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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPsย  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™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.ย Also, GEMS โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ 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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    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; TMA Management from Pexels; AcatXIoย fromย Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs That Go Incredibly HARD, Part 1 features songs by Alexander 23, Brandon Lake x Jelly Roll, Chicago, Donna Summer, Kendrick Lamar & Scissor Sisters.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsAugust 29, 2025 ago
    Incredible Songs: 1960s, Vol. 5 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, InspiredImages, Jo Justino, Stuart Hampton, Vika_Glitter from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Incredible Songs: 1960s, Vol. 5 | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    Incredible Songs: 1960s, Vol. 5 features some of the โ€˜60s finest songs by Joe Cocker, Joe Simon, The 5th Dimension, The Beatles, The Byrds, and The Supremes.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 6, 2024 ago
    13 More Remarkably Beautiful Songs (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Abstract Photos, Dellon Thomas, Godisable Jacob, J-Scott Photography, Laoye Oluwatobi, Nicolah Rabs, TUBARONES PHOTOGRAPHY from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 More Remarkably Beautiful Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 More Remarkably Beautiful Songs features songs by Alec Benjamin, Al Green, Benson Boone, Joe Cocker, Taylor Swift, and Thomas Rhett.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 29, 2024 ago
    The Rascals, A Beautiful Morning: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 109 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    The Rascals, A Beautiful Morning | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 109th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on โ€œA Beautiful Morningโ€ by The Rascals.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJuly 5, 2024 ago
    11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    11 Songs That Make You Wanna Try features music courtesy of Aaliyah, Darren Haynes, Jason Aldean, Kirk Franklin, and Macy Gray.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 13, 2023 ago
    Try: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 70 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype]
    3 to 5 BOPS

    Try | 3 to 5 BOPS

    Try: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 70 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Darren Haynes, George Michael, Kirk Franklin, Shakira, and Teddy Pendergrass.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 31, 2023 ago
    Kirk Franklin, Try Love [๐Ÿ“ท: Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA]
    Music

    Kirk Franklin, Try Love | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin and his anointed choir preach love on the exuberant, uplifting single, โ€œTry Love.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 29, 2023 ago
    David Archuleta, Afraid To Love [๐Ÿ“ท: Archie Music]
    LGBTQ

    David Archuleta, Afraid To Love | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    David Archuleta serves up a heaping does of danceability, inclusivity, and positivity on the marvelous pop bop, โ€œAfraid To Love.โ€

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 28, 2023 ago
    Stevie Wonder, โ€œHave A Talk With Godโ€: Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹ No. 28 (2022) [๐Ÿ“ท: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Columns

    Stevie Wonder, โ€œHave A Talk With Godโ€ | Music Lifts ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‹

    In the 28th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, weโ€™re uplifted by Stevie Wonder performing, โ€œHave A Talk With God.โ€

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsOctober 20, 2022 ago
    Justin Bieber, "Hold On" [๐Ÿ“ท: Def Jam]
    Music

    Justin Bieber, Hold On | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    Justin Bieber serves up nothing but positive vibes on โ€œHold On,โ€ the fourth advance single from his sixth studio album, Justice.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 8, 2021 ago
    Juice WRLD (with benny blanco), "Real Shit" [๐Ÿ“ท : Grade A Productions / Interscope]
    Music

    Juice WRLD, Real Shit | Track Review ๐ŸŽต

    The great Juice WRLD blesses us with positive vibes on his no lying, posthumous single, โ€œReal Shitโ€ alongside writer/producer benny blanco.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 7, 2020 ago
    Columns

    Alicia Keys, Good Job | Thankful Songs ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽถ

    For the 8th Thankful Song ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽถ, we highlight โ€œGood Job,โ€ where R&B artist Alicia Keys is thankful to all for helping to combat COVID-19.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsNovember 11, 2020 ago

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