Eves's Blog of Music

  I listened to "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. I chose to write about this song because I actually played this in jazz band when I was in middle school! I played the drums in this song and its so upbeat and energetic, fun opportunities to improvise. One thing that really stands out to me is the fake pauses that they do. It almost stops then they quietly build back up again. It really brings a twist on to this same rhythm, they add lot of extra things to make it not so repetitive. It surprises me how catchy it is and that even with the same rhythm it doesn't get too old. It's way cool that this song has really become so popular and used lots in movies. I love the pattern the drums bring in with a nice swing, and the saxophone in this song really stands out too! I think it is way cool to see instrumentals back in the day by these big bands be big hits! The creativity and emotions that these song bring in with different instruments taking lead. It's...

This week I listened to "Blue Yodel No. 2" by Jimmie Rodgers, after hearing the song in class it just really stuck out to me. I love the yodeling, that is definitely what has stuck out to me the most from this song. I haven't really listened to a song that has had yodeling in it. I think it's really cool to see that yodeling in that time has not been done really before. That concept how with music you can do anything you want and personalize any type of music and make it your own. His song has a ballad like feel with the story telling, also with the strophic strumming pattern from the guitar. Yet it has the country blues which was prevalent at the time to now making headway to another stream of Hillbilly Music. Which is crazy how the country music today is heavily influenced by this stream and from Jimmie Rodgers himself. It is cool to see the influence and effect one person can have on the world in the music world forever. Overall it is just such a fun, upbeat, and e...

I listened to Stagolee by Mississippi John Hurt, this song really stood out to me because of the story that is being told. It is pretty intense as Stagolee kills this man named Billy, it is really sad especially when Billy tells him to spare his life because of his wife and kids. As the song says, Stagolee was a bad man so that didn't stop him. You can feel the emotion in his voice as he is playing it and singing this story, almost as if he is tied to it. While learning about more of the racism that happened in the music world at his time, it really is sad the hate and persecution these African-Americans faced. It can kind of explain how he is tied to it, that John Hurt himself probably met and was afflicted by many "bad men" as the song refers to Stagolee. I love how he can use the music as an outlet for the feelings and thoughts of his soul as well as for anyone! What caught my attention the most about this song, is the emotion and power he gives off as he sings, also t...

My name is Logan Eves, I really enjoy listening to music, I played the piano and percussion instruments, I used to play in the Jazz band in middle school and high school.  I love a wide range of music, I mostly listen to R&B/Soul, Alternative, Pop, and Country. There are so many great artists out there, but two of my favorite artist right now are Khalid and Surfaces.