On the fifth album, Counting Crows deliberately to display two different themes. On side A, we are treated to color hard rock music, while the B side, bringing us to the nuances of folk. This album in a short time was ranked 3rd U.S. Billboard 200. Long enough for …

This is an all english album of Sarah Geronimo. I got this for quite a while and was pleased with Sarah’s renditions of the songs. The album is consists of 14 tracks. The album opened with her version of Right here waiting. Which i thought is a bit lame …

Plug In Baby is a track by Muse which appears on Origin Of Symmetry. Along with Knights Of Cydonia, Plug In Baby seems to be one of the more well known songs by Muse, because it appeared on I believe Guitar Hero or possibly Rock Band. However, the difference …

A new band has recently come onto my radar–Radical Something. They are a three man group composed of rapper Loggy (whose lyrics are meaningful and thought-provoking), singer Josh Cocktail (whose voice is smooth as silk), and producer Big Red (who does a great …

Invincible was the last album released by Michael Jackson in 2001.It was not as successful as his previous albums but still managed to sell more than 8 million copies worldwide which was regarded as a failure given that his previous albums sold more than 20 million copies …

If I had to quickly sum up the song “Jesus of Suburbia” by Green Day, I would have to say that it is a teen angst anthem surrounding the lives lived by most suburban teens.
The song was featured on the “American Idiot” rock opera album and has spawned a …

My father used to say that music was his second language and I guess I inherited his DNA.
I so enjoy musicians and I’ve married three. I guess that qualifies me as someone that knows what is hard or easy on the ears, to a degree. Music is always subjective, as …

Re: Stacks is a song by Bon Iver which appears on their debut record For Emma, Forever Ago. Opening up with a melodic acoustic guitar pattern, the vocals to the song come in after about a minute into the length with yet another gentle and delicate melody. Though the …

Saved is the title track of an album released by Bob Dylan. The track starts off with an upbeat guitar and organ part which has a very gospel-like sound to it, particularly once Dylan comes in with the vocals and the lyrics of the song. As if this wasn’t …

Haunting The Chapel is the title track for an EP released by the band Slayer. The track starts off with a quick, aggressive, and dark sounding guitar riff while an extremely heavy feel is reinforced by the bass and drums of the track. Thus far the guitar riffs each …

Taylor Swift’s song called, “You belong with me” is an extremely touching song that most teenagers can relate to.
It is about two neighbors, one being a boy and the other a girl. The boy is pretty popular; he is on the football team. The girl is kind …

My best friend is a song by Tim McGraw. It talks about a husband and wife that have a great relationship.
It idealizes how a great marriage should be if it is going to last through the sea of times. It talks about people and things and the way they …

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 …

Let me just say it’s a shame this album took too long to catch on. Jordin sparks has incredible vocal talents. I mean, she was just born to be a singer. I love her look; she’s not super thin and I hope she never goes that way; she’s just …

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” …

I have always thought Nas was a good rapper. I really like his voice and his flow style. His rap style is very smooth and flows very well. I think he is much better than Jay Z and is the real king of New York. His songs are very deep …

Sledding With Tigers/Kids Split is a split release from Sledding With Tigers and KIDS put out in 2011. Just as a note, I will be focusing this review strictly on the four of eight tracks that Sledding With Tigers contributed to the record. The biggest issue with their songs …

Felt Good To Burn is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their record Hit To Death In The Future Head. The song opens up with the vocals coming in pretty much immediately and accompanied by a tambourine and some other instrumentation which unfortunately doesn’t leave much …

After two years of waiting Disturbed has finally released their third album. Anyone who has heard the single “Stricken” should indeed know that this album “rocks”, and by “rocks” I mean it “rocks” hard. From the the first track “Ten thousand Fists” to the end you can …

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 …

London Calling is the album where The Clash broke the shackles of the punk rock genre and launched themselves as the greatest rock n roll band of a generation and one of the greatest of all time.
Though released in 1979 in the UK and 1980 in the USA, the …

Lady Gaga’s breakthrough album The Fame has been a massive success worldwide: the album as a whole when released was, and still is huge in every country around the world, cementing her status as a worldwide icon. The singles Just Dance and Poker Face were the first to be …

The first time I heard this song was through a friend and she let me hear both the original and the one remixed by Timbaland. I can say I was hooked the first time I heard this song. I think the beat was the thing that really caught my …

During the late nineties, there was a bit of a revival of the more melodic progressive rock that had been popular in the mid to late eighties. While the eighties saw a very stripped down kind of sound, with a heavy emphasis on melodic guitar lines and keyboard sounds, …

Overview - Aoxomoxoa, the third album by The Grateful Dead, goes back more to traditional song structure and a lot further away from the experimental side they meddled with on Anthem Of The Sun, however you can still hear some pretty experimental sides on certain tracks. Also, the songs …

Enter Sandman, the opening track of Metallica’s fifth record, is probably the one Metallica song which is the most well-known from either fans or just listeners and probably has one of the most recognizable riffs in metal, ironically written by Hammett and not Hetfield. I don’t want to get …

The song ABC was recorded in 1970 which seems like a hundred years ago. Time really flies and though Michael Jackson and his brothers changed a lot in the years to follow, this song always remains true to what image we had of the Jackson family back in the …

Dreamend is an underappreciated post-rock or showgaze band that has actually been quite productive over the last ten years. Stigmata Boy is one of their earliest recordings and has more singing in it than other of their albums. In most cases I don’t like to much of singing in …

I love Jack Johnson because he seems to put out some very upbeat and positive songs. It’s about time that someone put out more positive songs than they do negative or depressing songs. This song is about the train breaking down. He’s ready to break down, sounds like he …

Overview —“ Black Sabbath, the self titled debut album of arguably the most influential and also the first heavy metal band of all time is one of the albums that I personally consider started it all. The chemistry of the four members of Black Sabbath: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, …

During the fall of 1994, I remember hearing Juicy by the Notorious B.I.G. on the radio and I found the song to be very catch especially the hook that was being sung by up and coming R&B trio Total. As a result, I was very intrigued and decided to …

I recently started getting into this whole country music thing, and one of my main reason is because this guy. After Barefoot Blue Jean Night and Alone With You, I really did not think he had yet another song I would really like, since usually most artists I like …

The Battle Of Evermore is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their iconic record Led Zeppelin IV. The Battle Of Evermore starts out in a very quiet tone before fading in to reveal Page’s mandolin playing before Plant and a female singer come in with the vocals. …

The UK’s favourite Indie rockers returned this summer with their fourth studio album, entitled Suck It and See.
Despite critics and fans alike not being too impressed with their last record, Humbug, the boys from Yorkshire have returned with, what I feel, is a very impressive album.
Although I was …

I am a huge fan of Poison, so when I saw this DVD at Best Buy for $15, I knew I had to have it. Poison is a great rock band and one that certainly brings back memories to me. I remember sitting in my room, listening …

For almost a month already, the world has witnessed the undeniable star power of Adele. Her third studio effort titled “25″ managed to break all possible records there is! In a time where music industry is considered dead, 25 managed to become the fastest-selling album in the history of …

No Scrubs by TLC is a song that is really cool in my opinion because it talks about how this girl does not want no Scrub. She then goes on to diss him in the song. This song in my opinion is like how I am when a guy …

Andy Williams is one of my favorite singers. He has a warm and tender voice that can lull me to sleep or take me away to unknown parts of the world. I can sing along with him, or just let him serenade me. His voice is …

The song I got a feeling is a great song in my opinion. This is for a few reasons. One is that it is a song that is very easy to listen to. Another is that the beat is something fun and easy to hum or sing. And finally, …

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 …

I generally do not listen to classical forms of music a lot, but on a rare occasion I will listen to the music of select singers and musicians. One of these people is the English born singer Sarah Brightman. There are so many things that I like about her …

It’s your love by Tim McGraw and faith hill is a song I love. It talks about how this guy wants to leave but can’t because how strong this woman’s love is for him. He now wants to stay with her because her love changed him. This song is …

I first saw this band in Jan 05 at my university and thought they were amazing. This is their debut album and it is one of the albums of the year and is sure to recieve nominations come awards time. The album includes classic tracks such as …

Peaceful Moods is a CD that is a collection of various artists, such as Celtic Fayre, John Williams and Ryuichi Sakamoto, to name a few of the many talented artists that bring music that is beautifully peaceful and amazingly soothing. Every composition, all eighteen of them, offers a soothing …

I rented this concert dvd from Netflix, because I have long been a fan of Jon Anderson’s music. While I was born a little late for the “Yes” era, I do appreciate the quality of their music, and of course the front man is one of my favorite …

Insomnia is a song by Megadeth which is the first song for their record Risk. The track opens up with a very brief guitar riff before Mustaine comes in nearly immediately with the vocals as he sings above this guitar riff as well as a bass line and the …

Before i listened to this album i had a totally different perception of Lifehouse. I liked a few of their songs but nothing really stood out to me. This album is sensational, all the songs are inspiring in it and opens your eyes to everything you can achieve. The …

The all male musical group Boys II Men was an African AMerican soul music group who was for the most part poular from the early to late Nineteen Nineties. Thus I would hear their songs throughout my childhood being played on the radio, and I would even see their …

Despite its significant commercial success and continued airplay, I still consider Billy Idol’s second solo outing to be one of the most underrated albums ever recorded. For me, every single track on Rebel Yell is a winner, and they still sound as fresh today as they did a quarter …

Artist: Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, and Sharon Leal
Video: “One Night Only”
Album: “Dreamgirls” - Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Music World/Columbia
“One Night Only” is a single and music video from the official soundtrack of the 2006 film “Dreamgirls” starring Beyonce Knowles (how fitting is that?). The song combines …