Matt Williams

(sorry, I thought this got pushed back to Thursday because of the cancellation of class)

            The Avett Brothers album The Carpenter is a very skillfully made album. The combination of the instruments, especially the banjo, and the vocals make it an album that is an excellent example of the mix of country and folk music. The banjo adds the country touch, while the vocals give the music more of a folk music feel. The messages are also similar to the typical of country songs. They are telling emotional stories intended to make the audience feel the way the artists felt when they were writing the song.

            Jimi Hendrix’s album Are You Experienced is also a skillful album. With the guitar being a major part of the album, like it always is with Jimi Hendrix, it adds an element of harder rock to the softer rock of his voice. The messages in this album are similar to the messages portrayed in rock and roll at that time period. For the most part he is singing about doing what he wants, or getting what he wants. These messages are really not bad compared to the rock and roll that came later, but it was it was still bad for the time.

            These two albums are remarkably similar, even though the two have different types of music on them. They both did something new to create a sound that people had not heard before, but still enjoyed. They both were the pioneers for their respective types of music. The Avett brothers took the popular banjo and added a different type of vocals to it. Jimi Hendrix played the guitar unlike anyone had done before with the combination of the vocals of the day. What set them apart is their innovative styles. Since they both debuted, there have been artist that have been better than both of them, but they would not have been around if it were not for those groups.