Joy To The World

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 16, 2008
• Label: Warner Bros./Nashville
• Copyright: 2008 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
• Genres: Miscellaneous/Holiday

Seems like Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year, and this year the new albums have already started coming out. "Country" and "Christmas" have always gone hand in hand, and this is Faith Hill's very first album of Christmas music.

There are ten traditional carols, plus the single "A Baby Changes Everything", and the album has a big band sound that will remind you of those old black and white holiday movies that they dig out every single year.

"A Baby Changes Everything" puts the Christmas story in a modern light, beginning:
"Teenage girl, much too young / Unprepared for what's to come / A baby changes everything"
and ending:
"My whole life is turned around / I was lost and now I'm found / A baby changes everything"

I found that on a couple of the tracks Faith out-sang the backing orchestra, but the following songs are the ones to put on your playlist this season:

Joy to the World
What Child is This?
Little Drummer Boy
Away in a Manger
O Holy Night
Winter Wonderland
A Baby Changes Everything

Thanks Faith, for not changing up the traditional carols and making them unrecognizable, and although the big band sound isn't my thing, this is a warm and fuzzy album to add to your playlist. Recommended for fans of old movies, big bands, and traditional carols.

Final Boss

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 21, 2008
• Label: Level Up Records & Tapes
• Copyright: (C) 2008 Level Up Records & Tapes
• Genres: Rap & Hip-Hop/General, Miscellaneous/Comedy

I first discovered Frontalot before Nerdcore Rising showed up on the scopes, and I am happy to say that Final Boss is the best album yet! Frontalot has a superb gift for intelligent, intricate rhymes, not to mention the most excellent album artwork (which in my opinion is the second drawback to purchasing only the MP3 files -- the main drawback being that Front is receiving less of your money which he so richly deserves). Once you've bought the MP3s here, also buy the CD from Frontalot.

Electric Ladyland

by Jimi Hendrix

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 22, 1997
• Release Date: April 22, 1997
• Label: Geffen
• Copyright: (C) 1997 Experience Hendrix L.L.C.
• Genres: Rock/General, Hard Rock & Metal/General, Pop/General, Rock/Rock Guitarists, Classic Rock/General, Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock, Rock/Blues Rock, R&B/General

After decades of listening to literally thousands of records and CDs, "Electric Ladyland" still holds a strong position in my list of top 5 recordings of all time. After two landmark albums of the psychodelic era, Hendrix reaches new heights of creativity in the incredible "double LP" release. The long version of Voodoo Chile, which features Steve Winwood and Jack Cassidy (bassist from the Jefferson Airplane), is one of the best hard blues jams of all time. Following a set of shorter titles, including the superb "Gypsy Eyes" and "Burning the Midnight Lamp", you are presented with another great blues jam --- "Rainy Day, Dream Away". Now that Jimi has your blood really flowing, he soothes you back to earth with the dreamy combination of "1983" and "Moon, Turn the Tides". You then soar back up with four more acid rock masterpieces, including the famous Hendrix cover of Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". If you do not own any Hendrix albums, this is absolutely the one to get! You will not be disappointed.