Sledding With Tigers/Kids Split is a split release from Sledding With Tigers and KIDS put out in 2011. Just as a note, I will be focusing this review strictly on the four of eight tracks that Sledding With Tigers contributed to the record. The biggest issue with their songs …

Suggestions is a track which appears on System Of A Down’s debut self-titled record. Suggestions starts out with an acoustic guitar with a fair tempo before giving way to the vocal section and then the song gets a lot heavier in both music and in vocals. The song basically …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: I Don’t Wanna Cry
Album: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Larry Jordan
“I Don’t Wanna Cry” is the fourth single and music video from Mariah Carey’s first self-titled effort, following the previous singles and music videos which are “Vision of Love”, “Love Takes Time”, and “Someday”. Larry Jordan, who …

I started to really get into Black Sabbath a couple years ago and went for the set, this set has the first 8 studio albums,in digipak sleeves, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabatoge, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die! plus a bonus dvd with …

R. Kelly
“Thoia Thoing”
Chocolate Factory
Jive Records
“Thoia Thoing” is the third single and music video from R. Kelly’s 2003 solo album “Chocolate Factory”, it follows “Ignition (Remix)” and “Snake”. In “Ignition (Remix)”, he gave us another one of those generic Hip Hop party settings; in “Snake”, it was all about Egypt …

You’re Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record United Abominations. This track starts off with a nice descending riff which works pretty well before going into the first verse of the track which features Mustaine utilizing a melody which is average at best and nothing …

My Apocalypse, the final song on Death Magnetic, should certainly remind listeners of Metallica used to close their records with songs like Damage, Inc. and Dyers Eve, or at least that’s what this song certainly does for me. For those of you who have heard the two aforementioned songs …

I think that there are many things to like about this album, and only a couple things to dislike. I would give it a rating of seven out of ten. I remember how I liked the album a lot at first, but somehow only a few songs on the …

When Two Worlds Collide is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Virtual XI. The song opens up with a somewhat ominous sounding part which is driven by this interesting clean guitar part before Bayley comes in with the vocals of the track. I’ll be honest …

Sweater Weather is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the second song on their 2011 split release with Kids. Opening up with a tone that’s similar to the preceding track, Sweater Weather starts out with a sound that’s almost country in nature. The vocals enter the …

Chris Cagle is a country singer who always sings very different topics, like ones you wouldn’t really think to sing about. This song is about doing things to impress girls. And I like it because a lot of is true when it comes to men and woman. Men do …

Shadow Zone is Static-X’s third album, produced by Josh Abraham, released on Warner Bros Records in 2003, this is the last album to feature Tripp Eisen on guitar. The album continues the same formula as the bands last albums, more of the last album Machine than Wisconsin Death Trip, …

Overview - Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd’s seventh album which pays tribute to Syd Barrett, is basically a mix of three songs and two musical epics. After Dark Side Of The Moon, which was a bit more song based, Wish You Were Here still showcases the group strong …

This is the Canadian band’s third album, and second album for Roadrunner Records, released in 2007 with producer Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Fire up the Blades won me over. The band stated that the album is influenced by low quality beer and bong hits and listening to black metal …

What do you guys think of Back To Black by Amy Winehouse? As for me personally, I think that album by Amy this time round is kind of better. But only if she could change her image for a bit, to make it better or some sort, it …

The self-titled debut album, Harry and the Potters, sounds as if it was recorded by a couple of high school guys with guitars sitting around in their living room–which, of course, it actually was. Ironically, that’s what makes this CD so great, particularly for fans of Harry Potter.
Harry and …

Brandenburg Gate is a song by Metallica and Lou Reed which is the opening track on their collaboration album, Lulu. Opening up with an incredibly melodic and harmonious guitar part, Reed comes in with the vocal performance for the track after a pretty short amount of time. I will …

I own every Johnny Cash CD, and have a huge signed photograph of him blown up on my wall. I have been a huge fan of his for many years now, and will continue to be even now after he has passed away. The legacy lives on in his …

“I Know Somethin (Bout You)” is a rather interesting song. It appears on Alice In Chains album “Facelift”. What makes this song so interesting is that it doesn’t really have that Alice in Chains feel to it, except for in the chorus. It actually sounds like it could be …

The new album by kiss Sonic Boom is an excellent album that shows that kiss is still rocking today and even still making good music with fairly recent drummer Eric Singer and Guitarist Tommy Thayer. The song Modern Day Delilah is the first track off the album and it …

Overview —“ Leper Messiah, the sixth track on Metallica’s Master Of Puppets, is a song which has a similar sound to the previous track, Disposable Heroes, although not quite as fast but just as heavy, if not more so. If you have read my reviews for the tracks on …

Released in March of 2008 on Nuclear Blast Records Obzen is the band’s 6th album, the name means to be at peace with the obscure, or at Zen with. The album is really really heavy, the band uses a real drummer on this one, they used a drum …

Yes, The River Knows is a song by The Doors which appears on their album Waiting For The Sun. The song starts up with Morrison singing right away accompanied by a piano and a slight bass line. Morrison has an excellent vocal tone on the track as he sounds …

Billy Talent The Album
This self-titled album was also the debut album for Canadian band Billy Talent. The album is about 45 minutes long and I bought it for about $10. I think this is the greatest of their three albums. It has the brash, harsh punk sound which seems …

Fireworks is a song by Animal Collective and is the fifth track to appear on their record Strawberry Jam. Transitioning straight out of For Reverend Green, Fireworks opens up centered around a guitar part before other instruments join in as well as the vocals for the track. Like all …

Overview —“ Insomnia, the lead-off track of Megadeth’s eighth record, Risk, is certainly a track that sounds quite a bit different than any song on the previous seven Megadeth records. In fact, pretty much all of Risk had a different sound and feel to it than the previous Megadeth …

I have always been a huge fan of the band weezer. This album is an album made by people who are also fans of weezer, and happen to be in some great bands. Each song on this CD is preformed by a different artist, howevereach song was originally written …

Although I have never really been an ardent fan of Sarah McLachlan, I tend to listen to her music from time to time, especially in autumn, and when I’m feeling melancholic. In my opinion, she has released one brilliant album (”Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”), and several decent ones, including “Surfacing” …

Communist Daughter is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and the seventh song on their second release In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Transitioning out of where the previous track left off, the song opens up with a fairly confusing combination of sounds and noises which is really only …

Aaliyah
“We Need A Resolution”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Paul Hunter
Aaliyah followed up her successful Sophomore effort, “One In A Million”, with the third self-titled album, “Aaliyah”, and the first single and video being “We Need A Resolution” where she reunited with video hit-maker Paul Hunter - this is quite possibly the least memorable …

On the new Ace Frehley record Anamoly their are a bunch of good tracks that the Ex guitarist layed down and did some vocals on that were very original. Although hes not much of a singer and he used vocal processing live I still think his melodic phrasing and …

Fall Be Kind is an EP released by Animal Collective to follow their previous EP release of Water Curses. I will say right now that I think Fall Be Kind is overall a very strong EP, but it does have one fairly large flaw to it which is that …

I don’t know how I can exactly describe it but when I listen to Sarah Brightman’s song, it seems you are immersed in very cold water. As if the water has ice all over. Her voice is …

I bought this yesterday, as it was a new released album, and I love Shakira, the artiste, who is like Latin’s version of Beyonce. I bought it for about $14+, and on the cover of this album is a picture of a beautiful Shakira, carrying an infant on …

Overview —“ Hitchin’ A Ride, the first music video released by Green Day for their album Nimrod is a music video that focuses primarily on a performance video with the band playing the song in a theater. To be honest, I thought Nimrod had some pretty good songs on …

Bizzy Bone’s album The Gift is a very deep and emotional. This CD shows Bizzy Bone’s emotional side. I think that this album is a work of art in my view. The beats and production was just great on the album. Bizzy Bone displays his rap talent by showing …

Penguin Penguin is a song by Animal Collective and is the second track on their second release, Danse Manatee. Opening abruptly from the previous track, the song has a similar feeling to the opening song on the record except it goes to even further extremes. Whereas A Manatee Dance …

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 …

I just recently went to an All American Rejects concert and I have to say, it was a ton of fun. I’m a guy in my early twenties, and despite the fact that most other people at the concert were screaming high school girls, I had a ton …

Fight Test is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their record Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. The song opens up with an echo-like effect and also sets up an atmosphere as if you’re in a huge arena of people watching a “fight test”, as the name …

My best friend is a song by Tim McGraw. It talks about a husband and wife that have a great relationship.
It idealizes how a great marriage should be if it is going to last through the sea of times. It talks about people and things and the way they …

When I heard this song playing in the movie, I had even loved the movie even more, this song had been the monument and foundation in which they had fallen in love and the lyrics and the song itself is incredible. It’s more of a classical and musical orchestrated …

Most people who know me know that I am generally not interested in the particulars of dancehall music. However, when the dancehall deejay Elephant Man went solo a few years ago after he left the infamous dancehall music group the “Scare Dem Crew”, I could not help but notice …

American Metal heads Mastodon have created a style that is all their own.
Their first album, “Remission” blew everyone away with their raw, crunching and meat grinding riffs, explosive solos, throaty vocals and amazingly complex yet hard hitting drums. The sound quality was a little shoddy, but it mattered not. …

“Beginning of what’s about to happen HWY 74″ is the opening track on the debut album “Wretch” by the band Kyuss. This is very well my favorite song on “Wretch”. This song being that it is off their first album, features all the original members of the band. That …

For me, one of the best songs of all time. Whatever people think of Eminem, or rap music, I just love it.
This song was for his film 8 mile and once you watch the film it all makes sense, but to me it all made sense prior to the …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Bug a Boo
Album: The Writings On The Wall
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
Wow, um, was Destiny’s Child second album, “The Writings On The Wall”, mostly centered around male-bashing in general? Geez, first “Bills, Bills, Bills” and then this came out. And I thought TLC’s “No Scrubs” had …

Insane is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record which came out a few years ago. Unlike the previous two tracks, Exploding/Reloading and Stoner-Hate, Insane is much more similar to Funny because it’s very moderately paced and it features Malakian singing in a …

Kelly Clarkson is a former American Idol who recently came out with an album entitled “All I Ever Wanted”. Overall, it is a pretty good album that has produced some solid hits that have been played on the radio a lot.
“All I Ever Wanted”, the song that the album …