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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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    Eye 👁 This List of Must-Hear “I” Songs, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daniel Hannah, David Dillon, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Eye 👁 This List of Must-Hear “I” Songs, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    Eye 👁 This List of Must-Hear “I” Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Afroman, Benedict Cork, Gracie Abrams, Jerry Butler, Katy Perry, and Tate McRae.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsNovember 20, 2024 ago
    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 4 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anh Nguyen, Anna Shvets, Aykut Bingül, Ayumi Photo, César O'neill, Cody Portraits, Daniel Duarte, Dubai Drone photography, King Shooter, Leeloo The First, Mikhail Nilov, Polina Tankilevitch, Théo Cold, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Amatush Shafi Tripti, Magdalena Bednárová from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 4 | Playlist 🎧

    Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 4 features songs by Crystal Waters, Gracie Abrams, Kem, Landan Ash, and The Supremes.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsNovember 13, 2024 ago
    King Willonius, They’re Eating The Dogs: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 75 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Delicious Bath Water; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    King Willonius, They’re Eating The Dogs | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 75th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “They’re Eating The Dogs” performed by King Willonius.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsSeptember 21, 2024 ago
    The O’Jays, I Love Music: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 150 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The O’Jays, I Love Music | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 150th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “I Love Music” by the iconic soul collective, The O’Jays.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsSeptember 16, 2024 ago
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    Evergreen

    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States: Reconstructed | Playlist 🎧

    After deconstructing ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ by region, we reconstruct it with all its random, colorful facts & such.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 12, 2020 ago
    The Midwest Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    The Midwest Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧

    Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, focusing on The Midwest Region.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 18, 2020 ago
    United States by Region… | 5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Capitol, The Musical Hype, Oh Boy, Mathew Schwartz, Slim Thug, Thirty Tigers, Unsplash, Zelig]
    Columns

    United States by Region… | 5ive Songs

    On the 3rd edition of 5ive Songs, we select one song referencing a state from one of the five regions of the United States.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 10, 2020 ago
    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States [Photo Credit: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States | Playlist 🎧

    The gargantuan ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States’ features 50 songs referencing each of the 50 states, organized by regions. 

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 3, 2020 ago
    16yrold & KILLY, "Drought" [Photo Credit: UMG]
    Music

    16yrold & KILLY, Drought | Track Review 🎵

    Rap producer 16yrold collaborates with Canadian hip-hop artist KILLY for a drippy, enjoyable enough, melodic banger, “Drought.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 6, 2020 ago
    Black Veil Brides, Vale © Republic
    Album 💿

    Black Veil Brides, Vale | Album Review

    Following a three-year-plus hiatus, L.A. based rock band Black Vale Brides return with fists pumped to the sky on their fifth-studio album, ‘Vale.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 17, 2018 ago
    Machine Gun Kelly, bloom [📷: Bad Boy/Interscope]
    Album 💿

    Machine Gun Kelly, bloom | Album Review 💿

    Machine Gun Kelly delivers an enjoyable third album with ‘bloom,’ balancing tougher rhymes and kinder, gentler pop-rapping.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 17, 2017 ago

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