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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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    Curtis Mayfield, Freddie’s Dead: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 112 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Strategic Marketing; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Curtis Mayfield, Freddie’s Dead | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 112th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Freddie’s Dead” by the late Chicago soul legend, Curtis Mayfield.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJuly 11, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: June 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, allysonmiller1969, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, David, M. Harris, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: June 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: June 2024 features music courtesy of Billie Eilish, Cole Redding, Halsey, Moses Sumney, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tommy Richman.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 28, 2024 ago
    Polo G, Angels in the Sky [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Polo G, Angels in the Sky | Song Review 🎵

    Chicago rapper Polo G brings the heat on “Angels in the Sky,” a single from his fourth studio album, HOOD POET.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 4, 2024 ago
    15 Chilling Murder Ballads (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Monika Grafik from Pixabay; Iluha Zavaley from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads | Playlist 🎧

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads features music courtesy of Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Eminem, SZA, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 26, 2024 ago
    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cell Block Tango: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 28 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cell Block Tango | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 28th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Cell Block Tango” performed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and the cast of Chicago (the motion picture).

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 7, 2024 ago
    13 Fabulous, Showstopping Show Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Monica Silvestre from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Fabulous, Showstopping Show Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 Fabulous, Showstopping Show Songs features music courtesy of Foo Fighters, John Legend, Luh Tyler, Niall Horan, and SNOW WIFE. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 12, 2024 ago
    13 More Dazzling NEVER Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daria Liudnaya from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 More Dazzling NEVER Songs | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Dazzling NEVER Songs features music courtesy of Conan Gray, Kehlani, Lou Rawls, Labrinth, Niall Horan, and P!nk.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 3, 2023 ago
    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Budgeron Bach, Grace Kaley, Johnson Olakotan, Karolina Grabowska, Marlon Alves, Orione Conceição from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG | Playlist 🎧

    13 More Songs Where The Keyword is SONG features music courtesy of Conan Gray, Harry Belafonte, Lil Durk, Michael Jackson, and Phoebe Bridgers.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 21, 2023 ago
    15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 7 [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Arista, Atlantic, BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, Capitol, Elektra, Geffen, Motown, Philadelphia International, Rhino, UMG Recordings, Inc., Warner; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 7 | Playlist 🎧

    15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 7 features music courtesy of B.B. King, Commodores, Eagles, Ike & Tina Turner, Ohio Players, and Patti LaBelle.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsFebruary 1, 2023 ago
    10 Glorious Glory Songs [📷: Allan Mas via Pexels, ARTium, Brent Faulkner, Mabel Amber via Pixabay, The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    10 Glorious Glory Songs | Playlist 🎧

    10 Glorious Glory Songs features music courtesy of Common, Fireboy DML, Jake Giles, Lady Gaga, and Peter Cetera among others.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsOctober 7, 2022 ago
    Peter Cetera, “Glory of Love”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 92 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Gerhard G., JL G via Pixabay, Karl Hörnfeldt via Unsplash, The Musical Hype, Warner]
    Columns

    Peter Cetera, “Glory of Love” | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 92nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2022), we recollect and reflect on “Glory of Love” by soft rock musician, Peter Cetera. 

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 30, 2022 ago
    Getting to Know… Seeker Pearl: Interview No. 299 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Seeker Pearl]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Seeker Pearl | Interview 🎤

    In the 299th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Chicago modern metalcore collective, Seeker Pearl.  

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsSeptember 12, 2022 ago

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