Vertical Horizon Burning the Days mp3

This whole CD is worth it for that song alone, Even Now. Vertical Horizon has been around for so long, yet they had undergone many changes throughout their record history. They moved around record labels, went on hiatus, and re-released their 2003 album, "Go." Finally, after much waiting, Vertical Horizon delivers their new catalog of music, and I have to say...this was worth the wait.

Of course knowing me, I'm a Vertical Horizon nut, so let's cut down to what most everyone else knows about them. I'm sure everyone here remembers their hit song, "Everything You Want" well, closing off with a song like "Even Now" I feel like they've matured in their music very much.

Neil Peart from Rush plays the drums on "Save Me From Myself" "Welcome To The Bottom" and "Even Now." Matt and Neil are actually good friends with one another; they also collaborated on the writing of Even Now. I feel it's too soon to be writing a review without letting the music really sink in as I usually do, but really there are a lot of good songs to pick up on here.

The opening "All Is Said And Done" is a nice start for their return; the very sound of it gives hint to me that they are very much still alive and around. It feels great. Then their next song, The Lucky One once again reassures their return with a great piano medley and a wonderful chorus. It's a little hard to comment on just how everyone is going to take this seeing as it just came out, but if anyone is a fan of Vertical Horizon or simply likes their previous work, I'm sure you'll enjoy this.

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Thousand Foot Krutch Welcome To The Masquerade mp3

Oh my gosh, this album is so amazing!!! I have always been a huge TFK fan, and had great expectations for this album, knowing their track record. My expectations were met and exceeded. TFK does a great job on this album of having just the right mix of hard rockers and slower ballads, and the slower songs are just as great as the rockers. Look Away definitely pulls at your heart, and Already Home is a phenomenal closer to the album.

There is also Watching Over Me, which is a great song with very comforting lyrics about how God is always there watching out for us. Fire it Up does just what the title suggests. It fires you up. I love it!!! And other songs like Welcome to the Masquerade, E for Extinction, The Part that Hurts the Most (Is me), Scream, Outta Control, Smackdown, Bring Me to Life all rock to the extreme.

Then there is Forward Motion, which is different from the rest of the album in that it is more of a pop song than a rock song, but they did a great job with it and I love it. Even the little intro at the beginning, The Invitation, is awesome because it does a wonderful job of preparing you for a truly phenomenal album. There is not a song on this album that I want to skip. This is definitely one of, if not TFK's best. Get it and hear for yourself.

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Noisettes Wild Young Hearts mp3

The lead female vocalist has a unique, very-rare sound. Her music is free flowing and almost sounds vintage. She is very similar in looks and style as Janelle Monae. When a reviewer of her album listens to the music and watches her music videos, they get a taste of what she wants to put out there to the world.

Strictly listening to her album may make a listener think, 'what is she talking about.' Her music video for Never Forget You is briliant. She has fun with words and finds a way to play them without being mainstream. Her greatest on here Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go) and Saturday Night. There is only one "3 star" song. The rest are four and above. Her talent is unique which gives her 5 stars in my book.

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Zero 7 Yeah Ghost mp3 download

I am a huge Zero 7 fan...as confirmed by my NC license plate. If I were forced to rank Zero 7's four albums in order of perfection, ironically the list would mirror the date order of album release. Call it my bias...my preference, but 'Simple Things' and 'When It Falls' were absolutely intoxicating.

Don't get me wrong....'Yeah Ghost' is still better than 95% of music being released today, and I anticipated it's release like my next-born-child...and it doesn't disappoint. 'Yeah Ghost' is a great upbeat record, but true Zero 7 fans will know what I mean when I say....Please 'return to your roots' guys....we are aging WITH you....and we miss you!! Call it cliche', say "you can't go home again"....but for the sake of human kind....please "Give It Away"....and return to Simple Things. Don't track my rankings...track your album sales.

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The Dead Weather Horehound mp3

It's fast, dark, loud. It's part 60s garage, part 70s hard rock, part eerie folk right out of Marcus's "Old Weird America." Add a dash of 80s glam and new orleans jazz, and shine it up with a fuzzy over-saturated sound that could only come from Jack White's magical 8-track.

Alison Mosshart's passionate, angry, caustic singing blends perfectly with Fertita's cutting, overdriving guitar. Oh Alison Mosshart, brutal slayer of our hearts. She's like if Robert Plant and Janis Joplin had a daughter who died and was reincarnated into the dark angel of blues. Mosshart's lyrics are characteristically dark, banshee temper tantrum ballads. Her style is somewhat similar to her previous work with The Kills, but she seems more wild and unhinged with The Dead Weather.

And as other reviewers have noted, even though this is a rock super-group, the sound is entirely new, entirely their own. But a few things are familiar: the raw but pure sound of Jack White's recording process, and his tradition of ending an album with a simple, enigmatic, low-fi folk song.

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Colbie Caillat Breakthrough mp3

This was my first time experiencing Colbie other then her singles on the radio from her first CD. I didn't buy her first CD but I was itching for something new & saw this listed in the new releases so after previewing some songs I decided to buy it. So glad I did. Colbie has a wonderful voice. The songs are very catchy but just different enough to make them stand apart from everything on the radio today. It's rare I can say I enjoyed every song on a CD but in this case, I did! It's full of talent from the songwriting, the music & her lovely voice!

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Levitate Bruce Hornsby And The Noisemakers mp3

Bruce and the Noisemaker's newest disc, Levitate, is a very solid cut that seems to incorporate the adventurism of 2002's "Big Swing Face" with the more mainstream sound of 2005's "Halcyon Days" and continues the band's tradition of strong songwriting. Ever evolving as an artist, Hornsby's albums all have a distinct sound from the preceeding one, and even between album songs themselves.

(This attribute may alienate some fans of radio tracks, but it keeps Bruce and the band relevant to the world, and treasured by fans craving music inspired by the ear rather than the focus group, and makes each live show an unforgettable, near religious experience.)

"Levitate" is no different. Bruce's signature lyrics that span between cringing and inspirational. 'Prarie Dog Town' is the most catchy song on the disc, but 'Black rats'. 'Cyclone', 'Continents Drift', 'Here we go again' will have you wearing out the repeat button on your player. Most importantly, the entire disc just seems to work as a whole album if you listen to it a few times. In these days of a la carte song marketing, this is a rare feat.

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