I believe it would be a good idea for us to get to know each other by appreciating less popular music that we enjoy. At least three times a week, I'll inform you all of the wonderous music found in my playlist, with a bit of a review. Enjoy, and feel free to do the same.
"Summertime" by Big Brother and the Holding Company (album: Cheap Thrills)After introducing a soft, melodic, minor progression of very classical and jazzy roots, Janis Joplin adds in a flavorful lyrical lulliby, which in the original version is scripted into the fantastic broadway production "Porgy and Bess" by Gershwin. The lyrics and jazzy progression are about all this fantastic piece inherits, however.
In classic jazz style, the sonourous guitars and bass line embellish a simple melody into a complex work. And just as it seems predictable, the mal-tuned guitars sing in disharmony almost to the point of cacaphony and an aggressive crescendo descends into the melodic introduction, leaving the listener quite satisfied.
In that era music was produced that induced emotion, and this work by Big Brother and the Holding Company is quite successful in attaining that goal.
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