s. Wonderful singer, wonderful performer and he has quite the heart for people. I haven’t heard much from him lately, but this is one of his older songs that I really enjoyed in …
E-40
E-40 is a very talented rapper that is coming out of the Bay Area. He is one of the most famous rappers ever to come out of the Bay Area. I really like his fast and lyrical rap style. He is a really good business man as well. E-40 has …
Bone Thugs cd “Strenth And Loyality”
The Bone Thugs cd “Strenth And Loyality” is the first major Bone Thugs cd to be released since they parted ways with Ruthless Records for Full Surface and Swizz Beats. If you have been a Bone fan for a long time you will notice the changes, DJ U-Neek is …
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 19″ (2007): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 19″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
We are now trapped in the church it seems. Part 19 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” series focuses on a very stupid commotion, one that is more retarded than the one between Rosie the nosey neighbor and her husband …
Help Somebody by Vanzant
Vanzant is a little rough around the edges but Help Somebody is an excellent song about how to live your life. He talks about how he was taught by his grandparents how to live a right life. He has a great message in this song that is upbeat with …
Spin Doctors - What Time is it? (song)
“What Time Is It?” is the second song off of the Spin Doctors debut album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. It’s a rather interesting placement of the song where generally the singles always seem to be the first few songs.
The song starts off with either radio or television banter that …
“Chapter V” album by Trey Songz
R&B Sensation Trey Songz released his 5th album in August 2012, titled “Chapter V”. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Trey Songz has been on a span of hit records since the Step Up 3D Soundtrack single “Already Taken”, to the singles for this album which …
Hot Fuss, 2004 Album by The Killers
Probably, if one assessed this album with a very strict eye, one could find some, maybe, several, faults with it. But I am not going to care about it so much, but instead will try explain why I personally love this record, why it is very special to me …
“Hair Braider” (2008): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Hair Braider”
Untitled Ninth Album
Jive Records
“Hair Braider” is the first single and music video from R. Kelly’s currently untitled ninth studio album. The song is about him fantasizing of having sexual relationships with different women who braid his hair yet the music video only shows him having his hair …
Megadeth - High Speed Dirt (Music Video)
Overview —“ High Speed Dirt, a music video released by Megadeth for their fifth effort, Countdown To Extinction, is a song and music video focused all about skydiving. It’s interesting that Megadeth chose to not release this song as a single yet still make a music video for it. …
The Grateful Dead - Mountains Of The Moon (Song)
Mountains Of The Moon is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on Aoxomoxoa. The track starts off in a very melodic fashion and opens up with a nice rhythm played on what sounds to me to be a harpsichord. Garcia sings along with this rhythm as an …
Lady Gaga
Last Sunday afternoon, I was trying to create my heroine’s character for yet another sappy romance novel I am yet to submit to my editor. The house was so quiet so I decided to open the media player on my laptop and a random song played from my song …
My Friend - Groove Armada
Like the band’s name Groove Armada, their song sounds groove too. Like this song ‘My friend’, it’s not a new song from them, but I really like it, because whenever I listen it sounds new for me.
The song sounds easy listening, it can calm down your mind when …
Green Day - Know Your Enemy (Song)
Know Your Enemy is a song by Green Day which appears on their record 21st Century Breakdown. As a note, this was the first single to be released in promotion of this record so you can expect a pretty catchy, and straightforward, track. The song starts off with a …
Johnny Reb by Johnny Horton
Johnny Reb is a song by Johnny Horton. It talks about a soldier that fought with Robert E. Lee and how they fought hard in a battle. The soldier was shot but still fought for what he believed in. This song is basically a tribute to …
Digitech RP-250 Guitar Effects Pedal
Overview —“ The Digitech RP-250 is a multi effects pedal used for guitars which has a variety of sounds, effects, amplifier models, and recording uses. I was looking into effects pedals and figured I would try out this pedal because of how much this one pedal could do and …
Let Go (Avril Lavigne)
I bought Let Go because of the popular songs “Complicated” and “I’m With You”. I didn’t really know anything about Avril Lavigne at the time. But I’m glad that I bought her CD because it’s great. It’s actually one of my most played CDs. Most of her songs grow …
She’s Royal (song by, Tarrus Riley)
She’s Royal is the first hit release from Tarrus Riley, a new singer on the reggae scene. This song is such a beautiful and wonderful song. It basically praises the woman he is singing about. It would make any girl feel special.
I personally love this song because the lyrics …
System Of A Down - Boom! (Music Video)
Overview —“ Boom, a music video released by System Of A Down, follows the band as they marched in a peace protest against the Iraq War and shows various protests from all across the world in protest of this war. The lyrics are quite a bit darker then I …
The Best of Blondie
The name for the whole music group and not the lead singer, Deborah Harry, as many suspect, Blondie is one of the most accessible punk groups of the 70’s.
At fist glance, this collection appears to be a complete package of their most successful singles. However, some of the versions …
Attila the band
Attila is a metal band and they are pretty cool in so many ways and the main reason for me liking who they are would have to be that they make songs that are awesome. Songs such as deuce deuce and let me get a Newport are catchy songs …
Pirates of the Carribean ultimate swashbuckler collection
After listening to the Pirates of the Carribean Ultimate Swashbuckler collection CD that came with our Pirates of the Carribean Dead Man’s Chest DVD, I can understand why they chose to give it away rather than sell it.
While it is a good historical account of the songs pirates often …
Roland vga 5 amp
If youre looking to get a great tone for your band, cover band or just for personal music use and dont have 2000 bucks to get a marshall or evh 5150 amp. A great choice would be the modeling amp from Roland called the Vga-5. It is packed with …
Nessun Dorma by Paul Potts
Nessun Dorma, the Italian Opera song recently sung by Paul Potts sounds oddly emotional. Even though I am English and cannot understand the lyrics Paul Potts is singing I feel touched when listening to it, passionate for some reason.
The violins playing in the background are soothing and relaxing. …
Promises by Randy Travis
Promises by Randy Travis is great song. It’s one of a couple of different songs that I like to listen to when I need to relax or mellow out after a bad day. It is somewhat of a sad song. It reminds me that when everything seems like it …
Jojo - How to touch a girl
How to touch a girl from Jojo is a slow R & B song that nice to listen. I like this song because when it’s sing, it can shows the vocals, i like singing that’s why I like to practice my voice with a kind of song like that.
The …
Job for a Cowboy
I first heard the song “Entombment of a Machine” from the American Death Metal band “Job for Cowboy” a couple years ago on an online radio station called “L.A. Metal”. I was still newly into the heavy metal and death metal genre, and even though many fans might scoff …
The Toadies - Possum Kingdom (song)
“Possum Kingdom” is probably the most famous of songs released by the Dallas Fort Worth band The Toadies. It single handedly propelled them into fame during the mid 90’s and played it’s part in making the album it appeared off of - “Rubberneck” attain platinum status. “Possum Kingdom” is …
Natasha Beddingfield - These Word
‘These Word’ is the first song that I listen from Natasha Beddingfield, I think its also the first single from her too. First time I listen to this song, I smile and I said ‘hey this is a funny song’. Yea I said that because I think no song …
Megadeth - Black Curtains (Song)
Black Curtains is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Youthanasia. The track starts off with an extremely generic rhythm from Mustaine whcih makes me dearly hope that something better will soon follow this intro. The verse soon kicks in and this section is slightly better although …
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 …
“The Sideline Story” by J. Cole album
I’ve recently began listening to hip hop and on my daily grocery visit to Target I came across to J. Cole’s album The Sideline Story sitting on the shelf and I decided to give it a try hoping to increasing my variety in hip hop. If it was not …
Brave by Jennifer Lopez
Brave by Jennifer Lopez is another album by Jennifer Lopez that has been around for quite some time. This is worth your money and I’m going to give this a very positive review.
First of all, Jennifer Lopez is not only super beautiful but I think her voice …
The Rolling Stones - If You Need Me (Song)
If You Need Me is a song which appears on The Rolling Stones’ EP, Five By Five. I’m aware that If You Need Me is a cover so I won’t really comment on the structure, lyrics, or anything like that but I will comment on the execution of the …
This is the 21st Century (song) by Marillion
This is the 21st Century is a song by the progressive rock group Marillion, which was first released in the 1990s but which has had several further releases since that time, some of them in a (to my way of thinking) considerably inferior acoustic version that was cut to …
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