Blue-spotted Salamander

should. According to the news guy, the river should crest below the top of the dike,” said Jed, “but I’m worried” “So come sit,” said the old man, “There’s only one thing left to do, and that’s what the Blues are for. I’ve been with the river all my life. It comes, it goes, and the Blues flows right along with it. When the rivers gone, I’ll be gone, so lets help the river along. Do you know how to play?” “Well, I’ve been trying for five years, so I probably can strum along,” said Jed,…

‘The confession’ is the last track of the album ‘Eli and the Thirteenth Confession’, released in 1968 when Laura Nyro was 21. (Perone, James E, 2012) Unfortunately, the songs she wrote in this album became hits for the others, (e.g. ‘Stone Soul Picnic’ by The Fifth Dimension and ‘Eli's Coming’ by three dog night) yet this fact shows her powerful songwriting skill. As the title of the song ‘The confession’ indicates, she wrote very honest lyrics about her passion, towards both spiritual and…

Great authors use characterization to develop a character. In High Fidelity, Rob Fleming, a single 35-year-old man, uses music as a coping mechanism. Owning a record shop in London, Rob’s life revolves around music. The way Rob uses music to cope with his life characterizes him. In his novel, Nick Hornby uses characterization to develop his ideas of Rob’s dependency, emotions, and relationship with music. Hornby’s use of characterization in the novel shows the reliance Rob holds on music. While…

Religion and pilgrimage to holy sites was developed into an integral part of the society during the 12th century. The Christian believed in the resurrection of Christ and the afterlife that depended on the actions of an individual over the course of their lifetime. In order to gain salvation Christians at the time made pilgrimages to holy sites in order to please their God and attain salvation from hell and find a place in the abode of God; the heavens. As the favored place of pilgrimage was…

Here you can see the blues-scale feeling in the melody, as the accidentals create the variety in the harmony and melody of the song. There are two versions of this song, the single version and the album. The difference is the single version is 2:55 and the album version is 5:28…

“Rock music, also known as "rock and roll," is a type of music that developed from rock ‘n’ roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember, which became popular in the 1950s in America and Europe” (Macmillan dictionary) Nowadays, rock & roll is one of the most popular genres of music all over the world, but the majority of listeners of this type of music do not know how it affects their psychology. There is a lot of debate about the fact…

The Power of Music “Where words fail, music speaks” once said by Hans Christian Anderson, is true in the world that we live in. A world where music surrounds us, we have the choice to listen to what genre at the click of a button, or the tap of a screen. If we were to open our eyes we could see the impact of music on our world. We have passed it from generation to generation, we are currently using it for therapy, and music changes how we emotionally view different things in our lives. Music…

The Black Parade (2006) and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010) are two albums made by New-Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. My Chemical Romance has gone through many different phases in music and style. Each album created and curated a new era in their career. Each era to this day has cult followings with definitive styles and interests. “The Black Parade” and “Danger Days” are arguably the two most well-known My Chemical Romance Records, and they both have a large…

couple who are just dating or sleeping together. Despite the singer's actions, he offers an ultimatum telling his girl, "I'd rather see you dead than with another man." Many of the singles sing of loss, of the blues, imperfect blues, of rejection and despair due to loneliness, as in ‘Milkcow Blues Boogie’ and ‘Mystery Train’. For example the song "You're a heartbreaker," where Elvis…

Jazz Age The Jazz genre has blossomed during the 1920s that has carried an impact to modern day. When the Great Migration happened, many African Americans had migrated from the South into the Northern and Western area. The known and pronoun white area had become a diverse community. The movement was followed by the Harlem Renaissance; also created because of their culture and artistic abilities such as painting, writing, music, and more. The harlem Renaissance was was the soul of the migrated…