The one hundredth album: Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
Listening to this album, Jimi Hendrix's blues background comes through a lot. Whlie the guitars make the songs sound like rock, and a lot of it surrounding fit that mold, it also has a speed that takes it closer to blues, and the vocals feel like a mix of blues and rock as well. The best songs are a mix between the two, creating this blues sound with a kick to it. We've heard the Rolling Stones do similar things in the past, this fits into that pattern.
But then May This Be Love pops up, a gentle ballad that sounds different from the other songs. The vocals are still there, but everything is softer and gentler, completely creating a different atmosphere. It's a welcome change, at a good point in the album, and shows the versatility of the entire thing.