As those of you who have been following along know, aside from running this website, I’m involved in other aspects of music from writing, singing, producing, performing and much more…

For this post, I’d like to share with you a Swedish House Mafia Cover I put together for their song, Don’t You Worry Child which has been stuck in my head for some time now. Check it out!

Now bear with me, I’m more of an audio guy but gave a shot at video editing on this one since I was getting a little tired of waiting on others to give a helping hand.

In any case, I hope you enjoy the acoustic cover. If you like what you hear and what you see, don’t be shy to share or subscribe to my channel: Bobby Bisciglia YouTube Channel.

As for Swedish House Mafia, I originally thought I had never heard of them and this was their first hit. The radio stations here starting playing them quite a bit since they were coming into town. When I heard they were going to be playing at the biggest arena we have here, I started looking into them a tad and realized I knew a bunch of their songs. Love when that happens… In their case, and in my defence, it was hard to tell or to pin point their sound since they are a house band and have songs featuring different singers but very glad I got a chance to look into them. If you haven’t yet and are interested in a solid house band (which by the way, is not really my favorite genre of music but this song in particular did it for me), I highly recommend checking them out.

As always, if you are looking for the best legal methods of downloading music, feel free to check out our homepage.

More acoustic cover videos from not only myself but other artists, and loads of music goodness to come so stay tuned! Till then, thanks for taking a watch, a listen and a read.

Al the best!

Music has proven to be a great tool in a child’s development. It is said that music can help advance brain activity and make the child more creative. Music is also a useful device in helping shape a child’s mood. By playing classical music or nursery rhymes, the child can become content or soothed and have an easier time falling asleep.

Since the music is useful, yet disposable, the best way to acquire it is through unlimited music download sites. By using sites such as Superpass, the parent can play the songs at their leisure, without ever having to make the commitment to purchase them. The parent can simply create a playlist and stream them for their child, then, once the child is no longer an age that appreciates it, can move on to more advanced music. Unlimited music downloads are the most affordable way for parents to give the gift of music to their child, while still being able to enjoy the music they love.

Downloading songs and stuffing an mp3 player is essential. It used to be that several CDs would have to last several days, but you can only listen to the same song so many times and keep your sanity intact. Today’s mp3 players cannot only hold hours of music, but days, even months, of music at a time. Everyone in the car is able to have his or her own personal driving playlist, so the driver of the car is always satisfied. For the first time, everyone will be arguing, because they want to be the one behind the wheel.

Many have taken it upon themselves to do the full library challenge. Music listeners are starting at the very beginning of their downloaded songs list and are working their way to the end. According to Apple, the average number of songs in a user’s library is 7,160 songs, which translated to days, or even weeks of music. Popular opinion would state that, in order to broaden one’s musical horizons, they would have to seek out new music, when, in all reality, the new music is the hoard of song downloads already on their computer.

It’s been a little while since my last music download sites blog update. I love bringing you guys some great music to discover and general music goodness but  have been very busy in the last little while so consider this blog update a little insight on why it’s been a little while since my last post and at the same time, a new updated visual of who the guy writing this blog looks and sounds like so when I comment about other singers and music, the video below will at least give you a better idea of what it is I do and sound like.

As I was saying, I have been very busy in the last little while with a lot of music stuff in my life from producing radio jingles, to singers, to bands, and over and above all that, focusing on writing more music for myself and my current original projects along with putting together and uploading my very first YouTube acoustic cover video. Check it out!

I decided to go with a Marianas Trench Besde You Cover since the song is my favorite off of their album, Masterpiece Theater (which is an absolute must!) and as you know from my music blog posts, I’m a big fan of vocals and general vocal work on albums and these guys have done everything right! The choice of harmonies, the voice placement, you name it.

The acoustic cover video is my first of hopefully many. The performance, recording, mixing and everything music about it was done by me and out of my home studio while the video itself was done by my good friend Mike who I owe quite a few beers for giving me a hand with and making it look a hundred times better than I could have done on my own. How do I know the cover video is exactly a hundred times better you may ask? Well I tried doing one before and let’s just say my eyes will be the only ones ever to see it, hehe.

If you like the acoustic cover of the Marianas Trench song Beside You and are interested in following along with what I’m hoping to make regular cover videos and maybe throw in a few originals down the line, please head to my official Bobby Bisciglia YouTube Channel and subscribe for the latest covers and videos as they become available!

Next on the list, I may be trying a little Adele cover. Not sure which song yet but as this is still very new for me, I’m also open to suggestions so feel free to send options my way in any of the various ways you can contact me through the site.

Thanks for taking a watch, more music goodness, and not necessarily my own stuff, coming up soon!

It’s been a little while, I know. Have been busy building my production business and have been doing some fun work with a few singers (will keep you updated in a while when a portfolio page is up) while of course continuing to write and perform with my current project: Play the Angel. In any case, back here to share another great “Song to Discover” with you guys!

Before even talking about it, rather you just go ahead and take a listen with an open mind. Enjoy!

Ever since I saw the Mumford and Sons Grammy Performance, I researched, bought the album and can’t just get enough of these guys. Finally, something that is not the same regurgitated crap.

I headed to their show here in Montreal just a few weeks back and have to say, if you are open to this type of music, this is a must see concert. If you followed this music blog a little, you know I go to quite a few shows but this one has to be in my top 5 concerts ever in my life. There was not a single song or moment where my thoughts wandered off somewhere else, or waiting for that next song. I enjoyed every single note that played and hoped each song never ended. Ya, it’s that good.

The reason I chose this song as a ‘Songs to Discover’ bit was because firstly, at least here in Montreal, it is no where near a hit and feels outside of the commercial radio friendly box we’re fed music from though you get the occasional Adele surprise thankfully that all the radios jump on even if they are surrounded by some phat beats and a lot of hip hop / RnB music which some lyricists I find are getting lazier, example rhyming ‘me’ with ‘me’ in a bunch of spots. Uhh… It’s a pet peeve as a writer, I know it’s done all over the place, I just find it lazy though maybe my foot is going in my mouth right here and I’ll incorporate it into some songs later on, who knows, though at that point, by all means, refer back to this and remind me that on this day, I may have written a negative blog about such a song.

So reason 2, I take the ‘Song to Discover’ part of the blog to heart and only share music that really made me, personally feel something. Whatever it was, it had to be more than pleasing. In this one for instance, I find incredible tension going into the choruses. The vocal feel is just amazing with the imperfections that stick and that you look forward to hearing. Every time I hear it, I feel like I’m on some emotional journey and truly connected with the song while following along and listening to every word.

All to say, Mumford and Sons, if you are not too familiar with them, perhaps you should start off with their hits like ‘Little Lion Man’ or ‘The Cave’, however if you are open enough and the songs to discover selection made you feel even a fraction of what I got out of it and still do from every listen, you should definitely stay up to date with the blog as I’ll keep shipping some more songs to discover and various other music goodness your way!

Of course, if you are looking for the best places to get your hands on some music, this original website was based around reviewing only the best music download sites and still does so head on over there and check it out!

So back from touring and a whole lot of music with my band Play The Angel and want to get right into it.

I bought a few albums in the past weeks to listen to on the road, one of which, the new one from Adele called ’21′ thanks to ‘Rolling In The Deep’ that we had heard on radio around here quite a bit lately.

When I popped the music in, for me, songs 1-3-5-11 stood out. One of those songs turned out to be the new song out right now where I live called “Someone Like You”. For starters, here it is, the album version:

Mmm mmm mmm. Dam that’s good music!

What caught me the most, aside from the lyrics of the song which are just great, was the falsetto (that high pitched vocal part) throughout the chorus. At first, I wasn’t sure about it cause it caught me off guard. You have a singing talent like Adele who has a beautiful and bassy, supported female voice that when she flips to falsetto it was very different than what I was expecting to hear. It was almost like hearing the most fragile and vulnerable voice for only moments from someone who can belt it and probably cause you some minor hearing loss if you’re too close to her for too long. All to say, those parts, I loved them! They made me hit repeat. I couldn’t get enough!

Now the reason the post is called ‘VS Live’ is because I went on the hunt to find live versions of the song to see if, for one thing, this girl can sing off the album (excuse my ignorance, I know her music is big in loads of countries but here in Montreal, I only started hearing about her lately but very glad to have discovered here as well), and for another thing, if the vulnerable falsetto tone would be as captivating as the album live. So here’s a live clip:

I looked and listened to loads of music clips of the song and I couldn’t find any with that album, falsetto part. I’ve been ticked off ever since and hence, this music blog.

Don’t get me wrong, live, she is on pitch and has that album, bassy, supported voice that just gets to me but I’m very dissapointed that I can’t hear the version of the song that got me hooked in the first place. On that note, if anyone has a link to one, by all means share it. I want to hear it live! If not, just a note to all your artists, if you won’t (or worse, can’t) do it live, don’t do it on the CD. I’m all for live versions and getting all artsy with them but show off more live at least, not less? Very dissapointed. Still, I would totally go see her live though any day and support such a great artist.

In any case, the album holds, in my opinion, 4-5 really solid songs. The rest to me feel more like filler but that’s just me. I would recommend it however cause dam, those few songs make it completely worth it.

As always, if you are looking to get your hands on this music, don’t go taking it or burning a copy of it. Support Adele and download music from a legal site. If you don’t know yet, our main site compares the top legal music download sites on the net so you know that the artists are compensated for their work, as it should always be so head on over if you are looking for a way to get this music on your computer or portable music player!

Stay tuned for more music goodness!

I know I haven’t been posting as frequently as I used to so I think it’s only fair to throw a post up here with the reason why …

For those following the blog, you already know I’m the singer of a Montreal rock band called Play The Angel so this is more for the new comers. In any case, we are currently on tour across Quebec but should be done in another 2 weeks or so after which, I will be back and once again regular on these posts bringing you the best music to discover (in my humble opinion anyways) and lots of music goodness

For the new comers, I might as well take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Bobby Bisciglia. I’m the owner of this website and main writer for this music blog. I guess you now have a better idea why I started up a website dedicated to comparing the best legal music download sites on the net huh It’s hard enough to make a living with music, having people find ways to cheat songwriters / artists into the few pennies a song they more than deserve is as low as you can get in my eyes so this website is my way of at least attempting to inform people about legal music downloads. The blog is used more for sharing my personal opinion on music and shedding more attention on artists that I feel don’t get enough credit or simply haven’t had the right ‘break’ just yet.

Anyways, if you look at some of the previous posts, you’ll notice a lot of critique when I write about songs and especially singers / vocalists as I am first and foremost a songwriter and currently frontman for my band, Play The Angel. Here are two very different clips to give you an idea of the range of our style and my music background so when reading the blogs, you can already have an idea of where the opinions are coming from:

Our first music video:

A clip from our current acoustic tour … This is one of the more upbeat songs cause we do have our fair share of ballads. Excuse the quality, I shoved my little camera at the end of the theater:

If you like anything you see here, be sure to follow us through our Play The Angel Facebook Page or by all means, help support us and download some of the songs off our Play The Angel Debut EP on iTunes.

I have some really good music to discover to share with you guys when the tour is done so stay tuned and I thank you for your patience and understanding.

Mumford & Sons got on stage to perform their song, The Cave. Now I had a friend of mine going off about this band for months now. I told myself I’d have to look into it cause I truly respect her taste in music but then the Grammy’s were on and I got to see this next performance:

Heads up, Mumford and Sons are the first performer in the music clip.

Doing a little research made me start liking this band even more. Considered as English folk rock, these guys self financed their first album, working with Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire) which went on to win a Brit Award for Best Album of the Year!

As soon as they finished their performance at the Grammy’s, I was freaking. A few minutes longer into the show and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, waiting for the entire show to be over just so I can take another look at that performance.

What grabbed me from the start is that it was a performance you could feel. The band looked like they were having a blast which was contagious when watching, and even though they were having a good time, towards the end where the song was at its climax, so much emotion was coming vocally from lead singer Marcus Mumford, all of the back vocals and instruments backing the part that it brought the song up even higher than I had imagined it ever could.

Amazing …

I’m only upset at myself for not looking into these guys earlier. I have yet to catch a bad YouTube live video of them and they have quite a few other gems on that album that you really should take the time to check out.

Stay tuned for maybe another Grammy performance mention in the next while but I may also start getting back into the whole American Idol coverage like other years also. There are a few singers that definitely caught my eye that I’d like to share in case some of you missed a few performances.

In any case, as always, I have to mention that if you like the music and band I’m talking about in here, if you are looking for a way to download music from their album, make sure you do it legally so they receive compensation for their great talent and songs. You can check out my homepage where I review only the best music download sites online which are all legal and compensate the hard working artists that bring us this great music so they can keep doing what they love and we can keep enjoying it.

All to say, this music blog is dedicated to a fantastic song to discover by Ryan Star called Losing You’re Memory that I just heard at the end of tonight’s episode of the Vampire Diaries. As soon as the song was done on the show, I got out of my seat and scrambled to the nearest computer to find it and hear it again properly. There was something so pure about it even with the talking they were doing over it in the show. I wanted to find a YouTube version to share and though there is one of the album version, I landed on this live music performance of Ryan Star singing You’re Losing You’re Memory Now and in a little more than 4 minutes, you’ll know why I decided to share the live version:

Damn man. Aside from the song having something so natural and pure about it, the performance is just too good. It’s one thing to be able to write a song and record in a studio, but to out-do it live is hard as hell and Ryan Star completely did that with this performance. Even if he fell out towards the end a little pitch wise, it doesn’t matter at that point cause he is so spot on and packed with emotion till that point and after that you are still with him till the end. The last scream was just the cherry on top for me with the crackle and everything. The type of vocal take I’m sure he wished was captured for the recorded version.

The voice sounded familiar to me so I looked into it a little and then it all clicked together. He was the guy from the reality TV show Rockstar that did that amazing piano rendition of Losing My Religion. Maybe I’ll keep that one for another music blog post though

Anyways, a great song to discover, even better live. If you enjoyed this post, you’re gonna love the music goodness in store in the next while and as always, if you are looking to download music legally, head to our homepage where we compare the best music download sites on the net!