Out Of Time is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Metamorphosis. I’m aware that the original version of this song appears on the album Aftermath but I will be focusing on the version which appears on Metamorphosis which is an album filled with either …

I’m a huge fan of rock music and I think I was lucky enough to be a teenager in an era where it was still quite popular at the time. I can remember that while some of the more popular bands among my peers were Linkin Park, Green Day and …

When I was younger and had a little more interest in R&B anmd rap music, the rapper Ludacris used to be one of my favourite rappers. However, these days even though I am not as interested in those two genres of music as I used to be, along with …

Whoever had the idea for the Take Thats music video for Flood, stumbled on a great concept for me. Some people might look at this and wonder why on earth someone has put Take That in a rowing boat but that’s because they have not actually taken any note …

Allison Krauss has one of the most amazing voices in country music and this song is just one more proof of that. This is one of my favorite songs by this artist because of the lyrics and the soft but upbeat tune. She proclaims her love for this person …

Uno is a song by Muse which appears on their debut record, Showbiz. The song opens up with some guitar feedback which gradually fades into the track before starting the opening riff of the track which has quite an aggressive and heavy sound to it. A lead guitar along …

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 …

By 2002, it seemed as if the sound of a lot of the mainstream rock music that I was used to listening to had begun to change. A lot of bands I would hear playing on the radio no longer had that distinctive post-grunge sound and more people were beginning …

First, I never thought that REO Speedwagon is the name of the band who sings this song. I thought that REO Speedwagon is a name of a person. I was first introduced to REO when I was in third grade and I remember this song is playing on school …

If you have heard the “I Fly Above” song by Kandi Burruss, you’ll know that this song is about her ability to shake off the people in her life who don’t wish her the best. Kandi Burruss is a singer from the former girl group, Xscape. …

Oh, My Pregnant Head is a song by The Flaming Lips and the third song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Returning to a more melodic sound, the track opens up with a somewhat relaxing tone which Coyne really reinforces when he comes in with the vocals. …

I think there’s nothing that this sweet lady can’t do. Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood is something that Carrie’s fans should listen to. I love the CD cover album; all yellowish looking and filled with beautiful and smiling Carrie.
Coming to the songs in this album, there …

A big hit from the band Blue Oyster Cult is their song Don’t Fear The Reaper off their Album Agents Of Fortune. I really like this song because I’ve always loved the story behind it which is about eternal love but many fans interpret the song as a murder …

I purchased a Yamaha Stage Custom drum set several years ago when I began touring nationally in my band. I Purchased the 5 piece set. I have taken this drum kit all over the country and it has stood up to all of the traveling. It stays in tune …

This is Sepultura’s 11th album, it is a concept album and a tribute to the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange. The album was released January 23 of 2009, in my opinion the first highly anticipated metal album of the year, my hopes were really high, I love A …

Oracular Spectacular is the second album released by MGMT following their debut, Climbing To New Lows. Now, many people will know about this album due to some wonderful singles released such as Time To Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids, but what I want to stress in this review is …

The 1999 release of Mary J. Blige’s album featured a wonderful opening song called “All That I Can Say.” I really love this little ditty. It’s a wonderful piece of instrumentation. And Mary really gets behind the music with her voice. The tempo is …

Now that I’m listening to a bit more of Muse’s music I’m realizing that a lot of it actually isn’t driven by guitar very much at all, and this is quite a contrast to the music which I’m typically accustomed to listening to. Obviously Muse does have guitar parts …

Even though I like all genres of music, I have not had the opportunity to hear much reggae until I was watching the movie “Cocktail” starring Tom Cruise. There was a love scene between his character and Elizabeth Shue at an amazing waterfall and that is where I first heard …

Smells Like Children is a 1995 remix ep of Portrait of an American family, Marilyn Manson wasn’t happy with the results of Portrait of an American Family, this ep is the end result. This album not only has remixes of the previous album, it has several covers including the …

Essentially, Pat Boone’s Gold Label CD is a sampler of multiple artists and songs that are available through his website. This group of performances represents various styles of music, so it makes for 35-40 minutes of music appreciation. There are even a couple of instrumental hits on …

“Break” is a song by Three Days Grace on the album Life Starts Now.
The video is set in four rooms for each of the four band members. I like this video and the concept. The members of the band are separated by four rooms and each has their …

Overview - Death Magnetic, Metallica’s most recent album proves that even though the band was in extreme turmoil during St. Anger they did manage to come out of all of that horrible music and manage to make a record which puts them back on course. Although I will say, …

Actually, what the John Denver: The Best of John Denver Live CD is, is the Wildlife Concert performance that Denver did. It’s often seen on PBS in the United States. The CD also has an interactive extra if you use it on your computer. This is a …

Wow! What can I say? This music video in my opinion is one of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. It’s just so unique and fun and it’s everything. First of all, WOW! I could never in a million years thought that this would be the type of …

If you haven’t sampled any of Michelle Williams songs from her new album ‘Unexpected’, do so ! She has such a solid, unique voice and I just love her new album. It’s more of a pop, dance type album, and the song ‘The Greatest’ is fantastic. There are great …

Ibanez has yet again created another guitar made for the guitarist in you! It is an RG770DX 1987 reissue that comes in either Ruby red or Lazer blue. The Neck is a Wizard neck that is thin for just gliding through easily with double octave or 24 frets. The …

I love albums that have the simple ability to split band’s fan bases right down the middle for a battle to the death. I guess there is a fair few albums like this across the rock & metal world, but maybe none more so that Russian Roulette from German …

This album is a very interesting form of musical art. This is one of the deepest and pompous albums that have ever been recorded. There is a song called The Same Deep Water as You on this album, and I think that the concept of depth is really crucial …

Light From Above is Black Tide’s first and only album so far, but there is supposed to be a new album coming out within the next year. The lyrics in this album don’t really have any deep meaning, but that isn’t the focus of this band. The focus is …

The Beatles: 1 CD is a compilation of 27 number one hits by the Beatles.
The liner is interesting, devoting one page to each of the number one songs, not really with information but showing the albums released that year and such. It’s a very thick liner, which is …

Overview - Workingman’s Dead, The Grateful Dead’s forth effort, strays extremely far away from the more psychedelic sound that the band developed on Aoxomoxoa and Anthem Of The Sun for a much more folk rock and even country sound. Although there’s a huge change in sound, the band honestly …

I really like music that mixes a few good genres into something that is a nice swirl of both. Among my favorite combinations of genres is the mix of rock with jazz inspired pieces. There really is something about a piano, and sometimes horns, in a band that really …

Before they were one of the greatest bands of all time, there was the black album.
Opening the album is the heavyly rotated “Enter Sandman”. This track begins with mouth crunching guitars and drums. Throughout the entire track you are wondering if the boogyman himself …

The band was founded in Los Angeles since 1994, the band did not offer something different, after five albums, Wayne Static, Tony Campos, Koichi Fukuda, and Nick Oshiro, still presents almost the same thing, just different doses. Released an album under the title Cult Of Static, Static-X remain faithful …

When I first heard this song, I felt like I was going to cry. The music’s beat was just like you’re in a dream and you don’t know if it’s a happy song or a sad song because it’s such a happy song that you don’t ever want it …

Overview —“ Static Age, the first album ever recorded by The Misfits,
The Tracks —“
1. Static Age —“ The Misfits open up the album with a song that isn’t extremely aggressive or fast which I can’t explain how glad I am about. After listening to their other albums like …

Black Limousine is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Tattoo You. The track starts off with a clear blues rhythm and right away you definitely get the sense that this will be a blues-rock song. I don’t mind this at all since it’s better …

Overview —“ Sugar, a second music video and single released by System Of A Down for their self-titled debut record is a track that I feel represents the band a bit better than how the first music video, Spiders, did. From the start to the finish of this track …

Emotive is the band’s third album, it is a collection of mostly cover songs, one unreleased song called “Passive” that found a home here it is the only song from a project called Tapeworm, consisting of Trent Reznor, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Lohner, and others, the song was renamed …

One Of My Lies is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. The track starts out with a pretty raw sounding three-chord guitar riff before the bass and drums join in. Something I like about the sound thus far is that the production really isn’t …

I just finished watching the Disney Channel Original Movie: Camp Rock Two - The Final Jam. I also own the soundtrack and have listened to it many times. Unfortunately, I am not as much of a fan of the Camp Rock Two —“ The Final Jam soundtrack as I …

Skull and Bones is a remarkable record in that on this album Cypress Hill tried something they had never tried before, and yet there is such a strong sense that they know perfectly well what exactly they are doing, as if they had been doing it for years before.
This …

Journey is another of my all time favorite bands. The greatest hits, has all the best songs on it. I listen to this CD at least twice a week now. Back in the day I used to listen to it everyday.
I just love Steve Perry, he’s the lead vocal …

Baro Foro is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. The track opens up with a lone acoustic guitar pattern before the vocals join in quickly and gradually more and more instrumentation also joins. At the moment, the sound of the …

Lady Gaga’s song, Monster is a single of her new album, The Fame Monster. I love this song so much. I think I literally listen to it at least six times a day. It’s a song about a Monster, or a guy who she knows is a bad boy …

I wasn’t anticipating much from the Tennessee band the Kings of Leon when I foremost heard they were releasing a fresh album, and this is mostly since they haven’t done something major (in my view) like Aha Shake Heartbreak. Their final album, Because of the Times, did okay with the …

In my many years of listening to music i have heard a lot of stuff. Most of the albums i have listened to over the last twenty years or so since i got in to music have gone in one ear and out the other, which is one of …

Let’s Go Get Stoned is a song by Sublime and is the eighth track on their debut release 40 Oz. To Freedom. The track opens up with the vocals immediately entering the mix along with the usual instrumentation of guitar, drums, and bass as well. In the beginning of …

Puff Daddy ft. Mase
“Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Paul Hunter
Welcome to January 1997, the beginning of the year-long chart domination of Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy Records label. It all began with his very first solo single and music video “Can’t Nobody Hold Me …