CAUTION: This post was written in a rushed 10-minute window at the closing of my free period. Therefore, there is bare-to-none editing and ideas as well thought-through and explained as I could manage through my hysteria. Read at your own discretion.
The prelude to the conversation we're going to
be having this year, emotional attachment versus quality, that we had last week has been weighing on my mind. After some deliberation, I think I know what's irking me.
Taste.
When I think back, I don't think this aspect of the arts was discussed, or even brought up. The way I see it, both someone's emotional attachment to something and the quality of the thing are not all that different, because they both involve taste.
With emotional attachment, you like, let's say, a certain musician because they got you through a rough time. Irregardless, you probably started listening to them because they were in some way affiliated with your taste in music. Or maybe they changed your taste. But emotional attachment is easy.
With quality, we talked a lot about how you can have an emotional attachment to something without it being a quality product. We talked a lot about the fact of quality, that something either has it or doesn't. I disagree. I think quality can be subjective. Not all of the time, sure. Some things are just not to your taste, and that shouldn't take away from your perception of its "genius". I can appreciate that the art exists without appreciating it aesthetically.
And I know many people feel the same as me. So. I'm writing this post to soothe, I suppose. I know that while other people probably view my affinity for One Direction as purely emotionally-related, I know it's more than that. These boys are talented.
Earlier this week, they dropped a free download for a song from their upcoming album. While I've been buzzing about it, when I express my excitement to others its often seen as superficial. What other people don't realize is that they have evolved since "What Makes You Beautiful" and the rest of their first album. Their voices have matured, and all for the better. Their songwriting has improved, and from their last album, the majority of the songs were at the very least co-written by members. I hear their music and I hear the craft, not just my little maternally-proud heart.
So to everyone, as long as you can back it up, I respect your opinions on quality. You do you.
1 comment:
"So to everyone, as long as you can back it up, I respect your opinions on quality. You do you."
EXACTLY. One has to be able to back it up.
My speaking on this in class isn't about having an opinion, or even liking what you like. That wasn't the emphasis, and if I didn't make that clear I'm sorry. The point is to be able to speak about what you like beyond saying "I like it."
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