Music Reviews
Men Without Hats (music group)
As I mentioned in a couple other reviews, I like dance and electronic music. However, at one point in my life, I had a love for eighties dance and new wave music. Now most of what I would hear would be from listening to songs being played on the …
I’ll Be There (1992): Mariah Carey ft. Trey Lorenz
Artist: Mariah Carey feat. Trey Lorenz
Video: I’ll Be There
Album: MTV Unplugged
Label: Columbia Records
“I’ll Be There” is a single and music video (featuring Trey Lorenz) off of Marey Carey’s MTV Unplugged album. “I’ll Be There” is a reenactment of the Jackson Five song of the same name but with Trey …
Sway by Pussycat Dolls
The original singer of the song Sway was a female. That I know, but I am not quite sure of the original singer’s name or anything. I know that Michael Buble had make a cover version of this song as well and then on the Pussycat Dolls.
If you …
Hank Jones: That Old Feeling CD
The Hank Jones: That Old Feeling CD is available on the singer’s website and as the label indicates is a collection of music set to “the gentle ballad sounds of Hank Jones.” Now Hank Jones might not be a household name everywhere in the world, but he’s a …
Ain’t Goin’ Down ‘Til the Sun Comes Up by Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks put together a couple of party songs during his career. Ain’t Goin’ Down ‘Til the Sun Comes Up is one of them. Partying in the country generally means that you aren’t going to stop until you see daylight. You may not even stop then. That is what …
Animal Collective - Doggy (Song)
Doggy is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their record Campfire Songs. Opening up with an acoustic guitar strumming pattern, the vocals join in the track pretty quickly but they unfortunately sound completely buried in the mix at the song’s opening. Because of this, the vocals feel …
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, 2000 Album by Oasis
Some people say that Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the first bad album by Oasis, while others say that it is their second bad album. But I disagree with both such statements. I disagree with the description of this album as a bad one. I think that …
Metallica - Am I Evil (Song)
Am I Evil is a cover performed by Metallica which appears on their album full of covers, Garage Inc. The song is originally by a band called Diamond and I’m somewhat familiar with the original, I can say that Metallica pretty much stays true to the cover although I …
“Dedicated” (1992): R. Kelly & Public Announcement
R. Kelly & Public Announcement
“Dedicated”
Born Into The 90s
Jive/Zomba Recordings
R. Kelly & Public Announcement follow up their previous hits, “She’s Got That Vibe”, “Honey Love”, and “Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)” with “Dedicated”, the fourth and final single and music video from their album, “Born Into The 90s”. The song …
American Pie by Singer Don McLean
American Pie is a classic American song that will remain an American favorite throughout history. It was released in 1972 in honor of Buddy Holly and the plane crash that took his life along with several other people including Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. The song is all …
Muse - Ruled By Secrecy (Song)
Ruled By Secrecy is a song by Muse which appears on their album Absolution. The track starts off very quietly with faint pianos coming into the track gradually along with a simple bass line and Bellamy’s vocal melody at an almost inaudible volume. As the song progresses, both the …
The Osmonds: Gospel Favorites CD
The Osmonds: Gospel Favorites is yet another incarnation of these wonderful brothers. They combine in different groupings depending on what is happening in their lives. For this religious album, the four singing brothers are Alan, Merrill, Wayne, and Jimmy. Jay must have been trying a solo …
Hype Magazine
I must admit, the one thing that drew me to buying this magazine in the beginning, was the notion of getting a —˜free’ cover Compact Disc at a price equivalent to just under one US Dollar, at the time (around 2006).
I turned out to be a very good buy …
Madonna : Hard Candy
Albums of the 11th Madonna released, could be described as an ambitious project from Madonna. 12 songs with up-beat tempo, many include elements of hip-hop, although still strong in the style of Madonna. Perhaps collaboration with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Nate “Danja” Hills, will bring a fresh …
Megadeth Anthology : Set The World Afire
Megadeth is Dave Mustaine. Everybody in the metal scene knew that he the one who helped Metallica and how he got kick from it. From that he always try to beat Metallica but luck is not in his side. Apart from being a one time junkie Dave Mustaine is …
Sublime - New Song (Song)
New Song is a track by Sublime which appears on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening with Nowell’s vocal delivery right from the start, an effect is placed on his voice which the band did somewhere previously on the record, but it unfortunately makes him sound distant …
Radiohead - Go To Sleep (Song)
Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased) is a song by Radiohead which appears on their record Hail to The Thief. If memory serves correctly, this is one of the singles released for this album which is slightly surprising to me because I don’t personally feel like it has …
Opio-Triangulation Station
I can’t even begin to explain the excitement that I felt when I heard that Opio from the Hieroglyphics crew would be dropping a solo release. He has always been one of my favorite rappers from the Hieroglyphics crew. The first time I heard word of his solo album …
Misfits - Static Age
Overview —“ Static Age, the first album ever recorded by The Misfits,
The Tracks —“
1. Static Age —“ The Misfits open up the album with a song that isn’t extremely aggressive or fast which I can’t explain how glad I am about. After listening to their other albums like …
Om Shanti om Album
The music of Om Shanti Om has been composed by Vishal & Shekhar. The Cast cast includes Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Kiron Kher, Malaika Arora, Javed Shaikh, Arjun Rampal, Zayed Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Dino Morea, Bindu, Satish Shah, Yuvika Chaudary, Shawar Ali, Asawari Joshi The movie is …
Metallica - St. Anger
Overview - St. Anger, Metallica’s eighth effort, truly is a modern day Kill ‘Em All - a heavy assault which simply doesn’t let up from the start to the finish, however whose to say this is a good thing? For fans disappointed with the Load era, Metallica regains their …
Animal Collective - My Girls (Song)
My Girls is a song by Animal Collective and the second track on their 2009 release, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with an upbeat and happy sounding synthesized intro, My Girls is one of the most accessible Animal Collective tracks ever put out so if you’re a listener just …
Take Me Home Country Roads
Take Me Home Country Roads is one of many songs John Denver does. It is a song about where he lived as a kid in West Virginia and how he loved coming home. He sings it as if he is remembering everything no matter how simple from the breeze …
Dear John Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
I was pleasantly surprised by the original motion picture soundtrack for the newly released Dear John film. It’s a movie that just recently came out on DVD and Blu-Ray, but it’s soundtrack has been around since it first came out in theaters. I wasn’t reminded to buy this soundtrack …
The Flaming Lips - Stand In Line (Song)
Stand In Line is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the sixth song on their fourth album, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a somber atmosphere led by an acoustic guitar pattern and Coyne’s vocal performance, Stand In Line is interesting in that it …
Take That - Shine - Single
I didn’t realise until I saw a video of Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams discussing Take Thats hit shine, that it had actually been wrote about Robbie Williams. It had always been one of the bands livelier songs because bee penned by Mark Owen and he always took the …
Baby Boy (2003): Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Artist: Beyonce ft. Sean Paul
Video: “Baby Boy”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
“Baby Boy” is the second single and music video from Beyonce’s solo debut album entitled “Dangerously in Love”, following the previous single and video hit “Crazy in Love”. In one swift move, Beyonce moves up from Jay-Z …
The Flaming Lips - Vein Of Stars (Song)
Vein Of Stars is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album At War With The Mystics. The song opens up in a melodic fashion and has an airy and free atmosphere created by the basic instrumentation present. A guitar chord pattern soon comes in which …
Animal Collective - On A Highway (Song)
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 …
Metallica - S&M (Album)
Metallica’s S&M album is a live album recorded by Metallica, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, recorded on 21 and 22 April 1999 at Berkley Community Theatre. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Kamen who also composed all the symphonic accompaniment. S&M, wich is an abbreviation for “Symphony and …
California Love
I never got into Tupac. I actually find him to be pretty overrated and I was more of a Biggie fan myself. I haven’t heard much of his stuff, but overall it failed to impress me.
The exception to that rule is a track called “California …
Sam Ash Music Store
Sam Ash Music Store
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 855-9581
If you like to play guitars, then chances are you are going to love Sam Ashe. The store is filled to the brim with musical instruments, mostly guitars. For me, the best part abotu sam Ashe is that all of the guitars are …
Freak Show by Silverchair
Freak Show was released in 1999, the album has 13 songs and it’s basically rock with roots from grunge.The album shows a mixture of fast and slow songs with great arranges and a more mature sound than Silverchair’s first album “Frogstomp”.
The lyrics show the mind of a 20 year …
Bob Dylan - Saved (Song)
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 …
Viva la white girl by Gym class heroes
Viva la white girl by gym class heroes is a song I like a lot but of course I normally like any song by gym class heroes. This song is about the lead singers addition to music not his addiction to cocaine. This song is a wonderful song in …
Umbrella by Rihanna, Music
Somebody please, give this girl some water! She is literally out of breath repeating the words “ella ella ella” over, and over, and over again.
Yes, I understand that Rihanna wants to shield her friends and lovers under her umbrella till the end, but what is up with the …
Secret by Heart from the album Brigade year 1990
I was searching for a certain video in the internet and I came across with a self-made video about a certain Asian girl. Well, the video made by the member of the site is good. But I was more attracted to the music. That music was entitled Secret by …
The Smashing Pumpkins - Bury Me (Song)
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 …
The Flaming Lips - Oh, My Pregnant Head (Song)
Oh, My Pregnant Head is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up in a very melodic fashion, the vocals don’t take very long to kick in with the rest of the band. What I particularly like about this …
The Doors - L’America (Song)
L’America is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track opens up in a very dark fashion with a confusing guitar line playing along for about a minute before other instrumentation comes in to further enforce this dark atmosphere. After about a minute …
Crank that soulja boy by soulja boy
Crank that soulja boy by soulja boy is a song you can get up and dance to. I really like the dance moves to the song and how the song mentions superman. The music video is really funny and this guy has taste in my opinion. I also like …
Scars On Broadway - Scars On Broadway
Overview —“ Scars On Broadway, the debut album by the band of the same name, is Daron Malakian’s first release after leaving System Of A Down. After listening to Serj Tankian’s album many people were extremely curious to hear how Malakian would compare, and I was no exception. I …
The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
‘Abbey Road’ was the final great Beatles album, and was actually an album quite light in tone, and one which gave little indication of the forthcoming break-up of the world’s greatest-ever rock and pop group - especially with an opening rocker entitled ‘Come Together’. John Lennon, well into the …
Sublime - D.J.s (Song)
D.J.s is a song by Sublime and is the twelfth song on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening up with the vocals right from the beginning, Nowell takes the lead with a multi-layered vocal delivery which creates a nice harmony and opens the sound in a pretty …
Tre Brown lyrics
The way Tre Brown uses his lyrical gifts is a dissapointment.
It is typical gun and drugs hip hop that causes me to shake my head.
His tone is nice. His looks are top shelf, but his focus on the typical gutter view that so many rappers have cashed in on …
Buttons song from Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Snoop Dog
At the introduction of this song, I am imagining an Indian woman dancing like that of Remember the time video of Michael Jackson. However, it sounds sexy, modern and pop once the chorus is being played. What makes this song remarkable is the blending of voice of the vocals …
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 …
Viva Forever by Spice Girls
One of Spice Girls song that I love as well would be Viva Forever. It has a certain Italian and Spanish-like sounding quality and Viva Forever by Spice Girls will always be on my mind whenever I have memories of the Spice Girls’ brand of music and wanting to …
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