Julia is the final track which appears on the first disk of The Beatles’ White Album. An interesting fact about Julia is that this is the only Beatles track throughout their entire catalogue where Lennon plays on the track, and Lennon alone. No other Beatle is heard on this …

This Australian singer, Delta Goodrem makes some good music, or rather, sings some good music. I certainly think that she has some strong vocals and that if you are bored or just wanting to hear some love tunes, then go for this album. The title of her album …

If you like redneck humor such as the Blue Colar Comedy tour, then this album is for you. I personaly love this kind of stuff, and Rodney Carrington Live is one of my favorites. From his story of having kids and wanting to “beat them” (its a joke of …

“Be Aggressive” is the 9th track off of Faith No More’s highly anticipated album “Angel Dust”. The song was written by Roddy Bottum, Faith No More’s keyboardist.
The song starts off with heavy synthesizers/keyboards followed by the thump of a bass guitar. The guitars have a heavy drowned out …

Rust In Peace… Polaris is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record Rust In Peace. The track starts off with a very fast and aggressive drum rhythm before the guitars come into join this rhythm and certainly demonstrate the essence of thrash metal. Mustaine comes in with …

The liner jacket for Barry Manilow: Summer of ‘78 CD is nothing more than a very long credits listing, so that’s a little disappointing. There is a quick few lines signed by Barry on the last page, but that doesn’t help to make the liner worthwhile. When …

After all of the fuss over Arnel Pineda’s You Tube performance that won him the honor of becoming Journey’s new lead singer, I bought the album to see if he could carry the title.
I have mixed feelings about the recordings. I’m forever a loyal Steve Perry fan, so there …

Hail to the Thief is a really good record. I personally see this album as a return to form for Radiohead after some slightly dodgy albums, like Kid A and Amnesiac, in particular Amnesiac. The problem with those two albums, from my personal point of view, is that, when …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 14″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
If you spent some time wondering where the heck Sylvester went and what happened to him at the end of Episode 13, you will now get your answer. Apparently, he met up with Cathy at a restaurant to discuss how he …

When I first heard of this band, I didn’t really know to much about them other than they sounded a lot like Killswitch Engage. Well I got more than I bargained for. When I borrowed this CD from my friend Jacob, I was soon to find out that they …

The Wanton Song is a track by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Physical Graffiti. The track opens up with a nice rock and roll rhythm which somewhat reminds me of The Immigrant Song, an earlier song done by Zeppelin. The point I’m making is that the riff …

This was my first electric guitar and it was great to learn on. The feel of the guitar takes some getting used to, the neck is heavier than the body and throws it off balance some, not a big deal, the action is low, no fret buzz, the grover …

This genre music is Blues, and it is a live CD. I pretty much have a good time listening to it, which belongs to my brother.
I like the fact that the songs inside are very likeable, and spot on. I could find myself humming to the tunes …

This is a remastered originals CD that contains a collection of thirty summer-themed songs from the Beach Boys. It’s a really a fun CD to listen to, mainly because it contains the voices of the original Beach Boys and the songs as they sounded in the 1960s, or in …

Overview - Bark, Jefferson Airplane’s sixth effort, makes it clear that the band really isn’t what they used to be and don’t exactly have that same type of wonder that they used to. Bark features a lot of new concepts including a violin in a few tracks, a track …

Hypnotized by Piles ft. Akon is a song that a lot of kids I know like to dance to all the time. You can also find this song on the soundtrack for step up 2 the streets. This song is just awesome even though the lyrics are pretty dirty …

R. Kelly
“You Remind Me of Something”
R.
Jive/Zomba Recordings
R. Kelly kicks off the first single and music video from his second solo effort, the self-titled “R.”. This song is called “You Remind Me of Something” and has probably one of the most memorable music videos from the R&B heartthrob. There’s hummers, …

The band’s eight studio album and second on Virgin Records, the second without Brian Welch, and the first without drummer David Silveria. The band used Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman and Jon Davis on drums. The band Re-Recording most of The Matrix’s tracks for the album, weeding them out entirely. …

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 …

Lump Sum is a track by Bon Iver which is the second track on the band’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago. The track opens up with an airy atmosphere before an acoustic guitar comes in and establishes a more definitive rhythm, though some background voices help to maintain …

This is a best of album by the band, featuring some of the hits and more, a couple unreleased tracks, and a bonus DVD with all the videos. I’m usually not much of a fan of best of collections, this is all right, but it could be better, they …

“Thinking of You” is a music video by Katy Perry that, to me, signifies most of all that she has grown up as an artist. She has come a long way from her bubble gum pop roots of “I Kissed a Girl” and “Ur So Gay”. Thinking of You …

I saw this music video after the CMT Music Awards. I didn’t think I was going to like it but since it won an award, I figured I would listen to it and see if it really deserved it. I had wanted Carrie Underwood to win for “Cowboy Casanova”. …

Visiting Friends is a song by Animal Collective and is the seventh track on their record Sung Tongs. Something I’ll point out immediately is that Visiting Friends is the longest track on the record and clocks in at just over twelve and a half minutes. Opening up with some …

The Black Eyed Peas used to be one of my favorite groups but they have recently started to annoy me. All of their songs are heavily edited to the point where you wonder if you are actually hearing their true voices. They try way too hard at being “futuristic”, …

Listening to Rela by Tila really is mesmerizing. It gives me a soothing effect and this song really touches me to the very core. Rela in Malay means ‘willing’. And this song is about this woman sacrificing her all just for this guy.
Even if you …

I love this album by Avenged Sevenfold, it is one of my favorites next to “Live in LBC and Diamonds in the Rough” because it has some amazing solos and the songs are really fun to play on guitar. Shadows’ vocals are pretty good in this album, but they …

Team Sleep is music evolved.
Melding guitars and drums with turntables, computers and keyboards, they depict a post appocalyptic future painted in an Eon Blue haze.
Eletricity runs through this music in a way that is completely original and unique. This album literally sounds like the soundtrack to a sprawling futuristic …

I went to check out guitars since my friend suddenly has an interest in learning to play a musical instrument. Since my cousin brother is a guitar player, I asked for his advice on getting one. He recommended Ibanez AEB10E to me.
When I first …

The song “I just came back from a war” is sung by Darrell Worley. It is about a soldier trying to catch up on old times with a group of friends and how he has changed sinse comeing back from a war where he was not appreciated. This song …

Hey Light is a song by Animal Collective and the second to appear on their fourth record, Here Comes The Indian. Continuing in a similar way to the previous track on the record, Hey Light opens up with a somewhat chaotic sounding introduction, but thankfully the band doesn’t go …

It is rare to see an Asian American songstress making a name for herself in America, despite the claim that there is no racial bias in entertainment. And so Vienna Teng’s presence upon the adult alternative music scene is very much refreshing and a welcome change from the numerous …

Slither is a song by Metallica which appears on their album Reload, the second half of their doubl ealbum, Load/Reload. The song opens up with an extended powerchord with Hetfield beginning the vocals very early singing with some kind of effect on his voice in a tone that I …

Overview —“ Morrison Hotel, The Doors’ fifth effort, is once again a good album put out by the band. One big thing that I noticed was that the musicians seemed to work very nicely together on this album and even when they all had pretty unique separate parts working …

Overview - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the debut album by Pink Floyd, is an album that I would categorize as being extremely experimental, layered, complex, psychedelic, and even spacey at times. Surprisingly, the band did not really go for any commercial appeal with this album at …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video: “Crazy in Love”
Album: Dangerously in Love
Label: Columbia
Director: Jake Nava
The Beyonce Knowles that used to be, wow, those were the days. This is the Beyonce whom we all know and love but, unfortunately, she doesn’t have it in her anymore, she’s been totally incapable of creating …

For those of you whom are unfamiliar with Jerry Cantrell, he is not only the lead guitarist for Alice in Chains, but plays a humongous role in voicing most of the songs also. Although Layne Staley (bless his heart) was the main vocalist for the group, Cantrell played a …

Overview - Dylan And The Dead, a collaborative live album featuring the songs of Bob Dylan backed by The Grateful Dead, is an album whose concept or idea just sounds brilliant to me. Both Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead are two of my favorite artists of all time …

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, …

After the very successful album War, released in 1983, U2 have managed to release another great record so quickly afterwards. I think that this album, The Unforgettable Fire was an album which escalated their skill and level as musicians. I think that this 1984 album demonstrated how much and …

No Substitute Lover by Estelle is a very colorful and nice to listen to song. This single is sung by Estelle, definitely and she has a husky-like quality and a loving voice. This song is very R&B and very soulful..very catchy tune.
I especially love her image, …

This is the album that put System of a Down on the map, if it wasn’t for this album then they wouldn’t be where they are today and it’s easy to see why, it’s a fantastic album in a lot of ways. It’s not my personal favorite, but it’s …

Wasting My Hate is a song by Metallica which appears on the first half of their double record Load/Reload. The track opens up with a clean guitar riff before Hetfield comes in with an effect on his voice with a tone that makes him sound somewhat distant. The song …

Alicia Keys is the R&B songstress that won the MTV ” Artist Of The Year” award in 1999 for bringing you hits like “A Womens Worth”, “You Don’t Know My Name”, “Fallin” and “Karma” and in 2005 MTV released the cd “Alicia Keys Unplugged” which is a live …

Hole was a mostly female hard rock band that was popular in the mid to late nineties to early 2000s. It contains one of my favourite female hard rock singers, Courtney Love, who acted as the vocalist for Hole.
I am not sure if the reason the band is …

This young crooner, Taylor Swift is no ordinary singer. My sister has Fearless by Taylor Swift sitting proudly on her album shelf and she listens to it regularly. At first I thought it is just another Britney wannabe and I thought low of the quality of the songs …

King For A Day is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Nimrod. The song opens up with a very humorous sounding rhythm due to the use of a trumpet and a very moving bass line, you’d have to hear it to understand what I’m trying …

It was the Sway single that first introduced me to the music of international crooner Michael Buble. When I first heard the song, I thought it was so catchy, I just fell in love with the rhythm. It is certainly one nice song to dance to in …

The Fool is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the fifth song on their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Something I should mention about this track immediately, as a fair warning, is that this is the first instrumental on this record. I say as a …

This is your typical hill billy and redneck song. It is quite obvious that the character in the song is a hardcore redneck. There is this girl who pulls up to his gas station with a Hollywood license plate and she wants directions to the interstate. So he gives …