I first remember hearing this song when it came out back in 1994 with the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone. I instantly fell in love with this song. Years later when I was able to get CD’s for myself I got Sixteen Stone as soon as possible.
The song reels you in from the first chord and takes you all the way to the last. The main riff that is repeated throughout in slight variations is simply astounding in terms of effectiveness, however simple it may …

I’m here to brainwash you with that damned pop(ish) music! This is Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia” from their latest album Blackholes and Revelations. And for those of you who don’t know Cydonia is a geographical location on Mars. They seem to have an affinity for outerspace.
I first heard this song when I finally got the last track in the CD and fell instantly in love. It is by far one of their best and most beloved songs in which I often find on repeat. It’s …

Schoenberg may not be alive today, but he’s still considered a contemporary composer (like most since the end of the Romantic Era). Either way he is by far one of the most important and influential composers that the world has seen. Check out the video on the last page.
Although this one might freak you out a bit it’s one of the most influential pieces of our time. Starting in the early 1900’s there was a huge movement to try and create the most organic form of music.

Well I’ve already disclosed to you my 2 favorite songs: Bush – Machinehead & Smashing Pumpkins – Stand Inside Your Love. To top it off here’s my 3rd favorite song: Elliot Smith – King’s Crossing.
It is a very popular song among people who have already heard it. For those of you who haven’t or have never even heard of Elliott Smith before, you’re missing out. He was a very gifted and talented singer/songwriter. Born in 1969 he wrote, recorded and preformed several albums including my favorite …

Number two of the first part entitled “In the Beginning” introduces the narrators of the oratorio as Raphael and Uriel in the tenor voices. Both of them are part of the four head archangels (Singer). Raphael is not mentioned directly in the Bible but rather he is found in the “Book of Tobia”. He is also referred to as and St. Raphael (Discoll). Uriel is the archangel of earthquakes and thunder and is also referred to as the “Glory of God” or the “Light of …