Bergdorf Blog Post 1

So prior to leaving Mr. A's class we had kind of been all over the place. We had been learning about the first British invasion but somehow transitioned into REM. Since we vaguely covered REM before I left, I'll just talk about the British Invasion.

We listened to both Zeppelin 1 and 2 and some sporadically selected songs by the Rolling Stones. I was not a fan at all of Zep 1, there was just something about the songs and their fluidity, o lack thereof, in the album that really gave me a bad taste in my mouth. I like Led Zeppelin, but apparently I've only acquainted myself with their hits. Zep 2 didn't do anything for me either. The songs were just so long and felt so drug-out that I couldn't ever get into the rhythm. Not to mention that, in my opinion, a lot of the songs sounded the exact some. I have a huge amount of respect for the band , but their early stuff was just not my type. Same goes with the Rolling Stones, I love the Stones' later stuff but their early albums and single sounded atrocious to me. And what made the early Stones' stuff so much more unbearable was McJagger's shrill vocals. Granted he turned into a much better vocalist later in his career, his early stuff wasn't my favorite either.

Now, moving onto the last two days I've been in your class.

Funny story actually, Don Henley's daughter, Annabelle, was my best friend in pre-school. I used to live in highland park in Dallas, however, she never let me come over and meet Don. Plus I was like 6 anyway. But yeah I've always had an appreciation for the Eagles as musicians. Like you said, their vocals are very well-thoughtout and add a huge dimension to their music apart from the instrumentals. Their vocals are enough to consider them country rock in my books, however I do think they use some blues elements in some of their songs, especially "Hotel California." Perhaps it's not blues, but it doesn't sound like country to me. Marshall Tucker Band: One hit wonders, "Can't you  see" is a pretty awesome song, definitely has some Southern Elements. The Band: I felt like I had heard of them before, turns out they have made a lot of my favorite songs, "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek" especially.