Muse The Resistance Review
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British Alt-Rockers Release Follow Up to Black Holes and Revelations
On The Resistance, their fifth studio album, Muse have created a difficult collection of songs which may take casual listeners time to digest.
Casting off the Oasis and Radiohead comparisons that have plagued them for most of their career, the band’s dense follow up to 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations hangs off intense ideas of corruption, the end of the world and difficult love. Read the rest of this entry »
Releasing an album in 2009 is risky business; in a singles-dominated music scene, releasing an album with a theme threading through 11 songs is even more risky.
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Bob Marley
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Bob Marley
Marley, His Music and it’s Relevance Today
Bob Marley’s songs, which embody his message of peace, unity and redemption are still relevant today.
During his short life Bob Marley became known as reggae music’s ambassador to the world. He was also the first music artist of the third world to reach an international audience. Bob Marley’s message of peace, unity and redemption reflected the struggles he experienced growing up in a politically divided and violent ridden Jamaica. Even though it is nearly 30 years since his death, the songs he had written, which transcend racial and cultural barriers are still relevant today.
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