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Muse: The Resistance

Crystal — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:19:45 +0000

So you know those certain days that you have and nothing will make it better unless you have your favorite group and their best album just blaring in your ears? Well I have the perfect group. Muse is, by far, one of my favorite groups. I recently bought their album: The Resistance, and It is mind blowing. Muse: The Resistance can play on my iPod for hours even days maybe and I could never get bored of it.

My Favorite song if I HAD to choose one would be probably… undisclosed desires. I just love all the lyrics in that song. But that song is my favorite by a close one compared to all the other songs. The Exogenesis: Symphony’s are absolutely beautiful. The strings are just the perfect touch to the music.When I bought the album on iTunes it came with this behind the scenes look on how they made some of the songs. Also they had commentary on what the songs were about and the lyrics were included. This purchase I will never regret!!

Muse – The Resistance

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:25:36 +0000

Muse’s album The Resistance is my new obsession. I cannot get their music out of my head, and I am not complaining one bit. The tracks on here are simply mesmerizing. When I plug my ear phones into my ipod and select The Resistance the world around me stops and I just listen to the words of the song. Honestly the best thing I have heard in a while. A must get, listen and enjoy the great escape muse has to offer.

Irish drinking songs

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Now that you have your laprechaun outfit, shamrock glasses and Guinness in a Guinness glass, it’s now time to sing a traditional song. What’s that you say? You don’t know any Irish drinking songs? Well, then you need this CD. There are two discs of traditional Irish songs, both drinking and non-drinking. It’s the perfect icing on the Irish cake.

Vinyl Records

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:19:26 +0000

Just by mentioning vinyl records, you’re looking at something that is rare and collectible. There are two types of vinyl records; 33s and 45s. 33s were the larger, full album records where the 45s contained only two songs, one on each side. 45s are where the concept of the single in music comes from.

Multitrack tape machine

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:46:54 +0000

Writing music for free is a great aid, but if you don’t have the musicians to play it, you’re out of luck. Fortunately, this multitrack tape machine will allow those who can play multiple instruments to play each instrument on a separate track of a recording. This leads to the ultimate one man band.

Online music software

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:46:23 +0000

For the next Bach or Mozart in your family, give them this easy to use online music software. This service is free but their is a premium site called crescendo which includes a few extra features. Sketch musical ideas or orchestrate them in a full-on score with this software.

Vinyl Records

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:50:28 +0000

It’s amazing to me, yet not surprising, that vinyl records are still being sold and bought. Vinyl actually gives the music a warmer sound than CDs do. There is something to be said for going all digital in music. And vinyl is perfectly suited for jazz. And the quintessential jazz album is Giant Steps from John Coltrane.

Bruce Springsteen Live in London

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:42:44 +0000

If you grew up with Springsteen and the E-Street Band, you’ll probably dig this 2 DVD set of a live concert in 2009. I loved the band’s chemistry from Max Weinberg to Clarence Clemens and of course the boss’ gravel laden voice belting out lyrics while playing his guitar. You get almost three hours of music and concert footage from a legendary band.

$11.99 at Amazon.com.

Woodstock: 40 Years on: Back to Yasgur’s Farm

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:09:22 +0000

As the historic festival marks its 40-year anniversary, Rhino presents WOODSTOCK-40 YEARS ON: BACK TO YASGUR’S FARM, a 77-song, six-CD boxed set that features the most comprehensive collection ever available of artists that performed at the original festival, sequenced in chronological order of performance, featuring 38 previously unreleased recordings, including the Grateful Dead, The Who, Tim Hardin, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & The Fish, and others.
To assemble the most comprehensive document of the myth-steeped weekend, the boxed set’s co-producer Andy Zax pored over every inch of multitrack tape in search of the strongest parts of each of the 33 sets. ‘The way we approached all of the material was as if it was a cinema verite documentary-the raw record of the event,’ Zax says. In addition to the music, the set offers considerable amount of ancillary material sprinkled throughout the discs-stage announcements, lysergic babble, the sounds of rain, a cameo appearance by Abbie Hoffman, and the graciousness of Max Yasgur’s address to the crowd, heard for the first time in its entirety.

Off The Wall

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:08:57 +0000

OFF THE WALL remaster contains previously unreleased demos and commentary by producer Quincy Jones and songwriter Rod Temperton.

Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion); Patti Austin (vocals); David Williams, Marlo Henderson, Phil Upchurch, Wah Wah Watson, Marlo Henderson, Larry Carlton (guitar); Larry Williams (flute, alto & tenor saxophones); Kim Hutchcroft (flute, tenor & baritone saxophones); Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); Gary Grant (trumpet); William Reichenbach (trombone); Greg Phillinganes (electric piano, synthesizer); David “Hawk” Wolinski (electric piano); Michael Boddiker (synthesizer, programming); George Duke, David Foster (synthesizer); Louis Johnson (bass); John Robinson (drums, percussion); Randy Jackson, Janet Jackson, Richard Heath, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).

$5.49 at amazon.com