Last is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their EP Broken. The track opens up in an extremely aggressive fashion with Reznor wasting no time with a heavily distorted guitar riff, a bounding drum rhythm, and overall just a very heavy sound which his vocals on …

Before i listened to this album i had a totally different perception of Lifehouse. I liked a few of their songs but nothing really stood out to me. This album is sensational, all the songs are inspiring in it and opens your eyes to everything you can achieve. The …

Tim McGraw has been around country music for a while now and he has made a great success of career and his family all at the same time. He, along with his wife, Faith Hill, have been great at what they do no matter what it is. They shine …

Young Girl Sunday Blues is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on their record After Bathing At Baxter’s. The track starts off with a simple drum and guitar part before leading into a section which certainly has a feel more like Jefferson Airplane typically does. The vocal performance …

Dumb Girls by Lucy Woodward is about how this girl feels like only dumb girls have their boyfriends dump them. She feels like she wants the guy back but she doesn’t want to tell the guy because she is scared. This song is a beautiful song because it talks …

The CD Evan and Jaron (this is the name of the group and the name of the album) was my first rock CD, although it is really just pop with a rock feel. Like pop, the music seems over-synthesized, with too many extra or computer-generated instruments. It …

I bought the CD Hopes and Fears basically because of the song “Everybody’s Changing”. I just fell inlove with it the first time I heard it, so I told myself I have to buy the CD. Hopes and Fears is Keane’s debut album and contains 12 songs. I must …

Hit Me Like You Did The First Time is a song by The Flaming Lips and the second song to appear on their fifth album, Hit To Death In The Future Head. Opening up with a somewhat lighthearted pattern, Coyne thankfully comes in with a vocal performance which sounds …

Perfect Situation is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Make Believe. Opening up with a simple guitar line and drum rhythm which both do a good job of building the energy for the track, a more definitive rhythm is established after about twenty seconds into the …

Former Miss America, Sharlene Wells Hawkes brings us a fascinating album with her When All Will Believe CD. I highly recommend reading her comments in the liner jacket which explain the evolution of this religious musical production. I found it very interesting to see how the project …

Garden of Serenity by David & Steve Gordon is one of the few relaxing audio CDs that I did not enjoy. The reason I did not find this CD to be as relaxing or as peaceful is because the nature sounds on this CD are really much too loud …

I hear so much hype over Soulja boy. So many little kids run around singing, that “hop up out the bed song”, including my little cousins. At first I liked Soulja Boy, ever since he came out with his first song, “Crank that Soulja Boy”. I liked the beat …

If you are at all on the underground scene in Atlanta, GA, you probably have run into this young artist. Once a member of the group, the Fresh Air Foundation, this artist has figured out a way to bring balance back to hip-hop while exhibiting his own …

Wedding Song is a song by Bob Dylan And The Bob which appears on their record Planet Waves. Wedding Song starts off with a very nice acoustic guitar riff which actually has a very nice sound to it and it’s a lot better than the average riffs that Dylan …

I purchased a Yamaha Stage Custom drum set several years ago when I began touring nationally in my band. I Purchased the 5 piece set. I have taken this drum kit all over the country and it has stood up to all of the traveling. It stays in tune …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 21″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Part 21 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” series opens with Sylvester and Twan paying a visit to a mobster named Joey. Sylvester tells Joey about some type of ‘job’ that can pull in a lot of money for all …

It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) is a song by Bob Dylan which is the penultimate track on his album Bringing It All Back Home, one of my favorite Dylan albums. I’ll say right now that you should get used to the opening guitar riff you hear on this …

As You Said is a song by Cream which appears on their record Wheels Of Fire. Interestingly enough, the song opens up with a string section before a guitar also comes into the mix before the vocals also come in. The vocal melody that Cream has on this song …

Live & Loud by Ozzy Osbourne album is definitely a good one and a blast at that. I love listening to this album track so much that whenever I go for a ride in the car or something. And sometimes during my late nights, I do listen …

This is the band’s debut album, released in 2000 of Ferret Records and produced by drummer Adam Dutkiewicz. The album is a really impressive debt from the band, several of the songs Temple From Within, Without A Name, and Vida Infra appear on the bands future album Alive Or …

In my opinion, Alicia Keys is one of the most talented recording artists of my generation. She can sing, she can write, and she can play the piano. She can basically do it all. She has the sort of pure talent that makes her a great artist to see …

Overview —“ Sweet Children, Green Day’s third EP, is surprisingly what I would consider their worst release yet. I figured that since it was released later than either of their first EPs, 1,000 Hours or Slappy, the songwriting would’ve improved and everything like that but this wasn’t the case …

I like this album a lot. And there are numerous reasons for it. I think that Korn managed to intensify their emotional strength on this album. Their previous album was rather dark, and very aggressive, of course, and it dealt rather well with serious emotional subjects. This album does …

Time Passes Slowly is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album New Morning. This track opens up with a piano which gradually builds up and somewhat reminded me of jazz if it would’ve continued, but unfortunately it doesn’t go on for too long. Dylan comes in …

Distance is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad and is the fifth song on their 2011 release, Knife Man. Opening up with a fast and aggressive rhythm guitar part, the song reminds me far more of the second track on the record, The Gift Of The Magi 2, far …

The debut album “Act of Kindness” by the Dan Bruder Band was recommended to me by a good friend who told me it was one of the best new, pure-bred rock albums that was steeped in American rock roots he had heard in a long time. For those not …

I love this album by Avenged Sevenfold, it is one of my favorites next to “Live in LBC and Diamonds in the Rough” because it has some amazing solos and the songs are really fun to play on guitar. Shadows’ vocals are pretty good in this album, but they …

Tears for Fears is one of the biggest 1980’s acts of all time. This duo had so many hits. But many of them are very obscure. (How’s that for an oxymoron?) The biggest hit of theirs to date has to be “Head Over Heels.” …

This album is by the talented and amazing singer named Delta Goodrem, from Australia. This was her debut album, which was on the charts in Australia for many months, resulting in number one positions. This album did exceptionally well because there is a blend of real music in this …

Once again Lady Gaga gives us another amazing single. I love Alejandro with its throwback to past hits ranging from ABBA’s “Fernando” to Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita”. I have a hard time getting this song out of my head every time I hear it which is a …

The Bone Thugs “Ressurection” cd is one which was long awaited by Bone Thugs fan when the group announced that they had broken up in 1999. It was thought that the cd would never come out but this was not the case, Ressurection was released IN 2000 to awaiting …

Strawberry Jam is an album released by Animal Collective to follow their prior record entitled Feels. To begin, I will say that after Animal Collective released Sung Tongs followed by Feels, they had quite an act to follow, but I can thankfully say that I think they did a …

Many people may the Rolling stones for one of their biggest hit Jumping Jack Flash. This song seems to be be watered down with tons of bands locally or famous who do their own spin on ot. One of the bands that really did a terrible renditon of this …

Ciara ft. Petey Pablo
“Goodies”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: Benny Boom
Newcomer R&B female singer Ciara blows it up with her first single and music video, “Goodies”, an interesting combination of crunk and R&B. The song refers to virginity and female empowerment. The female refuses to be an object as a complex beat booms …

Linkin Park is no doubt one of the best Rock Bands ever, as far as I am concerned, of course. Their songs left a mark in me, to this time I still have a couple of their old songs and I just never get tired of their song. Their …

The Three Wishes soundtrack CD is from the original motion picture which starred Patrick Swayze. The music is composed and conducted by Cynthia Millar. There is a lot of whimsy and light staccato movements in the opening because movie is, in a sense, about magic and make …

Rudimentary Peni released “Archaic” EP as their third installment to a string of EP’s released after “Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric”. These EP’s seemed to get better with each one, and this one keeps the streak alive. One of RP’s best records to date, the “Archaic” EP packs a hard …

By the time I was about thirteen or fourteen and still in high school, rock music had become one of my favourite genres to listen to. One of my friends who had the same taste in music introduced me to a band called “The Vines”. They eventually became one …

Most people know him for the famous hit ‘Lady in Red’ but I must say I have discovered the real Chris de Burgh in some of his other, less familiar songs. What I liked more than anything else - and it was a kind of revelation to me - …

Fates Warning is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album No Prayer For The Dying. The track starts off with a clean guitar part with a melodic lead played over it which is a nice start to the track and actually not a way that Iron …

While everybody is aware of the title track from the album EYE OF THE TIGER, it truly surprises me how many people i speak to that had no idea that it was actually the title of the band’s 1982 long player. This strikes me as odd because the album …

Two Corvettes is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their third studio release, Campfire Songs. Transitioning out of Doggy, Two Corvettes fluidly opens with a vocal section packed by the acoustic guitar tone that has been present throughout the album thus far. Like the …

I have listened to country music all of my life and in today’s market of sell out sounds, this album is a breath of fresh air! Not one to be molded, Trisha stays true to her heart, album after album.
From the opening track, Ms. Yearwood makes evident …

Epidemic is a song by Slayer which appears on their 1986 record, Reign In Blood. The track opens up with a very rapid drum pattern by Lombardo before the guitars and bass come in to join with Lombardo. By Reign In Blood Araya has definitely developed his own vocal …

2000 Light Years From Home is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The track starts off with some brief noise before giving way to an extremely dissonant and just odd sounding piano. If you’ve heard Sysyphus Pt. 2 by Pink …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 5″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Following the discovery of the condom in Part 4, Part 5 of R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet” hip hop musical series begins as Sylvester reveals that he’s suspected her cheating all along (it seems like everyone knows that everyone is …

Alligator is one of the singles off of Tegan and Sara’s latest album Sainthood, and one of my favourites off of this album. I am a huge Tegan and Sara fan, and their music rarely disappoints me. This album most definitely moves in a new direction from The Con, …

Megadeth is Dave Mustaine. Everybody in the metal scene knew that he the one who helped Metallica and how he got kick from it. From that he always try to beat Metallica but luck is not in his side. Apart from being a one time junkie Dave Mustaine is …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: No, No, No (Part 1)
Album: Destiny’s Child
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
“No, No, No (Part 1)” was the very first single and music video from the female R&B quartet Destiny’s Child, right off of their self-titled debut album. Watching this music video after all of these years …