Music Reviews
Alex Parks-Introduction
Alex Parks is the feisty female solo artist from a tiny village in Cornwall who went on to become the winner of Fame Academy 2003. In the same year she released her fantastic debut album —˜Introduction’. What an introduction to her amazing talent it is too! This girl has one …
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are - Single
Bruno Mars, Just The Way You Are. I saw it was number 1 in the UK but I had no idea who he was or what the song was. Funnily enough though as soon as I found this online I did k ow and realised straight away why it …
Everything But Love song
From the minds of R. Adams and L. Kusik, Everything But Love is a song performed by Patty Duke back in the sixties. It’s one of my favorite songs of hers, one I still enjoy today. In my opinion, this is a song that is still relevant …
The Best of Brandy album
When I was much younger back in the nineteen nineties, the hip hop and soul singer Brandy used to be one of my favourite singers. However, as I grew and found out more about the person she was, from what I had seen of her on reality TV more …
Billy Ray Cyrus: Southern Rain CD
I wasn’t looking at my computer when I put on the Billy Ray Cyrus: Southern Rain CD so I practically jumped when I heard Billy Ray thanking me listening. I didn’t realize the CD had a CD-Rom element to it that begins with him doing a video greeting …
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 …
My Chemical Romance - To The End (Song)
To The End is a song by My Chemical Romance which appears on their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Opening up with a fairly dissonant sounding guitar riff and the vocal melody right away, I will admit that Gerard Way does a good job of giving the track …
Pink Floyd - Poles Apart (Song)
Poles Apart is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Division Bell. The song starts off quietly before the volume gradually increases to reveal Gilmour’s guitar part as well as some keyboard parts from Wright. Gilmour takes lead vocals on the track with a melody …
“Static Age” by Misfits (album)
Static Age- a record recorded in 1978 using free studio time acquired from a lawsuit involving Blank Records. During this free studio time, a true masterpiece was recorded. Unfortunately it wasn’t released entirely until the late 90s when Static Age was released as a standalone record. In in the …
Cracker - Low (Song)
“Low” is the number 1 single by the band Cracker. I’m actually kind of surprised that nobody has written a review for such a memorable and catchy song already. “Low” single handedly brought recognition for the band Cracker and significantly boosted their record sales for their 1993 album “Kerosene …
“Comatose” Album by Skillet
Skillet’s seventh album “Comatose” brings out all the things I love about this band. Their deep and meaningful lyrics and incredible sound and music style that’s all their own. “Rebirthing” is the perfect mix of everything Skillet. The melodious string arrangement. The edgy rock sound …
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Axis: Bold As Love
Overview - Axis: Bold As Love, the second effort by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, is a bit similar to their debut album, Are You Experienced, but has a few more melodic songs, a nice touch. I’ll say right now that I personally thought Are You Experienced was a brilliant …
Right Here (1993): SWV
Artist: SWV
Video: “Right Here”
Album: It’s About Time
Label: RCA Records
“Right Here” is the first single and music video off of SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”. In this video, SWV comes across as somewhat of a TLC clone in terms o the clothes they don and the rap verse that …
Billy Gilman: One Voice CD
Billy Gilman: One Voice CD is the CD that started it all for this country singer. I have always been very impressed with Gilman. He had the right attitude as a young boy, apparently thanks to parents who kept him grounded and had the right kind of …
The backstreet boys band
The back street boys are not a bad band and they are actually quite good and I like the fact that each band member had a different look than one another which was cool because this made them quite diverse. I also liked how every member of the band …
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, …
Megadeth - Out On The Tiles (Song)
Out On The Tiles is a cover performed by Megadeth which appears as a bonus track for their record United Abominations. The cover is a song initially done by Led Zeppelin so it’ll be interesting to see how Megadeth interpret the song. The track starts off with that familiar …
Amish paradise by Weird Al Yankovick
Amish paradise by Weird Al Yankovick is a parody song for gangsta’s paradise by Coolio. Amish Paradise is about how hard the Amish life really is compared to now’s technological life is today. Weird Al of course has to add his touch but this song is …
Peaceful Evening
Peaceful Evening by David & Steve Gordon is an audio CD that captures a particular time of the day and transfers that part of the day into slow and soothing musical pieces. Much like the often warm sun that sets in the evening, these tracks too are composed in …
Celine Dion’s All The Way: A Decade of Song Album
Obviously, I’m a huge Celine Dion fan, otherwise, I wouldn’t own this album, which effectively chronicles the artists hit songs for an entire decade. But more than that, I just love to listen to all the songs in this album, since Dion always sings in a heartfelt manner.
She …
System Of A Down - Soil (Song)
Soil is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up with a quick guitar riff which has a nice sound to it but actually doesn’t start out too aggressively. However, once the bass and drums start up the guitar …
Music Video of Not Myself Tonight by Christina Aguilera
Not myself tonight is the first single of the album Bionic by Christina Aguilera. She shot the video in the beginning of April.
In my opinion the video of Not Myself Tonight is full of inspiration of Madonna and Lady Gaga also dedication to Madonna. Her voice and dance is …
In the end by Linkin Park
“In the end , it doesn’t really matter”. from the song In the end by Linkin Park. This song became popular when I was in 3rd year highschool. This is the song, that made me become a fan of Linkin Park. I have heard songs from them before “In …
Bootylicious - Rockwilder Remix (2001): Destiny’s Child ft. Missy Elliott
Artist: Destiny’s Child ft. Missy Elliott
Video: Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Little X
What was music video director Little X thinking when he signed up to do this one? This is the Rockwilder Remix to Destiny’s Child’s second single and music video, “Bootylicious”, from their third album titled “Survivor”. …
“Imaginary Player” (1998): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Imaginary Player”
In My Lifetime, Volume 1
Roc-A-Fella Records
Jay-Z spends a lot of time at a lounge with his homeboy and producer Damon Dash during most of this official third single and music video “Imaginary Player” from his second album “In My Lifetime, Volume 1″, following “(Always Be My) Sunshine” and …
Bruno Mars - Doo Wops & Hooligans
I think I am in love with a young man from hawaii with a guitar, a vintage quiff and a sweet serenade. I love him and his album, this album is positive it makes me as a woman feel good about myself, it makes me smile and it makes …
Natasha Beddingfield - Unwritten
‘Unwritten’ is the most my favorite song from Natasha Beddingfield. Everytime I listen this song, my feeling always happy and feel fresh to doing everything. This is a song that very good to declare as a happy spirit theme song for me.
The lyrics is very match with the music, …
The Jump Off (2003): Lil’ Kim ft. Mr. Cheeks
Lil’ Kim ft. Mr. Cheeks
“The Jump Off”
La Bella Mafia
Queen Bee Entertainment/Atlantic Records
Lil’ Kim hadn’t made an album since 2000 at this point and that was her second effort, “The Notorious K.I.M.”, which featured such hits as “No Matter What They Say” and “How Many Licks?”. I’m starting to notice …
Bon Iver - Re: Stacks (Song)
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 …
City Of Evil- Avenged Sevenfold CD
I love this album by Avenged Sevenfold, it is one of my favorites next to “Live in LBC and Diamonds in the Rough” because it has some amazing solos and the songs are really fun to play on guitar. Shadows’ vocals are pretty good in this album, but they …
Line 6 Spider II 15 Combo Amp
The Line 6 Spider II Amp is a very powerful little system. It has an 8″ speaker, and (7) smart control effects like Flange, Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Reverb, and more. I use it often when performing at local acoustic gigs. Usually the venue …
Barry Manilow: Singin’ with the Big Bands CD
I really loved the Barry Manilow: Singin’ with the Big Bands CD. It was near perfection in my opinion. I love Manilow, and I love big band, even though I don’t listen to it all that much; still, I do enjoy it greatly. Put the two …
Slayer - Ghosts Of War (Song)
Ghosts Of War is a song by Slayer which appears on their record South Of Heaven. The song starts off with a very fast riff and an aggressive drum pattern as well, although I do have to admit that the actual tone on the instruments leaves something to be …
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 …
The Rolling Stones - I Got The Blues (Song)
I Got The Blues is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Sticky Fingers. The song starts off with a clean guitar riff which actually goes on for a pretty fair amount of time and it has a very melancholy tone to it which certainly …
D12 - Girls (Song)
Girls is a song by D12 which appears as a hidden track on their record Devils Night. The track opens up in a fairly laidback tone and features Eminem basically going off on a rant against the members of Limp Bizkit for saying some certain things about either Eminem …
The Best of Blondie
The name for the whole music group and not the lead singer, Deborah Harry, as many suspect, Blondie is one of the most accessible punk groups of the 70’s.
At fist glance, this collection appears to be a complete package of their most successful singles. However, some of the versions …
Highway Star by Deep Purple
Besides Smoke on the water, Another really popular tune by them is Highway Star. This song to me is a great rock n roll tune thats well known for driving you car in because that is the theme of it. This song has an upbeat tempo in it and …
The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
I thought The Bird and the Bee managed to make a great sequel to their first album! Inara’s voice is absolutely beautiful and subtle. There is a great variation of sounds, and yet you can always tell that each is a Bird and Bee creation. Many of the songs …
Clay Walker: Live, Laugh, Love CD
I actually won Clay Walker: Live, Laugh, Love CD from a local radio station. I wasn’t even sure I knew who Walker was. Of course, I found out soon enough that he was a country music singer.
The first thing I noticed that the liner jacket is on …
Scars On Broadway - World Long Gone (Music Video)
Overview —“ World Long Gone, the second music video and single released by Scars On Broadway is pretty much a performance music video, however there’s an audience to this performance, and these audience members carry the meaning of the song. I like this concept because it isn’t just a …
Must Be Doing Something Right by Billy Currington
This is a song about a man making a woman happy. In our lives today, sometimes it is hard to tell what a woman really wants, especially in a relationship. When a man starts a relationship with a woman, he is basically taking a stab in the dark when …
Wish, 1992 Album by The Cure
I personally do not like this album. Some of the songs on this album were commercially successful, even though I think that this album is quite boring and dull.
This album is rather long. The previous Cure album, Disintegration, was very good. Disintegration is also a very long album, but …
The Avett Brothers
When I stepped out of the warm summer night into the Pearl Street Nightclub in the quaint village of Northampton, Massachusetts, my expectations were set at an unattainable height, as if I were entering the gates of Max Yasgur’s farm in August of ‘69. I was, however, not entering …
99 Problems (2004): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“99 Problems”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Mark Romanek
Wow, I must say that I am impressed, this has to be the best music video from “The Black Album”. “99 Problems” is Jay-Z’s third and final single and music video from his eighth album titled “The Black Album”, following “Change Clothes” and …
Usher : Here I Stand
First heard this album, there is the impression that quite disturbing saturation. Nuance of the song to song, impressed the same and no distinctions, although there are some songs that look outstanding when compared with the other songs. Most of the lyrics in this album talk about women and …
The John Tesh Project: Pure Movies 2 CD
The first time I saw John Tesh was as the co-host of Entertainment Tonight. Slowly, his musical talent began to be discussed on the show, and then he started doing recording. The rest is history for the pianist. I’m not big time into instrumentals, but every …
Eluveitie (band)
I discovered the folk metal band Eluveitie who are from Switzerland when one of their songs was playing on a heavy metal radio station used to listen to a lot some years ago. At the time, it was my first encounter with folk metal, and I liked what I …
System Of A Down - Mr. Jack (Song)
Mr. Jack is a song by System Of A Down which appears on their third record, Steal This Album. The track opens up with a dark guitar part along with some slight background effects and drums which overall gives a sort of eerie vibe, particularly when a second lead …
Frank Sinatra - My Way - Single
Of all the tracks in the world that can inspire, especially if you feel you have been through a rough patch at some time in your life, then Frank Sinatra, My Way, just seems to sum everything up for you.
The song does mention quite a few things, so as …
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