First Reading Log
Immediately after reading the article- Danger mouse’s Grey Album, Mash ups, and the Age of Composition- I formulated several questions and feelings towards it. The author Philip A. Gunderson has animosity towards independent producers, or which he refers to as a “bedroom producer” about their contribution to the music world. The article was not appealing to me because I feel that individuals have their own ways of expressing themselves, and Danger Mouse is just one of many. The words that he chose were difficult for me to understand the article as a whole, however his article may have been directed towards a more intellect audience. Maybe it was his professor that he is trying to persuade because several music fans would not be quick to grasp the meaning at all. Although I don’t quite understand the article as a whole, I definitely understand components of it. Gunderson’s response to Burton’s music mash ups of “The Beatles” and “Jay-Z” together the two albums, The White Album and The Black Album , was basically his terminology as an insult because the crossing of pop music and hip-hop. The Beatles, the legends that they are, in the music industry and Jay-Z, an upcoming rapper at that time, was seen as two totally different genres of music. He stated that music forbears was being made fun of because of someone’s use of combining two artists’ music together. Another topic that was mentioned was the file sharing and its popularity in the Internet world. Because the use of sharing files have become popular nowadays, Gunderson’s refer to the change as “digital communism” because its taking over the music industry. Everything that was here before independent acts came along, such as producers, record labels, and increased album sales are decreasing day by day. Overall, I think the article was good and provided points with evidence that supports his claim but it should have used more simple words.
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Shannon, he's actually in support of mash-ups and "bedroom producers," and he doesn't think the crossing of genres is an insult; he favors the erasing of racial boundaries in music! But your initial reaction is not an uncommon one, because the way he structures his article can mislead you on a first reading into thinking that he opposes these things. So for paper 2, you might analyze how he structures his article and why he structures it that way. If the risk for confusion exists, then why would he do it? But remember that this isn't a review, so you don't want to talk about "Gunderson's article sucked because it was confusing." What you want to do instead is summarize how Gunderson structures his article and then say, "I think this is why he structured it this way."
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