Abbey Road

As said in class before I think that Abbey Road was a very well put together album. I liked it but it was long and rambly and didn't quite have the speed I wanted it to have. The songs were nice and pleasant to listen to, but it didn't have that awesome feeling that Sergeant Peppers had. I really enjoyed Here Comes the Sun and Something, but I didn't like the medley at the end. All in all I think it was a pretty good album, but I would prefer the White ALbum and Sergeant Peppers.

The White Album

I really liked the White Album. In fact I think that it is the best album that we have listened to so far. Although it is really weird and quirky I really liked the variety in songs and the different sounds. Songs such as Dear Prudence are far more different than songs like Obla-Di Obla-Da and Hoey Pie. But that is what I love about this album and the Beatles. In the White Album it seems that the Beatles are at their most creative, musically. They are fractured and falling apart as a group but the distinct sounds of the different group members are clearly seen.

Zeppelin I

I thought that Zeppelin I was okay. I liked Dazed and Confused and Your Time is Gonna Come, but I felt like most of the songs were long and rambly and should have ended sooner than they did. Particularly with the songs You Shook Me and Baby I'm Gonna Leave You, I felt that they were far too long. Altogether I think the album is alright and has some good sides, but it is too long, with too much jamming. I look forward to listening to Zeppelin IV.

How the West Was Won

The documentary How the West Was Won was very interesting. Personally I didn't like the music at all, but the way that Led Zeppelin played their instruments was intense. When Jimmy Page started to use that bow on the guitar my draw dropped. I thought that Jimi Hendrix was insane to be playing the guitar with his teeth, but I feel like Jimmy Page raised the bar with his guitar performances. I like the way that Robert Plant sings on some of the later songs, but on these newer songs I really don't like his rhythm and the way that he fits in with his bandmates playing.

Jack White

I thought that Jack White was weird, but had extremely good guitar playing skills. Particularly the first scene of the documentary where he makes a guitar out of old scraps is a testament to this. I don't like his music but I admire his skill as a musician. He seems to be very versatile. He played many different pieces that ranged from soul to heavy metal to grungy music. I admire his guitar playing.

Jimmy page

In the documentary we watched, Jimmy Page was the most exciting guitar player that I saw. He still sounded the same compared with earlier Led Zepellin albums, and he was definitely the most experienced guitar player there. I admired his versatility, since he played both in Led Zepellin and the Yardbirds, and in one of his earlier videos he even sang. I really liked his guitar playing style, and the way he taught the two other men his skills.