Overview —“ The Thing That Should Not Be is the third track on Metallica’s record Master Of Puppets and is quite a different track in sound compared to the first two: Battery and Master Of Puppets. Whereas Battery and Master Of Puppets were extremely fast songs, The Thing That …

Musicnotes.com is an awesome website for anyone looking for sheet music. You install I small program (musicnote player) on your computer and then you can download the sheet music digital. Most songs cost between $4-$6. You print out the pages and then off you go. …

I love Timbaland, and he’s always so sensual and melodramatic sometimes when it comes to his songs but they’re really wholesome, and when I heard Katy Perry was going to sing her too I was very ecstatic as I love her, and although they might have come off as …

What Happened is a song by Sublime and the fifteenth song to appear on their debut album entitled 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a clean guitar part, other instruments soon join in the mix as well and I must say that the percussion section does a nice …

Thanks To You is a song by The Flaming Lips and the eighth song on their second effort, Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a clean guitar part, I’m slightly reminded of a tone Led Zeppelin would come up with on one of their earlier records until the vocals …

Staind is a band fronted by a singer by the name of Aaron Lewis. The band is quite famous for jumping between genres whenever they feel like it, from garage to grunge to emotional, they have it all! I�ve had the pleasure of seeing Staind live in concert, and …

Seventeen Years is a song by Ratatat and is the opening track to their self-title debut record. After a brief audio recording, the band launches into the main riff of the track, and I would go far as to say that if you don’t enjoy this riff, this track …

Daffy Duck is a song by Animal Collective and is the seventh song on their album Feels. I will mention right now that Daffy Duck is the second longest track on the record, clocking in at just over seven and a half minutes. Though Animal Collective typically had problems …

If you want to know where to start listening to Sonic Youth, so that to get right to the heart of the band and understand who they are, there is a trilogy of consecutive albums which would do the job best of all. I mean the albums released in …

Starlight is a track by Muse which appears on Black Holes And Revelations. Compared to most of the other tracks on this record, I suppose that I would call Starlight the most mainstream or at least most accessible track on the album. The structure of the track is very …

Overview - Side I of The Fragile, Nine Inch Nail’s third full length record, contains some of the best aggressive work and also some of the best melodic work they’ve ever put out through their entire career. Right from the opening track Reznor sounds excellent vocally and shows he …

Looking for something on the alternative side, something peppy and yet soothing, something original, something you can really enjoy? Look no further than the group The Postal Service. With pop-rock-techno melodies, The Postal Service is a group that can appeal to almost anyone. The lyrics are …

Off of the second Led Zeppelin album, Led Zeppelin 2. The song Moby Dick is a four and a half minute jam by the band but mostly a solo spot for drummer John Bonham. The song has a pretty short musical intro, but that riff that John Paul Jones …

Overview —“ Holy Wars—¦ The Punishment Due, the lead off track of Megadeth’s most acclaimed record, Rust In Peace, is only one of nine examples of why this album is praised to highly. Although not the only reason why this album was so good, but definitely one of the …

Heart Of Mine is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Shot Of Love. The song starts off with a piano part which then leads into Dylan singing some lyrics before the rest of the instrumentation soon comes in. The lyrics focus on Dylan, or the …

I really do love Barbra Streisand: Till I Loved You CD, but the one thing I think of every time I listen to it is, ‘What the heck was she thinking?’ It all stems from the title song, a really wonderful, powerful yet tender love song called Till …

To this date, still know as Robbie Williams best ever song, though it’s often forgotten that it never actually reached number 1 in the U.K.
Although this was wrote during his time with Guy Chambers, you would have to question whether this was a sign of what was to come …

Countdown To Extinction is Megadeth’s fifth album, produced by Max Norman alongside Dave Mustaine and released in 1992. The album is the band’s most mainstream and commercially acceptable albums, with many well known singles, the album is the bands most successful. This album is another one of my favorites …

Through The Never, another one of the more aggressive songs on The Black Album, isn’t obviously as good as songs from the first four records, but nevertheless another pretty solid track, similar to Holier Than Thou in that respect. Although the vocal melody is pretty catchy on this track …

Take A Bow is a track by Muse which is the opening track of Black Holes And Revelations. I just finished reviewing Starlight which is another track on this record and said that it’s an enjoyable song but not really one to be listening to if you wanted to …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Upgrade U”
Album: B-Day
Label: Columbia
Director: Melina and Beyonce
“Upgrade U” is the fourth single and music video (following “Deja Vu”, “Ring the Alarm”, and “Irreplaceable”) from Beyonce’s second album titled “B-Day”. Was this music video directed by Hype Williams? Oh wait, no, it was actually co-directed by …

Dolly Pardon sings ‘I will Always Love You’ the best of any performer I have heard do that song. It is such a sweet melody that makes you just want to cry when you hear it . It makes you want to tell them to go on and be …

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 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 …

Love Is Strong is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Voodoo Lounge. The song starts off with a moderately-paced tempo and features the typical instrumentation of The Rolling Stones coming in simultaneously along with a harmonica lead as well. Jagger comes in with the …

After following the musical epic of Homecoming, I genuinely believe that Whatsername is the best way that Green Day could’ve ended this record, or story I should really say. Whereas Homecoming was really just ten minutes of excellent writing, I really have no other way to put it, Whatsername …

Misty Blue by Mary J. Blige and Monica is an amazing song that I’ve watched live on one particular concert; not sure what it is, but it truly rocks.
Both of their voices and vocal chords combined, makes a surprisingly very nice version of Misty Blue. Misty Blue …

Secondhand Serenade is back with his much-anticipated follow-up, A Twist In My Story. The CD includes remakes of some of the original songs and a whole bunch of new ones! The Songs are better than expected!!! The CD is an amazing value for any price you …

As a singer, I’m not very fond of Alicia Keys. I think her voice sounds really weird and it is just not that pretty sounding. But I have to give her some credit because at least her voice sounds natural and doesn’t have any crazy sound effects on it. …

An absolutely brilliant album with no swearing or explicit lyrics.One the entire family including kids can listen to.
Will Smith simply explores the themes of partying,family and having a good time without resorting to talking about violence or sexually explicit topics.The standout tracks are “Act Like You Know”,”1000 Kisses”,”Momma Knows”,and …

I was listening to the radio today and heard Kelly Clarkson’s version of “To Make You Feel My Love” and fell in love with it. I love the song to begin with but her voice is great for this song. She really seems to feel it when she sings …

The Vandoren M15 mouthpiece is a mouthpiece released by Vandoren that is to follow the RV Lire. It has a slightly different shape and it uses different wood.
Likes: One thing that I like about this mouthpiece is the design of it’s shape. It fits easily into your mouth- something …

Common’s Finding Forever marks the second album that will be released under Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, and will be largely produced by Mr. West himself. J Dilla, DJ Premier, and Bilal also make appearances on the CD’s production and guest singing. There are no other rappers with Common on …

After listening to the Pirates of the Carribean Ultimate Swashbuckler collection CD that came with our Pirates of the Carribean Dead Man’s Chest DVD, I can understand why they chose to give it away rather than sell it.
While it is a good historical account of the songs pirates often …

I am really touch by the song entitled ‘Home’ by the band Daughtry. I only heard it from Chris Daughtry’s performance in American Idol.
Honestly, I am touched by the song. I was once in a strange country and I really feel homesick. It is totally difficult being alone and …

Honey Bunny is a track by MGMT which appears on their record Climbing To New Lows, the first album they released. Returning to the traditional song structure of earlier track son this album like Hot Love Drama and Money To Burn, Honey Bunny is one of my favorite tracks …

While some might have negative opinions about Lady Gaga’s wardrobe, from her outrageous makeup to her flashy outfits and hair, there is no denying her talent in song. Her recent song, which has been played on American Idol and time and time again on the radio, called “On the …

Led Zeppelin IV is the band’s most popular effort to date.With the success of “Stairway To Heaven”, the band was immortalized as true pioneers of popular music.I love every song on this album and consider it a testament of their artistic innovation.Everyone I know considers this band a major …

This CD track was given to me by my sister, and she wanted me to burn songs inside for her. The album is from the ever sexy songstress, Beyonce, and the album is called, “B’Day”. I am not sure what that means, but I am sure enough …

Summer love by Justin Timberlake is a real romantic song about how this guy dates this girl for the summer but he don’t want what they have to be just summer love. It is the perfect song for young couples who fall in love during the summer and …

I just heard The Chainsmokers’ new song and my initial impression was, “WHAT? This is basically a ripoff of their previous song Closer? How could they be so blatant in self-plagiarism?” I immediately hated it because the first thing that came to my mind in why they became such …

“See You” is the 8th track off of the Foo Fighters multi platinum album “The Colour and the Shape” released in 1997. Dave Grohl himself admits that it is his favorite song off the album, and it was almost not included had he not redone the drum track for …

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, …

80s music had a distinctive sound to it, and no one was more pivotal in the 80’s then Madonna. She first sprang into the spotlight in the early 80s (83 I believe, with her first album) and by mid-80s was a household name. She has produced many albums, but …

This album occupies a very special part in my heart. I do not know exactly why, but I remember the day, the night, when I bought this album so vividly, with such clarity and detail. It was a winter night. It was snowing. It was rather late and dark. …

Telephone is a song by Lady Gaga which appears on her album The Fame Monster. The track opens up with a fairly quiet mood which serves as a nice contrast to the majority of the track which is much more lively and energetic. I think that a nice thing …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Video: “Baby Boy”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
“Baby Boy” is the second single and music video from Beyonce’s solo debut album entitled “Dangerously in Love”, following the previous single and video hit “Crazy in Love”. In one swift move, Beyonce moves up from Jay-Z …

Ariana Grande has been dubbed as this generation’s Mariah Carey but in my opinion she doesn’t even come close. In terms of vocals, Ariana is slightly ahead most of her peers, and I agree that she really has big vocal ability but comparing her to Mariah she looks like …

Now let’s not kid ourselves, shall we? Justin Timberlake is basically one of the most recognizable pop star this century. I’m not familiar with most of his work when he was with N’Sync and his pre-2010’s solo work but his comeback this decade is just phenomenal. He is getting …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: Make It Happen
Album: Emotions
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Marcus Nispel
“Make It Happen” is the third and final single and music video from Mariah Carey’s second album titled “Emotions”, following the previous singles and music videos which are “Emotions” and “Can’t Let Go”. Marcus Nispel directs the music video …