Music Reviews
H20 Solitudes CD 2008
I first heard this CD playing on a machine in a gift shop at callaway Gardens. It is a relaxing ambient type of cd, but melodic and not completely random sounds like some relaxation works are. These songs are performed by Chris Phillips, and is one in the line of …
K-zone
I have a cousin who’s crazy and madly deeply in love with High School Musical. He would buy everything and anything he can get his hands on that have High School Musical in it. One time he got himself a copy of K-zone magazine that’s featuring HSM at that …
Animal Collective - Prospect Hummer (EP Album)
Prospect Hummer is an EP released by Animal Collective in 2005. Comprised of four songs, Prospect Hummer features the vocal talents of Vashti Bunyan who sings on three of the four tracks along with Avey Tare. In terms of a comparison I could make, Prospect Hummer sounds somewhat similar …
Britney Spears: The Remixes
This is a decent remix album. I haven’t listened to a lot of remix albums so I may not know the difference between good and bad, but I know what I like and don’t like and I love this. It’s a great album to work out to for sure. …
Metallica,Black Album
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 …
Lana Del Rey’s Album Ultraviolence
I have always been a fan of Lana Del Rey. She has an incredibly, one of a kind voice, a sexy and sultry style, and meaningful lyrics. “Ultraviolence” is her third album, and as a fan, I was not disappointed. I have heard all of her previous work so …
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Overview —“ White Light/White Heat, The Velvet Underground’s second album, is an album which was far less straightforward then their debut album and every song on here, with the exception of one, has at least one pretty unique thing as far as songwriting goes in my opinion. Lou Reed …
Issues, 1999 Album by Korn
I think that the 1999 Issues is Korn’s greatest work. It is the first album by them that I got hold of, and I was strongly impressed by the music. I was rather young when I got a hold of this record, it was before their 2002 release Untouchables, …
AC/DC Back In Black
Back In Black is AC/DC’s most popular album to date.It is the debut of front man Brian Johnson.This album follows a very simple formula that soul’s intent is to rock your socks off.Back In Black succeeds in driving home the rhythm and offering great guitar playing.Angus Young is the …
Fender Frontman 25R 25W Amp
The Fender Frontman is a great amp, and is one of the few things that aren’t crazy expensive that Fender makes that are actually good! I don’t need a lot of special effects, I just need really good gain/ overdrive mode, and this amp really has it! It …
Bob Dylan - Standing In The Doorway (Song)
Standing In The Doorway is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Time Out Of Mind. The track opens up in a very mellow fashion with only a faint guitar part and an organ as well. Dylan comes in with the vocals for this track and …
Ranch Records Salem Oregon
Ranch Records actually has three locations, one in Salem, one in Bend, and one in McMinville, but I have never been to the other two, so I will concentrate on the Salem, Oregon Ranch.
Ranch is my favorite record store in the whole world. I recently went to San Francisco …
His Silent Film - Lower Definition
Rock music seems to have sprouted an absolute ton of different genres over the years, and one of these more current genres is the mixing of a metal like sound with a younger, almost pop sounding singer. Most of the time, it creates music that seems out of place …
Slayer - Violent Pacification (Song)
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 …
The Grateful Dead - New Potato Caboose (Song)
New Potato Caboose is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record Anthem Of The Sun. The track starts off with a mellow organ line followed by a clean guitar riff and a faint bass line as well. The track starts off fairly quietly before further …
Death Cab For Cutie - Different Names For The Same Thing (Song)
Different Names For The Same Thing is a song by Death Cab For Cutie which appears on their record Plans. The song opens up with a piano-led introduction which then gives way to the vocal performance which seems to have some effect on it which makes it seem slightly …
Peeps For Sale: Ghost Peeps CD
This was Ghost Peeps first album - one maybe two people heard. Oh and myself. The production quality is not as good as it could be but that only adds to some of the charm. This 8 song set only last 19 minutes and in that time we hear …
Not Afraid- Eminem
Listening to this song when Im totally mad about something, it makes you realize what good music really is. It provokes an emotion inside of you, thats exactly what this song does. Eminem may be known for his dirty lyrics and choice language but he is one of the …
Is this it, Album by The Strokes
This is the first outing for this US band and what an outing it is. With a sublime mix of rock and punky sounds make this band deeply reminiscent of the Ramones. Although since, many UK bands like the Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs and in the US bands …
Scars on Broadway The Self Titled Album
Half of this band before they broke up was actually consisted of System of a Down member Daron Malakian who was the lead guitar player, and John Dolmayan who was the drummer. Daron this time around reprises his former role as a guitar player, but also acts the lead …
Feel that fire by Dierks Bentley
Feel that fire by Dierks Bentley is a song that is beautiful in a lot of ways because it talks about how this guy knows that his girl needs to feel that fire. This song mainly talks about this one girl and what she wants but in my opinion …
Esp Ltd Ex-50 Electric guitar
To start this review off, I’m gonna sum this guitar up. It is perfect for intermediate, Advanced, and Guitar gods and VERY cool looking. Comes in gloss black, snow white, or metallic silver (thats what I got). It has a great sound for stock pickups, has …
Vampire Weekend : Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend, a new, up-and-coming Indie-Rock band has swept the nation with its “soft-rock.” Its latest album titled Mansard Roof is, in my opinion, excellent. Certain songs, (Campus, Walcott) are slightly repetitive, but offer great sound. All songs were recorded in very high quality. The band offers high-quality, good …
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
It is ten years ago now since Eminem released his first studio album in the form of The Slim Shady LP. The album was ground breaking in a number of ways, but for me personally it was the first rap album that I ever listened to. Back in 1999 …
Dreamend-Sun in Aries
Dreamend is a band I discovered quite recently. I had listened to them some before but never really got impressed. Once I listened to Sun in Aries I was completely astonished with what I heard. You can say it’s divided into two separate parts. The first one combines tender …
Barbra Streisand: A Collection - Greatest Hits … And More CD
Barbra Streisand: A Collection - Greatest Hits … And More CD is just what it says, a collection of Streisand hit records plus a couple of new things. From reading the liner, it appears from her note that one of Streisand’s big concerns of the days was saving …
Relapse Eminem’s album
I recently got Eminem’s brand new music album, Relapse. I have been a die hard fan of Eminem’s music (And his straight-forward approach towards celebrities). The album has put up a great approach towards music, as this album incorporates a story within itself. Their are great CD covers, and …
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Lightyears From Home (Song)
2000 Light Years From Home is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The track starts off with some brief noise before giving way to an extremely dissonant and just odd sounding piano. If you’ve heard Sysyphus Pt. 2 by Pink …
Chinese Democracy
AFTER was delayed for fifteen years, finally released the album Chinese Democracy, even though only exclusively through Best Buy. In general, the fourteen songs are packed into this album was much different from the color of music that had been offered by the GNR. If there are similarities, this …
Deftones Saturday Night Wrist
This is the band’s fifth album this time with producer Bob Ezrin, released on Halloween of 2006. The song Hole In The Earth is about the conflict going on during the recording of the album between Chino and the rest of the band. The band was not getting along …
Lady Gaga Bad Romance Single
One of the most popular, trendsetting music artists of the century, Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance single will certainly go down in history as the lady’s trademark song. It has all the elements of what defines the singer: a tune that is fast beat, one you can dance …
Live to Tell by Madonna
Madonna has been in the music industry for less than three decades now. She is an icon and a legend in her own way. What I like most of her song are mostly from the 80’s like Like a Virgin, Material Girl and Open your Heart. Whenever I feel …
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, through the Yahoo! search engine, offers free music listening. There are paid options, too. But the free version offers music through online radio stations according to your taste of music: anything from christian, pop, 1970’s, country, rock, pop,etc..
What makes this wonderful is that while you’re online, …
Jonas Brothers
I like these guys. I am so glad to hear how they’ve matured from album to album. Please don’t hesitate to pick up their new album; it may surprise you. The lyrics are more mature; they’ve gone away from the teeny bopper-ish phase, which I couldn’t stand, to this …
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains (song)
“Beneath the Remains” by Sepultura happens to be the opening track for the suitibly named album “Beneath The Remains”. This album was released in 1989 and is hailed by many a staple in thrash metal history. “Beneath The Remains” being the first song of the album, sets the pace …
2 Pac
2 Pac is probably the best and most famous rapper who ever lived. He is a rap legend who can never be matched by any living rapper. I really admired him because he had deep lyrics that people could relate to. He always has a great sense of passion in …
Explosions in the sky
I began listening to this amazing band quite some time ago (even though they haven’t been around for all that long) and I must say, as sadly often is the case with other bands, the sound of their music has NOT faded the tiniest bit. I can listen to …
J. Holiday: Round 2
I just downloaded J.Holiday’s newest CD Round 2, & I got to say that its one of my newest favorite CDs. He has a song for almost everything we go through at one level or another. This CD is one of the most relatable CDs that I …
Megadeth - Five Magics (Song)
Five Magics is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track starts off with an extremely aggressive riff from the guitars accompanied by a pounding bass and drum rhythm. After this brief assault of thrash metal, the track goes somewhat quieter with the …
Like Only a Woman Can by Brian McFadden
“Like Only a Woman Can” is a song by Brian McFadden, released in 2007. It is one of the singles of the album “Set in Stone”. I’ve been a big Westlife fan since I was still in grade two. I was so frustrated upon the band’s breaking. However, I’m …
Blade Soundtrack (CD)
I think that the Blade Soundtrack rocks! I bought this a couple years ago when the movie Blade came out. This CD has everything. It has some good rap songs as well as some great club songs and dance songs. I really like the cool dance songs that were played …
Breakout by Miley Cyrus
It seems that there is nothing that this petite and cute young woman, Miley Cyrus cannot do. She is exceptionally good in singing and that is certainly reflected in her Breakout by Miley Cyrus album. The main reason that I totally support her brand of music is her …
The Drifters (music group)
Even though I have not been fond of soul and R&B music, I used to like the music of the old R&B and soul group “The Drifters” some years ago. They were actually a music group that released a lot of hits during the period of time from the …
Green Day - Peacemaker (Song)
Peacemaker is a song by Green Day which appears on their most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. The song starts off with a sample of some random noise before leading into an acoustic guitar part along with a distinct bass line and drum rhythm, it sort of sounds like …
Manhasset Clarinet Stand
The Manhasset Clarinet stand is a cone shaped stand that comes apart into two pieces. One piece opens into a 3 legged stand which can be screwed onto the cone shaped upper piece.
Likes: One thing that I really like about this stand is the ease of carrying from …
India.Arie Testimony: Vol.2 Love & Politics
As a fan of India.Arie I was excited to hear what she had come up with in her latest cd. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed. The first listen a couple of songs stood out:
Track#9-Yellow, Track#10-Better Way and Track#12-Long Goodbye.
In her song Yellow, …
‘The Little Girl’ by John Michael Mongtomery
Country music performing artists have no shortage of songs that move people by making them take a look at how they live their own lives, and the song ‘The Little Girl’ by John Michael Montgomery is no exception.
This sad tale tells the story of a little girl, neglected by …
Forgiver by Citipointe Live
This was a very lovely and wonderful song that really reminds me how blessed I am and I tend to appreciate my life everyday as God is the one that sustains every thing I need.
The Song Forgiver was sung beautifully by Becky Lucas who is the lead vocalist of …
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