Deep Blue Sea

The sky is blue, morning blue, when the sun is just rising, at about 6 o’clock. The chilly Autumn morning made me feel safe as I peered out the dew lined window. Leaves blew across the street, yet not too many because it's early in the season. Its nice to look out, seeing the smoke come out of the chimneys from the warm homes where everyone is asleep this sunday morning. Then out of the corner of my eye, amongst the beautiful fall scenery and warm houses was a guy, creeping out the back mill…

“You need to go back to work,” Charlie said as she sat on top of the fence, observing Bass as he chopped wood out by her Grandpa’s barn. Stopping for a moment, Bass wiped his arm across his forehead before swinging the axe once again. “I do, huh?” he grunted knocking the wood out of the way before grabbing another log to split. “Uh huh. Otherwise, you’ll be joining me in la la land sooner rather than later.” “Don’t do that,” he huffed, swinging the axe again before leaving where it lay…

“Comparing Solo Artists and Bands” Rock music has been defined and altered by a plethora of incredible individuals and groups. While solo artists were common in the United States during the early stages of rock and roll, between the 50s and 70s times changed and bands grew into a bigger part of Rock history as well. When trying to establish which of the two, bands or solo artists, are most successful in rock music, there are several areas to look at. One, the time period, and two, the number of…

The Evolution of Jazz There are tons of music genres played in America, however jazz is one of the only American genres. Jazz has a long history that has brought it to be what it sounds like now. Jazz began with slaves in the 1700s, who would sing and make music as a way to express themselves and how oppressed they felt. Later on, the music made by slaves developed into the jazz that was so famously popular in the 1920s. This jazz continued to develop into the jazz of today’s society, and is…

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked…

your argument that I wish to dispute. First off, rock n’ roll was heavily popular since the 50’s; you had Chubby Checker, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and…of course…Elvis Presley. These artists are the ones that took backstreet-bar blues and turned it into the mainstream media that it is today. Without them, you would not have The Beatles of the 60’s, which were the creators of Pop Rock and purveyors of Psychedelic Rock, nor the explosion of genres in the 80’s. Secondly, the…

Time Out featured a total of seven songs that were named “Blue Rondo A La Turk”, “Strange Meadow Lark”, “Take Five”, “Three To Get Ready”, “Kathy’s Waltz”, “Everybody’s Jumpin’”, and “Pick Up…

name of one of his early bands is called Jimi James and the blue flames. He uses this name because it went well with what he wanted to name his band. when Jimi was growing up he was fascinated by the guitar. He would listen to other musician and try to mimic the guitar with his air-guitar which soon was upgraded by a broom. The music that he listened to as a kid is what influenced him to play…

Jazz as a musical phenomenon in the United States. I was soon able to identify characteristics of this incredible genre. Jazz originated in the southern city New Orleans in the 20th century. It soon became characterized by been a mix of Ragtime and Blues. It can also sound familiar to a popular form of March and Quadrilles. The reason of why Jazz is such a rich musical genre can be explained by New Orleans’ cosmopolitanism at the time of its rising. Musicians from different places and ideas…

A great many technological advancements have shaped music into what it is today. The phonograph, FM radio, and editing software are just a few examples of inventions that have had pivotal roles in shaping music into what it is currently. Though many of these technological revolutions have had a great effect on music thus far, the electric guitar is perhaps the invention that most important to the powerful sound of rock and roll. The coming of the electric guitar has had a profound effect on the…