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 …

Gym Class Heroes are an American band that I didn’t know of till recently. I first heard them with their first single from a new album on the radio airways and later bought their album.
Their second song to release with a video was “Clothes Off”
This song has a …

Hole was a mostly female hard rock band that was popular in the mid to late nineties to early 2000s. It contains one of my favourite female hard rock singers, Courtney Love, who acted as the vocalist for Hole.
I am not sure if the reason the band is …

After I heard the band Young Guns for the first time on an internet radio station about a year ago, they quickly became one of my favorite bands to date. It made me question first of all why exactly I didn’t hear of them before, and also why they don’t …

Overview —“ (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth is the fifth song on the first album released by Metallica which strikes me as an extremely strange move to even include this song on their debut record. For those of you who don’t know what this track is, this will become very clear …

Ahmad Jamal, one of jazz musicians who came from the United States, play songs in Latin swing rhythm on this album. There is no information about who musicians that accompany the album. The information obtained and is only that Ahmad Jamal accompanied with the orchestra, led by Richard Evans. …

Rihanna has always been very bold throughout her music career but this just puts the icing on the cake. This song shows women can be powerful too, she puts a huge commanding vocal on throughout the whole song. She sells the point she is trying to make with this …

Untitled is a song by Animal Collective which is the third track on their debut record Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. Opening up with a mess of instruments, the song is characterized by a very hectic and even dissonant tone in my opinion. The noise that was present …

Overview —“ Know Your Enemy, the first single and music video released by Green Day for their latest record 21st Century Breakdown features simple parts and structure yet still very catchy music in the song. I’ll admit that when I first heard Know Your Enemy, I really didn’t think …

One night I was bored and googling good wedding songs for your first dance just out of curiosity because I love discovering new music about love and relationships. I am also a huge fan of country so when I saw Big and Rich on the list with this song …

Hank Jones: Sweet Dreams was the second CD released in recent years by the entertainer. Jones actually spends most all of his time now in the field of genealogy, where he’s written many notable books. Before that took center stage for him, though, he was an actor …

Atomic Kitten has all grown up and has taken the pop scene o a more mature and, let’s just say, “un-girl band” level. A far cry from their first album, the girls re-introduce themselves as women, having truly grown musically, stylistically and visually. i’m impressed at how well they …

Canadee-i-o is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Good As I Been To You. The track starts off with an acoustic guitar part as Dylan comes in with the vocals of the track. The thing that I’m noticing about Dylan’s voice …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 13″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
The “Trapped in the Closet” saga moves on from the commotions at Rufus & Cathy’s residence and James & Bridget’s residence to a secret, mysterious errand which Sylvester and Twan are in the middle of. We then see Rosie the nosy …

It was a common occurrence in the ’80s where a punk band’s first release is probably their best, no matter how many records they release afterwords or how long they stay together. They may release a lot of amazing records, but nothing can top their first. This holds true …

This is the second album by the Canadian metal band 3 Inches Of Blood and the first on Roadrunner Records it was released in September of 2004 and produced by Neil Kernon. The style of the band could be compared to Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate, and other classic metal …

Of all the bands to come out of the garage-rock revival of the early 2000s, The Strokes were probably the best — at least in their initial effort. Regarded as the then-newest saviors of rock and roll, The Strokes fashioned distinctly post-modern rock and roll. The dueling guitars, a …

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 …

Chica Me Tipo is a song by Sublime and the thirteenth song on their first release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with a simple guitar riff, I must admit that I actually find the introduction of this track to be one of the more interesting moments on the …

Overview —“ Back In Black, the first album released by AC/DC after the death of their original singer Bon Scott is a tribute to him and a dedication as well. Although Back In Black is hailed as one of classic rock’s best album, with good reason in my opinion, …

Truly, Madly, Deeply, By Savage Garden is a song I like but now don’t listen to much after I found it on this one persons myspace page who is so mad at me I have no honest clue why. The song has a cool soft beat to it and …

Charged GBH- one of the most legendary and longest lasting bands in the history of UK punk. Since 1978, GBH has raised hell non-stop. Their releases, with sounds ranging from classic punk to metal, never fail to become an essential piece in any rock n roll collection. As if …

It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Britney Spears. I think she is an extremely talented performer who is misunderstood by so many people. Her recent video for the hit song “Three” ranks pretty high up there in my favorite Britney Spears music video. For …

Overview —“ The Day That Never Comes, the first video released by Metallica for the album Death Magnetic, is a video that takes place in an Eastern setting and goes from an approach that Metallica really isn’t gone with before. I do remember an interview where James Hetfield stated …

Yet another hit from Lady Antebellum is out an released on itunes. I was so excited when this song came out after their last cd and this is just a continuation of some incredible music! This is your typical love song, about that feeling when you are with that …

Overview —“ The GBME Epoch Electric Guitar Pack is actually the first guitar, and all guitar related accessories, that I received when I first started playing. Obviously, the guitar isn’t going to be great for only around $170 or whatever it was, but honestly, this guitar is just horrible …

Overview - Side III of The Wall is, in my opinion, the strongest side of the entire album. The one thing about this side of the album is that it’s extremely dominated by Waters on lead vocals whereas on the previous sides it was at least a slightly better …

New Potato Caboose is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Anthem Of The Sun. The track starts off with a mellow organ line followed by a clean guitar riff and a faint bass line as well. The track starts off fairly quietly before further …

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which appears on their second album of the same name. Opening up with an acoustic strumming pattern similar to that of The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, Jeff Magnum comes in with a vocal delivery …

Dirty Dancing is a feel-good movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. The love between those characters and the transformation of all the characters shines through in the Dirty Dancing soundtrack CD as well. Both were smash hits with audiences around the world.
The CD gets us dancing …

R. Kelly
“Thank God It’s Friday”
R. Kelly
Jive/Zomba Recordings
Director: Hype Williams
“Thank God It’s Friday” is the third single and music video from his self-titled second solo album, “R. Kelly”; it follows “You Remind Me of Something” and “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)”. Considering the previous success of “Down Low (Nobody …

Disciple is a song by Slayer which starts out with a somewhat slow rhythm in comparison to an average Slayer song to be honest. When Araya first came in I thought his vocal tone was going to be absolutely terrible, and although it seems slightly bad on this track, …

“Hannah Montana Soundtrack 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus” is the second soundtrack of the Disney teen sitcom Hannah Montana. The soundtrack was released on 2007. The Disc 1 features Hannah Montana’s songs and the Disc 2: Meet Miley Cyrus features all songs by Miley Cyrus and not as Hannah …

Once again, Muse have dropped their seventh studio album in true Muse style. Beginning with an album cover that re-visits their earlier stylistic approach (similar to albums like ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ and ‘Absolution) through to their musical style that take the listener on a historical journey. Not only …

There was a time in the late nineties when indie prog music was making a sizable surge in popularity. With this surge in popularity came a huge surge in the quality of the music, as more and more bands were being noticed for their indie prog sound. It was …

I Me Mine is a song by The Beatles which appears on their final record Let It Be. The track is primarily written, and also sung, by George Harrison and the title refers to the idea of the ego and true identity from Hinduism which is something that he’d …

The Kilburn High Road is a song by Flogging Molly which appears on their record Drunken Lullabies. The song starts off with some guitar feedback followed by a count in which leads to the bulk of the song which has that characteristic Irish-punk mix that’s associated so strongly with …

I tried out the Fender G-DEC 30 Amp at guitar center and I was most impressed. Here is an amp that kept me playing for hours. What I loved most about this digital amplifier was the drum loops it offered. It has a wide range …

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 …

Hallowed Be Thy Name is a song by Iron Maiden which appears as the final track on The Number Of The Beast. Opening up with Bruce Dickinson singing along with pretty minimal instrumentation behind him, the song certainly establishes a fairly eerie atmosphere and the sense that something pretty …

Taylor Swift is truly a good singer-songwriter. I really love her debut album which really presents wonderful music with such a nice composition, arrangement and lyrics.
I really love the song ‘Teardrops on my Guitar’. According to Taylor Swift in an interview, this is a story of her personal experienc. …

This is an incredible album that brought Heavy Metal to a whole new audience.The music is composed brilliantly and brutally.This is about the time Heavy Metal began to see a reincarnate of Classical Music.From the opening track the listener is forced into a heavy landscape where guitars rule and …

Hank Williams Jr. sings a song called “A Country Boy Can Survive”. It is about how they grow a garden to supply a lot of their own food, they hunt and fish but don’t bother anyone else. That they are better prepared than the people who live in …

By the late 80’s, GG Allin’s music has become obsessed with murder, necrophilia, sex, drugs, and et cetera anti-social themes. His voice has become a heavily distorted yell, making his vocals sound like a 60 year smoker yelling. The recording quality has decreased to the point that some songs …

Actor is a fantastic alternative music record. I totally love listening to the songs on this album. There is so much that this album has to offer. There are such great compositions, the music fields very original, the music is very strong indeed. And even though probably the sounds …

I really like the subtle way in which the drums start this track. Simple but effective and the build up tells you what song this is, Queen, Another One Bites The Dust.
Freddie comes in, quite simple at first and yet with the drums he just seems in complete control …

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 …

I first was acquainted with Taylor Swift’s music through her single You Belong with Me. I kept hearing it over the radio and I thought it was a catchy song. I am no teenybopper but somehow it was not long before the single appealed to me. …

Talkin’ New York is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his self-titled debut record. Something I should point out is that this is the first Dylan composition ever released on any of his records and along with one other original on this record, this is the only …

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 …