Thinking, Feeling, and the School of Rock

Quiz #3
- What does Chuck Klosterman think about Chinese Democracy?
- How does Lester Bangs feel about Astral Weeks?
- How does your song/music video make you feel?
- What do you think about your song/music video?

Thinking and Feeling are two terms that are both tough to wrap your head around when contemplating music, but they are the two essential points your paper must convey. They provide the direction of your paper and also how you wish to express your ideas through this paper.

Remember that this is still an analysis, not a review. You are to examine how this song/music video reflects eachother as well as American culture as a whole. Don't lose sight of those two points.

Other things to take into account when discussing the song:

1) You should know how your music fits into a specific genre/place/band. What songs came before it? What songs came after it? What is the history of the artist? Klosterman makes it a point to really delve into the history of the album and what he thinks about the band is parsed out by what details he gives describing the history of the band up until this album.



2) You should also know who is in the band. Lester Bangs takes into account a lot of different aspects when he talks about Van Morrison. He talks about how the band is portrayed and who plays what in the band. He is very meticulous on this point and drives home his feelings by describing how the music and the band interacts on the album and on stage.

You don't need to write "I think" or "I feel." Let your information and your descriptions give us those components in your paper.

HOMEWORK
WRITE your final paper. You will need 3 quizzes, your outline, your rough draft, and your final draft in your packet. Make sure you have your works cited.

READ (GROUPS 1&2, please let me know if you want me to add onto you homework by noon on Friday)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Homework: Read over the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv series) wikipedia entry.
- Mad Men Group Homework: Check out advertising of the 1960s (bring 2 examples for class) and read over the Wikipedia entry on Mad Men tv show.
- The Syllabus to Project 3