Music Reviews
The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
Overview - Live/Dead is the first live album put out by The Grateful Dead and it certainly allows fans and listeners to get a glimpse into what a live Dead show is like. I’m not sure about other people, but I know the first thing that I noticed when …
Green Day - ¿Viva La Gloria? Little Girl (Song)
¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl) is a song by Green Day which appears on their record 21st Century Breakdown. Just as a note, don’t confuse this track with the other Viva La Gloria which is the fourth track of the record and has more of a driving sound to …
Velvet Revolver-Fall to Pieces(song)
A great power Ballad by Velvet Revolver is the song Fall To Pieces, off their debut album Contraband. I really like this song because it has a really heavy feel to with a soft side. The softer slower guitar parts are through the main verses with some fingerpicking chorus …
Metallica - Reload
Overview - Reload, the second half of Metallica’s double album, continues with the style change Metallica introduced on Load but doesn’t really expand or develop it. Generally the album feels basically the same as Load felt for me: some of the songs were brilliant, some were solid, and some …
Metallica - My Friend Of Misery (Song)
I’m aware that I’ve been stating that many of the songs on The Black Album seem to be driven much more by Hetfield’s voice rather than the music itself, but I believe My Friend Of Misery is an exception to this. Whereas many of the previous tracks on this …
The Final Cut, 1983 Album by Pink Floyd
I remember how I enjoyed this record, used to come back to it again and again. I did not have the lyrics for the album in the booklet, so I printed them out separately, and I would follow the album through with the lyrics, and it was pretty interesting. …
Justin Bieber Believe deluxe Album
The Album believe by Justin Bieber was the turning point in his career. This album was intended to show the singer leaving his childhood, sweet school romance styled music behind, and into a life of a teen/adult. Though many people were unsure this would work, I have to Personally …
Album: Rodney Carrington Live- C’mon Laugh You Bastards
If you like redneck humor such as the Blue Colar Comedy tour, then this album is for you. I personaly love this kind of stuff, and Rodney Carrington Live is one of my favorites. From his story of having kids and wanting to “beat them” (its a joke of …
CD: Confederate Railroad’s Greatest Hits
I was getting a bit bored with the selection of CDs I had in my car and, over the weekend, decided to dig through some of them that we had lying around the house and see if there were any I would be interested in listening to while driving …
Ozzy Osbourne: Blizzard Of Oz
Blizzard of Oz features the astounding guitar work of Randy Rhoads.This album sounds completely different from any other Ozzy album because of one man.This album features Randy in all of his artistic glory.The songs on the album are rocking and extremely well performed.It’s sad that such a prodigy was …
Del The Funky Homosapien Both Sides of the Brain CD
Del the Funky Homosapien is the best rapper on this Earth, period.
The founding father of the infamous and amazing Hieroglyphics crew, Del has brought many talented rappers into the business, all the while crafting the best lyrics ever heard. He has a style all his own and an expanded …
Mariah Carey E=MC2 [squared]
Mariah Carey’s latest, E=MC2 album is packed with songs which should be smashing hits in the future. E=MC2 reached number one, and has so far spawned four hits, which includes the number one single, touch my body, the summer smash I’ll be loving you long time featuring T.I, the …
Buffet E11 Clarinet
The Buffet E11 Clarinet- The standard-issue clarinet that schools give out (if they can afford better than a Yamaha or Jupiter).
First Impression: My first thought when I saw the E11 was that it had a nice build to it- it looked a lot sleeker than it’s predecessor. I …
The Grateful Dead - Go To Heaven
Overview - Go To Heaven, The Grateful Dead’s eleventh effort, is unfortunately an album that I’d have to say is average at absolute best, probably even worse than that to be honest. The opening track made me pretty hopeful for the rest of the album since it carries a …
Backspacer, 2009 Album by Pearl Jam
As far as Pearl Jam are concerned, I have never been their biggest fan. I always had a kind of appreciation for their music. But I never took that into my heart. I appreciated the fact that they are making serious rock music. But I simply did not think …
Pantera Far Beyond Driven
This album was released in 1994 on East west records and produced by Terry Date. The album features a controversial image of a man being drilled into his forehead, the album’s original artwork depicted a person being drilled in the anus and had to be changed to the drillbit …
Amen (Single) -Eden’s Edge
When I first heard this song I almost wrote a letter to Eden’s Edge asking if they wrote this song for me. Every line of this song is parrelel with my experiences. I had never heard of this band before this song. I saw it as one of the …
Kid Rock - Cocky
Artist Name: Kid Rock
Album Name: Cocky
Track Listing:
Track 1: Baby Come Home
Track 2: Cocky
Track 3: Drunk In The Morning
Track 4: Forever
Track 5: I’m A Dog
Track 6: I’m Wrong, But You Ain’t Right
Track 7: Lay It On Me
Track 8: Lonely Road of Faith
Track 9: Midnight Train To Memphis
Track 10: Picture (Featuring …
The Black Crowes Lions
The Black Crowes released the studio album,”Lions,” in 2001.The CD received mixed commercial success due in part to singles like “Lickin’” and “Soul-Singing”.I found the album to combine elements of Southern Rock, Gospel, Blues, and Folk influence.The album succeeds in using all of these elements for a solid listening …
Marilyn Manson Smells Like Children
Smells Like Children is a 1995 remix ep of Portrait of an American family, Marilyn Manson wasn’t happy with the results of Portrait of an American Family, this ep is the end result. This album not only has remixes of the previous album, it has several covers including the …
Animal Collective - Two Corvettes (Song)
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 …
Destination Anywhere
When I first heard the songs in the album Destination Anywhere, I feel less like the kind of music played by Jon Bon Jovi and accompanying musicians. At first, I was quickly bored with the composition of the tone that I find seem monotonous. This is very different from …
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis (1970 jazz fusion album)
Plenty of people who aren’t even huge jazz fans can find a lot to love in the near-supernatural, vibrantly dense trance of Miles Davis’ classic “Bitches Brew.” Like many new to Davis’ extensive catalog, I had it recommended to me as a first step, and got into it pretty …
The Flaming Lips - Miracle On 42nd Street (Song)
Miracle On 42nd Street is a song by the Flaming Lips and the sixth track on their third studio album, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with random samples, Miracle On 42nd Street establishes its rhythm fairly gradually with a bass guitar part entering the track in a progressive fashion. Although …
Gojira : From Mars To Sirius
France was not always romantic as we think. Although the region is not an area of rock music popular such as Sweden or Germany in the internationally. Everything will change when Gojira present as the antithesis of fashion, perfume, and synth-pop. From Mars To Sirius contains twelve songs with …
“Slow Wind” (2005): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Slow Wind”
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
It’s the sequel to “Fiesta”, it’s another “Four Page Letter” from Aaliyah, no wait, it’s “Slow Wind”! The third single and music video from R. Kelly’s solo album TP3 Reloaded, following “Trapped in the Closet” and “Playas Only”. It looks almost like a watered down …
Bob Dylan - Seeing The Real You At Last (Song)
Seeing The Real You At Last is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Empire Burlesque. The track opens up with a bit played primarily by horns and outside instrumentation which I really don’t associate with Bob Dylan and that I personally don’t really like hearing …
The Mike Tucker Quartet
Mike Tucker is an up and coming Tenor Saxophone player out of Boston who plays a range of music, varying from jazz to funk to R&B. He has performed with the likes of Earth Wind & Fire, The Kendrick Oliver Big Band, and many others. He is an acclaimed …
The Flaming Lips - Can’t Stop The Spring (Song)
Can’t Stop The Spring is a song by The Flaming Lips and the ninth song on their second release, Oh My Gawd. Returning to the distorted guitar sound present throughout the majority of this record, Can’t Stop The Spring honestly reminds me of a Flaming Lips song which appeared …
Fender Frontman 15G guitar amp
This little amp really packs a wallop. But the only problem I have is that the sound doesn’t have enough bass for my taste. The overdrive is very sharp and crisp. And this particular model is very very good for extremely crunchy guitar riffs. …
“Twilight” (song) by Edge of Sanity
If there is any common knowledge among Dan Swano fans, it’s that he is a man who can compose a song under virtually any genre and make it sound fresh, original, and exciting. “Twilight,” a song he wrote with his former band Edge of Sanity, is a whirlwind of brutal …
Good Directions by Billy Currington (Song)
This is your typical hill billy and redneck song. It is quite obvious that the character in the song is a hardcore redneck. There is this girl who pulls up to his gas station with a Hollywood license plate and she wants directions to the interstate. So he gives …
Marshall JVM 210H head
I recently purchased something awesome from the Marshall line of Amplifiers. What I bought was the Marshall JVM 210H head and I just love the tone out of this amp. The head came with a channel board that came with 6 foot switchable presets you can get out of …
Diana Ross (1976) by Diana Ross
As I was still browsing through my dad’s old records, I also found, amongst my discovery, Diana Ross (1976) by Diana Ross. I checked the value of this CD now, and I was amazed at the $149 price tag. True blue royal record.
I bet the price befits …
Jack’s Mannequin: The Glass Passenger
Jack’s Mannequin has done it again. Lead singer and pianist Andrew McMahon has delivered another great album for fans everywhere. This album has many strong points and the lyrics create a beautiful picture for listeners.
Track one: Crashin’ has a great guitar/piano intro that blends into the …
Mad by Ne-yo
Ive been listening to neyos songs and im still amazed in his way of singigng.
When I was sick and stayed at the couch for several days,facing the tv of …
Mariah Carey Hero Single
I believe that world-class diva Mariah Carey’s has it made in the Hero single. Why, she wrote it herself, and sang it as well, and it happens to be one of the songs most popularly requested of her at concerts and charity events. It was Carey herself …
Listen - Version 1 (2006): Beyonce
Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Listen” (Version 1)
Album: B-Day/”Dreamgirls” Soundtrack
Label: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrack
Director: Diane Martel
“Listen” is a single and music video off of the soundtrack for the 2006 film “Dreamgirls”, it is also included on her second album titled “B-Day”. The song basically follows the subplot of her character from the film, …
Black Eyed Peas “The E.N.D.”
I have been a fan of the Black Eyed Peas music for some time; I like the mix of hip-hop, pop and dance, and it is great music to have on my IPod while working out. I downloaded their new CD, —˜The E.N.D.” as soon as it came out, …
Cannibal Corpse - Staring Through The Eyes of the Dead (song)
“Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” is the opening track on Cannibal Corpse album “The Bleeding”. This right here is probably about as mainstream old school Cannibal Corpse has ever gone, besides their brief stint on Ace Venture Pet Detective. Although “Staring Through the Eyes of the Dead” …
Don’t Forget to Remember Me by Carrie Underwood (Song)
If you have ever had to pack up and leave the only home you have ever known, then you know just what this song is about. You know how it feels to walk away from your loved ones, to say goodbye to the people that have been there all …
Song: The Worst Pies in London From Sweeney Todd
The Worst Pies in London is one of the first songs on the Sweeney Todd soundtrack. In the original Broadway production, it was sung by Angela Lansbury. In the revival, it was sung by Patti Lapone, and in the movie it was sung by Helena Bonham Carter. The …
Brad Paisley: Who Needs Pictures CD
First of all, there is a very nice CD-rom portion of Brad Paisley: Who Needs Pictures CD that includes a video of Brad talking about the songs on the album, his start, and more. It’s really interesting to watch. It held my interest. The pictures and …
Muse - Resistance (Song)
Resistance is a track by Muse which is the title track of their most recent release, The Resistance. Like many of the songs on this record, Resistance is a song which is lyrically inspired by George Orwell’s novel, 1984. As a side note, for anyone who has not read …
The Beatles - Help!
Overview - Help!, The Beatles’ fifth effort, is the final album that I would consider just average before they launched into their truly great period with albums such as Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s, The White Album, Magical Mystery Tour, and a few others. The thing about Help is …
Marilyn manson Eat Me Drink Me
Eat Me Drink Me is Marilyn Manson’s seventh full length studio album and was released in June of 2007 on Interscope Records, and produced by Tim Skold. This is the first album in years not to feature John 5. Marilyn Manson was not sure he wanted to make another …
CD: “What’s Left of Me” by Nick Lachey
For years, Nick Lachey has been trying to emerge from the shadows from either other boy bands such as NSYNC or Backstreet Boys or his own (now ex) wife, Jessica Simpson. In 2003, Nick released his first attempt at a solo career which to this day has only sold …
Radiohead - The Bends (Song)
The Bends is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with a fairly heavy guitar riff, the song immediately starts out with a rhythm I enjoy and a full and healthy rock sound. Yorke can be heard singing a few …
Islands in the stream
Islands in the stream is a duet song performed by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Pardon. Their voices in this song just seem to belong together because they do such a great job together. This song talks about nature working together hand in hand in a perfect harmony. It …
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