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Viva Voce and Muse

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Today I have music for you by a band called Viva Voce. Now this is a band that really likes to keep their genres open in terms of what kind of music they produce. They like to span all kinds of the rock spectrum, which I think is really cool. This song in particular takes on the more folk sound of things. The guitar is what really makes this song what it is, and gives it that Wild West flair. That moment when that first intense guitar strum is made, the song molds itself into something radiates a sense of power and danger. And I love it! This song makes me feel like I could walk in like I own the place, makes me feel like I can stride wherever I go. That guitar work is so integral to making this song have that effect. There is a great simplicity to the musicality of this song in general. A harmonica, percussion beat, and guitar is all we get, and it is all the song needs. This song has a desert-dry kind of sound, one that makes you think of all those old cowboy movies we watch. This so...