MUS 3308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Gourds, The All-American Rejects, Screamo
9 Nov 2017
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Genres, covers, and authenticity (lecture notes on the second half of the topic) Pop = artifice seen as unoriginal, unserious. Rock = authentic seen as serious. He looks at the way popular music fans and critics were using the word authenticity: 1st person authenticity or the authenticity of expression measures whether or not the artist is conveying a certain authenticity to the audience. 3rd person or the authenticity of execution has to do with whether or not we feel a particular performer is being authentic to the tradition of the genre they represent. E. g. people saying some rappers are now more pop than hip-hop. Originating moment looks at how the cover song relates to the original song. Direct copy copies that are the closest sounding to the original song. Minor interpretation minor changes to the original. Major interpretation major changes to the original. May change the meaning of the original for mocking or humour purposes.
