Trust me, this album is very special. I remember how I listened to this album for the first time, and how I was impressed by what I heard. I liked the debut album by U2, called Boy. I did not like the second album, October, at all. But then …

This guitar is a great guitar for the price. The list price is $850, but it plays among guitars worth twice as much. I own the cream white color of this guitar, and I must say, and …

Shine On Sweet Jesus —“ Jesus Song No. 5 is a song by the Flaming Lips and the opening track to their fourth album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a distorted guitar part and a full sound of instruments in the background, the Flaming Lips do …

The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 And Three is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the second song on their sophomore effort, In the Aeroplane Over The Sea. Picking up where the previous song, The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1, left off, this track opens …

Puff Daddy ft. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, and Notorious B.I.G.
“It’s All About The Benjamins (Remix)”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Hype Williams
Just when you thought enough was enough, “It’s All About The Benjamins (Remix)” was released during a time when the world was at the height of music video overkill …

This song maybe not be one of the newest songs out there, but it has a lasting legacy. I heard this song at a younger age, liked it, but really didn’t understand what it was saying, I liked the tune. Ten years later I listen to this song again …

Aaliyah
“4 Page Letter”
One In A Million
Blackground/Atlantic
Director: Daniel Pearl
Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad, came up with the concept behind the video for this song, “4 Page Letter”. The video takes place deep within a forest-type setting where Aaliyah is first seen observing a male dancer in the middle of the forest. Next …

We’re Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance is a song by Sublime which appears on their debut record, 40Oz To Freedom. The song opens up with the reggae rhythm characteristic of Sublime and is also accompanied by a guitar solo. Though the first verse of the track is relatively …

Pretty Peggy-O is a traditional song which is covered by Bob Dylan that appears on his self-titled debut record. I’ll say right now that the version of this song which I was always familiar with was the version by The Grateful Dead, a version which I actually enjoy quite …

This is another of Chris Cornell’s solo albums but very different from anything he has ever done before. He worked with Timbaland on this, so already you’ll know it doesn’t sound like Soundgarden, Audioslave or even his other previous solo work.
I’m a huge Chris Cornell fan, so I …

Overview —“ Hitchin’ A Ride, the first music video released by Green Day for their album Nimrod is a music video that focuses primarily on a performance video with the band playing the song in a theater. To be honest, I thought Nimrod had some pretty good songs on …

I would not say that I love rap music. I certainly liked it but there are certain genres of music I totally love and they are of course mostly rock music and also electronic music. But rap music is the type of music that I like even though I …

The Saturdays are a relatively new band which has already made some chart topping hits. Most noticeably is their new EP “Just can’t enough” I at first wasn’t all that too sure if it would be a”hit” and a great rendition to the original from dépêche mode. Never the less …

When Taylor Swift’s newest single, “Love Story,” hit the radio waves in 2008, I was in Georgia, driving around lost. An impromptu road trip with a friend from the battle scars of a recent heartbreak. Being an English major in college and being naturally critical of Shakespeare’s …

If your looking for a good live music CD, one that I recommend would definetely be the Slash Live in Manchester album. Ever since Slash has released his new solo album he’s been doing awesome musically with his fellow Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy who sang on the …

Lady Gaga is definitely one of the most famous singers in the world today, and she really does a big advertisement for her albuns, tours, music videos etc. But it looks like she can’t see the truth, she cannot please everyone all the time and her last album Born …

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, …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 1″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
“Trapped in the Closet, Part 1″ is not only the first single and music video from R. Kelly’s seventh solo album “TP-3: Reloaded”, it is an ongoing narrative of sorts, a story revolving around a one night stand that spans off …

Eazy E was a legend in the rap game. He is one of the best rappers to ever touch a mic. His album Eternal E shows just how great of a rapper he was. He had a hardcore mindset and was always trying to make more money. He is also …

Twentieth Century Fox is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song opens up with a nice guitar riff by Robby Krieger before the drums join in along with a nice organ line before Morrison comes in with the vocals. Morrison has a …

Lost In Hollywood, the final track of the first half of System Of A Down’s double record, Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is probably the track on this half of the record which I would consider to be the most powerful. What’s particularly significant about this track is that it really is Daron …

Science is a song which is by System Of A Down and appears on their second record, Toxicity. The track opens up with sort of a galloping guitar riff which plays on natural harmonics and leads into the heavy main rhythm of the track which has an excellent groove …

She’s like the wind by Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine is a song I like even better than the original which is done by Patrick Swazy. This song is a beautiful redo and I love listening to it over and over again. The words and the melody are like running …

Overview —“ Side I of Tommy, The Who’s rock opera, is a track which starts out with probably one of their best songs up to this point but unfortunately goes downhill from there. After listening to Overture, I truly was in awe and I expected a really well written …

Overview —“ Chop Suey, another music video and single released by System Of A Down for their second record, Toxicity, is one of their more well known songs, and for good reason I’d say. The song has a lot of energy behind it yet it still has some softer …

Overview - Abbey Road, The Beatles’ penultimate effort, is a very nice collection and mix of tracks which compliment each other very nicely - particularly on the second half of the record where transitions from song to song just flow very well. Abbey Road has some of The Beatles’ …

As a college graduation present, my grandmother offered to buy me a horn. I wanted a Conn 8D like my professor and all the really good horn players had. I settled on the Holton Farkas model because it was more in our price range ($1200).
This …

Released in November of 1970, Elvis Presley’s Back In Memphis is just another example of great rock and roll at a great time in history. This ten track album has songs everyone has heard, and no one can get tired of. Though it doesn’t boast some of his most …

As a Patty Duke fan, I love Patty Duke: The Best of Patty Duke - Just Patty CD. It’s full of her hit songs and more, and it even includes the theme song from The Patty Duke Show. She doesn’t sing that, but I love the theme. …

Rhinoceros is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and is the third song on their debut album entitled Gish. Opening in a far more melodic than either of the two preceding songs on this album, Rhinoceros features a pretty calm atmosphere throughout the first forty-five seconds of the track …

(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Raditude. The song opens up with a catchy acoustic guitar riff which serves as the main riff of the song before a catchy drum pattern and Cuomo’s …

Umbrella by Rihanna feat jay z is a song about a girl and her umbrella. It says when it rains come under her umbrella. To me this song is just another way of showing how our music culture is going down hill. It is so stupid in so …

We Will Rock you, a Queen song that could get any crowd going. With Freddie and the front this was even easier. The hand clapping and the way in which Freddie opens this are synonymous with the track. You hear this intro and people just stop because they know …

Someone Is Waiting is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which is the third track to appear on their debut release, On Avery Island. Picking up immediately where the previous track, You’ve Passed, left on, the vocal performance of Jeff Magnum abandons the Lou Reed-like sound which I seemed …

Octopus is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his first solo record, The Madcap Laughs. Octopus opens up with an acoustic guitar played in a pretty lighthearted manner which gives way to Barrett’s vocal delivery which is as equally lighthearted. As most people who have heard Syd …

Pop music has never been the same since Michael Jackson came along. I have enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music since I was just a small child. He was a child as well and the Jackson 5 were one of the biggest music groups around at the time. Eventually, Michael went …

Bleeding Love is definitely a song that I can’t quite figure out. I am not sure if she has lost her love and that is why her love is bleeding or if it is that she love him so much that it hurts and that is why she is …

SRV is the special musician who comes along very so often to reveal to the world the power of music and artistic expression.To me Stevie put a new spin on the idea of emotional music.His guitar playing is in tune with his mind and spirit.In Step is a beautiful …

I must precede this by noting that I have loved every Metallica album all the way up to Reload. I am not one of the people who thinks Metallica lost their magic after the black album. While a departure from their original style, “Load” and “Reload” were …

When I first heard about the American Hero Concert (held this past Saturday), I was interested in attending it. Both because it was at Swan Park, just down the street from me and because I grew up an Army brat and understand the importance in showing both support for …

Overview —“ The Formation of Damnation, the latest album released by Testament is the first new material released by the band since The Gathering, released nine years previous. This album also marks Alex Skolnick’s return to the band, one huge reason why the guitar riffs on this album are …

Aenima is dark journey through uncharted territory.Tool has a major talent for creating their own unique style and sound.I find their music to be highly visual and imaginative.Their music forces the general public to truly think or else fall behind the driving force of the band.I love the theme …

In The Flowers is a song by Animal Collective and is the opening track on their record Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up gradually, In The Flowers starts out with random noises here and there before a more definitive rhythm is established in the song for the vocals to come …

Well, if the previous album, The Final Cut, was a Roger Waters album, this one is David Gilmour. It’s funny how these two albums are so completely the opposite of eachother. I prefer this one though, if I was to choose between the two. You can pretty much guess …

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 …

The BatMan Forever Soundtrack has some really great music. The CD has some great artists like Bone Thugs N Harmony, U2 and even Method Man. I think the CD has an overall really good sound to it. One thing I really like about the CD is that it’s must better …

Bad Omen is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Peace Sells… But Whose Buying? Bad Omen starts off with a lightly distorted guitar riff which gives it this very eerie vibe, Mustaine’s tone for this riff is just great and matches with what he was going …

Decadence, codeine, autotune - what does DS2 sound like, the key album of the last five years.
In hip-hop, an immutable scheme of the evolution of meanings in the lyrics of any successful rapper has developed: from “how bad to live without money” to “how awesome to live with money.” …

Sweater Weather is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the second song on their 2011 split release with Kids. Opening up with a tone that’s similar to the preceding track, Sweater Weather starts out with a sound that’s almost country in nature. The vocals enter the …

Free Love is a song by Cage The Elephant which appears on their self-titled debut record. The track opens up in a very distorted fashion which introduces a listener to the very young energy that this band has, some of the most I’ve heard from one of the more …