I recently got one of Taking Back Sunday’s older cd’s, Tell All Your Friends. This CD immediately blew me away with the sheer intensity and passion in the album. The album proves to be such a gem that numerous bands today cite it as a huge inspiration. Songs such …

I am not sure how many of you are familiar with the the song “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi. But the connection it has with the song I am writing about is the background music!
I first heard Move Shake Drop by Pitbull feat. DJ Laz and Flo Rida on television. …

Troye Sivan is really showing huge promise for an explosive end of 2015. His debut album “Blue Neighbourhood” will be released on December 4, competing (unfortunately) with the big band Coldplay and in the shadow of Adele’s triumphant return. Either way, I still believe Troye will certainly deliver, may …

Surprise, Surprise is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album The Rolling Stones Now. The track opens up with a rhythm from the drums before the guitars soon join in with somewhat of a blues-rock sounding riff. Jagger comes in with the vocals singing with …

In my personal opinion, this is the most socially relevant usage of the stage musical in the history of the genre. It is a powerful love letter to Generation X that does not sugar coat the hardships faced by the LGBT community in the nineties, as well as …

Whenever there is a singing contest it never happen that there is no Whitney song that the contestant will not sing. It is always present. Maybe because Whitney has the best vocal range among the singer in the US and if you can be able to sing her song …

Drake seems to have a lot to prove. As a rapper who started out as an actor on a Canadian TV show called Degrassi, he has taken a huge step from one world to another. His character on Degrassi seems to be the furthest thing you can get from …

“In a world without heroes, there’s nothing to be. Its no place for me” is one of my favorite lyrics from “Music From the Elder” by KISS. I feel it is a very powerful line. It comes from the song “A World Without Heroes”, which …

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 …

Clumsy by fergie on her album the dutchess came out in two thousand and six. This song is about how a girl falls in love and is clumsy about it. I like the sound effects they use in this song. This song is a good song for any …

In 1991, GG Allin collaborated with ANTiSEEN, a prominent punk band of the day, to record “Murder Junkies”. Featuring one of GG Allin’s best backing bands and demonstrating GG Allin’s move toward crossover thrash, “Murder Junkies” is no doubt the best album in GG Allin’s discography.
The recording quality on …

Anyone who’s seen the show “A Different World” (hit 1987 spinoff of sitcom, “The Cosby Show”) probably remembers the earthy, bohemian airhead named Freddy. Her real name is Cree Summer, and when you hear her slightly whiny, yet melodic voice on her debut album “Street Fairie“, you’ll …

The sophomore jinx? No, not for this band. Soundgarden’s second album, Louder Than Love is a testament to their domination over pretenders at the time. And one song says it better than any: Big Dumb Sex. The title alone is intriguing enough that it warrants a listen.
There are some …

I first heard of the legendary Adele back in 2010, when the world never cared for her the way it does now. The song that I first heard? A cover of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love”.
It’s not even a normal cover, it’s one of those gorgeous …

This Gone with the Wind soundtrack CD is labeled as ‘The New Recording of Max Steiner’s Classic’. It was done with LaserLight Digital technology. It has one big plus and one big minus in my book.
The big plus is that this music is as wonderful as ever. …

I always thought Secondhand Serenade was a band, I long had their songs on my MP3 player before I even knew that it is just one guy doing all the wonderful music. This guy John Vesely is one amazingly talented guy. I was so impressed with his music abilities, …

At first, I was going to write a bad review for Placebo’s new track “Battle For the Sun” off the album of the same name. Then I took a chance to hear it for a second time. It wasn’t as bad as the first time I’d heard it when I …

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 …

If your looking for some amazing jazz fusion guitar then check out the CD My Metal Heart. it has a taste of alot of different guitar playing styles. The whole album was created in the studio of my guitar teacher Jose Angel Navarro. Jose Angel Navarro is an amazing …

Overview - Side I of The Wall, Pink Floyd’s most complex and detailed concept record, introduces the main character of this record and also explains a bit about him. Surprisingly, after re-listening to this side of the record I’d honestly have to say that for the most part, it …

Bizzy Bone just released his new CD in 2008 called A Song For You. It is a very good album and one of his best since Heaven’s Movie. This album shows the world that Bizzy Bone stil has it, and can sing and rap great. One thing I really liked …

I’ve Got A Feeling is a song by The Beatles which appears on their final record, Let It Be. The song starts off with a nice guitar riff before McCartney comes in with a pretty tame vocal delivery, tame in comparison to the delivery that he reaches by the …

This is actually the first time I’ll be reviewing a “rap” song. So I decided I’d go a rather different these days because I need to expand my music horizon. Every day I have been doing the same routine, listening to Alternative, Indie, Dark-Pop, Heavy-Beat, Contry and EDM music, …

This record is magnificent, it is brilliant. The Fragile is definitely one of the most interesting music albums I have ever come across. The previous NIN album was good, but this record, The Fragile has many features which are absent on The Downward Spiral. It has a lot more …

In 1982 and 1983, Fang released their first two LPs, “Landshark” and “Where The Wild Things Are”, a pair of albums that are about as good and solid as it gets in second wave punk. In 1997, they were paired together and re-released in one package, providing over 40 …

She thinks my tractors sexy by Kenny Chesney is a song for a guy who lives on a farm and has a girl friend who likes tractors. This song also ditches all other vehicles other than tractors. I listen to this song all the time because it talks …

‘Here’s a Quarter Call Someone Who Cares’ is a song that I saw Travis Tritt perform live in Concert in Augusta, Georgia back in the early nineties. It was the first concert me and my husband had ever went to see together. I thought it made a rather …

I recently purchased a new Fender Frontman 25R Practice amp for a room that I have set up, and I have to say that for a small, inexpensive amp, it does very well. I was able to play at fairly high levels, without hearing …

Hed PE are a very talented band. Most of their music is not for everybody, but for people who like hardcore metal and rap core. But, this album can be accessible to a much larger audience. On this album, like on no other album the guys from this California …

“About The South” is a song by popular southern rock and country music artist Rodney Atkins. As the name suggests, the song is about the joys and pleasures of living in The South of America.
This has of course been a popular patriotism subject from many top country and southern …

Green Day has been my favourite band for many years. I first listened to them when i was 14, and that was more than 10 years ago. Even if now I’m not as fan as I used to be, I still think they are a great band, and that …

Eye Of The Beholder, the third track off of And Justice For All, is a track that I will admit I really don’t like very much in comparison to the rest of And Justice For All. I wouldn’t say that I strongly dislike the song or anything but I …

Violent Pacification is a cover performed and recorded by Slayer for their album Undisputed Attitude. The song starts off with a very rapid bass line played by Araya, with a pretty bad tone I may add, with some guitars coming in and out to reinforce the rhythm. I will …

Fryin’ Up is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the seventh track on their album Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with a very catchy distorted guitar riff, right from the start of this song the band do an excellent job of having a very catchy rhythm and …

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 …

The Dean Boca 12 String Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar (wow that’s a long name) is my favorite 12 string guitar, after the Rickenbacker. I ordered it online from Musicians Friend. A lot of 12 strings have a nice sound but lack that classic 60’s quality that is …

Jay-Z ft. UGK
“Big Pimpin’”
Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Hype Williams
Jay-Z closes out the party on his fourth album “Volume 3… The Life and Times of Shawn Carter” with his final single and music video titled “Big Pimpin’”. The song is 110% Caribbean sample complete …

“Play Hard” is a song by David Guetta on his album “Nothing but the Beat 2.0″. The album is fairly new being released less than 2 months ago and already there is a billion different remixes of it because artists these days milk the general public of everything they …

As you know very well, on September 11, 2007 the Grammy nominated artist Kanye West dropped his album titled ‘Graduation’ which is the last in the series of three school themed albums (College Dropout, Late Registration and Graduation) to much anticipation. Since I had been a Kanye West …

Smashing Pumpkins is a dreamy rock band that came to form in 1988. After 10 years and some lineup changes, the fantastic album Adore, Smashing Pumpkins’ 5th album, was born. This album contains a list of tracks that range anywhere from an upbeat, swift rock songs to relaxing, musing …

Baby is the third single of Justin Bieber from the album My World 2. It became number one in France, Canada, United Kingdom, Norway and Japan. This song is right on time produce as Justin is now in the midst of his popularity and another memorable song like this …

This review is for the original motion picture soundtrack of Red Dawn which starred Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and others back in the mid-eighties. The music on the CD was composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris.
Red Dawn is about the Russians invading America creating essentially …

Random yet consistent. Any fans of Vampire Weekend know that these two words describe the band pretty well. They also describe the A-punk music video. Even though the video is very simple and has a low production value it can’t help but grab your attention and …

Rascal Flatts is one of the best country music groups that modern times have seen. They have a clear cut set of values when it comes to the music they record which gives them an awesome reputation along with the a very successful career. I love Rascal Flatts from …

This is perhaps one of the most underrated songs that Prince has ever written. On his LoveSexy album, this song is the epitome of intimacy. The lyrics have this way of getting under your skin. Perhaps it’s the quiet inensity of Prince’s voice. Perhaps it’s …

I got this album for a while and since i loved her live album, i was excited to hear her newest offering. And one word to described this album is Soulful. It contains a whooping 17 tracks. Tho’ all were renditions. My favorite is her own version of She’s …

R. Kelly ft. The Isley Brothers
“Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)”
R. Kelly
Jive/Zomba Recordings
Director: R. Kelly
R. Kelly follows up “You Remind Me of Something” with “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)”, the second single and music video from his self-titled album, “R. Kelly”. R. Kelly decides to expand his horizons …

From the play Saturday’s Warrior, Paper Dream is my absolute favorite. When I first heard it many years ago, I was floored by it. It went right into the middle of my heart and it’s never left. It has a lot of meaning for me. …

Alicia Keys is without a doubt one of the most talented and successful female recording artists of this decade. She has done wonderful collaborations with other artists but shines brightly on her own as well. She has come a long way from songs like “Fallin’” on her first album, …

Where Is Everybody is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Fragile. The track opens up with a heavy synthesizer rhythm accompanied by drums and a bass line which goes over this part and plays an odd sounding lead rhythm. Reznor comes in with …