1. did the author of this article put to much personal feelings into her argument?
2. can the author really compare the present singers vs the older singers?
3. are the ideas of sex and death truly skin deep? or at least appear to be coming from lady gaga
I will choose the second question. I understand that people always judge new music to older music. but is this comparison really fair? I don't think that this is fair at all. If Elvis was around he would not be selling the same as he did back in the 50's (if he started now and did the same music). People still compose and play classical music but are not appreciated as they were back hundreds of years ago. Music regardless of what it is meant to describe or state a point is art. Art can be seen in some many ways, and I think the author of this article gave her opinion about her views. She also said many things about my generation that are simply not true. If she wanted to make a compelling argument she did, but to me her argument was just wrong. Using pathos, ethos, and logos we can see she created a compelling argument. She tried to use ethos but her sources are skewded toward her opinion. Her pathos was aimed at a different generation from whom she was wrtiting about. and her Logos was very one sided. She did well when creating an argument but for me I just want the truth and none of this crude overstating of music/ art.
Great point. Her argument was so one sided it was ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteWhile not a fan of Lady Gaga myself, I agree that the author's argument was unfair. The problem with Paglia's comparisons is that she needs to take into account that Lady Gaga's music is mostly just meant to be catchy and have a beat for playing in clubs and dancing to.
ReplyDeleteWell I understand where you're coming from, however, although she did make comparisons to older singers it was only because she was trying to show that the music reflected the problems of that time. For example, in the 30's and 40's there were many country songs written that told stories about the bad economy, and later there were rock songs that reflected the society in which we lived. So when the author speaks poorly of Lady Gaga, it's because her songs have nothing to do with anything. She fails as an artist because on one hand she says to be happy with who you are and at the same time gets plastic surgery and has an artificial face. That's why although it is a one-sided argument, I don't feel any sympathy for the other side.
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