Music Reviews
Killswitch Engage As Daylight Dies
As Daylight Dies is the fourth album by Killswitch Engage, the third album for Roadrunner Records, and second album to feature vocalist Howard Jones, the album was released in 2006 and this time was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel. The album was reissues with a bonus DVD …
Coldplay Viva La Vida or Death and all of his Friends Album
Coldplay has yet again created another positively brilliant album! Although this one has a completely different sound from any of their other albums.. It will literally make you so happy you will feel as though your head is about to explode! Ha, love, love it. So to those people …
Henry Poole is Here Soundtrack
I love a good soundtrack to a movie. It can really make or break a movie because the songs can set the right mood, add tension, or build suspense. I am usually more of a fan of movies that have amazing soundtracks than ones with music that just doesn’t …
Anberlin: Cities
I have been a fan of this band ever since they started and I must say that this CD is a work of art. I bought it at a special price of $10.00 the day it came out and I couldn’t of been happier. As soon as I opened …
Jason Mraz Beautiful Mess-Live on Earth CD
I got really excited about Jason Mraz one day after listening to his songs on youtube so I marched down to That CD Shop to purchase a Jason Mraz CD.
However when I got there I couldn’t find the one I wanted to buy, so I …
Song: As Good as I Once Was by Singer Toby Keith
I am a huge fan of Toby Keith and there are very few songs of his, if any, that I don’t like. As Good as I Once Was came out and at first I thought I didn’t like it much. It did eventually grow on me though. It is …
MGMT - Time To Pretend (Song)
Time To Pretend is a song by MGMT which appears on their second record, Oracular Spectacular. Being one of many singles to be released off this record, I’m sure this song is familiar to just about all MGMT fans and probably most people who listen to a rock radio …
Taylor Swift Debut Album
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. …
Motley Crue : Red, White and Crue
Before the album was released, a few years ago, Motley Crue fans have so long waited for this group to return to the reunion. I am sure, this group would know what the fans wanted. Therefore, Motley Crue have returned with the album Red, White & Crue. This album …
Animal Collective - Whaddit I Done (Song)
Whaddit I Done is a song by Animal Collective which is the final track to appear on their record Sung Tongs. Opening up with an odd musical passage accompanied by a vocal section, the track somewhat feels like a song similar to Sweet Road in my opinion due to …
Daddy’s Hands by Holly Dunn
Daddy’s Hands was recorded by Holly Dunn in 1986. It was an instant hit around the country. It is a story about a woman who realizes after he father’s death exactly what was in daddy’s hands. They lyrics more than hint at the fact that daddy was too busy …
Metallica - Damage Case (Song)
Damage Case is a cover performed and recorded by Metallica for their album Garage, Inc. The original version of this song is done by a band known as Motörhead who I also really enjoy so I know their original version of the song pretty well. The song starts off …
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (Song)
21st Century Breakdown is the title track of the most recent record released by Green Day. The song opens up in a very simple fashion of just acoustic guitar chords coming in and out but the song gradually builds, particularly thanks to Cool’s pounding drum rhythm which gets louder …
Damien Rice CD
This CD was recommended to me by a friend, I bought it and loved the CD, so I am writing this review in the hope that others will buy it and love it too.
First off it has to be said that there are many singer songwriters out there …
Korn
Korn’s self titled debut was released on Immortal/Epic in may of 1994 and recorded in Malibu California. This album is extremely dark and aggressive, the first song Blind, is about Jonathan Davis’s drug problems and how he felt blind a really aggressive song. Ball Tongue is less interesting but …
MGMT - We Care (Song)
We Care is a song by MGMT, a modern psychedelic band hailing from Brooklyn, New York. We Care is the first “real” song on the album, since Come On Christmas came before it and that track is primarily just an opening for the album. The song opens up with …
Like a boy by Ciara
Ciara like a boy is about how what would happen if the rules changed up and the girls act just like the guys and the guys act like the girls. Would that work, I don’t think so but that is how lots of guys act. They are players and …
Black Sabbath Black Box The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970 - 1978
I started to really get into Black Sabbath a couple years ago and went for the set, this set has the first 8 studio albums,in digipak sleeves, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabatoge, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die! plus a bonus dvd with …
Point Break soundtrack CD
Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves starred in Point Break, a surfer movie in part and a cops and robbers flick in another part. Swayze was the surfer bank robber and Reeves the FBI agent who chases the surfer and becomes part of the culture himself.
Point Break - Music …
Gogol Bordello - I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again (Song)
I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again is a song by Gogol Bordello and is the second track on their album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike. The track opens up with a quick drum rhythm before the rest of the band comes in and keeps up the energy established …
Krayzie Bone
Krayzie Bone is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony. I really like his style of rap. He has a very deep and powerful voice. I think he is one of my favorite rappers of all time. I have not heard many rappers that can match …
Les Paul & Friends “American Made World Played”
If you are a fan of blues music like I am, than you will find the cd “American Made World Played” by Les Paul and a wonderful lineup of other musicians as awesome as I do. I found this gem quite by accident, and it remains my all-time
favourite blues CD. …
Pearl Jam - Ten (1994)
I love this album. I never actually believed I’d like something by Pearl Jam, not because I consider them a weak band, but because their musical style left me cold. Some categorize it as alternative rock, although I’d much rather say that they’re just a good hard rock band …
Peaches and Herb music group
Although I was never truly a fan of R&B or Soul music, especially right now, my parents always were, and the R&B grou p Peaches and Herb are still one of their favourite musical groups.
While I do not hate the music of Peaches and Herb or think that …
Come Thirsty CD of the Perrys
Come Thirsty CD of The Perrys was accidentally discovered by me when I was looking for the lyrics to the song “Mary For a While”. I got so in love with this beautiful song that really touched my heart and soul. Further I was really so fascinated with the …
Barbra Streisand: A Collection - Greatest Hits … And More CD
Barbra Streisand: A Collection - Greatest Hits … And More CD is just what it says, a collection of Streisand hit records plus a couple of new things. From reading the liner, it appears from her note that one of Streisand’s big concerns of the days was saving …
Looking At Me (1998): Mase ft. Puff Daddy
Artist: Mase ft. Puff Daddy
Video: “Looking At Me”
Album: Harlem World
Director: McG.
“Looking At Me” is the fourth and final single and music video from Mase’s debut album “Harlem World”, following in the line of singles and music videos that include “Feel So Good”, “What You Want”, and “24 Hours to …
Live Your Life (T.I. featuring Rihanna)
I first heard this song on an awards show. And now I’m hearing it all the time on the radio. And at first I was a bit apprehensive about a song like this. But I realized that I actually like the personalities of both …
Bob Dylan - It Ain’t Me Babe (Song)
It Ain’t Me Babe is a track by Bob Dylan which appears on Another Side Of Bob Dylan. As with many of songs from Dylan’s earlier records, the instrumentation is extremely stripped down and primarily just features an acoustic guitar playing a basic pattern which Dylan sings over and …
Pillow Music - Natural Deep Sleep by David & Steve Gordon
Pillow Music - Natural Deep Sleep by David & Steve Gordon is something that I find to be very valuable. The reason I find this audio CD to be quite valuable is because it helps me to sleep on nights that I simply cannot turn off my mind. If …
I Dreamed a Dream Single by Susan Boyle
I would recommend this song to all and sundry. Its appeal simply transcends all age boundaries, as evidenced by artist Susan Boyle’s unprecedented popularity in YouTube circles and the rest of the Web. For those who are not aware, Boyle was a much-maligned contestant of Britain’s Got …
Welcome Back (2004): Mase
Artist: Mase
Video: “Welcome Back”
Album: Welcome Back
Director: Chris Robinson.
After five years of retirement from the music business to devote his life to God and spread the word of the bible, Mase decided to return back to music and released “Welcome Back” - the first single and music video from Mase’s …
Day & Age by The Killers
The Killers have gone through their series of hits and flops, and Day & Age is held between those two pillars. This CD provided us with the popular songs Human and Spaceman, which spawned two decent videos as well. But compared to the success of hit songs in the …
Brad Bhen Vintage Model B Clarinet Mouthpiece
The Brad Bhen Mouthpiece Company is a company started by Brad Bhen that produces handcrafted mouthpieces to suit the professional clarinetist’s needs.
After buying the Model A mouthpiece from Brad Bhen, I was eager to buy their other model (model A was an amazing mouthpiece). The website they had …
My Life Mary J.Blige
I really respect Mary J.Blige as a singer cum songwriter, as she has certainly come a long way from bankruptcy, and now, writing songs for this album.
When I first heard her voice before way I knew who she was, I had already been captured by her smooth sailing voice, …
“Pale Shelter (song, Tears for Fears)
You don’t have to be a child of the 80’s to know that there is tons of music out there from this decade that is simply marvelous. Out of the 80’s came a group called Tears for Fears. Much of their music has been sampled in the …
Strange Mercy 2011 Album by St.Vincent (Annie Clark)
I first came across the female musician called St.Vincent when she was a guest, along with David Byrne, on the Colbert Report. David Byrne is the leader of the legendary band Talking Heads, and I have been quite familiar with their music for years, while St.Vincent was an attractive …
Teenage Dream Music Video from Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American song writer, singer and musician which rose to fame is the single I kissed a girl in 2008 is came out with another video, Teenage Dream. Since I had seen her video Waking up in Vegas, I came to appreciate every video she does. …
Alanis Morissette
When I was much younger in the nineteen nineties, one of my favourite music artistes was the musician Alanis Morissette. At the time I had no idea what her name was even though I would see her music videos play every Saturday especially. I remember even seeing her perform …
Down with the sickness by Disturbed
Disturbed Down with the sickness is a song a lot of my friends like and I have not yet figured out why. The song is confusing and metal mush to me but to them it’s like the words speak to them in some weird language people like them only …
Maneater
Maneater by Nelly Furtado is a true song for a lot of chicks now days because they make guys fall in love with them left and right and then they make them do what they want. It kind of sickens me even though I have got guy friends that …
Jay-Z : American Gangster cd
Jay Z is getting ready to release his new album which will be called “American Gangster” much like the movie that is currently playing and he will attempt to recover from the bad performance he gave us in him last album but making somgs on this album to fit …
Animal Collective - My Favorite Colors (Song)
My Favorite Colors is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track to appear on their 2006 EP entitled People. While not exactly an instrumental, the vocal performance to appear on My Favorite Colors is basically just a lot of vocal humming over the top of some …
Three Music Video by Britney Spears
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 …
“Take As Needed For Pain” by Eyehategod (LP, 1993)
In 1993, almost exactly a year after releasing their intense, grinding masterpiece debut, “In The Name Of Suffering”, the benchmark album of all Sludge, Eyehategod released their second record, “Take As Needed For Pain”. With this release, they set the standard even higher for Sludge- something that didn’t …
Dio: Holy Diver
Dio’s Holy Diver is among the most important metal albums of all time.Ronnie’s vocals soar with amazing beauty and depth.He is a great front man for any band.Even though I like his work with Black Sabbath much more than solo it still does nothing to change the fact that …
Stand By Melanie Gent
So recently i picked up a cd alot diffrent from the music i am usually interested in and decided to review it and tell you all what i thought.
Melanie Gent is a local Folk singer/songwriter that sings straight from the heart with deep insightful lyrics and unpredictable chord changes.She …
Money Maker by Ludacris with Pharrell
Money Maker by Ludacris with Pharrell is a nice song that I like listening to and dancing to. It has a good beat to the song and I just love dancing to the song. To most this song is a dirty song and it is but it also can …
Cater 2 U (2005): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Cater 2 U
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Jake Nava
“Cater 2 U” is the fourth single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album titled “Destiny Fulfilled”, following the previous hit singles and music videos - “Lose My Breath”, “Soldier”, and “Girl”. Filmed at Red …
Travie McCoy
This is one of the songs that you don’t like at the beginning but once you hear it the third time, you are instantly in love with the song. I love this song because of the beats and his voice. Travie McCoy’s voice really makes up the song. His …
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