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Post by RichFactWebmistress on May 29, 2003 2:59:46 GMT -5
Thank you, Linda. I think I should have posted that introduction I have about the music reviews I write when I posted this. That all the music reviews written are about the interp I gather about the music as well as seeing what an artist has to say about the work. It will NEVER be exactly what the original artist intended but I hope I'm not off in la la land for most of what is written. Yes, a few songs may have a few things not told(WDWGFH, dealing with the girlfriend aspect), but to include that(which I did) would go against the thesis and therefore what the thesis states is what dictates the entire critical essay.
And yes, RESPECT is the rule of the FDG. It just makes all of our lives easier.
RFW
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Post by Amalgamut on May 29, 2003 6:39:03 GMT -5
Touchedbyamangel, I'd like to make a few points about you post. First of all, you can't just claim that RFW's review is really an interpretation without backing this up somehow. Secondly, that story (nice at it is) doesn't help much either. I'm sure you haven't made it up because you know that Rich frequents the board and could deny knowing you, but it isn't really a fact that you could use to explain the meaning of a song in a review. Since you know so much about interpretations and reviews, it's surprising that you don't seem to know a lot about constructive criticism. Ama
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Post by RichFactWebmistress on May 30, 2003 14:27:34 GMT -5
I feel the need to explain what I was doing inside that review and my other music reviews. No, it would never get published in a magazine that reviews music such as Rolling Stone. I knew that from the moment I constructed a thesis. I never intended it to be an industry style review.
In a writing class in college, we were shown industry style reviewing and told that when we write our critical review essays that we were to go beyond the surface. It was to be indepth and thorough. I enjoyed doing the assignment so much that I continue writing such critical review essays. We were also told that the reviews you find in magazines are written in such a way because it is attempting to either sell you the music/movie/art/book or disuade you from purchasing, therefore having to be a short, to the point, what to expect(ie: what songs might sound like compared to either other artists or other songs the artist has done) and so forth. A preview, if you will. We were also told the type of review we were doing that they do not accept it in magazines such as Rolling Stone/Spin, which is fine with me. I never intended to write this review or any review that way at this point.
One place my type of reviewing would appear in is an academic journal that features music essays. They do exist, as there is an academic journal for just about anything and everything it seems, from music to art to science and more.
This is the type of venue I tend to write for, even though I am not sure I will ever intend on getting these reviews published. They are my hobby, fun and challenging. That is what attracts me. I get to learn the music, learn the lyrics, delve deep below the singles and the surface beats to understand what I can get from it, and then take it to the academic review essay and make it my own. I hope this clears up my style of reviewing music and answers questions anyone might have.
RFW
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Post by unwillingsong on May 30, 2003 14:42:15 GMT -5
RFW: Beautiful explanation. Most of us got what you were doing anyway--and appreciated it. The music press is notoriously shallow --your reviews are anything but shallow. They are thoughtful, well-developed and illustrated and full of heart. And as you implied, the music press is also all about commerce--$$$. The almighty dollar....or maybe these days it's more accutate to say "the almighty quarter". ANYWAY...there ARE academic music journals that publish in-depth reviews. If you have access to a database like Lexis Nexis, MLA Bibliography, Academic Search Elite, or Masterfile, you can find some great publications. And your work would fit beautifully there--if you ever decide to do that sort of thing. In the meantime...rock-the-fuck-on! (And WRITE-the-fuck-on! )
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Post by RichFactWebmistress on May 30, 2003 14:47:53 GMT -5
Thanks. I just thought I had to clear up the differences between what I am doing and what the typical industry style music/movie/ect review is. I hope it clears up things.
RFW
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Post by MarlboroWoman on Jun 2, 2003 19:13:09 GMT -5
I now see the album in a different way. Thanks, RFW.
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