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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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    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsJune 9, 2025 ago
    13 Songs Focused on the Butt (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, Gustavo Rezende from Pixabay; Photo by Or Hakim on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Focused on the Butt | Playlist 🎧

    13 Songs Focused on the Butt features songs by 6 Dogs, A$AP Ferg, E.U., Ice Spice, Kim Petras, and Young Nudy.

    By the musical hype, 10 monthsMarch 14, 2025 ago
    E.U., Da Butt: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 4 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    E.U., Da Butt | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the fourth edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Da Butt” performed by E.U. (Experience Unlimited).

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJanuary 28, 2025 ago
    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bev, deeznutz1, goosebumps98, Luisella Planeta LOVE PEACE 💛💙, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, TheDigitalArtist from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Songs Where the Keyword is Now, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Dua Lipa, GRANT KNOCHE, Hozier, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Nas X, and Luther Vandross.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 8, 2024 ago
    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Yaritza from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

    Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 3 features music courtesy of AC/DC, Prince, Queen, Rick James, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 10, 2023 ago
    11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aleksandar Pasaric via Pexels; 建鹏 邵 from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE | Playlist 🎧

    11 Compelling Songs Focused on HERE features music courtesy of Al Green, Alessia Cara, Jennifer Hudson, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 17, 2023 ago
    Luther Vandross, “Here and Now”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 77 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Columns

    Luther Vandross, Here and Now | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 77th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.   

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago
    Al Jarreau, My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke © Concord
    Album 💿

    Al Jarreau Delivers Solid Tribute on ‘My Old Friend’

    How does ‘My Old Friend’ stack up ultimately? It is a consistent and enjoyable tribute album that finds vet Al Jarreau sounding strong.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsAugust 15, 2014 ago

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