https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp The Thrill of it All en-us 2017-11-17 01:26:26 UTC 2025-12-23 19:07:20 UTC hello@padlet.com amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207954292 This is the cover of Sam Smith's album.]]> 2017-11-17 01:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207954292 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207954604 Sam Smith preform 'One Last Song' on the Today show.]]> 2017-11-17 01:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207954604 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955107 "When music derives part of its power from a ritualized sense of family or tribe or ancient wisdom, and has been practiced in safe places in order to keep it alive with the knowledge that there are also unsafe places to practice it, that music is sure to possess some of this kind of density." (142)]]> 2017-11-17 01:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955107 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955594 "Quietness is the idea of open space, an idea that can mean very little or very much." (61)]]> 2017-11-17 01:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955594 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955817 2017-11-17 01:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955817 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955922 2017-11-17 01:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955922 amandakounlavouth https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955975 My album review was over Sam Smith's newest album The Thrill of it All. This was released in November of 2017 and it's already become such a great hit already, making it #1 in America right now. I talked about how some of his songs are great examples of Ratliff's theories of closeness, density, silence, and single note repetition. Smith does an excellent job in creating diversity within every song in this album.  He displays emotion in his lyrics and has a bunch of interesting musical elements in the background of his songs. My favorite element is the church choir, I think it adds more to the songs as a whole and creates that overwhelming sound of feelings and passion. I specifically talk about his past song Stay with me and his newer songs on the album, Pray and No Peace. These piece best exemplify what I have to say about the overall album.]]> 2017-11-17 01:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amandakounlavouth/93tiaf883bzp/wish/207955975