Review of the Grant Green CD Goin West

The exceptionally talented Rock artist Grant Green has released him CD entitled Goin West. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Grant Green fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Goin West Grant Green?s artistic excellence is on full display as Green has once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be him best work to date.

I wish it weren?t the case but, it?s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can?t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Goin West. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

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Rock music fans will recognize some of the well known guests that have been assembled to play along with Green on several of the tracks. Artists like Alfred Lion and Rudy Van Gelder just to name a couple.

If you?re a Grant Green fan, or just a fan of Rock music this is a CD your collection simply should not be without.

While the entire CD is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 2 – I Can’t Stop Loving you, track 4 – Red River Valley, and track 5 – Tumbling Tumbleweeds.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore […as in “Stuck On REpeat”] is track 1 – On Top Of Old Smokey. This is a great track!

Goin West Release Notes:

Grant Green originally released Goin West on March 9, 2004 on the Blue Note Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. On Top Of Old Smokey 2. I Can’t Stop Loving You 3. Wagon Wheels 4. Red River Valley 5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Herbie Hancock (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Recorded at Van Gelder studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on November 30, 1962. Includes liner notes Bob Blumenthal.

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History of the SXSW Music Festival

The South by Southwest Music Festival has been running strong, and getting stronger, since it originated in 1987. Austin considers itself the live music capital of the world, and though cities would like to battle that claim, musicians and music industry types clamor to the capital of Texas every March from around the globe.

Austin has had an entertainment district for several decades. As the home of the state government and the University of Texas, Austin has always had lively nightspots, some of which date back to the 1800s, when many of General Custer?s troops poured into clubs after the Civil War. The majority of these clubs were located along 6th street and 4th street, where the entertainment district is still located today, and the musical styles varied widely due to the mix of Mexican, colonial and German settlers. The area today hosts the highest concentration of original music nightclubs of any other city worldwide.
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In 1986, the New Music Seminar in New York invited many of Austin?s local bands to their popular music convention, and discussed having another one in Austin the next year, and it would be called the New Music Seminar Southwest. Though the New Music Seminar group pulled out shortly after their announcement, Louis Black and his cohorts ran with the idea, and started up their own festival and conference, calling it South by Southwest.

In 1986, those working on the festival announced the idea at a BMI seminar at the Hyatt, and the buzz began. A few of those working on the event were also working at The Chronicle at the time, and they began getting the word out to other alternative newspapers around the country. Knowing they didn?t have the serious industry connections on the east or west coast, an ad and story was run in Billboard magazine, which really fueled the fire. Executives from major record and publishing companies from New York, Nashville and Los Angeles began to register for the conference. Though the South by Southwest crew originally shot for 150 registrants their first year, more than 700 turned up.

Having the SXSW Music Festival in Austin was beneficial for the music industry as well as the local musicians: the music business was curious about Austin?s live music scene and had a reason to visit the city, and the musicians, who are normally isolated from the rest of the country in the middle of Texas, get a chance to do business with the industry from the comfort of their own backyard.
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In 1988, SXSW fever had hit the international stage, after the hometown bands found some success in Europe, and the interest from those attending the festival in seeing international acts perform. Now SXSW has offices in Europe, Australia, and Japan to help those international bands with their travel arrangements, get their visas in order, and find housing upon arrival.

As Austin changed and grew, hi tech companies moved in and the film industry deemed Austin as ?The Third Coast.? In 1994, SXSW added a film festival and an interactive festival that tied into their music festival, stretching SXSW over two weekends during spring break, when many students have left the town. Now the festival, which started with 700 in attendance, has grown to 10,000 participants this past year.

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Review of the Dru Hill CD Enter The Dru

Enter The Dru is the latest Pop CD put out by the richly group Dru Hill and they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I?m confident Dru Hill fans, and Pop fans alike will be pleased with this one.

Enter The Dru opens with a great track, Enter The Dru, that I anticipate will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It?s a really nice track.

Enter The Dru is a nicely varied, mix of 17 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own personal experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.
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If you’re even mildly into Pop music you’ll enjoy this album. Overall Enter The Dru is an a great release. I give it my double thumbs up. You will not be disappointed with one single track.

While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 3 – How Deep Is Your Love, track 13 – What Do I Do With The Love, and track 17 – What Are We Gonna Do

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore […as in “Stuck On REpeat”] is track 1 – Enter The Dru. Great track!

Enter The Dru Release Notes:

Dru Hill originally released Enter The Dru on October 27, 1998 on the Island Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Enter The Dru (Interlude) 2. Real Freak – (featuring Chinky Brown Eyes) 3. How Deep Is Your Love 4. This Is What We Do – (featuring Method Man) 5. Holding You 6. I’m Wondering 7. You Are Everything 8. I’ll Be The One 9. Nowhere Without You (Interlude) 10. One Good Reason 11. Angel (Interlude) 12. Angel 13. What Do I Do With The Love 14. Beauty 15. These Are The Times 16. Love We Had, The (Stays On My Mind) 17. What Are We Gonna Do

Dru Hill: Sisqo, Woody, Nokio, Jazz (vocals).

Additional personnel: Method Man (rap vocals); Michael Thompson, Sonny Lallerstedt, James Harrah (guitar); Greg Phillinganes (piano); David Foster, Guy Roche, Phil Weatherspoon (keyboards); Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Ralph B. Stacy, Damon Thomas (keyboards, drum programming); Ronnie Garrett, Alex Al (bass); William “P Sound” Thomas (drum programming); Chinky Brown Eyes.

Producers include: Dru Hill, Dutch, Daryl Simmons, Warryn “Smiley” Campbell, Babyface.
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Review of the Mariah Carey CD Charmbracelet

Very talented Pop artist Mariah Carey has released her latest CD titled Charmbracelet and Wow! It’s good.

Unfortunately, it?s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can?t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Charmbracelet. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

One of the nicer things about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Pop isn?t your favorite genre you still can?t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.

Charmbracelet is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it two thumbs up. It?s quite simply great listening. A must buy if you’re even mildly into Pop music.
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While this entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 5 – You Got Me, track 12 – Subtle Invitation, and track 15 – Through The Rain

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore […as in “Stuck On REpeat”] is track 1 – Through The Rain. Great track!

Charmbracelet Release Notes:

Mariah Carey originally released Charmbracelet on December 3, 2002 on the MonarC / Island label.
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CD Track List Follows:

1. Through The Rain 2. Boy (I Need You) – (featuring Cam’Ron) 3. One, The 4. Yours 5. You Got Me – (featuring Jay-Z/Freeway) 6. I Only Wanted 7. Clown 8. My Saving Grace 9. You Had Your Chance 10. Lullaby 11. Irresistible (West Side Connection) 12. Subtle Invitation 13. Bringin’ On The Heartbreak 14. Sunflowers For Alfred Roy 15. Through The Rain – (remix, featuring Kelly Price/Joe)

Personnel includes: Mariah Carey (vocals); Kelly Price, Joe (vocals); Jay-Z, Cam’Ron, Freeway (rap vocals); Just Blaze, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Erick E. Bass (acoustic guitar); Rob Bacon (guitar); Sandra Parks Tremants, Sharon Yamada, Lisa E. Kim, Myung Hi Kim, Fiona Simon (violin); Evan Wilson, Karen Bakunin, Denyse Buffum, Matt Funes (viola); Larry Corbett, Elizabeth Dyson, Jeremy Turner (cello); Kenneth Crouch (acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Lionel Cole (piano); Randy Jackson, Oscar Maza, John Patitucci, Reggie Hamilton (bass); Trevor Lawrence (percussion, programming); Alex Richbourg (programming); Mary Ann Tatum, Jermaine Dupri, Trey Lorenz, Melanie Daniels (background vocals). Producers: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Just Blaze, Mariah Carey.

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CD Maintenance How to make sure you CD stays in good shape

They may sound straight forward but you?ll be surprised how many times CDs & DVDs are not protected properly. Following these simple steps will ensure you can use your CD’s and DVD’s for dvd copying and cd copying for years to come.

Keep your CDs in there Jewel Cases. If not there are PVC wallets which act as ample protection or Card Wallets. For you DVDs you must keep them in their DVD boxes or, as previously mentioned, PVC Wallets and Card wallets will do

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Choosing a Great Recording Studio is Vital on Your Rise to Music Success

A sound recording is, well, a record of the interpretation of the music. It is always a good idea to bring a producer to avoid problems during your session. Artists be aware that without a good producer, you could spend more of your time, money, energy and frustration during the recording process than necessary. Come on now, do you really want to use your recording session to waste money, or would you rather become a star?

Getting a quality recording is essential. You want to make sure that the facility you use is professional, cares about your work, has great engineers to work with, and are capable of producing a great sound. If you can not find this information about a studio, you might want to keep looking.
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Mp3 player-everything you need to know about an Mp3 music

The Mp3 player is the combination of various technologies and its components are not only revolutionary but also prove to be a great consumer product. If you wish to store music as well allow the user to hear the songs played and for this the player first pulls the song from its memory, then decompresses the Mp3 encoding, runs the decompressed bytes through a digital to analog converter and amplifies the analog signal allowing the song to be heard.
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Cranking The Volume On Your Ipod Or Mp3 Player Can Damage Hearing

Kids have always loved listening to their favorite music, and the louder the better ? much to their parents? dismay. In the 1980s, the portable tape recorder with headphones ? which came to be known as the ?Walkman? ? enabled teenagers to listen to their music as loud as they wanted, anywhere they wanted, without disturbing anyone around them.

But the more modern rendition of the Walkman ? portable MP3 Players and iPods ? pose a major threat to our children?s hearing health, and to ours.
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