Music Reviews
Nasty Girl (2002): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Nasty Girl
Album: Survivor
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Sanaa Hamri
“Nasty Girl” is the fourth and final single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s third album titled “Survivor”, following the previous singles and videos - “Survivor”, “Bootylicious”, and “Emotion”. Well, now we have come down to what I’d like to …
Death Cab For Cutie - Different Names For The Same Thing (Song)
Different Names For The Same Thing is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their record Plans. The song opens up with a piano-led introduction which then gives way to the vocal performance which seems to have some effect on it which makes it seem slightly …
System of A Down Mesmerize Album
I just recently bought a System of A Down’s album Mesmerize. As always, it a test listening and dissecting sonically the band’s music as it defies every categorization and convention thrown at them.
Put the CD in my player, please play and I didn’t get any surprise from the …
DBSK (TVXQ/Tohoshinki)
DBSK, also known as TVXQ or Tohoshinki, is one of the most prominent boy bands in Asia. Well known for their exceptional vocals, charming looks, and admirable personalities to top it off, it’s no wonder they also have “The World’s Biggest Fan Club” (Cassiopeia, with over eight hundred thousand …
Muse - Soldier’s Poem (Song)
Soldier’s Poem is a track by Muse which appears on Black Holes and Revelations. One thing about Soldier’s Poem is that Muse really wastes no time in this song since the track is only about two minutes long yet Muse still puts a lot of material in it. The …
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 …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Snow Song Pt. 1 (Song)
Snow Song Pt. 1 is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which is the second song on their EP, Everything Is. Similar to the opening track on this EP, the band sticks to the fuzzy sounding tone which has slowed down on this song and sounds a bit darker. …
CD Hoobastank
Hoobastank’s first album is simply called Hoobastank. It is all upbeat rock music, with clear vocals, not yelling. The lyrics are completely clean. I like that it is just a rock band most of the time, not a synthesized orchestra (although this does happen in a …
Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple (Song)
Start Wearing Purple is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their debut record Voi-La Intruder. I should mention immediately that this track was re-recorded by the band on a later record, but I’m reviewing the version that appears on their debut record. Opening up with an accordion …
Born to Be Wild and Easy Rider
Born to Be Wild and Easy Rider is an easy rock song. It is one of the few rock songs that I like. It has a great beat that just gets you to tapping your toes to the beat. It describes how we are all born to be wild …
Bad As Me, 2011 Album by Tom Waits
I was waiting for you release by Tom Waits for a very long time. And I was very happy when it finally came. I really did not believe that Tom Waits is going to release another album and you can imagine how surprised and pleasantly surprised in the first …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Untitled (Song)
Untitled is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the penultimate track on their second release, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Something I should point out about this song is that it’s an instrumental, but ever since listening to The Fool, another instrumental earlier on this record, …
Low by Flo Rida ft. T-pain
Low by Flo Rida ft. T-pain is a new rap song that is out which I like a lot. I know the words by heart and I have learned the dance. My one friend not long ago asked me to sing the song because I told him I knew …
Irchirin no hana
Irchirin no hana is a Japanese song with a dark heavy metal beat to it. I, as a American, find this song fascinating. Never before have I heard such a dark melody of love played out in this strange fashion. Written by High and MIGHTY COLORS, This strange …
Different Gear, Still Speeding 2011 Album by Beady Eye
I was, for a very long time, a huge Oasis fan. I loved their first albums. Especially I enjoyed the second and the third albums. But all their work after 1998 left me rather disappointed. So, I was very interested as to what was going to occur after the …
Tim McGraw
I’m not a huge country fan but I do listen to country music on occasion. One of my favorite musicians in this genre is Tim McGraw.
I’m not sure why I like McGraw as much as I do. I think it’s the fact he sounds like a traditional country singer, …
Marshall Mathers LP 2 album by Eminem
I admit that I was reluctant to listen to this album. Ever since his release of the Recovery album, I really didn’t know what to expect from Marshall Mathers. So, I didn’t want to be disappointed.
The first song of the album, “Bad Guy”, shattered my doubts about Em. This …
Metallica - My World (Song)
My World is a song by Metallica which appears on their record St. Anger. The song opens up with a pretty heavy guitar riff which is unfortunately dominated by the terrible snare of Mr. Lars Ulrich. The track then goes into a bit of a faster riff, which is …
You Don’t Even Call Me By My Name by David Allan Coe
You Don’t Even Call Me By My Name by David Allan Coe is a classic song to me. I used to think this song was done by Johnny Cash instead of David Allan Coe. Maybe they both did the song, I’m not sure. Either way it is a great …
Taylor Swift Concert
I attended the Taylor Swift concert on May 14th, 2010 at the Nassau Colesium in Long Island with my boyfriend. We bought the tickets after they were sold out from this website that basically buys and sells tickets for concerts. We ended up paying a total of like two …
Bob Dylan - Time Passes Slowly (Song)
Time Passes Slowly is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album New Morning. This track opens up with a piano which gradually builds up and somewhat reminded me of jazz if it would’ve continued, but unfortunately it doesn’t go on for too long. Dylan comes in …
Nelly Ride wit me
ride wit me by Nelly is a song that is commonly played at any local skating rink because it is a song to make you get up and roll. It is a rap song that is talking about a guy getting high and driving to a club. He also …
Gene Simmons CD ***hole
One of my favorite cds right now is Gene Simmons ***HOLE. A lot of people may be turned off by the title, but I think if you listened to it, the title soon would be forgotten.
The CD contains thirteen songs, one of which bears the ***hole title. …
Elvis Presley: Elvis Double Features CD
As I write this, it’s Elvis Presley’s birthday. Had he lived longer, today would have been his 75th birthday. Death has not dimensioned his legacy or place on this earth, and that’s why there will always be new Elvis to buy. They’ll just keep repackaging the …
Let Love Win by Daniel Kirkley- CD
The first song I heard by Daniel Kirkley was My New Dawn. I heard this awesome song on the radio. This was definitely a cut above the other songs they play on the radio. It was a gorgeous, powerful song. When I heard that song, …
Californication, 1999 Album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
This record is truly fantastic, and it is very diverse as well. There are several types of songs on this album, all of which sound appealing. This album has something to offer for all music lovers. I think that thematically this album can be divided into two parts, with …
Lacuna Coil (Gothic Metal Band)
Years ago when I was still just becoming familiar with the hard rock and metal genres of music, a late friend of mine introduced me to a band called “Lacuna Coil”. I’d heard gothic bands before, but their music style was almost completely different from anything I’d heard at the …
Do you Hear the People Sing: Song
Do You Hear the People Sing a song from the play Les Miserables. This play ran on Broadway, and has the distinction of being the most popular musical in the world. More people went to see Les Miserables in the years that it ran than any other …
Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
This is the second album of Fall Out Boy that I’ve heard. It’s really good, but for some reason I love the first one (From Under the Cork tree) better. I was watching (guess what…) MTV (again! Is anyone seeing a pattern here?) and I saw the music video …
The Heart of Things (album) by John Mclaughlin
The height of jazz fusion was very obvious during the 70`s and 80`s. It still remains until the 90`s up to the present but may be quietly in other parts of the world where it is very much appreciated.
MTV has gotten control of the music business through media …
Iron Maiden - Blood On The World’s Hands (Song)
Blood On The World’s Hands is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record The X Factor. The track starts off with a keyboard part which establishes somewhat of an eerie mood to the track and makes me hopeful that the song will build. I’m not exactly …
Megadeth - High Speed Dirt (Music Video)
Overview —“ High Speed Dirt, a music video released by Megadeth for their fifth effort, Countdown To Extinction, is a song and music video focused all about skydiving. It’s interesting that Megadeth chose to not release this song as a single yet still make a music video for it. …
ABBA Gold CD
Since I started to listen to music on my iPod, I started to get into many songs by Abba, Mainly because i heard them at parties and on the radio etc. I concluded that I liked the music so much that I went and downloaded Gold by Abba. This to …
Muse - Cave (Song)
Cave is a song by Muse which appears on their first record, Showbiz. The track opens up with an interesting sound led by a distorted guitar riff which has a space-like sound to it. Bellamy comes in with the first verse about forty seconds into the track with a …
Lady Gaga - Telephone (Song)
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 …
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
Overview - Blood On The Tracks, Bob Dylan’s fifteenth effort, is a much better record than the past few records Dylan had put out at that time. The majority of the lyrics on this record are done from a storytelling point of view which Dylan proves he is still …
Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster”
Many people would say Lady Gaga’s new album “The Fame Monster” is not a good album. I can see where they are coming from. There are only eight different songs, and it is hard to understand any of them. However, to me, it is quickly becoming one of my …
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 …
Troye Sivan - Wild (EP Track-by-Track )
I have been a fan of Troye Sivan since his early days in YouTube! Just a little background for those who are new to him, Troye Sivan is a popular YouTube blogger from Australia, he’s still young and he’s openly gay.
He released his first EP (short for extended play) …
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Song)
Ramble On is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their second record, Led Zeppelin II. Ramble On begins with an acoustic guitar pattern primarily in the right channel and also an interesting percussive rhythm and bass line as well. Plant comes in with the vocals of the …
Busta Rhymes ft Linkin Park - We Made It - Single
If you want a song that really inspires you and shows you that you should never give in, then perhaps We Made It by Busta Rhymes ft Linkin Park is a song for you.
Some are not keen on rapping but Busta nails this intro whilst the piano of Linkin …
Nine Inch Nails - Capital G (Song)
Capital G is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album Year Zero. The track opens up with a heavy drum and synthesizer rhythm before Reznor comes in with the vocals of the track which I’ve always liked. Sometime I’ve had a problem with Year Zero …
BOSS V-Wah Guitar Effects Pedal
I recently received one of these pedals as a gift and immediately tried it. At first it took a while to get used to it due to all the different effects available. I don’t find this pedal that good as it just changes an effect slightly when you hit …
Jefferson Airplane - A Song For All Seasons
A Song For All Seasons is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on their 1969 release, Volunteers. The track opens up with a piano bit and right away you certainly get sort of a sense of country rock rather than the traditional psychedelic rock of Jefferson Airplane. At …
Christmas Cheers Album of Connie Francis (MP3 downloads)
Christmas Cheers CD of Connie Francis is already out of production. I’ve been looking for it in the market because my previous file has been lost but could not find any new releases. Nevertheless I am thankful I found MP3 download of this very same CD …
Womanizer Music Video by Britney Spears
I am a huge Britney Spears fan. I watch all of her music videos and memorize the words to all of her songs. I own every album and have so many posters all over my walls. Her concerts are amazing and the fact that she’s produced so many hit …
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Overview - Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd’s seventh album which pays tribute to Syd Barrett, is basically a mix of three songs and two musical epics. After Dark Side Of The Moon, which was a bit more song based, Wish You Were Here still showcases the group strong …
Pink Floyd - Waiting For The Worms (Song)
Waiting For The Worms is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record The Wall. The track opens up in an extremely melodic fashion where Waters sings along with harmonized dubs of his own voice which provides a very full sound vocally. The intro of this track …
Ed Sheeran’s Album +
From playing gigs to five people, to selling out shows in Japan. + has gained Ed Sheeran worldwide recognition.
Sheeran has come a long way from his days of couch surfing and the release of his first ever EP The Orange Room. He’s toured with the likes of Example …
The Beatles - Revolver
Overview - Revolver, The Beatles sixth effort, is the most experimental and creative album that they had put out at that time. Songs were becoming far less pop-orientated and included Indian influences: Love You To, psychedelic songs: Tomorrow Never Knows, and this album also showed McCartney really maturing as …
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