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Jacquelin,
Revolver is one of my favorite albums, and you mentioned things I had not even noticed my self. I did not know that a lot of those songs were influenced by a specific drug. I am going to have to look back and the lyrics and really listen to the songs again. I could not agree more about the Leslie cabinet though. It was an amazing effect to throw on the voice at the time. Lennon originally wanted to be hung by his feet and swung around the microphone. A crazy feat if you ask me. All and all, I thought it was a very stimulating read, and I really enjoyed it.
Monday, January 31, 2011
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Jacquelinwildingmh2blog.blogspot.com
Jacqui,
This was truly a great read. I feel like you captured each question perfectly. I also really like the way it was written. Things followed in a logical order and making it rather easy to follow what you were trying to convey. Also, I found that you covered every aspect around the album and Reed and Cale very well. It included pepperings of their back story throughout the piece. Finally, I like the way you described the album. I thought that you are quite correct in what you are portraying and that much of their lives plays into their music.
Jacqui,
This was truly a great read. I feel like you captured each question perfectly. I also really like the way it was written. Things followed in a logical order and making it rather easy to follow what you were trying to convey. Also, I found that you covered every aspect around the album and Reed and Cale very well. It included pepperings of their back story throughout the piece. Finally, I like the way you described the album. I thought that you are quite correct in what you are portraying and that much of their lives plays into their music.
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Jacquelinwildingmh2blog.blogspot.com
Jacquelin,
I thought your entry was extremely good. I like that you express your opinion openly and clearly. There is enough flowery language as well to hold my interest. I too am a big fan of the Gorillaz, and find that their mixture of reality and the cartoon realm is quite unique. My only disagreement with the entire entry is that the true identity of the musician is not irrelevant. I believe that is too harsh of a word. Perhaps, not the main focus, or out of the spot light. In the real world, his name is on the checks, not the cartoons. Otherwise, I loved it. Great read.
Jacquelin,
I thought your entry was extremely good. I like that you express your opinion openly and clearly. There is enough flowery language as well to hold my interest. I too am a big fan of the Gorillaz, and find that their mixture of reality and the cartoon realm is quite unique. My only disagreement with the entire entry is that the true identity of the musician is not irrelevant. I believe that is too harsh of a word. Perhaps, not the main focus, or out of the spot light. In the real world, his name is on the checks, not the cartoons. Otherwise, I loved it. Great read.
Velvet Underground
“Velvet Underground…what a trip, man!” These words echo in my head whenever I think of anyone who has seen Velvet Underground. Velvet Underground was a very experimental rock group. This was not only with their music, but also with countless numbers of drugs. If you could not tell by the people that they are, the music itself should speak quite clearly. Many different instruments are brought into the group on a number of tracks and all kinds songs driven by drugs. They boasted that their songs also enhanced an adventure. Lou Reed was the guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters for Velvet Underground. As a child he was subjected to series of tests that were meant to “cure” his homosexuality. Eventually people stopped being morons and quit trying to “cure” it. He later went Syracuse College, and even later went on to be a songwriter at a record company. This job found him some success. A band was formulated strictly around him. John Cale, one of the founding members of the Velvet Underground, also a composer and songwriter for them. As a boy, Cale had trouble. He was molested and didn’t have an amazing relationship with his father. However, Cale did have a natural knack for the viola, among other classical instruments, and went to school at the University of London. Here he honed his skills as a composer and eventually moved to the U.S. where he met with Lou Reed. Velvet Underground also had one of the most amazing people to have as a band manager perhaps in the history of band managers, Andy Warhol. This was an amazing combination from the start. I feel that the band had amazing success and I am a huge fan. But as a professional, these guys weren’t themselves very professional amongst themselves. This didn’t exactly lead to smiles when the band was done and over with.
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, the greatest pop star to ever live, and perhaps ever will. He was a full package: dance star, singing sensation, bright personality, and he even connected with the audience. Such talents are searched for far and wide in today’s popular culture. Jackson was simply amazing, and made it seem easy. Michael Jackson has also, unknowingly I assume, set a standard for popular music. This standard is one of class, and at the same time, sheer musical strength. Michael’s voice had the power to move millions, and it did. He would bring grown men to tears if he wanted. His shows were equally as electrifying as his talent. At his shows there would be glorious lights blaring out into the crowd. There would be dozens of dancers pounding the ground to the beat; all of this motion and commotion around the main attraction, Michael Jackson. Michael was born to be a star, he was bred to be a star, and he was a legend. The Jackson 5 was such an immense success with a large portion of that success due to little Michael. Now this isn’t to say that the boys would not have made it by themselves. It is just that Michael definitely helped his brothers out with his amazing ability to be a front man, and huge personality. But the way I see Jackson making a huge impact on the music world in particular is how: Artists want to be him, producers want their talent to sound like him, and I don’t think anyone could ever match him. He had a flare all his own and it really showed through. You can clean up mud all you want, but at the end of the day, it’s still mud. Michael Jackson was crystal the moment he was born. It’s hard to argue with greatness.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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