Music Reviews
Muse - Map Of The Problematique (Song)
Map Of The Problematique is a track by Muse which appears on their fourth studio effort, Black Holes And Revelations. This album is filled with a lot of songs that have become quite while known and I believe that although …
Naughty Girl (2004): Beyonce
Artist: Beyonce
Video: “Naughty Girl”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
Beyonce Knowles reunites with director Jake Nava (who previously directed her first two music videos for “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”) for her fourth and final single and music video titled “Naughty Girl” from her solo debut called “Dangerously …
If Your Girl Only Knew (1996) - Aaliyah
Aaliyah
“If Your Girl Only Knew”
One In A Million
Blackground/Atlantic
Aaliyah returned to the spotlight in 1996 with her second album, “One In A Million”, promoted by her debut single and video from the album, “If Your GIrl Only Knew”. This song and video is one quite funky jam which stands out …
Katy Perry’s One Of The Boys Album
One Of The Boys is an album from Katy Perry one of my new favorite singers. The following are sone songs you’ve probably heard before because they are the sigles from the album. They are as follows: I Kissed A Girl, Hot N Cold, Thinking Of You, …
“I’ll Be Your Sunset” by A Rocket to the Moon
A very techno but soothing song. The vocals aren’t very focused on in here, instead it is more blended into the instrumentals, and it makes the mind serene. This is one of the few songs I approve of the use of auto-tuning, because of how capable of bringing us …
Hit “Sway” Single from Michael Buble
It was the Sway single that first introduced me to the music of international crooner Michael Buble. When I first heard the song, I thought it was so catchy, I just fell in love with the rhythm. It is certainly one nice song to dance to in …
The Doors: Strange Days
Strange Days was a solid sophomore effort from The Doors.Riding the fire of their first release and enjoying a little commercial success the band recorded some memorable moments here.I like Strange Days and many of the songs on the album are dark and moody.Jim’s poetic nature is apparent on …
Freshly Ground Musical Group
The very first time I was exposed to the sounds of this Cape Town based band, I thought I was listening to the music of an international act, so good was the song —˜I’d like’, and when I later learned that it was a local group, my curiosity levels …
Slash Solo album
I recently purchased the new slash album from walmart because I thought it would be cool to have and interesting to see what kind of music slash is making nowadays. At first I thought it was going to be an ok album but it is actually better than I …
First Release, Second Album by Thicke
First Release, Second Album by Thicke. There are two versions of the song and one is a remix version featuring artist Ludacris. Both the original and remix versions of the song are very nice. I always pegged Robin to be a one-hit-wonder, but I have to say that he is …
Weezer - Getchoo (Song)
Getchoo is a song by Weezer which appears on their second record, Pinkerton. One thing I should say about Getchoo is that it’s characterized by a pretty rough and aggressive sound which is quite different from many of the songs on Weezer’s self-titled debut record, otherwise known as The …
Michelle Williams album ‘Unexpected’
If you haven’t sampled any of Michelle Williams songs from her new album ‘Unexpected’, do so ! She has such a solid, unique voice and I just love her new album. It’s more of a pop, dance type album, and the song ‘The Greatest’ is fantastic. There are great …
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga’s newest album, The Fame Monster, is a really good album! I’m mostly into hard rock and classic rock and rarely like pop music, however this CD instantly caught my attention.
It’s not too often that you hear quality pop artists anymore, but Lady Gaga and The Fame …
System Of A Down Hypnotize
Released in November of 2005 (6 months after Mezmerize)as the second part of a two disc album recorded in the same studio sessions, the artwork like Mezmerize was painted by Daron’s father to give the album an abstract look and feel. The Digipak cardboard case fits into Mezmerize to …
The Flaming Lips - Right Now (Song)
Right Now is a song by The Flaming Lips and the second track on their third release, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with a dissonant and messy guitar lead, the drums quickly enter the mix to try to give the song some clarity while maintaining this unconventional lead. As the …
Kimnotyze (2002): DJ Tomek ft. Lil’ Kim and Trooper Da Don
DJ Tomek ft. Lil’ Kim and Trooper Da Don
“Kimnotyze”
Beat of Life, Volume 1
Sony BMG
This is probably the only music video that I have seen thus far where Lil’ Kim actually looks more desirable and less like thrash which she has portrayed herself as in many of her past music …
Nickelback music
Nickelback makes great music. The sound is awesome and I really enjoy listening to their sound. I love the drums that are played in most of their songs. The music that flows from Nickelback’s band is nothing short of great. Nickelback rarely makes bad music and they haven’t made bad …
Scars On Broadway - They Say (Music Video)
Overview —“ They Say, the first music video released by Scars On Broadway for promotion of their debut album is a music video that is broken up into a performance half and then random clips from throughout society as well. I have to admit that I was extremely anxious …
Highway to hell by Ac/dc
Highway to hell by Ac/dc is a song both of my friends like and so far I can see why. I’ve heard this song like a hundred times cause it’s a classic and that is all my two friends are into which is classic rock. This song has an …
The Flaming Lips - Staring At Sound/With You Reprise (Song)
Staring At Sound/With You (Reprise) is a song by The Flaming Lips and either the penultimate or final track on the band’s debut album, Hear It Is. While most copies of this album will have this song as the final track, early copies feature a bonus track entitled Summertime …
Jay-Z American Gangster 2007
When Jay-Z was thinking about making a album based on the movie American Gangster i wonder what he was truly thinking. With more than 10 years of experience in the game Jay-Z has often nodded off and stated that he would retire or become dormant. Jay-Z manages to bring …
Night Striker Complete Album
The album is the complete soundtrack to the popular video game series Night Striker. Joining the composition effort is mostly the SuperSweep team - people that composed music for many veritable and venerable shmups, among other popular video games. The Night Striker Complete Album offers a complete experience, as …
Megadeth - Black Swan (Song)
Black Swan is a son by Megadeth which appears on their record United Abominations. The track starts off with a fairly paced melodic lead guitar line which slightly reminds me of Iron Maiden. The verse soon comes in with a nice riff but the track unfortunately has a very …
Korn Live And Rare
This is a live album by Korn released in 2006, compiling odds and ends of material you are likely to already own. Most of these songs are from the special edition of Greatest Hits Vol.1, the hidden track Earache My Eye is the hidden track from follow the leader, …
Decode - Paramore
Love to listening emo song? Or need some emo song?? Paramore is the answer! They are the best emo band ever I think. Listen one of their new song ‘decode’, it full of emotion. There’s anger, love, question, and passion.
This new song ‘decode’ is also become original soundtrack the …
Meshuggah Obzen
Released in March of 2008 on Nuclear Blast Records Obzen is the band’s 6th album, the name means to be at peace with the obscure, or at Zen with. The album is really really heavy, the band uses a real drummer on this one, they used a drum …
Elliot Smith’s Album XO
When we think about Elliot Smith, several things may come to mind. We might be reminded of beauty, harmony, tragedy, love, and the mysteries behind our emotions. Elliot, before his tragic passing (suicide), released many impressive albums, with countless hits and demonstrations of incredible talent.
One of my particular favorites …
Green Day - Give Me Novacaine (Song)
I will admit that when I heard the first few bits of Give Me Novacaine I was a bit worried that it was going to be another track to sound extremely similar to previous songs like Boulevard Of Broken Dreams and Are We The Waiting, thankfully I was wrong. …
Bob Dylan - The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Self Portrait. The first thing to take note of on this track is that it is a live track so the production isn’t quite as good as the rest of the album …
Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning
‘Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning’ is a song by Alan Jackson about 911. It is a sad song that basically ask what each of us, what we were doing when the world trade centers, pentagon and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania happened. It reminds us …
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love is definitely a song that I can’t quite figure out. I am not sure if she has lost her love and that is why her love is bleeding or if it is that she love him so much that it hurts and that is why she is …
The Gorillaz - Every Planet We Reach Is Dead (Song)
Every Planet We Reach Is Dead is a song by The Gorillaz which appears on their album Demon Days. The track opens up with a rhythm that I think could best described as fairly lazy. I also do not mean to use this term in a negative connotation here, …
System Of A Down - Suggestions (Song)
Suggestions is a track which appears on System Of A Down’s debut self-titled record. Suggestions starts out with an acoustic guitar with a fair tempo before giving way to the vocal section and then the song gets a lot heavier in both music and in vocals. The song basically …
How Beautiful by Twila Paris
The song, “How Beautiful” by Twila Paris is a gorgeous song about the beauty of Christ, and His love for us as He gave His life for us. As a song to listen to, I love it. I listen to it and sing along with it. …
La Bouche (music group)
In the nineteen nineties, there was a revolution of club and electronic dance music. There were groups that I can remember had a number of hits and of course there were one or two one hit wonders, some of whom I’m still trying to find. However, the group La …
The Beatles - Love You To (Song)
Love You To, a track to appear on Revolver by The Beatles, is one of the tracks not written by John Lennon or Paul McCartney and written by lead guitarist George Harrison. For those who somewhat follow The Beatles then you’ll know that the group went to India for …
System Of A Down - Lost In Hollywood (Song)
Lost In Hollywood, the final track of the first half of System Of A Down’s double record, Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is probably the track on this half of the record which I would consider to be the most powerful. What’s particularly significant about this track is that it really is Daron …
Jessica Simpson
I’ve honestly never listened to any of Jessica Simpson’s songs. But, I have seen her in movies. And, after some time, she has actually started winning me over a bit.
Some will criticize her as being a stereotypical dumb blonde. If that were the case, then how is it she’s …
Album : Cirith Ungol - One Foot In Hell
It’s hard to believe sometimes just how many things you miss while busy doing real life stuff, and for me discovering music that i didn’t get to the first time around for one reason or another is something i really love to do.
Lately, i heard for the first …
Please Come To Boston by David Allan Coe
Please Come To Boston is such a neat song but I did not realize that David Allan Coe sings it until I was surfing the internet the other day and stumbled across it. This song kind of reminds me of my husband. You see he is always wanting to …
“College Dropout” by Kanye West
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 …
Metallica - Leper Messiah (Song)
Overview —“ Leper Messiah, the sixth track on Metallica’s Master Of Puppets, is a song which has a similar sound to the previous track, Disposable Heroes, although not quite as fast but just as heavy, if not more so. If you have read my reviews for the tracks on …
Carrie Underwood “Last Name”
I have heard this song many times and find it to be a horrible song for our youth. Miss Underwood portrays herself to be a small town simple girl with a very faith based background. Now I don’t know her denomination of religion but I but its safe to …
ABC by the Singing Group The Jackson Five
The song ABC was recorded in 1970 which seems like a hundred years ago. Time really flies and though Michael Jackson and his brothers changed a lot in the years to follow, this song always remains true to what image we had of the Jackson family back in the …
Sami Yusuf (Nasheed singer)
Sami Yusuf is a great nasheed singer. He is one of the best worldwide. When I listen to the songs of his first album Al Muallim (Supplication) I got so carried away with it. He sings so beautifully and the deep sincerity in his voice has a soothing effect …
Christmas Collection CD by the Carpenters
Christmas Collection by the Carpenters is another great Christmas album that is worth every purchase. I have CD’s of this Album which has a total of 31 Christmas songs that have touched my life in a hundred different ways so that I will never really get tired in …
Green Day - Longview (Music Video)
Overview —“ Longview, the first music video ever released by Green Day comes from their third album, Dookie. One of Green Day’s better known songs of their career, the song and video focus on a teenager having absolutely nothing to do and being bored to the point of insanity. …
The Grateful Dead - Ripple (Song)
Ripple is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album American Beauty. Ripple starts off with a very lighthearted rhythm led by an acoustic guitar along with a bass line, I can’t stress how truly lighthearted and just carefree this part truly sounds and it seems …
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