Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto" Review

The same group that made Fix You, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall and Viva la Vida has just released their newest album. Coldplay released "Mylo Xyloto" on Thanksgiving 2011 and its the groups third album to debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200. Coldplay has included some of their most popular recent singles, "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" and "Paradise", into this album. They even included "Princess of China" featuring Rhianna.

The eye-catching album cover is inspired by the 1970's New York City graffiti and fits the sense of freedom and liberty that the artist took when creating the songs. These songs touch upon many humanistic and transcending messages of hope and prosperity. For example the song "Us Against the World", captures the sense of chois and delicate nature of the world and how its inhabitants are the main force that will make the world prosper or come to its end. In the song Every "Teardrop is a Waterfall", it inspires the listener to find the inner sense of hope for everyone. If you take these songs for their face value they are great songs to listen to, evoking images of skiing videos accompanied by a plethora of time lapses scenic shots and slow-motion jumps. But if you dive into the deeper meaning and lyrics of the song you find that you are caught in the middle of a powerful ad humanistic message.

The British alternative rock band's last 2 albums brought a lot of attention and popularity to the band and lead to much anticipation to the this album. The band is very unique and has their own sense of direction and inspiration. But to compare it to some other groups they are much like the band Muse which released The Resistance and the band Long-View which released Further. Coldplay would fall into the category of alternative rock however I believe that they created their own subcategory that only Coldplay can fit into. This album would get a 5/5 because the music is positive and powerful. The future of the band looks bright and they have yet to hit any brick wall that might slow them down. They only thing that might slow them down is the pessimistic and negative view of some listens who have the idea that Coldplay is a bad band. They are mistaken and haven't heard this album yet.

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Allstar Weekend "Not Your Birthday" Music Review

Being a modern music junkie and an avid movie goer, the Allstar Weekend's "Not Your Birthday" sounds like the perfect choice for the new to release movie, "Prom". This new album is featured on Disney's "Prom", which is set to release this Friday, 4/29/11. This track has quite the modern buzz that you would expect to find in a movie that the majority of viewers would be middle school/high school girls. Although it is a catchy tune that will be stuck in my head for the remainder of the week, I would have liked to see the theme and lyrics of the song reflect something other than "partying like its not your birthday" ,which is repeated more than one could count. I just think that there are too many songs out their that promote and encourage "partying" everyday or no reason. I guess this seems to be the popular type of song. I would have liked to see something that was a bit different. Other than that, I don't think this is the next hit, but, I do think it has some potential to being a song that would be found a lot in movies and found on the iPods of many. I would give it 3 out of 5 stars.

iTunes and The Beatles

The songs of The Beatles have now found their way onto iTunes. This update was announced on November 16, 2010. iTunes is offering all 13 of the original albums and they are also offering a "Box Set" that has every song from every album. And every song from every album comes with the iTunes LP so you can have the album cover on your iPod. Although the band is no longer around, their songs can be enjoyed right on your iPod anywhere you go. Apple also dedicated a website to The Beatles. http://www.apple.com/the-beatles/











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Sugarland "The Incredible Machine" Music Review

Jennifer Nettles and the musical group Sugarland are releasing their fourth and newest album, The Incredible Machine. Sugarland has won many Grammy, CMA and ACM awards and this album had many expectations to live up to. Not being much of a country music fan I didn't know what to expect with this group I have never heard much about. But this album was not what I would have thought of.

This eleven track album was an great collection of modern country music. This was a great album that had a mix of slower and fast-paced tunes. I even liked the modern and pop influenced track and I found the message in some of the songs to be a positive influence. Overall I liked it and I would give it a 4 out of 5. This wouldn't be an album that I would go out of my way to buy it but if it were on my iPod I would enjoy listening to it. The Incredible Machine is now in stores and for more information you can visit http://sugarlandmusic.com/ for album comments and Sugarland updates.

Becca Music Review

Becca Hollcraft better known as just Becca is a 20year old "rocker chick". Her music may be somewhat new here in the U.S, but she was a multi-media star in Japan while she was a teenager. Recently she is trying to conquer her home country and is releasing a new CD called I'm Alive!.

Her current single is called I'm Alive!. The artist may have a young punk look to her but her songs show her true maturity. The song I'm Alive! is about living life to the fullest after dealing with the death of one of her close friends. The single has a upbeat punk rock sound to it. The song is an enjoyable song to listen to, and sounds like something you could find on the radio. The song has a good message behind it and is catchy. The singer already has a huge fan base in Japan, and with songs like I'm Alive! she is sure to be a hit her in the states. Personally I would rate this song a 3 out of 5 (1 being the worst,and 5 being the best). I believe the song itself is a well done song, but its more of a girly rock kind of song. If I had to compare it to any other artist I would say a young Avril Lavigne.

To check out her music you can either buy her CD I'm Alive, or check out her official website-

http://www.beccaoffical.com/

Chuck Wicks Music Review

Chuck Wicks is a country music singer/songwriter straight out of Nashville, Tennessee. He started his career on March 28, 2006. Although his music career started in Nashville, Tennessee, he was raised in Smyrna, Delaware. When he was young he dreamed of becoming a famous baseball player until he moved down south for college. His senior year in Florida Southern College that his desire to play music eclipsed his athletic aspirations. At first he started off poorly and did not end up releasing an album and realized that it took more then just talent to succeed in the country music world. Although he was not doing as well as he expected, giving up never crossed his mind. Instead of giving up he took the next couple of years writing songs and honing his skills alongside Music Row writers such as Monty Powell and George Teren. He needed to get a job so he ended up with a job of parking cars and ironically some of the cars he parked belonged to famous songwriters who taught him how to put a pen to a paper and write a song. Chuck's perseverance payed off when landed a deal with RCA records and began working on an album with Monty Powell and Dann Huff. His very first single was "Stealing Cinderella" which got people who had never heard of Chuck to want to hear more of his stuff and that is just what they did. Chuck's next big single was called "All I Ever Wanted" and this is what Marilyn Haney had to say about the song: "I liked it very much. It had a great beat - very danceable music! I have heard it on country radio stations a few times and it's a good song. The only thing I found that was wrong with it was that he repeated 'All I ever wanted' a little too much throughout the song. But I would rate the song an 8 out of 10 overall. And he is good looking too; I predict he will go pretty far in his career". Even though he's not the best I'm sure his career is far from over. If you are interested check him out on his website at http://www.chuckwicks.com/.