What we found were songs woven from the thread of traditional music like bluegrass, folk, Western, Gallic, and the blues. As the participants have little in the way of "formal musical training," the question emerges: were the tones within the person at birth, or were they acquired through osmosis after birth?
The songs have been assembled into four compilations according to emotional intensity:
For instance, Led Zeppelin's songs are quite often rooted in the blues. Robert Plant has said that he loves to listen to Led Belly and other blues heroes. Perhaps this musical instinct was innate in Robert, John Paul, John and Jimmy. Or, perhaps it was acquired through osmosis. In any event, it's fun to feel 'em get in the groove. Though the original songs were milder toe tappin' and finger snappin' tunes, Zeppelin's renditions usually fall in the slightly drastic to quite spastic realm. So too, are the results of our experiment... only these songs were written and recorded on-the-spot (with the exception of the Dixieland jazz... er, a... Dixieland punk versions of Foreigner's Hot Blooded, Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way, and Led Zeppelin's Black Mountain Woman.)
Capn'
drums, percussion and vocals
Wally Mohn
electric and acoustical guitars, bass and vocals
Zou-Lou
drums and percussion
C. Moore
vocals, piano, mandolin, harmonica, flute, electric and acoustical guitars, keyboards, and
bass
Eric Miller
mandolin and electric guitar
Lynn Miller
electric guitar on Steal Away
Horton
pitch bender, lighter, and culinary tools
Nues
vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica on Black
Mountain Woman
Sweet Pea
backing vocals on Well, Baby
production by Digital Yoda
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All music and lyrics are recorded
spontaneously.