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Music is the best medicine

Music is always considered as the soul of our body. Listening to pleasant music relaxes our mind and body as well. Humans have invented many gadgets with the help of science just to make his life easier and comfortable. However, he has forget to believe on the easiest relaxing method i.e. music.

Music is prevalent in every bit of nature. The flow of a river, the whirling of wind, the sound of the tide, and the voice of rain produces music. And we all have enjoyed this natural music for a number of times in our life. Music really works as a medicine. So, it is the best relaxing medicine.

Apart from the poetic description, science has proved that music directly affects our nervous system. Now a day, the music therapies have come into existence. In this therapy, the therapist uses music to improve the health of the body. The use of the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of music helps the patient for improving his health. Many cases proved that all the music therapies are making good aftereffects on the patient. This also makes a strong bonding between the patient and the therapist.
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No Line on the Horizon: The Twelfth U2 Hit Album

This is twelve in line of all the studio albums which are released by the infamous Irish band called U2. This came out on the 29th of February in 2009. Now this was the next album ever since the band released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb in 2004. They were supposed to release No line on the horizon as two albums but then they landed up merging the two into one.

As usual the band has mesmerized us with their twelfth album as usual and expected. Now the key men behind the reins of this album were Brian Eno as well as Daniel Lanois. They were the ones who helped with the writing of the music as well as playing of it too. Now this album has certain characters unlike the previous ones.


Some of these characters include a traffic cop, a soldier who had been serving his time at Afghanistan and finally a junkie. So the writers managed to write from different characters perspectives this way. Now every character has its own personal “story”. Now in this album you will find a lot of experimentation with different beats when it comes to the drums.
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KELLY CLARKSON – An American Pop Singer

Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer and songwriter. She was born on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002. On winning, Clarkson performed the ballad “A Moment Like This”, the song written for the winner of American Idol, which would consequently appear on her debut album, Thankful.

When released as a single in October 2002, it set a record on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when it rose from number 52 to number one. When Thankful was released in April 2002, it straight away rose to #1 in the U.S. billboard 200. Thankful was generally well received by critics. In 2oo4, “Miss Independent” was released as the second single from Thankful. It reached the top ten of the U.S. and Canadian singles charts, and earned Clarkson her first Grammy Award nomination for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance”.
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Woodstock’s 40th Year of Music and Counting

Woodstock has been in the music industry for a long time. It is considered as a legend in the music industry in terms of rock concerts. In terms of the rock and roll concerts, Woodstock has been able to reach out not just to the Metallica fanatics but also the hippies of the early 60s up to this date. The music of the Woodstock concerts can be traced to the music heroes and starters of the year 1969. The veterans in the persons of Tom Constanten, Jefferson Starship and even the Big Brother made it possible for Woodstock to create history in the field of rock and roll. Tom Constanten as one of the veterans of the Woodstock concert series is considered to be a hall of famer of rock and roll.


Famously known for the Grateful Dead, Constanten has been able to prove his intelligence and skills in the field of music. He was an epitome of the rock and roll genre. Considering his skills and his connection with the Woodstock, it cannot be denied that genuine talents and artists are the ones dominating Woodstock. Because of this, many have loved Woodstock and their music. When people hear of rock and roll music in Woodstock, they only think of one thing and that is superb musicality and style. With this, people learned to respect the music and to put high regards to it.

The reality of excellent music in Woodstock has transcends the barriers of music into a united form of one language among the music listeners regardless of whether or not they are into hip-hop, death metal, Metallica or rock and roll. Up to this date, the legend and the tradition of Woodstock still continue and will forever be in the heart of many rock and rollers not just in the United States of America but also in the whole wide world.


US Mens National Soccer vs Honduras – June 6

US Mens National Soccer vs Honduras at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, June 6, 2009 7:15PM

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Crosby Stills and Nash – June 4

Crosby Stills and Nash at the Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, Illinois
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Bryan Adams – May 9

Bryan Adams at the Ford Center for Performing Arts , Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, May 9, 2009 8:00PM
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For those that like Bryan Adams it should be a great show and
could be a while before he’s back in Chicago.

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Elton John – July 21

Elton John at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:00PM
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(Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992,
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994,
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)

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