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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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    The Beach Boys, God Only Knows: Controversial Songs No. 20 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
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    The Beach Boys, God Only Knows | Controversial Songs

    In the 20th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind โ€œGod Only Knowsโ€ by The Beach Boys.

    By the musical hype, 4 weeksJune 19, 2025 ago
    13 Scintillating WE Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXlo, Anastasia Aleksandr, Awala Micheal, ernestflowerss, Irina Gromovataya, JerzyGรณrecki, ะœะฐั€'ัะฝะฐ ะœะตะปัŒะฝะธะบ, Matty Rogers, Nathanel Love, Shedrack Salami, from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Scintillating WE Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Scintillating WE Songs features songs by Ariana Grande, Coco Jones, Future, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Olly Alexander, and Rihanna.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsFebruary 28, 2025 ago
    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Cedric Fauntleroy, Gustavo Fring, Kampus Production, Pavel Danilyuk, William Fortunato from Pexels; AcatXlo from Pixabay]
    Music

    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 More Utterly Friend-tastic Friend Songs feature songs by Ariana Grande, Benson Boone, KAYTRANADA, Megan Thee Stallion, Patti LaBelle, and War.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 29, 2025 ago
    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Juan Pablo Serrano from Pexels; start2finish, Werner Moser from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 More Songs Driven by the Power of BE features songs by Gunna, Jerry Butler & Betty Everett, Jordan Suaste, The Spinners, War, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJanuary 13, 2025 ago
    Hoobastank, The Reason: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 49 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Elias Souza from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    Hoobastank, The Reason | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 49th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight โ€œThe Reasonโ€ performed by Grammy-nominated rock band, Hoobastank.

    By the musical hype, 7 monthsDecember 10, 2024 ago
    War, The Cisco Kid: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 192 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Far Out Productions, Inc. / Rhino Entertainment Company; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    War, The Cisco Kid | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 192nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on โ€œThe Cisco Kidโ€ by War.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsDecember 2, 2024 ago
    War, Why Can't We Be Friends?: Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ No. 189 (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Far Out Productions, Inc / Rhino Entertainment Company; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
    Columns

    War, Why Can’t We Be Friends? | Throwback Vibez ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ

    In the 189th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on โ€œWhy Can’t We Be Friends?โ€ by War.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsNovember 26, 2024 ago
    13 Songs Filled with the Blues (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; cottonbro studio, Timur Weber from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Filled with the Blues | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs Filled with the Blues features music by Arcade Fire, DMX, Johnny Cash, Parsa Sleighter, and The 5th Dimension.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsAugust 16, 2024 ago
    Highly Suspect, Summertime Voodoo [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Roadrunner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Krรณlestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Highly Suspect, Summertime Voodoo | Song Review ๐ŸŽต

    Rock band Highly Suspect โ€˜rock TF outโ€™ on the six-and-a-half minute โ€œSummertime Voodoo,โ€ the promo single and opening track from their fifth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMay 20, 2024 ago

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