Pop Music Synthesis Essay

Pop music is supposed to inspire and create an experience that no other type of music can accomplish; something Blackout not only did for pop music fans, but it inspired a whole generation of new artists. Obviously the electronic, synth, urban and dance genres have been around for quite some time now, but has any of it been fused together so perfectly for a mainstream audience? The answer is no. So much of the pop music today is urban, synth, and experimental with the mainstream club beats to accompany it, and you can’t look past Blackout and find that. It’s too bad the music contained in this album isn’t taken seriously, due to the misconceptions about the artist. In fact, some people hear that name and eyes tend to roll. She’s been taken for a joke, stereotyped and unrecognized for her artistry but it’s good to note that she herself was an Executive-Producer for the album. I’m not going to make this about her or her personal life, all though it’s hard not to, but this album didn’t get half as much praise as it should have and it was probably due to fiasco that was going on in her personal life. With that said, the album was still able to hold it’s own with no promotion. This all
I mean there are the fun dance songs that aren’t meant to be cried to (see “Gimme More”, “Get Naked”, “Freakshow”.) But even with them, the production is flawless and the vocals are so eccentric. You can’t beat the sass and attitude “Piece Of Me” delivers or even the sorrow on “Why Should I Be Sad?” that make you feel her pain. The bottom line is, though effects were imminently present, the vocals on this album are intriguingly intense and you don’t get that all the time with Pop Music. I would say the production and the vocals are most noticeably the strengths of this album. The only weakness, a slim weakness, is the materials’ lyrics. I only say this because I think some of the songs could have been written