On the first list of gospel music, I expected to sense a more uplifting feeling from the songs From the first three songs I felt more despair. I'm not sure, but it might have something to do with the low, gritty and not all that musical sound of the voice of Blind Willie Johnson and the voice in the voice in the following song. However in some of the following songs such as "Get Away Jordan" was much more upbeat and the vocals were much more musical, which I like more. The vocals clearly dominate these gospel songs. It is interesting to compare to the blues and country songs we have listened to, because those often include combining elements such as the guitar, the bass, the fiddle, the piano and drums. However in the Gospel songs they will combine a bunch of voices and if they want percussion they can just clap. The harmonization is really fun to listen to, I especially liked it in the song "Mother Bowed." Yes, some of the songs to incorporate a fiddle, or guitar, or piano or drums, but the vocals are still the dominant part. In the song "O Day" the flute adds a peculiar element, it almost resembles jazz flute, how it's not always on pitch and it abruptly skips around. There is definitely lots of energy in these songs, especially in songs such as "You Must Be Born Again" when the leader shouts out. The song "I'll be Rested" sounded a lot like some of the folk music we have listened to. I guess mostly due to the fiddle, it also sounds a lot like some of the songs the fiddle player played when he came and visited us. The vocals are still dominant. Songs like this that borrow from different styles are a huge part of our music roots, because they are a part of the musical evolution.