A band I respect a lot released an album this past summer titled “Smash The Control Machine.” This band, Otep, has been a favorite of mine for a while now and I was excited to hear the new album.
First I must say that I had high expectations for this …

The song It Stops Today has become my signature song and it is sung by one of my favorite singers, Colbie Caillat. I first heard this song after a break up and it spoke volumes as to where I was in my life. I had always depended on others …

The Gash is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their record The Soft Bulletin. Opening up with a very epic sounding introduction comprised of interesting instrumentation and a powerful vocal section from Coyne, The Gash soon transitions into a piano-led section before the drums come in …

I loved the first CD from this band so when I saw this one released, I knew I had to have it. This could probably be one of the best CD’s I own. I only paid $11.99 for it at my local music store. This CD had a really …

Overview - Highway 61 Revisited, Dylan’s sixth effort and his first to feature a full backing band, is filled with brilliant songwriting and excellent lyrics, something I’ve always expected of Dylan after hearing a lot of his work. This album contains some of Dylan’s most well known songs of …

Back in 1996, In Flames released ‘The Jester Race’, their most influential album to date, through Nuclear Blast. One year earlier, the two other highlights of the Swedish metal scene, namely At the Gates and Dark Tranquility, came up with their respective ‘Slaughter of the Soul’ and ‘The Gallery’ …

American Idiot, Green Day’s opening track to the album of the same name, is a song driven by political fury and those simple and basic punk riffs which the band always embraced. I don’t want to get into detail about the issue of Green Day —˜selling out’, if you …

The famous East African, Kenyan born boy band, Sauti Sol are at it again with their new track ‘Melanin’ featuring Patoranking. The song, released only this week, caused a lot of frenzy on social media as it led to sweet and sour opinions about the music video.
‘Melanin’ is a …

After listening to the self titled debut from Vivid Remorse it damned on me that every now and then there is a really good reason that a lot of poepl haven’t heard of a certain band. look, the album is okay if you like old school thrash metal mixed …

At first I thought this collaboration album was going to be below average on my expectations but I was dead wrong. The Maybach Music Group (MMG) consists of rappers; Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Pill, Teedra Moses and Gunplay. Their first collaboration album titled ” Self Made Vol. 1″ …

Have you guys ever listen to this song, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield? If you have not yet, it’s high time that you guys should listen to. It is a very nice and catchy song that I will always love listening to. I have always love Natasha’s voice. …

If I Needed Someone is a song by The Beatles which appears on their record Rubber Soul. Something important about Rubber Soul is that it certainly acted as an indication that The Beatles were really starting to move away from the traditional pop-rock sound that they had into a …

Use Your Illusion II is the second half of a double album released in 1991 by Guns N’ Roses. The album cover is identical except for the color layout. The album features an alternate version with alternate lyrics of Don’t Cry, the original is on the first. There is …

He Wasn’t by Avril Lavinge is a song about how this girl does not like her guy that much any more and decides he is not the kind of guy she is looking for. The guy is hanging her out to dry and that is how lots of guys …

Of all the tracks in the world that can inspire, especially if you feel you have been through a rough patch at some time in your life, then Frank Sinatra, My Way, just seems to sum everything up for you.
The song does mention quite a few things, so as …

Sugar Magnolia is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their record American Beauty. Sugar Magnolia opens up with a bouncy sounding rhythm which has an extremely lighthearted tone to it and you can certainly tell that this song will be a lot better than an average …

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 …

Anonymous does not play music like Faith No More like the previous albums. Kevin Rutmanis absence of a bass player, able to change the concept of music that normally hard, even though the age of the personnel are old enough. Tomahawk lowered the tempo in playing music? Tomahawk …

The Dance, sung by Garth Brooks, holds different meaning to different people. For me, it is about the death of a child. To others, it is about lost love. It truly can be whatever you want it to be about. This is one of my favorite Garth Brooks songs. …

There has to be an awful good reason for me wanting to listen to classical type of music. And for that, I am such a great fan since hearing Siempre by IL Divo. These guys are so, so gorgeous, all good looking and definitely very talented. Even …

Donuts is one of the most imaginative and important CDs of the last decade. Although it is very unnoticed and underground, I consider it to be a classic and very important. It’s extremely imaginative and I’m positive in the near future, maybe in another decade or so, J Dilla’s …

I wasn’t anticipating much from the Tennessee band the Kings of Leon when I foremost heard they were releasing a fresh album, and this is mostly since they haven’t done something major (in my view) like Aha Shake Heartbreak. Their final album, Because of the Times, did okay with the …

One genre of music that I feel is hugely underrated and underdeveloped is jazz/rock. It seems that rarely will I find a good jazz/rock combination band, despite the fact that the two styles of music compliment each other so well. The Reign of Kindo is a band that stands …

Salival was a limited edition CD/DVD or CD/VHS set that is now somewhat difficult to find. The set was released in 2000 by the band Tool featuring 5 live tracks, a cover of Led Zeppelin’s No Quarter, A Message To Harry Manback II, and track 8 LAMC, with a …

“Dad, do you know Taylor Swift?”
Aaron Dessner was asked this question by his eight-year-old daughter. Through the mouth of a baby she spoke the truth, because that day a musician from The National recorded one of the songs on “folklore”. “No” - Dessner brazenly deceived the child. The release …

White horse by Taylor Swift is a song that makes a lot of sense to me because it describes a lot of relationships now days. It makes even more sense to me because I know what it is like to live in a small town and fall in love …

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 …

Puff Daddy ft. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, and Notorious B.I.G.
“It’s All About The Benjamins (Remix)”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Hype Williams
Just when you thought enough was enough, “It’s All About The Benjamins (Remix)” was released during a time when the world was at the height of music video overkill …

When You Smile is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their album Clouds Taste Metallic. Opening up with a free atmosphere, a couple guitars can be heard coming in and out of the track with effects on them which gives them a very light and airy …

Tool’s 10,000 days has been a welcome addition to my music collection, in early 2006 I picked this album up soon after it’s releases, the album packaging was immence, a digipak with 3d glasses and matching booklet, I have never been as impressed with album packaging as I was …

This Gone with the Wind soundtrack CD is labeled as ‘The New Recording of Max Steiner’s Classic’. It was done with LaserLight Digital technology. It has one big plus and one big minus in my book.
The big plus is that this music is as wonderful as ever. …

Dark Fantasy is a song by Kanye West and is the opening track to his most recent album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Opening up with a female voice and a spoken word section, the track gradually transitions into the bulk of the song with West coming in with …

People Need the Lord Audio CD of Steve Green never fails to delight me. It is a great collection of sixteen godly songs. The songs have inspired and blessed my heart over and over again.
The songs topped up by the lead song People Need the Lord are Mission, …

This Erotic Lounge (Deluxe Edition) was borrowed from my friend the other day, as I wanted something sexy to listen to, and she recommended me to this CD.
It sounds kinky, but it’s not really, actually. The front cover is pretty interesting. It is a picture of a …

Long way to go by Cassie is a song about how this girl is saying this guy has a long way to go before he can even date her. This song is another song I like by cassie because it’s about a girl making a guy wait because he …

Best Thing In Town is a song by Green Day which appears on their record Kerplunk. The song starts off with a rapid chord pattern from Armstrong as he comes in with the vocals nearly right away and is accompanied by a simple drum part and I assume the …

(Music From) The Elder
This LP would be notable for three things:
1.) It was KISS’ return to the realm of a concept album
2.) It would be Ace’s last album with the band for 16 years as he quit/was fired soon after.
3.) The album bombed so bad it was KISS’ worst …

Tormentor is a song by Slayer which appears on their first album, Show No Mercy. The track starts off with a heavy rhythm which has a dark sound to it but it isn’t all that fast in tempo which isn’t extremely characteristic of Slayer, on this record or really …

Nearly every year these days the is some sort of self-proclaimed musical super-group that come out and expect to blow the world away. Most of the times these bands are over-rated but last year was definitely the year of Black Country communion. If ever a group was able to …

After the monstrously successful “Dark Side of The Moon” Pink Floyd ultimately reached their goal of becoming rich and famous, from cozy stages they’ve reached to play in stadiums, their name being known everywhere and by everyone. And the pressure the band was forced to deal with also made …

Perfect Situation is a song by Weezer which appears on their album Make Believe. Opening up with a simple guitar line and drum rhythm which both do a good job of building the energy for the track, a more definitive rhythm is established after about twenty seconds into the …

Perfect Day by Various Artists is awesome! You guys have to listen to this song, it was featured a few years back. And the video ain’t that bad as well; truly colorful and featuring the various artists as bits of bits the voices sung through.
One line …

The soundtrack for the movie Twilight fits the story perfectly. It is one of my favorite CDs in my own collection. I am very picky about my music. Prior to listening to this soundtrack, I only knew of two bands that were listed.
The first time I heard the …

Elysian Fields is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Youthanasia. The track opens up with some brief noise before leading way to a heavy guitar riff with Mustaine singing over it in his characteristic Mustaine snarl. The guitar riff on this song isn’t exactly thrash metal …

Irchirin no hana is a Japanese song with a dark heavy metal beat to it. I, as a American, find this song fascinating. Never before have I heard such a dark melody of love played out in this strange fashion. Written by High and MIGHTY COLORS, This strange …

I feel the true spirit of Christmas with this song. It is a single by Mariah Carey as part of her fifth album Merry Christmas. I also like the video of it, where Mariah Carey is spending Christmas in the snow with many presents and family. Her ex-husband made …

It is not like me to review asimple son, while essentially I am not a strager to reviewing music in the form of albums and their artists, but this is a first for me and for a very special reason. The song I am writing about, I’ll Wait For …

Overview - Side I of The Fragile, Nine Inch Nail’s third full length record, contains some of the best aggressive work and also some of the best melodic work they’ve ever put out through their entire career. Right from the opening track Reznor sounds excellent vocally and shows he …

I actually heard the song entitled “All because of you” for the first time on MTV. They were having a countdown and this song was one of the featured songs with a video to go along with it as well. All because of you is a song by an …

I Was There is a song by Green Day which appears on their debut record 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. The song starts off with a generic guitar riff consisting of some simple chords before the drums come in with a nice pounding rhythm which at least give something interesting …