answered: The goal of this assignment is for you to evaluate or review

  

The goal of this assignment is for you to evaluate or review a “classic” album (anything from 2010 or earlier) that is not currently part of Pitchfork.com’s Sunday Series.
In your review, be sure to do the things that successful reviews do (as we’ll discuss in class). Consider the music within the artist’s discography; how the music relates to various genres and sub-genres; the various contexts into which the music was released; the lyrics; the instrumentation; the production; and anything related to the particular form (song, songs, album, video, concert) of the work you’re analyzing. Also see the handout on the various areas of music that listeners evaluate.
Because this is a review of a classic album, be sure to demonstrate a clear understanding of the world into which the album was released and the impact it had on music of the time. Do secondary research to provide you with information but also to understand the critical consensus about and commercial response to the album. Cite that research appropriately, though a particular number of sources is not required for this project.
As far as models go, I strongly recommend spending a lot of time reading Pitchfork’s Sunday Review series, where they go back to review classic albums otherwise not in their catalog (search Pitchfork Sunday Review for the homepage, or see our forum thread for the link). You’ll find a wide range of approaches and styles, but your goal is to create something that could reasonably fit within this series. Note: While the album may be reviewed on Pitchfork (like, any album since 2005 was probably reviewed the year it came out), please choose an album that is NOT a part of this Sunday series. (Ask if you’re not sure.)
Readers believe review-writers not because they agree with their opinions on the album – we believe them because their opinions are grounded in insights and analysis that go beyond surface-level liking or disliking.
As with any piece of web writing, in addition to doing the things listed in the paragraph above, it should be both entertaining and insightful.
My evaluation will be based on the quality of the writing, the amount and quality of insights about the album, the demonstration of a clear understanding of the album’s place in music history, and the adherence to the qualities of effective reviews.
HOW LONG? These reviews tend to be near/over 1000 words, so I think that’s a good target to aim for.
SCORING? For these purposes, let’s use Pitchfork’s scoring system. Do be sure to provide a score.
FORMATTING? Play around with this a bit to make it look a part of that Sunday series. Do whatever you want to make your document look interesting and like a piece of web writing.
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