Music Reviews
Asphalt Cowboy - Jason Aldean (Single)
I was looking for good songs about missing someone because I recently went on a pretty long trip. Looking online someone suggested this song for me. I jumped on this song because I am an avid Jason Aldean fan. I love the meaning to his songs. Every song has …
Esteban Classical Guitar Beginner’s Kit
When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …
Exchange of Heart (song) David Slater
The sad sound of keyboard introduces this song, a ballad coming from David Slater. I have no idea who he is, what I only know is that he made a very sad song about love that can make you cry. It was popular in the 90’s but I am …
Ray DVD
ray Charles as a fantastic musician of his time and today. the movie Ray is an excellent portayal of the life of Ray Charles, as well as a fantastic entertaining movie. In the movie ray charles is played by actor jamie Fox, who not only does an excellent job …
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
Overview - Blonde On Blonde, Bob Dylan’s seventh effort, is the first of Dylan’s albums to follow his commercially successful album, Like A Rolling Stone. After listening to Like A Rolling Stone I honestly wondered how Dylan would ever top that masterpiece, and to this day I don’t believe …
The Doors - Ship Of Fools (Song)
Ship Of Fools is a track by The Doors which appears on the album Morrison Hotel. Ship Of Fools starts out in a pretty upbeat sounding tone with a vocal line led by Jim Morrison and accompanied by Robbie Krieger’s guitar work and Ray Manzarek’s organ line, which I …
Three Libras - A Perfect Circle
Slower music is a divisive topic among my friends and I, as well as many people within the rock community. Personally, I do not mind a slower song from singers or bands typically known for being more hardcore, but there are a lot of people out there who see …
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
I’ve liked Snow Patrol since I first saw them at Isle of Wight festival years ago. And I really like this album … infact, I personally prefer it to their deubut ‘Final Straw’ which was hugely popular at the time, and still contains their best known and best loved …
“Lungs” Album by Florence & The Machine
I am a major music junkie. You name an album and I have probably either listened to it or already know the words to each and every one of the songs by heart. That is how much I love listening to music. For awhile, I have not been finding …
Mo Thugs Family Scriptures CD
Mo Thugs Family Scriptures is the first and probably best Mo Thugs album to ever be released. This album features Krayzie and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs N Harmony. I really enjoyed this album. The beats and music sounds very powerful as well as mystical. Mo Thug Family Scriptures …
Iyiyi- Cody Simpson (Single)
Iyiyi love this song!! (haha get it) This is one of Codys first songs on iTunes with the other one being Summertime. I came across Cody on YouTube actually and fell in love with him instantly. You cannot help but just fall in love with this talented aussie. This …
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin is a modern day singer/songwriter. I first heard him on the soundtrack to the Zach Braff movie, “The Last Kiss”. He has a very distinctive voice that instantly calms my nerves and puts me at ease. His voice is so gentle, soft, romantic, and full of …
Album : Heonia - winsome Scar (2011)
What is it with female vocalists thinking that they have to sing every word in the highest possible register? This fact has annoyed me for a long time now and really causes me a lot of frustration when i find symphonic and melodic metal bands that would otherwise be …
Nirvana In Utero
In Utero is Nirvana’s third and final studio album, produced by Steve Albini and released in 1993, the band was openly dissatisfied with the sound of the album, the band dropped the song I Hate Myself And Want To Die, and touched up a couple of songs and released …
BoA Korean singer
Boa is my favorite Korean singer; I admire her since she was 16 years old (about 7 years ago?). She began her first debut at 13 and then tried to spread into Japanese songs too. Actually, her voice is average, but I think she has a high range and …
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, …
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 …
The Beatles - The White Album (Side IV)
Overview - Side IV, the final side of The White Album, is much less energetic than side III but it’s a nice balance. Sides I and III were a bit more energetic in my opinion while sides II and IV were a bit more melodic for the most part. …
Austin by Blake Shelton (Song)
This song tells such a promising story. There is a time in many relationships where one of the people involved needs a break to find otu what they really want. But in most cases, the man or woman ends up giving up on this person no matter how much …
Bone Thugs N Harmony: East 1999 Eternal CD
East 1999 Eternal is one of the best albums ever created. And it is the best album recorded by rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony. They have a very magickal and sinister sound on this album. I really enjoyed the fast paces raps and haunting vocals they used on …
Dr. Dre 2001- Dr. Dre hip hop album
I had the chance to purchase Dr. Dre 2001, also known as the Chronic 2001 and I thought that it was another classic hip hop album. Granted, it may not have been as good as the Chronic but still the beats were excellent as well as the productions …
Nine Inch Nails - The Day The World Went Away (Song)
The Day The World Went Away is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album The Fragile. The track opens up with a very brooding and dark atmosphere created by a synthesizer and a sound that most Nine Inch Nails fans should be familiar with. After …
Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ by 50 Cent
Don’t buy this CD; it is really tasteless. Not to mention I am not really a big fan of this artiste anyway. But he is really talented I have to claim that. For this particular album, the songs are not that nice and I couldn’t relate to …
Muse - Hate This And I’ll Love You (Song)
Hate This And I’ll Love You is a song by Muse which is the final track on their debut record, Showbiz. The song opens up with a very melodic and calm sound which Bellamy compliments nicely with his vocals throughout the first verse. What I particularly like about this …
Type O Negative The Best Of Type O Negative
This is a greatest hits collection of songs from Type O Negative. The album was hastily thrown together and released with a generic album cover, and without the consent of the band, Roadrunner Records had the right to do it, so they did. This collection could be the reason …
John Legend - Ordinary People
I have seen John Legend before, during one of his duet performance with Mariah Carey in one of the award show, but he did not really strike me as an outstanding singer until I heard his song - Ordinary People.
I was practically speechless when I first heard it played …
Amy Winehouse-Back To Black
This artist clearly needs no introduction; I don’t think that there is anyone on this planet who hasn’t heard of Amy Winehouse by now! She’s constantly in the press, usually for all the wrong reasons but, that said, she is one talented singer. This album has got to be her …
The Real Me (Song by Natalie Grant)
I am an avid fan of Natalie Grant for several years now and this song is one of my personal favorites among her songs. There is a poignant feel to it both from the lyrics and from the melody which I could relate very well.
When I first heard the …
Vertigo (song by, u2)
U2 is an Irish rock band and they brought out an album a while back named “How to dismantle and atomic bomb.” This albums has some good music on it and one of the songs on this lineup is entitled Vertigo.
Vertigo starts off with the lead singer of …
Let Go (Avril Lavigne)
I bought Let Go because of the popular songs “Complicated” and “I’m With You”. I didn’t really know anything about Avril Lavigne at the time. But I’m glad that I bought her CD because it’s great. It’s actually one of my most played CDs. Most of her songs grow …
Songwritersanonymous.net
I live in Nashville, and the whole city if full of Songwriter’s, who have come here to chase the dream of writing the next big hit country song! Even if you meet someone new who tells you that they are a dentist, an engineer, a lawn maintenance worker, or …
Flying the Corporate Jet - Nine Days album
If you are looking for some different music to listen to, I would strongly suggest the album put out in 2003, by Nine Days. This is the band that brought you “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” back in 2001, and they’ve continued making music since then, even though …
Dismantle The Dictator by Revocation
I recently came across a featured video on youtube by a hardcore band named Revocation. The song Is called Dismantle the Dictator and even though im not a big hardcore kind of metal guy. Im more into the classic rock style and some other styles of rock. I really …
Music From the Elder by KISS
“In a world without heroes, there’s nothing to be. Its no place for me” is one of my favorite lyrics from “Music From the Elder” by KISS. I feel it is a very powerful line. It comes from the song “A World Without Heroes”, which …
Radiohead - Nice Dream (Song)
(Nice Dream) is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second record, The Bends. The song opens up with a simple acoustic guitar strumming pattern before other instruments begin to join in and fill in the sound. Thom Yorke comes in with the first verse with a very …
Giving you the Best that I’ve Got: Anita Baker (music album)
Despite the fact that I’m mostly into rock music and the hard rock and heavy metal subculture, I actually grew up around soul music. This means that back when I was a child in the nineteen nineties, I would contstantly hear the music of different soul artistes, especially those …
The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side) [Song]
Break On Through (To The Other Side) is the first track which opens The Doors debut and self-titled record. I have to say that this track portrays The Doors at really not a bad representation and certainly a pretty good representation of at least the overall mood and vibe …
Bob Dylan - Million Miles (Song)
Million Miles is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Time Out Of Mind. The track starts off with a brief percussion section before the guitar and a few other instruments join in the track and establish sort of a blues feel to the song. Dylan …
Guitar Tricks Website
Guitar Tricks is a website where you can take paid guitar lessons. The site covers all different styles of music and has a decent selection of lessons for guitar players. For those who want to check the site out you’ll find twenty or so free guitar lessons to …
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Overview —“ A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, Pink Floyd’s eleventh album and first without Roger Waters, tested the band to prove that they could make a good record even with the departure of their bassist, singer, and primary songwriter. I know that I said tested the band, but honestly …
Cathy CC Carlson: Girls Know How to Rock CD
The Cathy CC Carlson: Girls Know How to Rock CD is one of the albums available on a website where singers can post their songs and sell their works independently. I had been to the site before but then was pointed in that direction by Cathy herself when …
Lost in The Moment (Song)- Big and Rich
One night I was bored and googling good wedding songs for your first dance just out of curiosity because I love discovering new music about love and relationships. I am also a huge fan of country so when I saw Big and Rich on the list with this song …
Drake - Hotline Bling (Song )
This is actually the first time I’ll be reviewing a “rap” song. So I decided I’d go a rather different these days because I need to expand my music horizon. Every day I have been doing the same routine, listening to Alternative, Indie, Dark-Pop, Heavy-Beat, Contry and EDM music, …
Scorpions - Humanity: Hour I
Overview —“ Humanity: Hour I, the sixteenth album and latest by The Scorpions is a very dark toned album yet definitely an album that I really enjoy. In fact I remember that when this record first came out and I heard it, I was extremely impressed and I really …
Over You by Daughtry
I’ve never heard of Chris Daughtry nor his band Daughtry. But when I heard the song ‘Home’, I came to appreciate his music.
Then, there was a radio station which played ‘Over You’. Upon hearing that music, I admired Chris Daughtry’s music all the more.
The way Chris Daughtry interprets the …
Radiohead - Four Minute Warning (Song)
Four Minute Warning is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album In Rainbows. Opening up with a noise effect that is basically a gradual fade in, Four Minute Warning begins by establishing a very empty and void-like atmosphere before having some instrumentation finally join in and Yorke’s …
Cassie - me and u
Me and you from Cassie is one of my favorite RnB song. Everytime I listen it, I never bored and wanna dance though just move a little of my hands or my foot.
The song is very clear on the tempo, it’s not too up but not too low, just …
“Ain’t No Playa” (1996): Jay-Z ft. Foxy Brown
Jay-Z ft. Foxy Brown
“Ain’t No Playa”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Ain’t No Playa” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt”, following “Dead Presidents”. It is also on the soundtrack for the 1996 Eddie Murphy comedy film “The Nutty Professor” (because you know there ain’t no playa …
All Mixed Up by 311
I so love the song All Mixed Up by 311. Even though this is a song featured years back, I just could not forget the whole hype surrounding this song.
Truly awesome and I love the lyrics as well. Even though it laced at nothingness, the song …
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