Mp3 Album

A direct descendant from the pedigree of one of the 20th century’s virtuosos, Norah Jones might not be on such a lofty artistic level as her dad Ravi Shankar, but certainly inherited some musical intuition from him.

A Different Kind Of Truth“Different Truth” is keyed more towards the frenetic, adrenal whomp of the first two “Van Halen” albums than to the synthy Top 40 buzz of later hits such as “Jump.” It’s a hard rock album with the flimsiest of melodic pop underpinnings, not, as was once the band’s wont, the other way around.

Madonna’s run at the top of the charts lasted so long, longer than almost any other star, it’s almost impossible to squeeze all the hits onto one collection. And so it is that Celebration, a double-disc, 36-track set that also has a companion single-disc condensation, misses a few songs,

Flogging Molly expand their Celtic-punk sound with an album that’s more mature, more polished, and not quite as intense as its predecessor, although it does have its share of high-energy numbers. There are some thrashing punk tunes, some folk ballads, some relatively mainstream hard rock

When The Format went on hiatus a year and a half ago, many fans of their music cried tears (maybe even pastel colored tears ?). But dry your eyes, because a musician as talented as Nate Ruess wasn’t going to be out of the music-making business for long.

MxPx makes a forceful impact with THE EVER PASSING MOMENT, lacing its energetic tracks with elements of pop melody, rock excitement and a taste of punk abandon. Loud, speedy songs such as “My Life Story,” “Responsibility,” and “Two Whole Years” are plentiful on the album.

Anybody Out There? is Burlap to Cashmere’s first full-length release, following Live at the Bitter End. Anybody Out There? is difficult to pigeonhole. The percussion is innovative, the guitar work outstanding. Sometimes considered the bad boys of Christian music,

Audio Adrenaline remain a vital force in contemporary Christian music, with the hip and rocking UNTIL MY HEART CAVES IN. The group’s sonic palette smears the lines between rock and religion in a heartfelt, genuine way.

Of course, since similar-sounding secular groups Live and Incubus often paint in wide lyrical strokes about matters of faith and existentialism, some of these tunes could probably pass muster even on mainstream rock radio.

While other Christian artists have made greater inroads into the secular world of modern pop/rock, few have displayed the endurance — not to mention the universality — of Plumb. Rising to prominence in the wake of Jars of Clay, whose post-grunge single “Flood” further opened the gates for spirituality to enter the rock genre,