Adelitas Way -"Introduced to me by
their airplay on WCCC, Adelitas Way offers up the rock epic
"Invincible", as well as other tunes includingthe solid
"Scream"."
Adam Lambert-"It was perhaps
"Mad World" the cemented his stardom but ever since he
has used his renowned voice aided by his instrumentalists and an
all-star cast of song writers to put together quite a musical
repertoire. "For Your Entertainment", "Whataya
Want from Me", and "If I Had You" may be the
released singles, but he has about ten songs that could easily be
singles including the jump "Strut", the Gaga influenced
"Fever", the moody and strong "Sleepwalker",
"Broken Open" and it's the more upbeat slower
"Aftermath." Added to that is the mysterious
"Voodoo", excitement filled "Down the Rabbit
Hole", and the underutilized and epic "Pick U Up".
Just check him out."
Allison Iraheta -"The high energy
Idol finalist in the midst of her first album release and touring
with Adam Lambert. Live, she is a very powerful singer backed up
by the blasting instrumentals. A good combination indeed. Her
slower songs also showcase her voice's power just without a
different energy. She sings in both Spanish and English.
"Don't Waste the Pretty" may be getting a lot of
attention but it is one of many great songs on her album."
A-HA -"Believe it or not "Take on Me" is
not their only song, but of course will forever be remembered as the
song."
Christopher Franke -"Prolific musician
perhaps most known to the geek world for his soundtrack work on
Babylon 5. Also did the soundtrack to the first Tenchi Muyo
movie."
Hans Zimmer -"One of the leading movie soundtrack
creators, he has a distinct style, but it doesn't get old. Did
work on Pirates of the Caribbean, and his music for Backdraft was
reborn for Iron Chef. And of course he is the musical genius
behind the two latest Batman movies."
Bjorn Lynne - "Musical composer with a hand in a
variety of works both in terms of soundtracks and general
composition. Did a variety of music for the Worms series of
games. "
Black Veil Brides -"I am no expert in
the subgenres of music, just that they rock. Their debut album is
solid rock. "We Stitch These Wounds is the title track and
it makes sense given the epic flavor to it. "
B-52s-"Funky little shack...funky little
shack!"
Bon Jovi -"They don't need my compliments
their resume stands for itself. "It's My Life" may be
one of the greatest songs ever recorded, and naturally there's
other hits like "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give
Love a Bad Name" ,"Wanted Dead or Alive" and
recent songs like "Have a Nice Day"
Bond -"The stuff this talented group of
women can do with classical music intstruments is beyond
amazing."
Britney Spears -"Don't even want to
know what she's doing outside of the music studio, but
"Circus" deserves a listen and that's not the only song
of hers worthy of consideration.
Cascada -"It's dance music, it's fun, and
it's jumpy and full of energy though "What Hurts the
Most" may be the best piece so far."
Christina Aguilera -"Her latest single
"Not Myself Tonight" hits on all cylinders."
Dio- "Holy Diver and more."
Disturbed -""Down With The Sickness"
rocks, period, one of many tracks of theirs that is executes
successfully."
Dream (Japan) -"This J-Pop group
has had a lot of members, but "My Will" the first
ending to Inuyasha is one of their most well known songs and in
my opinion one of their best. WHY is also an awesome bit of
music, and one of many on their multiple albums."
Yuki Kajiura -"Composer and
producer who I came to be familiar with her work for .hack//sign
and Madlax. Perhaps the best piece of either soundtrack is
"Nowhere" from Madlax. She is also the producer for Kalafina which visited Anime Boston in 2009 as did
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Eiffel65 -"The electronic dance group is most
known for "Blue" but that's quite a song to have on
their resume."
Emilie Autumn -"In the case of her
music I'm going to let it stand for itself and suggest you sample
it. A fascinating artist."
Enigma -"If "Gravity of Love" does
not headline this group's output I'll eat my hat. That one song
is beyond well done, and is a true example of what music can
accomplish."
Enter Shikari -"Heavy rock to say
the least, a lot of screaming intermixed with slamming
instrumentals. Still they're screams fit in a way I have not
heard before in the context of the melodies being laid down.
E.S. Posthumus -"Their orchestral
pieces have a distinct style. Their music is recognized from the
NFL on CBS as well as the TV series "Cold Case" but
that is the tip of the proverbial berg of ice! "Arise"
is another mood setting and excellent piece. "Kuvera"
is as powerful as it is well paced and dramatic, and that is but
a handful of their releases."
French Horn Rebellion -"Electronic music
with a twist. I am also at a loss to describe them. "
Lady Gaga -"Gaga is indescribable"
Maxx -"Eurodance act which
put together the epic Get-A-Way."
Guns N' Roses -"ROCK!"
Led Zeppelin-"More ROCK!"
Massive Attack -"I first heard
Massive Attack when their eerie piece "Angel" was used
to set the stage for a climactic scene on The West Wing"
Men Without Hats -"If you only listen
to "Safety Dance" you're missing so much of this
group's contribution."
Metallica -"What could I possibly say to
describe them. It's Metallica, it's metal."
Orianthi -"She is an excellent guitarist and
she can sing. Her debut album features not only the
"According to You" top 40 hit that has gained her
prominence, but also the powerful "Suffocated",
"Bad News" and the purely instrumental "Highly
Strung" amidst a solid track lineup top to bottom. She was
also touring with Adam Lambert in recent months.
Ozzy Osbourne -"It's Ozzy, that's
all."
Parliament -"Funk. That's what it is. "Give
up the Funk!""
The Pretenders -"If you listen to
nothing else by them, listen to the powerful "I'll Stand By
You", a piece I first heard when it was slipped into an
episode of Homicide: Life on the Street."
The Project A-Ko
soundtrack
- "Joey Carbone and Richie Zito composed an epic soundtrack
and grabbed some great vocalists to augment the anime
parody."
Rihanna-"I have no problem giving props to
Rihanna. "So Hard", "Disturbia", and
"Umbrella" especially are quality."
Shakira -"Shakira's reputation was pretty
secure before her appearance at the World Cup. "Suerte"
(the Spanish version of "Whenever, Wherever".) is
wonderous, though "Ojos Asi" is beyond awesome,
beyondsome even! In English it is strong, but in Spanish it
shoots into the stratosphere.
James Horner -"Was responsible for
the epic symphonic backdrops to Star Trek II and Star
Trek III, and has plenty of other projects to his
name."
The Octopus Project-"I don't even know
how to describe what their music is, but its interesting and
quirky."
Tiesto -"The dance and trance guru."
Transformers: The Movie
soundtrack
(animated version) -"The 80's epic animated movie was scored
by Vince DiCola (who also did Rocky IV),
added to that were vocals to the movie's two anthems by Stan Bush ("Dare" and "The Touch"), and a
group of various vocalists with several of the other songs
throughout the movie, including Weird Al."
Chumbawamba -"Tubthumping" may be the song
that was the most recognized of the group though there is much
more to them than just the Tubthumper album, though this is what
I am familiar with. On that album alone were a variety of quality
songs of the quirky variety, including my personal favorite
"I Want More" and the excellent "The Good Ship
Lifestyle."
Kenji Kawai -"Another music composer with a vast
resume, including Ranma 1/2 and the Patlabor,
both the TV series and the dramatic distinctive scores to the
various motion pictures. He also recently composed the music
behind the live action Death Note."
Rammstein -"A German medal band
that brings it. Their album Sehnsucht was my first exposure to
the group and it may help that I have no idea what they're saying
but the sound is majorly amazing."
Corona - "The pop group
behind the energetic "The Rhythm of the Night",
"Baby Baby", and "I Don't Wanna be a Star"
among others.
A Flock of Seagulls -"And I rannnnn I ran
so far awayyyyyy du du du duuuuu..."
Black Eyed Peas -"Was not originally
a fan of this group but got turned around by "I Gotta
Feeling" and came to appreciate "Let's Get It
Started" and many of their other works."
Blondie-"How can one not like Blondie?"
Blur -"WOOOO HOOOO!"
Rodrigo y Gabriela -"Listen to "Diablo Rojo",
it's that simple."
Safri Duo -"Played-A-Live is excellent for this
group that I am having trouble classifying. They have numerous
energetic powerful pieces. Their music is so energetic it is
popular in the world of gymnastics as it fits many of the
athletes' tumbling."
The Veronicas -"It's electronic
pop, and it's exciting. "Untouched" is the
highlight."
Year 200X -"They recently released "We Are
Error" metal covers of numerous pieces from NES games to
great effect."
Ayumi Hamasaki - "J-Pop singer with a
great deal of songs to her credit including the vibrant
"Evolution" and "Unite" and plenty more of
varying types and tempos."
The Rasmus -"Alternative Rock that with a unique
undercurrent which I am unable to describe. I'm especially a fan
of "Still Standing and "Back in the Picture"
though "In the Shadows" is has plenty of game as
well."
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