The Art of Dying by Graeme Thomson, is about the talk of death. Not many artists like talking about death. If artist do talk about it in their music, they usually talk about death with a combination of humor and humility. Other artists will just talk about death over and over in every song. This could lead a person in the wrong direction. However, most artists talk about their youth even though they might be 70 years old. We agree with the author. We feel that must artist do not talk about death and if they do the best way to talk about is with a combination of humor and humility.
The Show Goes On by Melinda Newman, is about the death of a group member and how the group becomes even more popular. For instance, no one had heard of the group Sublime, but when the lead singer died the band became noticed. The problem was when the album would be released after the death of the singer. The company decided to release the album on the date they were planning to do so even before the lead singer’s death. We agree with the author in the fact that companies have a hard time to decide to release an album after the death of a band member.
In the article Dead, Ahead by James Sullivan he talks about how artists continued their careers after their death. For example, Tupac released a lot of songs even after his death. A better example is Elvis. Elvis is the most successful deceased artist. Elvis has been dead for the last 34 years but still makes money. We also agreed to this article too. We believe that artist still continue their careers even though they are dead.
“Death Playlist”
Lie In Our Grave- Dave Matthews Band
Drops of Jupiter-Train
Wake Me Up When September Ends-Green Day
I feel like dying - Lil Wayne
When You're Gone- Avril Lavigne
When Do I Keep Counting- The Killers
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