Adkfa
Adkfa
Concert Report: 4th Quarter
For my concert report I chose to listen to Brad Paisley's – Time Well Wasted Album and Alan Jackson's – Greatest Hits Volume 2. I really enjoyed both. Some may like to make fun of country music , but I guess my experience in Alabama with no other stations besides country converted me. What I learned is Alan Jackson seems to count on more instrumental backup besides just a guitar while Brad Paisley's music seems to focus more on guitars.
One of the things I really enjoy about Alan Jackson's music is his excellent use of chords in his song. They always seem to match perfectly the words he is singing. One of the songs I enjoyed because it is an example of his ability to do this is the song “Drive (For Daddy Gene)”. The chords seem to match the words. As the words become more upbeat so do the chords and rhythm. I really enjoyed Jackson's “Gone Crazy”. It really uses rhythm to send a message. The rhythm becomes more upbeat with the song. In some music it seems like rhythm is ignored as a musical tool. Jackson seems to know how to use it in these songs.
Out of these two cds probably Brad Paisley's – Time Well Wasted was my favorite. I really enjoyed some of the amazing solos Paisley performs. At the beginning of “I'll take you back” Paisley has a really awesome solo where he rips through some scales. It is pretty neat to hear him play so fast. Another really interesting song to listen to is Brad Paisley's Instrumental “Time Warp”. Although at the beginning it seems to sounds like simple “elevator music” it later evolves into a complex guitar solo played by Paisley. I really think it is amazing how fast he can play. One could argue Paisley as one of the best country guitarists.
I really enjoyed these cd's and learned quite a bit about how really good guitarists play. A few of the songs in the Brad Paisley cd I might be able to play the chords for so that...
View Full Essay