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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    U2, Exit: Controversial Songs No. 13 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Island; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
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    U2, Exit | Controversial Songs

    In the 13th edition of Controversial Songs (2024), we explore the controversy behind the “Exit” by the legendary Irish rock band, U2.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsDecember 12, 2024 ago
    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Анна Хазова, Allan Mas, Filip Rankovic Grobgaard, Henry Altidor, Trần Long from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into | Playlist 🎧

    11 Captivating Songs to LEAN Into features music courtesy of Al Green, Club Nouveau, HAIM, Key Glock, and Kirk Franklin.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 13, 2023 ago
    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elias, KERBSTONE, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland 🇮🇪 features music courtesy of Dermot Kennedy, Enya, Hozier, Niall Horan, Sinéad O’Connor, and U2. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 3 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Jvxhn Visuals from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 1990s, Vol. 3 features music by C+C Music Factory, Erykah Badu, R.E.M., Kirk Franklin, and Sinéad O’Connor.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 21, 2023 ago
    Kirk Franklin, Lean On Me: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 40 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; GospoCentric; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]
    Columns

    Kirk Franklin, Lean On Me | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

    In the 40th edition of Music Lifts (2023), we’re uplifted by Kirk Franklin, and an all-star cast performing, “Lean On Me.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 16, 2023 ago
    X: 5ive Songs No. 64 (2021) [📷: artemtation from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    X | 5ive Songs

    On the 64th edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with the letter X in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 10, 2021 ago
    DMX, Exodus [📷: Def Jam]
    Album 💿

    DMX, Exodus | Album Review 💿

    Following his tragic death, DMX delivers an enjoyable and respectable, if imperfect posthumous studio album with Exodus.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 31, 2021 ago
    U2 vs. MJB & U2: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 6 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, Island, The Musical Hype, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay]
    Columns

    U2 vs. MJB & U2 | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    On the 6th edition of Head 2 Head, U2 and MJB (Mary J. Blige) & U2 duke it over their respective recordings of the rock classic, “One.”

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 20, 2021 ago
    11 Songs Associated with Number One [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash, Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Associated with Number One | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Associated with Number One 🎧 features Adele, Bob Marley, Brian McKnight, Maroon 5 & Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMarch 17, 2021 ago
    U2, Songs of Experience © Interscope
    Music

    U2, ‘Get Out of Your Own Way’ | Track Review

    U2 announces new album ‘Songs of Experience’ and drops an uplifting, enjoyable second single, “Get Out of Your Own Way.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsNovember 7, 2017 ago
    U2, You're the Best Thing About Me © Interscope
    Music

    U2, ‘You’re the Best Thing About Me’ | Track Review

    U2 makes a respectable return with exuberant new single, “You’re the Best Thing About Me.” They don’t reinvent the wheel, but certainly meet expectations.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 12, 2017 ago
    Hezekiah Walker, Azusa the Next Generation 2 – Better © Azusa Inc. : Entertainment One
    Evergreen

    Five Uplifting Contemporary Gospel Songs | Playlist

    These five contemporary gospel songs clearly honor God, but have wider appeal to a secular audience compared to their contemporaries.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 21, 2016 ago

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