How does it feel to be without a home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone? Taylor "Jay" Washington and Bella Porter took those deep, soulful lyrics by Bob Dylan and sang their hearts out. Having only one day to learn these difficult lyrics along with multiple other song lyrics, Jay and Bella did a great job considering the time crunch. Bella Porter's jazzy tones complimented Jay's deep, smooth notes. The chorus was the best part for the singers, because that was when the two singers truly connected and brought the crowd's energy up. When the two vocalists weren't singing the chorus, it felt like the two of them were trying to overpower the other's vocals. The band behind them did a great job of keeping the crowd interested and seemed excited to play the song. Where the band had a great stage presence and rocked out to the song, the vocalists lacked.
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| Taylor "Jay" Washington photo by Kimberly Hara |
Julie Hanse, Noah Jessup, and Emma DePuy had the very difficult challenge of taking the song that Rolling Stone named the no. 1 song of all time and creating a response. The songwriters took the angry and hurt parts of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," and made the response into a very political song. The writers did a great job of staying with the raw feelings that Bob Dylan always portrays. The songwriters had the piano accompany the guitar which created a soft, new approach to Bob Dylan's style. The trio took most of their inspiration from the words, rather than the actual sound of the song. Considering the song the trio had to live up to, they did a worthy response.
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