Money is a song by Serj Tankian which appears on his debut album away from System Of A Down, Elect The Dead. Money opens with a piano part which moves very quickly and actually has a pretty interesting rhythm as it first starts up. The piano continues to play …

I’ve been playing drums for more than one year now. Over that time, I’ve tried several brands and styles of sticks. I’ve discovered that, when a company slaps “Good Wood” on its sticks, I should run the other way and save myself thirteen bucks. This company, which is based …

Backing by musicians such as Slash, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Greg Bissonette, Simon Phillips, Sammy Davis Jr. and Lenny Castro, there is no reason for you to feel scared listening to the roar of guitars played by Steve Lukather and his friends.This album is dominated by …

Puff Daddy ft. Busta Rhymes and Notorious B.I.G.
“Victory”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Marcus Nispel
Sometimes, the only way to make a music video into anything that is remotely interesting is to incorporate a concept from a cool movie into it, even if that means making the music video itself a …

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 …

When it comes to music I know when I really like an act or artist because I buy an album pretty much based on one or two songs and then just seem to listen to these songs over and over again.
This was the case with James Morrison. His song …

Memory of A Longing Love or also what it is called as ‘Memori Sekuntum Rindu’ is very poignant, sweeping and sad. I have teared a few times whilst listening to this song, sung by the band Spoon.
Unfortunately, the lead singer of this band Spoon had been killed …

If you have ever seen the new line up of Guns N’ Roses, you may know a guitarist by the name of Richard Fortus. I recently saw the band live and they sounded amazing. Axl Rose was late as usual, but it was amazing to see them and …

Bury Me is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins which appears on their debut record, Gish. Opening with some feedback noise, a fairly quick bass riff joins in the mix which initially reminded me of Iron Maiden and the work from Steve Harris, but this feeling doesn’t go on …

When I was younger, even though they released most of their hits songs in the nineteen eighties, one of my favourite bands was “Toto”. How I became familiar with them was not through my parents , but I’d hear their songs play from time to time on the radio, …

I first heard this song on an awards show. And now I’m hearing it all the time on the radio. And at first I was a bit apprehensive about a song like this. But I realized that I actually like the personalities of both …

Before purchasing “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats,” my exposure to Regina Spektor had mostly been listening to her songs on YouTube and, later, purchasing them on iTunes. As someone who had only listened to her light and happy songs, I was pleasantly surprised when I put the …

She’s My Best Friend is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their record VU. The track starts off with a traditional rock and roll rhythm with Doug Yule coming in with the lead vocals of the track with a decent melody but he seems to sort …

Puff Daddy ft. R. Kelly
“Satisfy You”
Forever
Bad Boy Entertainment
Director: Hype Williams
It’s hard to believe that this was the most successful single and music video from Puff Daddy’s sophomore effort, it’s not even a hit hit, it’s like sticking its head just above water on its tip toes in order to …

Wildest Dreams is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Dance Of Death. Wildest Dreams starts off with a pretty powerful guitar rhythm which has a pretty driving feel, it doesn’t seem to be all that aggressive but it certainly lends itself nicely to Bruce Dickinson …

Aaliyah
“Journey To The Past”
“Anastasia” Original Soundtrack
Atlantic Records
Ah, I’m not so quite sure what they were thinking when they made this video. Don’t get me wrong, Aaliyah does what she does best, it’s just this video that is not ‘at its best’. Is it me or do all music videos …

When Did You Leave Heaven is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Down In The Groove. The song opens up with a drum rhythm along with some synthesizers which is a sound that Dylan rarely ever experiments with. Thus far the overall sound of …

Tri-Polar is the third album by the australian pwer-trio Sick Puppies.
As always one of the things that stays up on this album are the bass lines, some not for it’s level or difficulty, but for it’s creativity and the way it fits the song, i guess that the best …

While everybody is aware of the title track from the album EYE OF THE TIGER, it truly surprises me how many people i speak to that had no idea that it was actually the title of the band’s 1982 long player. This strikes me as odd because the album …

Overview —“ Jesus Of Suburbia, the final music video released by Green Day for their album American Idiot would have to be the one video throughout all of Green Day’s career that I can call my personal favorite. I honestly believe that this is Green Day’s most ambitious music …

Rosemary is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Aoxomoxoa. Rosemary is an extremely melodic track and only features the vocals of Jerry Garcia along with an acoustic guitar which he sings along with. I should also mention that Garcia has sort of an echo …

Serious is the opening song of Scars On Broadway’s self-titled debut record. As this being the first record, some fans were not sure what to expect from Daron Malakian, whether he’d go with the sound that he had in System Of A Down or whether he’d go in a …

Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM) is a progressive metalcore band. Yeah that’s right, that —˜shouty angry’ music your dad really hates, but with more spice and flavour. To someone not used to this sort of music I can see it being a challenge to listen to, with dissonance, …

If you’re looking for an alternative to Britney Spears, one that isn’t so obnoxious and well known, you might really like Amber. I don’t think she’s as widely known, but that doesn’t mean anything because I only found her last year on itunes. She has a sweet voice and …

Paper Lanterns is a track by Green Day which appears on their first album, 1039/Smoothed Out Happy Hours. Although the introduction of this song sounds like something I’ve heard from Green Day countless times before, I like how it sounds pretty raw and really doesn’t sound all that produced …

Overview —“ The Four Horsemen, the second track off of Metallica’s debut record Kill —˜Em All, is actually a song which is written from a much more complex standpoint than the opening track, Hit The Lights, at least in my opinion. I generally don’t associate Kill —˜Em All with …

I have been a fan of the popular dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel. This is as a result of a combination of mostly two factors. The first is because of his personality which I guess would include the things he has done to earn himself a crimminal record, and a …

I only got introduced to the singer Elise Estrada after I heard her song entitled Lipstick on the radio. I thought, what great song it was, it has all the feelings of a young woman who pretends she is not in love with a man to whom she …

Sometimes I watch a performance of live music and you have to wonder whether you are being asked to buy into the song, or the looks of the artist. I asked myself this when watching the X-Factor Final and Rhianna came out to perform.
She was singing her new song, …

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 …

Electric Ladyland was the second album released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.The album remains a landmark of the musician’s sense of experimentation, brilliance, and creativity.The songs featured on Electric Ladyland are nothing compared to anything that exists today.Sure technological innovations have blown the barriers off of modern music.However, Jimi …

This album is really good, and I think that it deserves a lot more credit, when one looks at it retrospectively. By this I mean that most people associate Blur with their first records, and the songs that were on their first albums, whereas the later ones kind of …

I had never heard of this group until one fateful night, I was using my monthly music allotment on itunes, and I heard 30 seconds of one of their songs and love them. They are pure pop, which I just love … they’re not trying to be something they …

I was very critical of the Black Eyed Peas’ newest album simply because I feel like it doesn’t really feature their own voices. It is so heavily edited and overly synthesized that I feel like I am listening to a bunch of robots in a recording studio, not the …

The Vandoren V12 Reeds are a slightly new type of reeds that supposedly last longer, sound better, and are easier to play.
First impression: There was no real surprise when I opened the box- the only difference was the color of the box and the packets. However, as soon …

Evisceration Plague is the band’s 11th full length album, released on February 3 of 2009, the album features producer Erik Rutan and was released on Metal Blade Records. The overall feel of the album if extremely heavy, if you know the band very well you will know they usually …

Sun And Steel is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Piece Of Mind. The track opens up with a heavy guitar rhythm accompanied by the drums as well as Harris’ galloping bass line. The track is based on a Japanese essay and deals with the …

France was not always romantic as we think. Although the region is not an area of rock music popular such as Sweden or Germany in the internationally. Everything will change when Gojira present as the antithesis of fashion, perfume, and synth-pop. From Mars To Sirius contains twelve songs with …

The band yes is a classic progressive group from the 70s. Their lead guitarist Steve Howe is a very good lead player who uses all sorts of unusual scales and shapes. As well as playing the electric guitar, Steve Howe is also known for his acoustic work as well. …

Only The Good Die Young is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their record Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. This song opens up with a pretty quick guitar lead which has a very upbeat sound to it but it’s a pretty cool riff nonetheless, although I …

I think this is one of the best cds they have out. It had a combination of different mood songs. “This Love” is basically a bittersweet love song. I can’t stop thinking about this song. “Popular” is a good club song. It’s catchy, has …

I use Ain’t that Ashame by Cheap Trick to walk to when I go out for a brisk walk. It is a very upbeat song and Cheap Trick does one of the best versions of it that I have ever heard. It’s a great dance song with a bit …

Shadow Of Deth is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record The System Has Failed. The track starts off with this odd opening voice shouting a few words before a pretty slow, yet very heavy, guitar riff comes in to provide a steady rhythm. The voice comes …

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 …

“El Rodeo” happens to be on Kyuss last studio album …And The Circus Leaves Town. Although the actual album wasn’t Kyuss best albums compared to the excellent “Blues for the Red Sun” and equally good “Welcome to Sky Valley”, it did churn out this little diddy. “El Rodeo” happens …

I actually first heard the voice of Jileen from her site http://www.jilleen.com/music.html . I was impressed with her voice so with that good impression I decided to buy her latest album from the House of Jubal. The album is “Summon Your Power”. I thought the selections …

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 …

Communication Breakdown is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their debut record, Led Zeppelin I. The track is one of Zeppelin’s more well known songs and starts out with Page’s famous chugging guitar riff to give way to Plant singing a few words over it and leading …

With “Still Life”, Opeth expanded on their musical musings by infusing a much more Progressive sound with Death Metal, Folk and minor Jazz infusions, throwing them in a blender and funneling the resulting substance through masterful musicianship and impeccable song writing. The end result is “Still Life”, Opeth’s fourth …

On A Highway is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their EP release entitled Fall Be Kind. Opening up instrumentally, On A Highway takes about a minute to establish a mood before Tare comes in with the vocals for the song. The issue that I have with …