Overview —“ The Formation of Damnation, the latest album released by Testament is the first new material released by the band since The Gathering, released nine years previous. This album also marks Alex Skolnick’s return to the band, one huge reason why the guitar riffs on this album are …

The Spice Girls were one of my favorite popular music groups when I was younger. In fact, even though my best friend now seems to feel embarrassed about it, I can remember that we had our own mini Spice Girls group when we were eight and nine years old. …

This EP was originally composed for a dance piece by Merce Cunningham. The band famous for their innovative use of instruments has developed this piece mainly for Piano, Toy Piano, Vocal Samples and, interestingly, miked up ballet shoes. The three tracks develop when played form start to finish, making …

I do really love the music of Geoff Bullock II particularly his album “The Power of Your Love.” Listening to the album “Power of Your Love” will give you a one of a kind worship experience. The album is full of awesome and soul-reviving worship songs which include the …

One of Led Zeppelin’s semi know song is the track Heatrbreaker off their second album, Led Zeppelin 2. I like this song because it has that signature riff throughout the sing that is played in octaves. It really has that late 60’s tone to it and Robert Plant’s vocals …

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not usually a fan of upbeat, post-punk, bop-your-head-and-tap-your-toes Rock, but I unshamedly admit that when I put on ‘Almost Here’, not only does my head bop, but my whole body follows along in a strange, convulsing, toe-tapping mess.
The Academy Is’ first album, ‘Almost Here’, …

Beyonce hit the nail on the head for millions of women when she recorded this song. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it), has a great dance beat and more women than men probably like the song. I absolutely love this song from start to finish. Beyonce has a …

The first time I heard the song “City on Our Knees” by Toby Mac it was on the ending scenes from the movie “Grace Card”. Not only does the song bring to light some deep emotions that everyone feels when listening to a song that is meaningful to them, …

I love albums that have the simple ability to split band’s fan bases right down the middle for a battle to the death. I guess there is a fair few albums like this across the rock & metal world, but maybe none more so that Russian Roulette from German …

This song is a great example for all the parents out there. And I like how the lyrics convey a serious issue in a very comical way. A lot of parents don’t believe that the way they act and what they say affects their children. But it really does. …

Here I Go is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his first solo record, The Madcap Laughs. The song starts off with some simple guitar chords which Barrett sings over in somewhat of a gloomy manner, but still retaining that sort of lighthearted feel from Barrett. Once …

Wrath is the sixth studio album by Lamb Of God, if you count Burn The Priest, released on February 24th 2009 produced by Josh Wilbur. The band has stated the used less distortion, they also didn’t seem to branch out much in style, the songs are good and heavy …

Most of my friends own a copy of this by now. I don’t know, it just seems perfect for any occassion as a present. It’s also the best starting point to listen to The Cranberries, since no album sums up their career more, than this one has. Most best-of …

Dolly Parton is so much more than just a country music singer. She is an actress and all around fun and happy person that deserves all the wonderful things that she has in her life. She is an endearing person who has been known for her rather large bosom …

College is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their album Sung Tongs. The track opens up with a brief spoken section before the vocals to the track come in along with an odd background noise which I’m not sure how to characterize. The vocal harmony goes on …

This is the fourth album by the international successful pop group the Backstreet Boys. This is also their last album before the group broke up (before the current re-union). I have really waited for that album, thinking about how wonderful it was going to be. I must mention that …

Hate, Rain On Me is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and appears as the seventh track on their most recent release, Knife Man. Opening up with a guitar riff that is neither overly melodic nor overly aggressive, the band interestingly takes a fairly balanced approach to the tone …

I am a preschool teacher and my preschoolers love The Learning Station’s “Tony Chestnut and Fun time Action Songs CD”. These preschoolers love dancing and singing to the great songs that are on this CD, plus it is a great way for them to burn off some of …

Blah Blah Blah is second single from Kesha’s new album, animal. This song has some explicit lyrics. One is a slang reference for a male’s genital area. The song is basically about a guy, who won’t shut up and all Kesha wants to do is have sex. “Shut your …

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 …

A Manatee Dance is a song by Animal Collective which is the opening track to their second album, Danse Manatee. Opening up with a synthesized introduction, a listener is introduced to the noise-type of music that was somewhat prominent throughout Animal Collective’s debut record, Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve …

I have been a fan of the popular dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel. This is as a result of a combination of mostly two factors. The first is because of his personality which I guess would include the things he has done to earn himself a crimminal record, and a …

David Bowie is the very definition of LEGEND in the music industry. I have been a fan of David’s for many years, and I actually heard about him from his films, not from his music. The specific film being Labyrinth, in which he was one of the main characters, …

This “unassuming” (for lack of a better word) guy has one of the richest, raspiest voices I’ve heard from a male singer–especially someone local. Apparently he’s been on the music scene for many years, and I think actually signed a deal with LaVista Records once upon a …

The Black Keys, a blues rock duo out of Ohio, has been releasing records since the early 2000’s, but truly broke through to mainstream success with the release of 2010’s “Brothers.” A good friend of mine, who’s gotten me into countless bands, turned me onto the Keys years back, …

Overview - Dylan And The Dead, a collaborative live album featuring the songs of Bob Dylan backed by The Grateful Dead, is an album whose concept or idea just sounds brilliant to me. Both Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead are two of my favorite artists of all time …

Some of you may like surfing through the radio stations listening to a song here, a song there —“ but maybe some of you surf for the same reason I do: that I can’t seem to find anything good. On the rare occasion that I do, as the …

“Vomit The Soul” is the 5th song off of Cannibal Corpse infamous album “Butchered at Birth”. This is classic death metal at it’s best. The album in general is genre defining, considering their albums released before this point of time had more thrash metal roots, I think with Butchered …

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 …

D.J.s is a song by Sublime and is the twelfth song on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with the vocals right from the beginning, Nowell takes the lead with a multi-layered vocal delivery which creates a nice harmony and opens the sound in a pretty …

Bruce Springsteen’s Greatest Hits CD definitely contains some great songs: ‘Born to Run’, ‘Thunder Road’, and ‘Atlantic City’ among them. It also includes the first release of the awesome ‘This Hard Land’. I am a huge Bruce fan, so it almost pains me to say that this collection should …

“Red Rubber Ball” by The Cyrkle is pretty much the only song from this group that appeals to me. It is a pity that this song is on the short side with a running time of around two minutes and twenty two seconds and in that two minutes and …

After hearing the first album by the Pussycat dolls, I was pretty impressed and I liked to listen to it a lot. Time went on for a while, and nothing new had come out from them, until now. As soon as I saw that that The Pussycat dolls were having …

The song “Do I”, by Luke Bryan, for some reason is one of the best songs I have ever heard. I literally keep listening to it over and over again. It is definitely the best song that Luke Bryan has ever sung. The first time I heard this song …

Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology Of A Saturday) is a song by the Flaming Lips and the fifth track on their album Hit To Death In The Future Head. Taking on a slightly more rock sound than the two preceding tracks on this record, Gingerale Afternoon establishes a pretty catchy …

Holier Than Thou, the third song off The Black Album, is certainly much more aggressive than the previous two tracks of Sad But True and Enter Sandman. Although the aggression and speed of Holier Than Thou doesn’t match the first four records, it’s probably one of the more aggressive …

The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia is sung by Reba McEntire. It is a song about a jealous husband. Only before he gets the chance to kill his cheating wife his little sister does it for him. He gets blamed and hung before any real investigating can …

I discover this song while listening to RJ 100, a local radio Station in the Philippines. It is a song from the early 70’s that I just heard this 20th Century. Although it is old, I get attracted to the song as it gives continues rhythm that I never …

This is a decent remix album. I haven’t listened to a lot of remix albums so I may not know the difference between good and bad, but I know what I like and don’t like and I love this. It’s a great album to work out to for sure. …

Don’t Ya Tell Henry is a song by Bob Dylan And The Band which appears on their album The Basement Tapes. The song opens up with a nice opening rhythm which has a blues-like feel to it, and as the song continues you’ll see that this sound continues on …

The Hard Rock band Tesla has always been one of my favorite bands and they were different then most of those glam bands in the Mid 80’s with not only their hard rock looks but with also their Blues/Hard Rock sound. One of the great albums by them …

This album is amazing. Even though the two previous Pixies records were really good, this one was even better in some crucial respects. I think that what this album turned out to be is simply unpredictable, if you look at what the previous records were. There must have been …

Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis is a great love song about couple getting married. It tells a story about how they used to be wild in their younger days and now they are wondering if they can be faithful to each other forever and ever. It reminds …

I first was acquainted with Taylor Swift’s music through her single You Belong with Me. I kept hearing it over the radio and I thought it was a catchy song. I am no teenybopper but somehow it was not long before the single appealed to me. …

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. …

Lucifer Rising is a song by the Flaming Lips and a bonus track to appear on their fourth studio record, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a heavily distorted introduction, I’m slightly reminded of a sound that Radiohead would go on to embrace many years after this …

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“The World’s Greatest”
“Ali”: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The church choirs and the swelling ballad strings once again return in this latest “I Believe I Can Fly”-ish opus from none other than the signature emotional song candidate for tear-jerking ‘message’ movies (with the exception of 1996’s “Space Jam” which …

I like when singers perform they act accoustic because it’s shows to their fans about their real vocal quality. Like this one, Nobody’s home singing by Avril Lavigne. I don’t know where’s Avril Lavigne perform accousticly, I just hear it in bonus track in her second album, Under My …

Underdog is arguably one of the greatest hardcore punk bands to ever surface. Unfortunately, until recently most of their recorded material has been obscure and hard to find anywhere. But Bridge 9 Records released “Matchless”- a compilation that puts together combines their “The Vanishing Point” and “Demos” albums together …