The Beach Boys - SMiLE

SMiLE

The never completed SMiLE album by The Beach Boys, from the 1966-1967 sessions, has some of the best songs in pop music, with many psychedelic songs. Some of my favorites are "Heroes and Villains", "Gee", "I'm in Great Shape", "Barnyard", "Good Vibrations", "Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)", and "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)". I also like their album That's Why God Made the Radio.

Lauren Alaina - Wildflower

Wildflower

Lauren Alaina's debut album Wildflower is a fun to listen to country music album with strong vocals. "Georgia Peaches" is my favorite song. Others here are "Growing Her Wings", "Tupelo", "The Middle", "Like My Mother Does", "She's a Wildflower", "I'm Not One of Them", "The Locket", "Eighteen Inches", "One of Those Boys", "Funny Thing About Love", and "Dirt Road Prayer".

Ximena Sariñana

Ximena Sariñana

Mexican singer Ximena Sariñana's 2011 album of pop and Latin pop has good vocals on all songs. Some of my favorites are "Shine Down", "Echo Park", "Bringing Us Down", "Tomorrow", and "Wrong Miracle". The Spanish song "Tú Y Yo" is also very good.

Sia - We Are Born

We Are Born

Australian singer Sia's album We Are Born is a fun album of pop and dance-pop music. Some of my favorite songs are "Clap Your Hands", "Stop Trying", "Be Good to Me", "Bring Night", "Cloud", and "Big Girl, Little Girl". I also like her Some People Have Real Problems, 1000 Forms of Fear, and This Is Acting albums.

Symphony X - Iconoclast

Iconoclast

The new metal album by Symphony X is really good and has a lot of great guitar playing. Songs here are "Iconoclast", "The End of Innocence", "Dehumanized", "Bastards of the Machine", "Heretic", "Children of a Faceless God", "Electric Messiah", "Prometheus (I Am Alive)", and "When All is Lost".

Anthrax - Worship Music

Worship Music

Worship Music is a great new thrash metal album by Anthrax. Some of my favorite songs are "Earth On Hell", "Fight 'Em Til You Can't", "I'm Alive", "In the End", "Judas Priest", and "Revolution Screams". A very strong album all thrash metal fans will want to hear.

Christina Perri - lovestrong.

lovestrong.

Christina has a great voice. The songs on lovestrong. are mostly pop and are all very good. "Mine" is my favorite. Other songs here are "Bluebird", "Arms", "Bang Bang Bang", "Distance", "Jar of Hearts", "Interlude", "Penguin", "Miles", "The Lonely", "Sad Song", and "Tragedy". A very strong debut album.

Selena Gomez and the Scene - When the Sun Goes Down

When the Sun Goes Down

This new album by Selena Gomez and the Scene has very fun to listen to songs. The songs are dance pop and electropop. My favorites are "Love You Like a Love Song", "Who Says", "Hit the Lights", "Whiplash", "My Dilemma", and "Outlaw".

Jackie Evancho - Dream with Me

Dream with Me

Jackie Evancho's new album has amazing vocals. The standout song on the album is "Nessun Dorma". "Nessun Dorma" is an aria from Puccini's 1926 opera Turandot. My other favorites songs are "When You Wish Upon a Star", "Nella Fantasia", "O Mio Babbino Caro", and "Imaginer". I also like her O Holy Night, Songs from the Silver Screen, and Awakening albums

Il Volo

Il Volo

These young Italian singers have amazing voices. All of the songs on the album show their vocals. Some of my favorites are "E Piu' Ti Penso", "'o Sole Mio", "Smile", "Per Te", and "Painfully Beautiful", but all of the songs are very good. Il Volo has a giant future in music.

Britney Spears - Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Britney Spears' new album Femme Fatale is a very strong album of pop, dance-pop, and electropop music. It seems that any track on the album can be a hit song, since they are all equally good. Some of my favorite songs are "Gasoline" and "Criminal". A fun album to listen to, and her best album to date. Femme Fatale will be a big seller. The deluxe version of the album has four extra songs. I also like her Blackout and Circus albums, and her Femme Fatale Tour concert. Her 90s album ...Baby One More Time is on my 90s Music blog.

Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society

Chamber Music Society

This is a wonderful jazz album by Esperanza Spalding. Esperanza's style of singing and the songs will make you a jazz fan. Some of my favorites are "Really Very Small", "Chacarera", "Winter Sun", and "Inutil Paisagem". Other songs here are "Little Fly", "Knowledge of Good and Evil", "Wild Is the Wind", "Apple Blossom", "As a Sprout", "What a Friend", and "Short and Sweet". I also like her 12 Little Spells album.

Jackie Evancho - O Holy Night

O Holy Night

Jackie Evancho has an amazing voice for her age. This EP has Christmas songs, and is perfect to play for the holidays. "O Holy Night" is my favorite of the four on the album. Others here are "Silent Night", "Panis Angelicus", and "Pie Jesu". It also comes with a DVD, and has her performances from when she was on America's Got Talent. Classical crossover music may become very popular now with her album sales. I also like her Dream with Me, Songs from the Silver Screen, and Awakening albums.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - Buzzard

Buzzard

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's have a very good sound and vocals. Their latest album Buzzard has many good songs. Some of my favorites are "Birds", "Let's Paint Our Teeth Green", "New York City Hotel Blues", "Your Lower Back", and "Freak Flight Speed".

Yo-Yo Ma - Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites

Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites

Bach is from the Baroque period in classical music. He is one of the greatest composers of all time. The six Bach Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 are from the early 1700s. They are some of my favorite classical works for cello. This album has all six cello suites with great cello playing by Yo-Yo Ma.

I Told You I Was Trouble: Amy Winehouse Live in London

I Told You I Was Trouble: Amy Winehouse Live in London

This is a very good concert from London, with Amy singing many of her songs. The band is very lively with great playing. I also like the stage set for the show and the band. My favorite songs are "Back to Black", "Wake Up Alone", "Rehab", "You Know I'm No Good", and "Me & Mr Jones". Many more of her songs are also here. I also like her Back to Black album.

The Beyoncé Experience Live

The Beyoncé Experience Live

This is an exciting concert that was filmed in 2007 in Los Angeles. The concert is full of energy, with a lively band, and a lot of dancing and singing. Beyoncé performs many of her hit songs. "Crazy in Love", "Naughty Girl", "Dangerously in Love, "Baby Boy", "Ring the Alarm", "Freakum Dress", "Listen", and many more. This is a must see concert for Beyoncé fans. I also like her I Am...Sasha Fierce album.

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

The Fame Monster

The Fame Monster, like her debut album The Fame, has very good songs. "Bad Romance" is my favorite and the standout of this EP. Other songs here are "Alejandro", "Monster", "Speechless", "Dance in the Dark", "Telephone", "So Happy I Could Die", and "Teeth". Be sure to see her music videos which are very well done. I also like her debut album The Fame.

Lady Gaga - The Fame

The Fame

The Fame is the 2008 debut album by Lady Gaga. It is a very fun to listen to album of electronic dance, and pop music. She has a good voice and a very glitzy style. Some of the standout songs on here are "Just Dance", Lovegame", "Paparazzi", Poker Face", "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", "Paper Gangsta", "Brown Eyes", and "I Like It Rough". Her music videos are some of the best I have seen recently and are very glitzy. I also like The Fame Monster EP.

Allison Iraheta - Just Like You

Just Like You

This is a very impressive debut pop rock album by Allison Iraheta. Allison's voice is strong on all songs. My favorite is "D Is for Dangerous". Some of my other favorite songs are "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Robot Love", "Just Like You", "Don't Waste the Pretty", "Scars", "Holiday", and "Still Breathing".

Michael Jackson - This Is It

This Is It

This Is It is a collection of Michael Jackson's songs from the 70s to the 90s. Many songs from his Thriller album are here. It also has demos of a few songs, the new song "This Is It", and a 36 page commemorative booklet. My favorite 80s songs are "Beat It", "Billy Jean", "Thriller", "Man in the Mirror", and "Smooth Criminal". His 90s hits "Earth Song", "They Don't Care About Us", and "Black or White". Many more of his songs are here. This is a nice collection to own for all Michael Jackson fans.

Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison

Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison

This is a collection of George Harrison's songs from the 60s to the 80s. The album also has some live versions of songs. My favorite is "Rising Sun", from his 2002 posthumous album Brainwashed. Some other songs I like are "Got My Mind Set on You", "Something" (Live), and "Here Comes the Sun" (Live). Other songs here are "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)", "My Sweet Lord", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Live), "All Things Must Pass", "Any Road", "This Is Love", "All Those Years Ago", "Marwa Blues", "What Is Life", "Rising Sun", "When We Was Fab", "Blow Away", "Cheer Down", "I Don't Want to Do It", and "Isn't It a Pity".

Slumdog Millionaire [Soundtrack]

Slumdog Millionaire [Soundtrack]

This soundtrack of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire is world music and hip hop music and has great rhythms and energy on all songs. My favorite song is "Jai Ho". Other songs I like are "O... Saya", "Liquid Dance", "Ringa Ringa", "Aaj Ki Raat", "Millionaire", and "Riots".