Assignment Question
The album being reviewed must be clearly categorized as rock. The paper should include basic information – the name of the artist/s, the title of the album, the specific genre of rock music, and the tracks included on the album. Include biographical information about the artist/s on the album. For example: Who are they, where do they come from? What are they known for? What genre/s have they worked in, and where are they placed in the chronology of rock music history?
What genres and artists have influenced them? How has their music been received by fans, music critics, and music historians? When was the album recorded and released? How is it similar or different from other albums that the group or artist has released, before and afterwards? Does the title of the album have a particular meaning? How are the tracks organized?
What information is included in the album’s liner notes and cover art? For each track on the album, you must write about the music in both objective and subjective ways: in addition to describing the sound of the music using concepts and terminology from class, you must also describe your reactions to the music, how the artist’s choices affected the outcome for the listener.
As applicable, there should be discussion of instrumentation, musical form, vocal techniques, recording and editing techniques, etc., used in each track. Lyrics can be discussed, but be sure to balance the discussion of the words with discussion of the actual music, and how the words and music work together. Thinking critically, what is your interpretation and opinion of the meaning and historical significance of this album? Has this album contributed significantly to rock music’s development? If so, how? If not, why is this the case? album review must be at least 1,000 words long (title pages do NOT count toward the word count) and must adhere to the following formatting requirements: Include a title page that includes your paper’s title, your name, the date, the course number, and instructor.
The text should be in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. Failure to follow formatting requirements will result in a point deduction. Will be put through a system to find percentage of information plagiarized, generated by AI, and found in past turned in assignments.
