Music Critique

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
That's All Right

  • has other instruments involved in making his music such as the drums and the bass guitar
  • not really what we consider blues to be, this is a jazzy type of dance music that maintains its fast pace with the help of the drum
  • under the assumption that he does not quite have the freedom he would want as far as the length of the song is concerned; the song is 2:55
  • Break-down of the song

1) first verse
2) guitar solo
3) second and third verse then he performs another solo





   

Muddy Waters

Louisiana Blues

  • this is where blues starts to get a little different from what the original sound of the blues started out to be
  • he definitely likes to show his listening audience that he has a unique skill with the electrified sound of the guitar
  • contains an essence of Africa because he refers to the mojo
  • top ten Rhythm and Blues hit in 1951

Junior Kimbrough

I Gotta Try You Girl

  • this is a good example of a blues love songs
  • has a distinct basement-like quality about the song; artist have started to gain freedom from their record companies and can record elsewhere besides the studio--makes it feel like you are in the club
  • doesn't contain many lyrics
  • heavy emphasis is put on this dance music but it differs from the music of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
  • there are two guitars, one to perform the solos and one to keep the beat the bass guitar is supposed to keep
  • can trace a little influence of gospel music in this song

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