After reviewing the videos of musicians assigned to us, I noticed that the two blocks had many contrasting and interesting sounds. My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and Cocteau Twins all had similar sounds and vibes that were different from Vinicius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, and Tom Ze.
Within the first block of videos contained the bands My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and Cocteau Twins. These bands flourished in the 80s and 90s and they all have a similar sounding music. The first thing I noticed while reviewing these bands is that they all appeared to have comparable music videos. The music videos I found were mostly videos of the band members playing their instruments in strange locations with many psychedelic colors and imaging that would come and go from the video. Besides from the videos of the artists, I noticed that all three of these bands had very emotional yet delicate singing. Since the lead singers of the bands were all girls, they each had a similar sounding high pitched singing voice that was heard throughout all of their songs. This, however, is not a bad thing because this type of singing suits their style and it adds to their pop punkish sounds. Overall, the first block of videos were similar in many different ways and it was interesting to analyze the similarities between them.
The second block of videos included the musical artists Vinicius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, and Tom Ze. After researching these artists, the first visual thing I noticed was that all the artists were men. Unlike the first block of music, these men had deep voices and had a completely different atmosphere while they were singing. They also all sang in a different language than those from the first block of videos. Having this language and the acoustic sounds that they offer, display true examples of traditional music from South America. The music played by these artists from the second block of videos has a simple but comforting sound that the other block did not have. The unique and simple sounding music is what makes these artists enjoyable to many around the world.
After researching both blocks of videos given to the class, my mind has been opened to a different type of music that I would not have listened to in a million years. I liked the first block of music mostly because it was weird. Each band had out of the ordinary sounds that they would use and it appealed to my ears. The first block was also attractive to me because of the female singers. I do not typically listen to singers who are female, but it was nice to find bands that could change that habit. Different from the first block of music, I liked Vinicius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, and Tom Ze because of the acoustic elements incorporated in their songs. There is also something nice about listening to a different language within a song. Overall, I can see myself actually listening to these bands and I’m happy to be introduced to these kinds of music.
Although each block of music sounded completely different, it was interesting to examine each musical artist’s style and what made them similar or different.