The Music

 This week I listened to Led Zeppelin's " Stairway To Heaven" , which is a song that I truly love. I have older parents so songs and music like this I would listen to a lot when I was younger. It is a very long song rounding off at around 8 minutes, but if you are on a road trip, this song is a great one to pass the time. The way the guitar is played in this song is so iconic and one I feel like many people who play the guitar love to play. This song is very slow and melodic and seems like almost a sad song. But doing some research, the song is more about solidarity and brotherhood. I have and always will love listening to this song and just the good times and places I've gone while listening to this song. There is a conspiracy that the song when played backwards, the song is a message that worships the devil. But I believe that is only said because of how popular the song is and how often its played throughout its life span that people try and think of crazy things a...

 This week I listened to "Summertime"  by Janis Joplin. This was the first time to my recollection that I have ever heard this song and I must say I am not disappointed. I'm not typically a fan of rock music, though I can appreciate it every once and a while, but this song does honestly make me question why I don't listen to it more. The use of the guitar in this song is superb, and the drums in the back is nice and subtle to where you know its there but it doesn't distract from the guitar or Janis' voice. Her voice is an amazing raspy sound and what really amazed me is how she hits higher notes while still in the raspier voice that she has. Between each verse, they seem to almost let the guitarist loose and play how they want, and it sounds so incredible. The guitar parts of the song really bring it all together and set the whole mood of the song. Its almost melodic and puts you in a trance that feels like time has just stopped and you're just in the mome...