Mumford & Sons

For the past week and a half or so I've been listening to Mumford & Sons. Before I downloaded their album I had only heard songs of their's such as "The Cave" and "Little Lion Man". After one week of listening to them I have to say they are really good. I'm not a huge fan of folkish type music, but this is a complete exception. There are so many instruments involved with some of these songs, and the lead singer's voice is quite good. He has a pretty large range, and can sing with both slow and fast songs. The way the album is laid out is also very good, they have a good amount of faster songs and a good amount of slower songs. These guys make some quality music, and if you haven't listened to their album, I would highly recommend doing it.

Here are some songs and pictures of the band. 

Here is Little Lion Man, one of Mumford & Sons most popular songs. 

Here is the album cover for Sigh No More.

Here is a picture of the band. 

Until next week... Goodbye.

Week 1 Blog

This week in History of Rock, we learned about the classic rock. We talked about people like Leo Fender, Les Paul, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Leo Fender and Les Paul created iconic guitars, such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and the Les Paul. Les Paul also was a pioneer in multi-track recording, allowing multiple instruments/voices to be heard at once. We spent some time talking about the King of Rock, Elvis Presley. He didnt have a great voice, but sold a load of reocrds, mostly for his looks. Then we listened to a great singer named Little Richard. This guy could jam, for example "Tutti Frutti" I could listen to this for quite some time before getting bored with it. I like how he adds a really high note in really quickly and then just keeps singing. Now there was Jerry Lee Lewis, who was weird. He married his thirteen year old, first cousin! Then he just tried to cover it up by saying that there was true love, don't forget three out of his eight wives are dead. The highlight of this week for me, was Little Richard. His voice fluctuations just add to the greatness of his voice, and make him just so much greater.