Overview —“ Painkiller, the 12th album released by Judas Priest, is surprisingly one of my favorite albums ever released by them. I said surprisingly because generally, by a band’s 12th album they really aren’t very good anymore, or at least they’re not all that great, but something about this …

“Surprise! You’re Dead!” is the 4th song off of Faith No More’s infamous album “The Real Thing”. This is the third album released by Faith No More, however it is the first to feature former Mr. Bungle vocalist Mike Patton. Although “Surprise! You’re Dead!” wasn’t necessarily considered a single, …

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I heard that Scott Weiland, former lead singer of alternative/grunge rock band Stone Temple Pilots, was teaming up with the band members of Guns’n’Roses to form this supergroup. But this project brings out the best of both worlds. …

Best I ever had by Gary Allan is a song that is sad but I like it any how. This song talks about how this guy is realizing that the girl that he wants is just the best he ever had but it is sad in the way she …

Sing For Absolution, a track by Muse is certainly the newest Muse track which I find myself currently hooked on. What I will say right now is that the song has an excellent build up throughout the song and demonstrates a nice blend and balance of a more melodic …

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 …

‘Life in a Northern Town’ is a classic song, written and performed by the English folk group The Dream Academy.
The song’s wistful sound passes off a sense of melancholy over the amazing chorus chants and lyrics that transport listeners back in time. The song speaks of a a small …

The Black Keys, a blues rock duo out of Ohio, has been releasing records since the early 2000’s, but truly broke through to mainstream success with the release of 2010’s “Brothers.” A good friend of mine, who’s gotten me into countless bands, turned me onto the Keys years back, …

Winter Wonder Land is a song by Animal Collective and the seventh on their record Strawberry Jam. Returning to the traditional sound present throughout the rest of the record, Winter Wonder Land opens up with a vocal section accompanied by some fairly chaotic music behind it. Although the opening …

The Day That Never Comes, the first ballad on Death Magnetic, certainly is yet another good example of Metallica were being truthful when they said they let past records influence them on this album. Whereas the first half of this ballad (Let’s remember that the first half of Metallica …

Common’s Finding Forever marks the second album that will be released under Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, and will be largely produced by Mr. West himself. J Dilla, DJ Premier, and Bilal also make appearances on the CD’s production and guest singing. There are no other rappers with Common on …

P. Diddy ft. Mario Winans
“Through The Pain - She Told Me”
Press Play
Bad Boy Entertainment
“Through The Pain (She Told Me)” is P. Diddy’s fourth single and music video from his fourth album titled “Press Play”, following “Come To Me” with Nicole Scherzinger, “Tell Me” with Christina Aguilera, and “Last Night” …

I was very exciting last spring to find out that a new Garbage album was going to come out after such a long wait, since their 2005 album, Bleed Like Me. And so I basically downloaded the album as soon as it was released. I will be honest and …

One of the songs that catch my attention because of the introduction and the lyrics is King of Anything. Sara Barreilis is talking about how she is irritated with her lover. At first part, she was bored and count cars, which made me, laugh the first time I heard …

The Unforgiven would be the one song on The Black Album which I would define as being extremely musically mature and once again shows an excellent example of Metallica continuing to progress as excellent songwriters. The lyrics to this song deal with this person cutting himself off from society …

I Don’t Live Today is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their album Are You Experienced? The track opens up with an interesting play-off between a lead guitar line and an interesting drum pattern. Hendrix comes in with the vocal melody pretty much immediately and …

Overview —“ Warning, the second music video released by Green Day for support of the album of the same name is another music video where Green Day once again demonstrate their sense of humor. I have to say that I’m really not a huge fan of the entire Warning …

The first time that I ever heard of Lupe Fiasco was in the song “Know My Name” by Blake Lewis. He sounded like a regular rap artist and there’s nothing special about him. But then after this song comes out, I really like this dude. First of all, this …

Bryan Adams is my favorite rock singer. He basically sings arena and soft rock songs. What I like most about his songs is his unorthodox voice that complements kind of songs perfectly that he sings. Also, his his guitar notes and lyrics are easy flowing, understandable , and most …

Everyone goes through their phases where they are obsessed with that one song and are afraid that because they are listening to it so much, that they might end up just getting sick of the song. Well, I am currently obsessed with this song and have been for a …

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. …

It is hard to tell what this song is about unless you really listen to the lyrics. The lyrics itself complete a song so that is the most important thing to pay attention to when reviewing a song, not just how the song sounds or who it is by. …

After Soundgarden broke up, lead singer Chris Cornell got to work on his solo music. Releasing his debut solo album, Euphoria Morning in the 90s, this remarkable album features some tracks that display Cornell’s talent as a song writer, as well as a vocalist.
My favorite song on the album …

Rudimentary Peni released “Farce” the same year as their debut self titled EP. I really enjoyed their first release, however with this one I am not so impressed. With that being said, every RP record is excellent and above par for punk, and this one is no exception. I …

Ocean Avenue is Yellowcard’s most successful album.
This is the album where their music started to sound like their newer albums.The music has gotten slower and more arranged.The violin lines are more present.
This is my personal best for them.The reason is that this one the songs are still quite raw …

It Is Obvious is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his album Barrett. The track starts off with a piano, an acoustic guitar, an organ, and Barrett’s vocals all at once. At first I thought that the sound was a bit too jumbled but it seems to …

Cast Down is a song by Slayer which starts off with a heavy guitar part in the left channel and then doubles up in the right channel, although note that I am not saying a good guitar riff, simply a heavy one. The tempo of the track is fairly …

R&B Sensation Trey Songz released his 5th album in August 2012, titled “Chapter V”. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Trey Songz has been on a span of hit records since the Step Up 3D Soundtrack single “Already Taken”, to the singles for this album which …

I am so in love with hit single The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by The Script. Just some information about this song and the band, before I pore out my heart. I am not in love or anything, all it is, is I am in love …

Lisa Loeb, a New York based singer-songwriter is definitely one of those artists who I’ve loved from day one. I’ve always admired the lyrical ability and distinctive voice of the quirky singer who is known for the hit “Stay”. While Lisa Loeb has really only had one song that …

One of the most popular, trendsetting music artists of the century, Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance single will certainly go down in history as the lady’s trademark song. It has all the elements of what defines the singer: a tune that is fast beat, one you can dance …

For You Blue is the penultimate track on The Beatle’s final record, Let It Be. To be honest, For You Blue was a song which I never used to listen to at all. In fact, after a long time of not listening to the song, I had completely forgotten …

What’s Left Of The Flag is a song by Flogging Molly which appears on their record Drunken Lullabies. The vocals waste no time coming into this track as they start right away simultaneously with a violin part as well as an acoustic guitar strumming a simple pattern in the …

Hank Jones: Sweet Dreams was the second CD released in recent years by the entertainer. Jones actually spends most all of his time now in the field of genealogy, where he’s written many notable books. Before that took center stage for him, though, he was an actor …

This guitar pedal by digitech has to be one of the best investments I have made in my musical life. I love how you can play a nice simple scale on a regular clean setting and then immediately stomp on the pedal, yielding a more sustain and distorted sound. …

It was my mother who first told me about the R&B music group “Debarge” even though I had heard their music playing sometimes on the radio over the years. I was familiar with a few of their songs, and while I had heard them playing, I just was not …

Artist: Beyonce ft. Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free
Video: “Fighting Temptation”
Album: “The Fighting Temptations”: Music from the Motion Picture
Label: Columbia
Director: Antti Jokinen
“Fighting Temptation” is a single and music video off of the official motion picture soundtrack for the 2003 film starring Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding, Jr. called “The …

I do really love the music of Geoff Bullock II particularly his album “The Power of Your Love.” Listening to the album “Power of Your Love” will give you a one of a kind worship experience. The album is full of awesome and soul-reviving worship songs which include the …

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 …

Puff Daddy ft. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, Foo Fighters, and Notorious B.I.G.
“It’s All About The Benjamins (Rock Remix)”
No Way Out
Bad Boy Records
Director: Spike Jonze
Puff Daddy is all about being spontaneous, isn’t he? Always trying to take things to the next level by doing something you would least expect him …

I have always enjoyed and admired Shania Twain’s beauty. Her CD album years before, entitled Come On Over by Shania Twain was the first time that made me having a total admiration for her brunette beauty. She looks so awesome and is indeed so super gorgeous. And …

If you love smooth jazz, then I suggest that you get “Always”, an album by saxophonist Nelson Rangell. It is soulful and romantic, just the kind of album you’d want to listen to with your spouse or significant other on a quiet evening when you finally get a …

I am not a fan of soul music, but the reason I know of the music group “The Stylistics” is because they are one of my father’s favourite music groups and he would play their music over the years.
A couple years ago, one of my father’s good friends gave …

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has been becoming increasingly popular over the years, especially during the holiday season. I recently purchased The Lost Christmas Eve album, which, obviously is a Christmas album. It is hands down the best Christmas CD I have ever heard in my life. It …

Jay-Z ft. Mecca
“Feelin’ It”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
“Feelin’ It” is the final single and music video from Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt”, it follows “Dead Presidents”, “Ain’t No Playa”, and “Can’t Knock The Hustle”. This time, Jay-Z decides to sample “Pastures” by a jazz music artist named Ahmad Jamal. Jay-Z is …

Lips Of An Angle by Hinder is a song I like because it talks about how a guy still has feelings for this other girl and it goes into details about how this girl gives the guy a phone call and the guys girl does not know it is …

Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy is one of the bands greatest accomplishments. The mellow blues styling mixed with the energetic rock and roll makes for a truly enjoyable and uplifting musical experience. Not only is every song perfectly orchestrated, but the overall flow of the CD and …

Overview - Let It Be, the final studio album of The Beatles, is made up more of melodic tracks rather than just traditional rock songs, although there are still some of those on here, mixed with some great songwriting and excellent vocal delivery. For me, there aren’t too many …

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 …

This song makes no sense, but then again, it’s being sung by a teenager who knows nothing really about love. Not only that, this song really annoying due to that fact that it’s hard on the ears. The majority of this song is repeating itself over and over again …