Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Exploration Four from Amanda

I mainly see negative impacts coming from the hip- hop/ rap music culture.  The way artists get across their messages in their songs seem to be more negatives comments than positive.  A specific artist that does this is Lil Wayne.  He continually raps about illegal actions and also continues to be derogative towards the female gender. He puts an image in people's mind about that is how people should talk to girls, such as calling them multiple degrading adjectives that I think most people could name.  This isn't right and other rappers also contribute to this constant negative impact on how to treat people.
What excites me the most about the music culture is how popular a certain song or band can get very quickly.  Music spreads so fast around the country, or even world, and it's cool to see that happen, especially for smaller bands.  It's exciting as small bands get their claim to fame through one popular song and then continue to be successful after this.
One band I see is positive is the band Coldplay.  I have liked their music for a rather long time and I would say they were probably more popular a couple years ago, but they are still producing music.  They sing more about life things, mostly relationship aspects, but it is still positive music for the most part.  They tend to focus on how they forget to realize how important some pieces in your life are and also the importance of treating people correctly.  I feel this way about Coldplay because I would truly not continue to listen to them if they sang about such negative attitudes towards females or other people in that matter.
These are all the members of the band Coldplay.
One of my favorite songs by Coldplay is called "A Warning Sign".  The lyrics below stand out to me because Coldplay sings how they didn't realize how interesting this girl could have been.  They looked her over, not giving her a chance and now they are regretting it.  This is the opposite of most rap music today because rap discusses how women are toys just used to please men, whereas Coldplay wishes they would have gotten the moment to talk to a girl and see how great she truly is.

"A warnin' sign
It came back to haunt me, and I realized
That you were an island, and I passed you by
And you were an island, to discover"

4 comments:

  1. I also see Lil' Wayne as a negative influence in the music industry today. His songs have no meaning it just insults people. I also agree that he disregards women in his songs. I also agree with you that Coldplay has a positive influence in the music industry. They are a bright and uplifting band and their songs have meaning to it. They also don't talk about illegal actions and all that other stuff.

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  2. Coldplay is the bomb. Mylo Xyloto is such a great album. My favorite songs by them are Green Eyes and Charlie Brown. I also agree with you about how the hip hop culture brings large negative impacts to the world today. In the 90's an argument could be made that this was not always the case, but today it most definitely is. If you like Coldplay you should check out the band Radiohead. They're also one of the greats.

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  3. I also agree that Lil Wayne is a bad influence. I have never liked him. He is degrading, rude, and inappropriate. I love Coldplay though! I have listened to them since I was in grade school, all of there music is awesome. All of their songs have a good message, whether it be a love song or another story of theirs, always good and positive, good choice.

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  4. I agree with your view on how Lil'Wayne is a negative influence. The way he refers to not only women, but other people in his music is not positive at all. Coldplay's music is quite the opposite!

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