week four blogpost
The Carter family works very well together in my opinion. I love the harmonies that they are able to create and the nice beat that they continue throughout the song. The way they make the distinction between the verses with just one person singing and the choruses with everyone sing is a nice touch to make the choruses more powerful. Listening to all of them sing together is enriching and empowering to the message of the song. This was a great combination between hill billie music and gospel music. The Carter family reunion seems like a great and happy place to be. This song can make you forget what is going on around you because of the repetitive nature of the song. It can transform you to a new state where only the song exists. Because of the same thing happening over and over again, this song reminds me of a more exciting version of Barbary Allen. In Barbary Allen, all the verses sound the same in the same key and patterns. The same is with the instruments of Gospel Ship but in this song I don't mind it as much because there is so much more going on with the vocals and instruments. Since the instruments aren't super crazy or unpredictable, it provides an opportunity for us to listen closer to the lyrics which as a gospel song, is probably what the artists wanted us to do. Orange is often a forgotten color, but this song is definitely orange!
The Carter family has a unity that you can see throughout their music. I agree with you about not much going on with the vocals and instruments.
ReplyDeleteI like how you related this song to Barbary Allen but a lot more entertaining to listen to. I loved your description of how the song can "transform you to a new state" and you're really wrapped up in the song. I agree with the voices harmonizing well together and I also believe this is a beautiful song with beautiful voices.
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