Ricky Z Critique
On Thursday September 22, I went to the Utica College downtown block party. At the block party there was a lot of food, free giveaways, and most importantly live music. At this musical event Ricky Z's All-Star Billy Joel Tribute Band performed live.
Unfortunately, I had class at the start of the event on Thursday night, as a result I only got to catch and listen to the end of Ricky Z's set, but I loved what little of it I heard. When I was at the block party I heard three songs performed by Ricky Z's and his band. I was excited because I knew two out of the three songs played. The two songs I knew were, Piano Man and The Way It Is. Although Piano Man was a Billy Joel song, The Way It Is was a song from a band the Range, sang by Bruce Hornsby. Either way I was still happy I knew at least two songs. This was not your typical musical performance I would be subject to at the Lunch Hour Series. Instead of listening to a musical performance inside the music room, the performance was outside which was a nice change of scenery. Due to the performance being outside spectators had room to dance along with the music and everyone seemed to being enjoying that aspect. …show more content…
Although I am beginning to appreciate classical music more, I personally enjoy music with words more than music without words. When songs have words I pay more attention trying to figure what the storyline is behind the song. I am very into music all genres such as, pop, country, rock, reggae, and so on. I am open to listening to anything new, which is why I enjoy going to different music events such as this block party. Overall, I enjoyed this performance very much and I am glad I got to see such a great band perform for free, thanks to Utica College. I wish I could have listened to more but I am glad I got to hear a few musical selections before the event was
Unfortunately, I had class at the start of the event on Thursday night, as a result I only got to catch and listen to the end of Ricky Z's set, but I loved what little of it I heard. When I was at the block party I heard three songs performed by Ricky Z's and his band. I was excited because I knew two out of the three songs played. The two songs I knew were, Piano Man and The Way It Is. Although Piano Man was a Billy Joel song, The Way It Is was a song from a band the Range, sang by Bruce Hornsby. Either way I was still happy I knew at least two songs. This was not your typical musical performance I would be subject to at the Lunch Hour Series. Instead of listening to a musical performance inside the music room, the performance was outside which was a nice change of scenery. Due to the performance being outside spectators had room to dance along with the music and everyone seemed to being enjoying that aspect. …show more content…
Although I am beginning to appreciate classical music more, I personally enjoy music with words more than music without words. When songs have words I pay more attention trying to figure what the storyline is behind the song. I am very into music all genres such as, pop, country, rock, reggae, and so on. I am open to listening to anything new, which is why I enjoy going to different music events such as this block party. Overall, I enjoyed this performance very much and I am glad I got to see such a great band perform for free, thanks to Utica College. I wish I could have listened to more but I am glad I got to hear a few musical selections before the event was