Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: Make It Happen
Album: Emotions
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Marcus Nispel
“Make It Happen” is the third and final single and music video from Mariah Carey’s second album titled “Emotions”, following the previous singles and music videos which are “Emotions” and “Can’t Let Go”. Marcus Nispel directs the music video …

House Of The Risin’ Sun is a traditional song which is performed by Bob Dylan on his self-titled debut record. I’m sure that just about everyone has heard some version of this song, whether it be the original or just a cover of it from some artist as it’s …

The wide variety of guitars in the market today makes guitar shopping a tough challenge for beginning musicians. With today’s economy the instrument of choice should deliver the needs of the musician with an affordable deal.
The Yamaha F-325 Steel String Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar is a prime choice …

Take That were now back as a 5 and doing what they could to promote their new single and new album. This wasn’t hard because everyone wanted a piece of them but they visited The Live Lounge at Radio 1 in London to do a live set and it …

I was only ten years old when Michael Jackson’s album Off The Wall was released in 1979. I could only look on in envy as my friend’s older sister played it all the time but I could not afford it with my pocket money. Although he had …

Overview - Earth A.D., The Misfits’ final album with vocalist and songwriter Glenn Danzig, is honestly just an assault of aggressive music from start to finish without much of a break anywhere in between. To me, this description honestly
doesn’t sound very appealing at all simply because it sounds as …

Freak Show was released in 1999, the album has 13 songs and it’s basically rock with roots from grunge.The album shows a mixture of fast and slow songs with great arranges and a more mature sound than Silverchair’s first album “Frogstomp”.
The lyrics show the mind of a 20 year …

“Possum Kingdom” is probably the most famous of songs released by the Dallas Fort Worth band The Toadies. It single handedly propelled them into fame during the mid 90’s and played it’s part in making the album it appeared off of - “Rubberneck” attain platinum status. “Possum Kingdom” is …

One of my all time favourite bands is a band called the Deftones. I was listening to them ever since I was in my latter part of high school and even now that I am almost twenty two, I still have not fallen out of love with their music.
What …

Danny Elfman is still one of my favorite score writers or soundtrack artists. He has always been dynamic in most of his songs right from Batman on up to his more recent works. One song that stands out in my mind is the theme from the movie, “Red Dragon” …

Lisa Loeb, a New York based singer-songwriter is definitely one of those artists who I’ve loved from day one. I’ve always admired the lyrical ability and distinctive voice of the quirky singer who is known for the hit “Stay”. While Lisa Loeb has really only had one song that …

After the release of their self titled debut album The Doors went on to become legendary.The band held a simple formula for mind expanding performances.Ray Manzerak’s creepy organ playing will always define the world in which Jim Morrison was able to poetically paint.This album is a landmark and very …

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 …

There always seems to be a lot of pressure for the siblings of famous singers and actresses to follow in the footsteps of their celebrity relatives. I remember when there was a period of time where Jessica Simpson was majorly popular and everybody wanted to know when her sister, …

Undercover Of The Night is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Undercover. I’m not exactly sure how to adequately describe the introduction of this song, it sort of has a disco rhythm to it or sort of a funk rhythm, whatever it is, it’s …

Sam Ash Music Store
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 855-9581
If you like to play guitars, then chances are you are going to love Sam Ashe. The store is filled to the brim with musical instruments, mostly guitars. For me, the best part abotu sam Ashe is that all of the guitars are …

The View is a song by Metallica and Lou Reed which is the second track on their collaboration album, Lulu. Opening up with an incredibly simple and pretty boring riff, Reed comes in with the vocal melody of the track which honestly just sounds like a mess to me. …

My Girls is a song by Animal Collective and the second track on their 2009 release, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with an upbeat and happy sounding synthesized intro, My Girls is one of the most accessible Animal Collective tracks ever put out so if you’re a listener just …

Jay-Z ft. Pharrell
“I Know”
American Gangster
Roc-A-Fella Records/Island Def Jam
Director: Philip Andelman
“I Know” is the third and final single and music video from Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” album which is based off of inspiration surrounding the 2007 film of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. I am sorry …

Ride The Lightning, the title track of Metallica’s second release, is a song where I believe you can hear some aspects of Kill —˜Em All blended with some new aspects from Ride The Lightning. The reason I say this is because the music to …

This Erotic Lounge (Deluxe Edition) was borrowed from my friend the other day, as I wanted something sexy to listen to, and she recommended me to this CD.
It sounds kinky, but it’s not really, actually. The front cover is pretty interesting. It is a picture of a …

Black Mountain Side is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on Led Zeppelin I. Black Mountain Side is an instrumental track and starts off sort of where Your Time Is Gonna Come left off, which is the previous track appearing on Led Zeppelin I which explains why you …

Masters Of War is one of the earlier tracks on The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and I still remember this as being the first Bob Dylan song to truly catch my attention and get me into his songwriting. I remember that I had heard some of Dylan’s music, mostly just …

Just to see you smile is one of Tim McGraws many great songs. It is about a boy who quits his job so he can be with a girl. It seems a bit foolish to quit a job, but I guess it shows his dedication to the girl that …

The Three Wishes soundtrack CD is from the original motion picture which starred Patrick Swayze. The music is composed and conducted by Cynthia Millar. There is a lot of whimsy and light staccato movements in the opening because movie is, in a sense, about magic and make …

Killing is my business…and business is good is the debut album by Megadeth released in 1985 after Mustaine departed from Metallica. The album is heavy, noticeably more so then future releases by the band, the lyrical matter is the darkest by Megadeth as well. As far as I know …

Overview —“ Holiday, the third music video released by Green Day for their album American Idiot is pretty much the prequel to the music video, and song, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams. I’m not really sure why Green Day chose to release Boulevard of Broken Dreams before Holiday since Holiday …

This CD is definitely a must have to all Twilight fanatics. I considered myself as one so I rushed to the music store to grab a copy. I like its packaging with Bella and Edward on the front cover of the CD case. However, I was …

I have recently become more of a fan of rap and hip hop music than I used to be when I first became obsessed with music. I have really begun to appreciate what a lot of rap artists are doing with their music these days because it sounds a …

Overview - In Through The Out Door, Led Zeppelin’s final effort before the death of their drummer John Bonham, is an album that I would to say is simply average at best. The album does have some good work, at least good parts, but overall the album really isn’t …

If you have ever heard of the band White Stripes you probably know that it is consisted of guitarist and singer extroardinaire along with his wife Meg White on drums. It’s a pretty simple band with no bassist or rhythm guitar and I think that’s what makes them …

I don’t know how I can exactly describe it but when I listen to Sarah Brightman’s song, it seems you are immersed in very cold water. As if the water has ice all over. Her voice is …

See The Light is the final track on Green Day’s most recent studio release, 21st Century Breakdown. See The Light starts off with the same acoustic guitar pattern which 21st Century Breakdown, the track, started off with but the tempo is a bit faster I believe. Interesting how 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 …

Aenima is the title track for a record released by Tool. The track starts off with a heavy sounding guitar rhythm which leads into a very nice and heavy sounding rhythm once the bass and drums come in. The verse of the song is actually led by a bass …

The first time that I heard of the popular American singer and rapper Eve was not in the late nineteen nineties when she had released her first studio album, but instead in the early two thousands when I was still in my early years of high school, and her …

All by myself is another good song by Celine Dion. This song is about a person who never cares about love and who used to think that love is for fun but realize that it is sad to be alone.I always hear this song too many Music Bars. This …

Death Of An Interior Designer is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their record Transatlanticism. The song opens up with an odd drum rhythm before a calming guitar pattern comes in over the top and a subtle bass rhythm can also be heard in the …

When I was younger, I used to love to listen to the group Motley Crue (something that actually came as a surprise to my wife). So, when I saw their Greatest Hits CD on sale at Shopko, I had to buy it.
So far, I’m happy with my purchase. While …

System of a Down is one of my most favorite bands. They’re a hard rock band and they usually dabble in heavy sounding music that more often than not has double or deep meaning behind the lyrics. In this review, I want to talk about their very first album, …

This is the debut album of the guitar god himself.Jimi Hendrix is known the world around for practically inventing solo guitar playing.Many might argue that great guitarists came before him and Jimi praisies his influences.However, no one was ever as innovative or experimental when it came to the capability …

The tracks on this CD are some of the best works of Celine Dion’s career. This is the best collection of songs ever put together on any CD. From the ever powerful “It’s all coming back to me now” that is literally thunderous, to the title track “Falling into …

Happy Holidays - Volume 33 CD features a variety of different performers. This is one of those charity albums where a portion of the profits benefit the marine Toys for Tots Foundation. There are twelve tracks in all.
Judy Collins starts things off with a lovely rendition of …

The world’s biggest and arguably the only legitimate popstar left has released the lead single for her 4th studio album. It has been more than 3 years since Katy Perry released a studio album and the wait has certainly been long. She released an Olympic song last year “Rise” …

Dash Berlin released this track titled “Waiting”. This was a track made in collaboration with DJ Sean Tyas. This also featured the vocals of Emma Hewitt.
This is a very good vocal trance track. The mix made by DJ Sean Tyas added more pizzazz to the track itself. The track …

Bruce Springsteen was one of the main singers that I listened to as a teenager. I love his music though sometimes I find it very difficult to understand what he is saying because he garbles his words. He has, however, given me great music to relate to and enjoy …

Honestly, I do not like video with kissing. I do not like cuddling and caressing seriously and I do not know why. What I like in the video is, it should be colorful, funny and interesting to watch. Thinking of you is plain and black for me. The only …

It is impossible to put together all the great hits of this fantastic and flamboyant British singer. It is impossible. It is impossible because there is not enough space on two Cd’s for it.
Elton John is one of the geniuses of the pop music of the past 30 years, …

“Surprise! You’re Dead!” is the 4th song off of Faith No More’s infamous album “The Real Thing”. This is the third album released by Faith No More, however it is the first to feature former Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton. Although “Surprise! You’re Dead!” wasn’t necessarily considered a single, …

Supermassive Black Hole is a track by Muse which appears on their album Black Holes And Revelations. I’m sure that many more people know this song now than when it first came out due to how it’s now featured on the soundtrack for one of the Twilight films, but …