Saturday, April 25, 2015

Source number two:

"Bjork's 'Vulnicura': An Inquiry Into Melodrama"
By Ann  Powers

In this review of Bjork's new album, 'Vulnicura," Ann Powers discusses the ways in which Bjork's music relates to elements of the melodrama genre. She discusses things like the difference in meaning between the written lyrics and the performed lyrics, aspects of the melodrama within individual songs, and also slightly the 'bad rep' that melodramas receive in connection to negative reviews about Bjork's 'hippie style.' 
Since this isn't a scholarly article, the author's legitimacy isn't necessarily of the utmost importance. I plan on using this piece mostly as an example of how other types of music can be seen as melodramatic. I also wanted to find an example of how I could analyze individual songs and albums, so Powers' review will be useful in helping me format my own music reviews. Finally, this is another source that can help me cement the relationship between pop music and melodrama that I want to establish in my paper.

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