User talk:Emilyespinosa/sandbox
DON'T FORGET TO POST YOUR SECOND WALL LABEL!! I only see one label for Album Covers!:)--AHS-189E Student Andria,Soraya (talk) 02:21, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
I think that you pose some very interesting research on the various elements of the album cover in relation to culture and social-media. The reason being, I would suggest a more neutral approach to this topic. I think there are certain words or phrases in this first section that seem more rooted in subjective thought processes than objective observation of an album cover. I think that referencing more to your scholarly article would really improve this section!
Album covers are one of the various ways in which first impressions affect an audience's perception of a given musician or band. Album covers' design cover may also add to how an audience forms an opinion of them and their music. There are various ways in which an album cover is visualized. Some examples include artists choosing to put a photo of themselves, which is one of the factors that add to the observation of the band, the musician, and the music. There are many different options of ways to display yourself and the type of music you are putting out. This being said, it is easy to lose the genuine feel of an album cover when the artist feels the need to adjust to fit their audience. A genre of music that people have found issues in album covers is reggae. I suggest that referencing to your article would greatly improve your section! There are interesting bits of information on the psychology of the Album cover.
There are certain reggae artists that feel that the way they are displayed on their own album covers is not an accurate way of describing themselves and their culture. Some examples include how the stereotypical rasta lifestyle is depicted on many reggae album covers is only displayed that way because that is what does best with the white audience. These album covers do not accurately represent the core values of typical people in Jamaica but they deal with this representation because they know that the audience is familiar with the stereotypical rasta depiction. These album covers tend to display inauthentic versions of their considerations of style and sexuality and do not accurately display "Uptown" Jamaica. [1] I thought that here you direct the topic of album covers towards an interesting social matter of visual representation of the artist and bias of the general public. This could be a very good topic sentence for discussing the cultural and industrial elements of the influences of the album cover.
In this section, I thought you did a good job of backing up elements of the influences of album covers by referring to the scholarly article!
Parental advisory labels are warning labels that are required to be placed on album covers when the music on the album contains explicit content such as vulgar language. These labels have been known to be controversial when it comes to keeping underage audiences from this content. There are a few different theories on this, such as the "forbidden fruit" and "tainted fruit" theories. The "forbidden fruit" theory states that when a child sees the parental advisory label on an album cover they will be more likely to listen to it because there is an increased attractiveness to the music. There are many adolescents that follow the "forbidden fruit" theory as a way to either lash out at their parents or to make themselves feel more mature than they are. They may use explicit music as a way to be rebellious and to appear cooler to their friends, even if they are much too young to be exposed to that kind of music. The "tainted fruit" theory states that the child will see the label and immediately know to avoid this kind of content because it is inappropriate for their age. These children are the ones who see the label and do not even acknowledge this album or these songs because they know that it is not made for them. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) introduced this warning label and it is now a requirement on any explicit music. However, the RIAA is unable to actually control whether or not adolescents will be listening to the music but as of now there is no way to fully control what these children are doing.
' I found this section to have impressing information. I did not know the psychology behind the labeling of album covers and viewers. This "forbidden/tainted" fruit theory is quite fascinating! Keep it up!'
[2]
Huss, Hasse. “The ‘Zinc-Fence Thing’: When Will Reggae Album Covers Be Allowed out of the Ghetto?” Black Music Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 181–194. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/779466. Peter Christenson, The Effects of Parental Advisory Labels on Adolescent Music Preferences, Journal of Communication, Volume 42, Issue 1, March 1992, Pages 106–113, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1992.tb00772.x
When reviewing this article, even in my own article I find that I have a habit of being a bit subjective when I really get immersed into a topic that peaks my interest without even realizing it! I think that you may have done so in some parts of this section so make sure it comes from a scholarly resource!
Reviewed by AHS-189E: Soraya Andria --AHS-189E Student Andria,Soraya (talk) 02:13, 23 May 2019 (UTC)--AHS-189E Student Andria,Soraya (talk) 02:13, 23 May 2019 (UTC)