The three articles, The Show Goes On, The Art of Dying, and Dead Ahead, talk about how death is untouchable in the music industry. Regardless of what death is in reality and its underlying meaning really is, artist don't fear to sing its mortality meaning lyrics and aren't provoked on audiences reactions.
The first article, The Show Goes On, by Newton, deals with the death of the lead singer of Sublime, Brad Nowell, from a drug overdose. This death brought attention to the band and the record company was just about to release the band's new album and they did not want to take advantage of the attention they were receiving. The lead singer was replaced and everything went back to normal as the band believed that the show must go on.
The second article, The Art of Dying, by Thomson, deals with the author talking about death music he has and listens to. He enjoys listening to death music because musicians found a way to enrich and entertain the idea of death rather than deflate. He believes that "Death music instead provokes the entertainment of others rather than deflating it and actual realizing the reality of death an its meaning. Thomson talks about a musician, Dylan, who unfortunately is aging and reaching the age when most people die. He states that Dylan continues his shows by singing "death" and "mortality" songs he had written at the beginning of his musical career. Dylan doesnt worry about his audiences reactions when he sings these tunes, and instead finds a way to lighten up the audience and perform a great show.
In Death Ahead, Sullivan explains the popularity of deceased musicians work in contemporary time. Music still continues to be popular due to the particular artists renovated their hit singles into an ultimate volume unsurprisingly right better their deaths. For example, Elvis still goes on tour 3 decades after his death. Many people still listen to Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Other ways how these talented artists continue to be popular in mainstream music is beacuse of their former record companies revealing "rare" unpublished recordings.
Death music playlist:
1) P. Diddy-I'll Be Missing You
2) Fort Minor-Where'd You Go?
3) Immortal Technique-Dance With the Devil
4) Don't Fear the Reaper-Blue Oyster Cult
5) Shadow of the Day-Linkin Park
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