Ozone Baby is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Coda. Ozone Baby opens up with the full band entering at once, excluding Plant’s vocals, in a pretty straightforward rock sound with Page leading with his guitar and Boham and Jones creating a solid rhythm behind …

I picked up The Stampeders newest CD ‘Sure Beats Working’ at their Canada Day concert in Dartmouth Nova Scotia.
This is the first CD The Stampeders produced since their official reunion in 1992, and it is a fabulous offering.
This CD contains 14 tracks, and The Stampeders have used business savvy …

The song Superstar from the American rapper Lupe Fiasco’s sophomore album “The Cool” was the breakthrough song that put Lupe at the number one spot on my favorite rappers of all time list. I first heard this song through my friend’s cell phone ring tone and immediately questioned who …

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Blonde On Blonde. The track starts off with a moderately paced drum rhythm before leading into a section which features a brass band, an interesting yet somewhat strange use of outside instrumentation …

Prescription: Love is a song by the Flaming Lips and the seventh track on their sophomore release, Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a quick percussive rhythm, the bass guitar joins the mix and the band does a good job of establishing a groove in the song right from …

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’, …

Overview —“ Holiday, the third music video released by Green Day for their album American Idiot is pretty much the prequel to the music video, and song, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams. I’m not really sure why Green Day chose to release Boulevard of Broken Dreams before Holiday since Holiday …

I am a guitar player and I am carrying my guitar constantly. To gigs, band practice, or even school. My guitar case by the brand road runner is great and very reliable. The top pocket is good for my picks and my other important accessories for maintenance and …

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 …

Re: Stacks is a song by Bon Iver which appears on their debut record For Emma, Forever Ago. Opening up with a melodic acoustic guitar pattern, the vocals to the song come in after about a minute into the length with yet another gentle and delicate melody. Though the …

Let It Be Me is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Self Portrait. The track starts off with a nice acoustic guitar part along with a piano which reminds me of The Rolling Stones for some reason, although not to any major extent. Unfortunately, the …

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 …

Black Magic is a song by Slayer which appears on their debut record, Show No Mercy. Black Magic starts off in a very building fashion with a rapid guitar chugging slowly fading in before revealing the main riff of the song which has that very characteristic sound and is …

This keyboard was produced in 1998, and was one of Yamaha’s first keyboards to focus explicitly on re-creating DJ, club, dance, and hip hop sounds. As you scroll through the many pre-programmed beats in the machine, you’ll hear samples of “Lady” (D’Angelo), “Rapper’s Delight”, and even a …

Born Cross-Eyed is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Anthem Of The Sun. Just as a note, I’m reviewing the version of this song which appeared on Anthem Of The Sun originally, I’m not reviewing the single version of this song which I believe …

Overseas Stomp (The Lindy) is a cover which appears on a reissue of the self-titled Grateful Dead album. This song is a cover but I’m sure that The Dead added their own distinct touch to the track which is what I’ll be focusing on here. The track opens up …

I first discovered the band Korn in I think about 2000. It was when had seen the video for Freak on a Leash on MTV, and I remember thinking it was the heaviest type of rock music I had ever heard. I thought the video was amazing and mystifying …

Hip-hop Veterans delivers flawless work
The old boys from The Roots has for 17 years defined how the hand played hip-hop should sound without compromising with their artistic integrity and desire to explore the genre’s possibilities. With drummer and producer, Quest Love as the captain of the hip-hop flagship The …

Dillon Francis is one of the biggest DJ’s in electronic music right now, and his style is extremely diverse. Money Sucks, Friends Rule is his first full-length album, and it is an excellent debut. It shows off his diverse style as a DJ and showcases his wide variety of …

Emphasizing the importance of Persian culture in her work, the Iranian-born singer calls her second studio album the word “Shabrang” - that was the name of the black horse belonging to Siyâvash from the book of the Shahnameh kings. Siyâvash symbolizes virtue, honesty and courage - being the son …

I was amazed when I first heard Leona Lewis sing on The X Factor. With a voice that recalls early Mariah Carey, any time Celine Dion and a tone so pure you almost wonder if your dream she blew me away. While her first album was overall …

Rolling Papers is Wiz Khalifa’s big debut album. He released a few of the songs as singles before the release of the CD. That made it feel like I had already heard about half of the songs before he released it. The problem with that was that he had …

#1 is a song by Animal Collective and is the sixth track to appear on their record Strawberry Jam. Opening up with an incredibly hypnotizing start, the vocals join the track after a bit of time has passed with a repeating vocal phrase which continues to reinforce the hypnotizing …

Philly-based Diplo and UK’s Switch have finally come together in the long awaited duo - Major Lazer on their new album, “Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do.” The album boasts some original reggae cuts and original effects. Like any album should, this one has your normal set of diversity, …

For so long, Shania Twain was all the rage, in country and pop music both. Shania Twain: Come on Over CD contains so many of the early hits. Of course, just about everything she recorded early on was a hit. Man! I Feel Like a Woman, …

Dreamend is an underappreciated post-rock or showgaze band that has actually been quite productive over the last ten years. Stigmata Boy is one of their earliest recordings and has more singing in it than other of their albums. In most cases I don’t like to much of singing in …

In February 2007, multi-platinum recording artist, Josh Groban, kicked off his Awake tour as part of promotion for his new album of the same name. As an interested fan, I kept up on the tour dates to see if he would be visiting any nearby cities as he traveled …

Been So Long is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track opens up with Morrison’s vocals accompanied at first by the bass guitar and a drum rhythm which all work together to create a simple but certainly definitive and powerful rhythm. The …

The Boston series of pianos resulted as a collaboration between piano manufacturers Steinway and Kawai, with Steinway supplying the design and Kawai managing the production. The Boston GP-178, in particular, is my favorite of this series largely because it possesses good string speaking length for great sound while remaining …

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 …

This it the title of the first album from Janis Joplin. It was released in 1967. Here Janis still has that fresh and young voice, which is already very specific and strong. The reason why it is still a bit “fresh” is because at that time she had not …

Lupe Fiasco is one of the opponents of hip hops status quo, and I respect him for it. It seems he just likes to oppose the way of doing things. In my opinion he is one of the more intellectual rappers in this generation. He refuses to sing about …

This has got to be the most creative way to ask someone to marry you, but I have to admit that it is a bit weird. But Jagged Edge makes weird sound really good. I know that if someone asked me to marry them like this and they sounded …

Paint It Black is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on the album Aftermath. The song has become iconic and extremely well known among Rolling Stones fans and just rock fans in general, myself included. The sitar riff on this track has just become so memorable to …

DOUBLE PLATINUM
Uh oh. Double Platinum was becoming the start of a problem KISS would face: creative burnout and commercialism by way of rereleasing material that had beenout in circulation WIDELY only just recently.
The idea behind this greatest hits package was to release a double album featuringall the top …

Stay by Sugarland is a song that is sad because it talks about how this guy is playing two women at once. He is married but he has this other woman as his lover. The song mainly talks about how his lover wants him for herself and she doesn’t …

Knights Of Cydonia is a track by Muse which is the final track on their record Black Holes And Revelations. Knights Of Cydonia is probably the most well known Muse track, because it appeared on either Guitar Hero or Rock Band, but I have to say that I have …

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 …

The Man In Me is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record New Morning. This song is actually pretty well known not so much because the album was good, as it wasn’t, but because it’s the opening song for the film The Big Lebowski. As a …

This is actually a very sad song, but it’s real and it speaks something that no one wants to speak about, something that people try to pretend doesn’t exist. But cruelty does exist in this world and it happens all the time. This song is about a girl who …

Everyone seems to love Taylor Swift these days, including me. But I liked her before she got big, when she first came out with songs like “Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on my Guitar”. On Taylor Swift’s new CD, she has this song called “Forever and Always”. If you get …

I bought a pack of 5 sets of D’Addario XL Nickel Round Wound strings over at my local music store one day because they were on sale for a couple bucks a set. According to the case, they are known as “The Player’s Choice”, and they are apparently the …

Children Sing for Children: 25 Christmas Songs is a great purchase for this holiday season. I bought an audio CD of Children for Children and indeed the kids at home are having great time listening to this. I myself and the whole family do also enjoy the song …

When I was much younger, one of my favourite singers was the woman Tina Turner. These days, I still appreciate her and her music, but my appreciation just is not as strong as it was back in the day.
There were several things I had admired about this performer …

I was watching an interview on Melinda Doolittle the other day and she was talking about her new album and all. Since I had followed her talent in American Idol before, I decided to get Coming Back to You by Melinda Doolittle. Her first album, I should think.
This …

The first time I heard of the rockstar Lenny Kravitz was a couple years ago when I was in in my early years of high school. That was in the early two thousands, and I immediately feel in love with his number one hit at the time, “Again”. At …

This album is really good, and I think that it deserves a lot more credit, when one looks at it retrospectively. By this I mean that most people associate Blur with their first records, and the songs that were on their first albums, whereas the later ones kind of …

“Eye for a Eye” is the 4th track on Mobb Deeps album “The Infamous” This song has a lot slower flow than most of the other tracks on this album, but in no way does it make it a bad song. It’s cleverly written track which actually has 2 …

U2 is an Irish rock band and they brought out an album a while back named “How to dismantle and atomic bomb.” This albums has some good music on it and one of the songs on this lineup is entitled Vertigo.
Vertigo starts off with the lead singer of …

Badonkadonk is a song by Tracy Adkins that was considered to be controversial when it first came out. I finally listened to it one day in full on the radio and now when I hear it I think of men like my husband. It reminds me of them going …