Episode 3

Not going to lie-- that took a long time, and parts were really hard to listen to. I was impressed by the variety on there, though.
I couldn't really tell what "Irene" was, it didn't seem either blues or jazz or whatever they were talking about, it was just folky. The song kinda bothered me cause I have a really hard time with repetitive lyrics.
Later we herd the Hammer Song (I don't think thats the real title), and I laughed. It reminded me of a stand-up comody thing Ellen DeGeneres did about how if she had a hammer, she probably wouldn't actually hammer in the morning or in the evening or all over this town. Sorry that was random.
Then there was "Harlem Ray"... the first recorded ragtime. That made me laugh too, because it sounded like something straight from a piano lessons book. Apparantly I was in an odd mood. I was a little suprised that ragtime has been around since 1897, though. So that was interesting.
The poem "The Women Gather" suprised me... it's like early emo. "Most of us love cause we have a need for love, not cause we find someone deserving" That line bothered me... I guess I'm a fan of the "everyone deserves my love till they prove otherwise" idea. Not like I sleep around... but like in a friend-type way, I love people! Also, I like to believe that most of us actually DO find someone we really do love.
I was impressed that he got Martin Luther King Jr's famous "I have a dream" speech. I wonder if it's on of the only recordings of that, or if many people recorded it?
The Jawharp was interesting... not something I'd probably listen to for fun. But it had a cool sound. And I've had "skip to my lou" stuck in my head since I listened to it.
I got excited when they talked about Bob Dylan, cause I've actually listened to him outside of calss, and thats the first time thats happened!
So yeah, this is just a sample of the variety on there and my random thoughts while listening to it.
Oh yeah... the quote I found importanta was " It was important for Mo Ash to record the sounds of the world" I thought that really explained the variety of the album. Also, recording everying in its natural environment gives it a lot more character, and makes it seem more real to us.
Thats all.