Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Wonders of Music [Updated]

Every now and then I come across/rediscover some really great music.  With an iTunes full of 2,000+ songs it's easy for quality tunes to get lost in the shuffle (literally).  Whenever I find these songs I feel the need to share them with the world, so that is what I'm about to do in this post.  Below you will find a wide variety of songs that will hopefully be of interest to you.

[UPDATE] After posting this I decided there just wasn't enough new music on the list.  For that reason I have added a new section dedicated only to the songs of 2010 that caught my ears.

Noteworthy Tracks of 2010
Anchor - Satellites & Sirens (Alternative Rock)
I'm Alive - Story of the Year (Alternative Rock)
Pray For You - Jaron and the Long Road to Love (Comedic Pop)
Slow My Roll - Kid Rock (Upbeat Country)
Once In My Life - Black Sunshine (Rock)
Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin (Heavy Rock)
Solo - Iyaz (Lovestruck Island Hip-Hop)
Love Uncompromised - Jason Castro (Lovestruck Pop)
Care - Kid Rock [Ft. Martina McBride & T.I.] (Country Pop)
Strong Will Continue - Nas & Damian Marley (Reggae Rap)
Get Away - Danny Gokey (Country Rock)
Grace - Ed Kowalczyk (Alternative Rock)
Space Bound - Eminem (Partly-Mellow Rap)
Born Free - Kid Rock (Country)
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Country Pop)
Beautiful Like You - Lee DeWyze (Mellow Rock)
Times Like These - Kid Rock (Country w/ Great Lyrics)
Love The Way You Lie - Eminem [Ft. Rihanna] (Hip-Hop / Rap)


Lyrics to Live By
Live It Up - Lee DeWyze (Mellow Pop Rock)
Love Who You Love - Rascal Flatts (Country)
Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace (Rock)
Do or Die - Papa Roach (Somewhat Heavy Rock)
If Today Was Your Last Day - Nickelback (Mellow Pop Rock)
Amen - Kid Rock (Mellow Christian Rock)
Karma - Diffuser (Pop Rock)
Don't Forget To Remember Me - Carrie Underwood (Country)


Classic Rock
Just Feel Better - Santana & Steven Tyler (New Age Classic Rock)
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby (Rock Ballad)


Rocae & Reggae
Rivers of Babylon - Sublime (Acoustic Mellow Reggae) 
Summer Nights - Iration (Rocae [Reggae Rock])
Brown Eyed Girl - Steel Pulse (Reggae twist to a classic)
Lazy Afternoon - Rebelution (Lovestruck Rocae)
Falling - Iration (Lovestruck Rocae)
Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads (New Age "Sublime")
Mamacita - Collie Buddz (Dancehall Reggae)


Under Appreciated, Forgotten and Unexpected
Zoe Jane - Staind (Mellow Rock)
Somewhere Out There - Our Lady Peace (Mellow Rock)
Everything's Cool - Lit (Pop Punk)
The One - Limp Bizkit (Mellow Lovestruck Rock)
Freak On A Leash - Korn and Amy Lee (Acoustic Mellow & Heavy Rock)
Travelin' Through - Jason Castro (Indescribable Pop)
What You Deserve Is What You Get - Seeed (German Rap)
If I Were You - Jason Castro (Lovestruck Island Pop)
Don't Let Go - Deepfield (Lovestruck Grungy Rock)
What Is It - Baby Bash (Hip-Hop)
Hold Me Down - Tommy Lee (Rock)


Okay, that's enough for today.  Comment below to let me know what you think of the selection.